The Star: Robots ideal for surgeries on hard-to-reach areas
Ask ear, nose and throat (ENT) surgeon Dr Ahmad Kusyairi Khalid what superhuman abilities he wished he had, he’d say thinner arms and greater range of motion. The UiTM Private Specialist Centre ENT surgeon said even a common tonsillectomy (removal of tonsils) procedure can be complex because the tissues involved are small and a surgeon is usually required to reach to the back of the throat of a patient through the mouth. “This is where having really thin arms and joints that are able to rotate 360 degrees would help tremendously, but that is not humanly possible,” he said. Dr…
