A Nigerian doctor in the US, has broken a record in medicine, as his robotic surgery technology became successful – Unlike the known form of operation, the robotic surgery technology makes use of minimal incisions to achieve precise outcome – Igwilo had his internship at the Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, and his externship in the UK at Whipps Cross University Hospital A Nigerian, Dr Obinna Igwillo, who hails from Abia state, has broken a very big record in the field of medicine. Read more:

He worked with a team of doctors and other medical personnel to carry out a brilliant robotic surgery. The operation was carried out in a collaboration between Fayetteville Veteran Affairs Medical Centre, North Carolina and the Department of Defense, ThisDay reports. The whole process was done with a robotic system that used a special process called the Da Vinci surgical technology. It should be noted that Da Vinci surgical technology is a special tech that was made to allow surgeons to perform a very difficult operation where there are reduced incisions through the use of inversive technique. Read more.

By Joseph Omotayo