Tianjin hospital applies robots to minimally invasive surgery

A doctor conducts preoperative preparation at Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute &Hospital in Tianjin, north China, April 19, 2026. In recent years, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute &Hospital has continued to advance its expertise in minimally invasive surgery. The hospital currently has three da Vinci surgical robots and has performed over 10,000 surgeries with the system, establishing a multidisciplinary minimally invasive treatment system. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

A doctor operates a da Vinci surgical robot at Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute &Hospital in Tianjin, north China, April 19, 2026. In recent years, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute &Hospital has continued to advance its expertise in minimally invasive surgery. The hospital currently has three da Vinci surgical robots and has performed over 10,000 surgeries with the system, establishing a multidisciplinary minimally invasive treatment system. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Doctors perform surgery on a patient at Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute &Hospital in Tianjin, north China, April 19, 2026. In recent years, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute &Hospital has continued to advance its expertise in minimally invasive surgery. The hospital currently has three da Vinci surgical robots and has performed over 10,000 surgeries with the system, establishing a multidisciplinary minimally invasive treatment system. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

A doctor operates a da Vinci surgical robot at Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute &Hospital in Tianjin, north China, April 19, 2026. In recent years, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute &Hospital has continued to advance its expertise in minimally invasive surgery. The hospital currently has three da Vinci surgical robots and has performed over 10,000 surgeries with the system, establishing a multidisciplinary minimally invasive treatment system. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Doctors perform surgery on a patient at Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute &Hospital in Tianjin, north China, April 19, 2026. In recent years, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute &Hospital has continued to advance its expertise in minimally invasive surgery. The hospital currently has three da Vinci surgical robots and has performed over 10,000 surgeries with the system, establishing a multidisciplinary minimally invasive treatment system. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
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