By Emily Singer

Robotic Surgery at Children's Hospital Boston

Hiep Nguyen, a surgeon at Children’s Hospital Boston, is pioneering new, minimally invasive surgical techniques using a surgical robot.

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Before bringing the robot to the operating table, surgeons begin the procedure with a traditional laparoscopic endoscope. Screens poised above their heads project the view inside the body.

Credit: Emily Singer/Technology Review

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