(ANSA) - Turin, February 23 - Doctors at Turin's Molinette hospital said Thursday that they had used robotic surgery to remove an ectopic kidney from a patient and transplant it to another on dialysis in a world first. Renal ectopia is a condition in which a kidney is not located in its usual position, leading to chronic pain and infections. The kidney is question was functional despite being in a difficult position to reach. Both the donor and the patient who received the organ are well, doctors said.
Robotic surgery 'salvages' kidney
Technique used for 1st time in world at Turin Molinette hospital