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Who performed the remote gallbladder removal in the Lindbergh Operation?
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Laparoscopic cameras and robotic hands performing coronary artery bypass surgery in place of open-heart surgery.
The remote gallbladder removal, known as the Lindbergh Operation, was performed by French physician Jacques Marescaux and Canadian-born surgeon Michel Gagner.1
In this 2001 procedure, the surgeons operated from New York City on a patient located in Strasbourg, France, utilizing advancements in robotic surgery and telecommunication technologies.1