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ArticleJournal of robotic surgery2025

Expanding access to high-quality surgical care in Africa: a landmark achievement in telesurgery.

Marcio Covas Moschovas, Kenneth Palmer, Giovana Barani, Cathy Corder, Peter Carnegie, Timesh Dhanji, Ela Patel, Apolineo Paxi, Jacinta Chaves Figueiredo, Belmira Luís and 3 more

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In one paragraph

Article in Journal of robotic surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07792109 (Implementation Of A Telesurgery Program At A Referral Center For Robotic Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07792109 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Implementation Of A Telesurgery Program At A Referral Center For Robotic Surgery: Feasibility And Safety Evaluation - Gemelli TeleSurgery Program (GTSP)

TypeinterventionalSponsorFondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCSRan2026 to 2027Enrolled25ConditionsProstate Cancer, Colorectal CancerArmsRobot-Assisted Telesurgery
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. Remote Telesurgery Versus Local Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Systematic Review of the Comparative Evidence Base.The international journal of medical robotics + computer assisted surgery : MRCAS · 2026
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  12. Telesurgery in Brazil: Opportunities, Responsibilities, and the Path Ahead.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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  14. Reframing Anesthetic Principles: Telesurgery as the Natural Evolution of Robotic Surgery.International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Marcio Covas MoschovasAdventHealth Global Robotics Institute, Celebration, USA. marcio.doc@hotmail.com.
Kenneth PalmerAdventHealth Global Robotics Institute, Celebration, USA.
Giovana BaraniAdventHealth Global Robotics Institute, Celebration, USA.
Cathy CorderAdventHealth Global Robotics Institute, Celebration, USA.
Peter CarnegieAdventHealth Global Robotics Institute, Celebration, USA.
Timesh DhanjiAdventHealth Global Robotics Institute, Celebration, USA.
Ela PatelAdventHealth Global Robotics Institute, Celebration, USA.
Apolineo PaxiComplexo Hospitalar Cardeal Dom Alexandre do Nascimento, Luanda, Angola.
Jacinta Chaves FigueiredoComplexo Hospitalar Cardeal Dom Alexandre do Nascimento, Luanda, Angola.
Belmira LuísComplexo Hospitalar Cardeal Dom Alexandre do Nascimento, Luanda, Angola.
Alberto MatosComplexo Hospitalar Cardeal Dom Alexandre do Nascimento, Luanda, Angola.
Mischa DohlerAdvanced Technology Group, Ericsson Inc., Santa Clara, USA.
Vipul PatelAdventHealth Global Robotics Institute, Celebration, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Telesurgery, the use of robotic technology and telecommunications to perform surgical procedures remotely, has emerged as a groundbreaking advancement in modern medicine. Since the landmark Lindbergh operation in 2001, where a surgeon in New York successfully operated on a patient in France, telesurgery has demonstrated its potential to overcome geographical barriers and improve access to specialized surgical care. Technological advancements in robotic platforms, high-speed networks, and secure data transmission have addressed many of the initial challenges, enabling safer and more precise remote operations. This study explores the feasibility of telesurgery and its implementation in resource-limited settings. A pioneering effort in Africa involved the successful completion of two radical prostatectomies via telesurgery in Angola using the MicroPort

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Health Services AccessibilityRobotic Surgical ProceduresTelemedicineAfricaAngolaFeasibility StudiesHumansMaleRemote surgeryRobotic surgeryTelesurgery

Identifiers

PMID40128381

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