RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct 21 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a historic leap for robotic medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh has successfully performed the world’s first robotic intracranial tumor resection, a groundbreaking achievement that sets a new global standard in neurosurgical precision and recovery.
The surgery was conducted on a 68-year-old man experiencing severe headaches and loss of concentration and involved removing a 4.5-centimeter brain tumor using robotic arms. The patient was discharged fully conscious within 24 hours, a recovery time nearly four times faster than traditional brain surgeries.