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UAE performs first robotic thyroid surgery, patient discharged next day

Doctors at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) have successfully performed the UAE’s first robotic thyroid surgery on a 27-year-old woman, allowing her to return home just one day after the procedure. The surgery introduces a new treatment option for eligible patients, allowing doctors to operate on the thyroid gland through small incisions in the armpits instead of making a cut at the front of…

UAE performs first robotic thyroid surgery, patient discharged next day

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