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OCTOBER 4, 2005
  Penn Surgeons Use Completely Robotic Surgery to Successfully Treat Prostate Cancer
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At the console, David I. Lee, MD, operates the four robotic arms, which include movable "wrists," using hand and foot controls. One of the robotic arms holds a tiny video camera, one works as a retractor and the other two replicate the surgeon's exact hand movements.




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