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Thai surgeon performs Thailand’s first interprovincial telesurgery on prostate cancer patient
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A surgeon in Bangkok remotely controlled a robotic system to operate on a prostate cancer patient in Nakhon Ratchasima, about 250 kilometres away, in what the Public Health Ministry described as Thailand’s first interprovincial robotic telesurgery.
Key facts
- Government faces parliamentary scrutiny over THB400bn loan decree
- Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital began offering robot-assisted surgery in December 2025
- The operation on August 24 linked Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital in Bangkok with Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital.
- It has since conducted 52 procedures across gynaecology, general surgery and urology, according to Department of Medical Services Director-General Dr Nutthapong Wongwiwat.
Summary
Health & Wellness
The operation on August 24 linked Nopparat Rajathanee Hospital in Bangkok with Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital.