Previously, operating on the oesophagus – which connects the mouth to the stomach – would have been performed through open surgery, with the surgeon making the incision manually. For the first time surgical team used a robot to remove a cancerous tumour from a patient’s throat.Versius surgical robot made it possible to operate on Mr Nugent using minimal access surgery. Minimal access surgery creates smaller incisions, reduces post-operative pain, complications and scarring. What is you take on the use of robots in the medical profession ?

