Doctors are using laparascopic surgery to remove the prostate. The surgery sounds like something out of a science fiction novel. Surgeons use a tiny camera with a powerful light inside the body to see as they use tiny tools that cut and grasp the prostate. They are assisted by a voice-activated robot named Aesop. Instead of the traditional big incisions and lengthy recoveries, laparascopic surgery uses five tiny incisions in the lower abdomen.
Carbon dioxide expands the area to create room for the instruments.
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