<p>A hospital in China has successfully performed tumour surgery on a patient with pancreatic cancer taking assistance of a robot.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The hospital claimed Saturday's surgery as the world's first artificial blood vessel reconstruction involving the robotic device after searching through a widely-used global medical database, Xinhua reported.<br /><br />During the surgery, the robot, controlled by the doctor, found the portal vein connected to the pancreas, which was also cancerous and needed to be removed.<br /><br />The doctor inserted one robotic arm through a small hole in the 57-year-old patient's body to hold the artificial vessel steady while operating with the help of another arm to stitch.<br /><br />The patient's abdomen was opened for the operation, Bie said adding: "But the robot only left a few needle holes, which is more conducive to recovery."</p>
<p>A hospital in China has successfully performed tumour surgery on a patient with pancreatic cancer taking assistance of a robot.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The hospital claimed Saturday's surgery as the world's first artificial blood vessel reconstruction involving the robotic device after searching through a widely-used global medical database, Xinhua reported.<br /><br />During the surgery, the robot, controlled by the doctor, found the portal vein connected to the pancreas, which was also cancerous and needed to be removed.<br /><br />The doctor inserted one robotic arm through a small hole in the 57-year-old patient's body to hold the artificial vessel steady while operating with the help of another arm to stitch.<br /><br />The patient's abdomen was opened for the operation, Bie said adding: "But the robot only left a few needle holes, which is more conducive to recovery."</p>