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The world's first fully robotic double lung transplant was performed on Oct. 22 at the NYU Langone Health Center in Manhattan. The recipient was Cheryl Mehrkar, a 57-year-old New York resident, now released from hospital.

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The procedure on Mehrkar, a scuba divemaster and motorcyclist whose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, marks a breakthrough in robotic surgery and minimally invasive transplant.

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Dr Stephanie H Chang, chief of the NYU Langone Transplant Institute's lung transplant program, led the surgery. She reportedly made small incisions between Mehrkar's ribs for the da Vinci Xi robotic system to replace her lungs.

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Following the surgery and her discharge from the hospital, Mehrkar reportedly said: “I’ve been in awe." The 'adrenaline junkie' who's inherited a genetic predisposition to lung diseases, added: "My breathing has improved 100%.”

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Mehrkar was placed on the lung transplant list only four days before the Oct. 22 surgery. In September, the hospital's doctors had carried out the first fully robotic single lung transplant, a procedure that aims to hasten recovery.

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In 2023, the NYU Langone Transplant Institute performed 76 lung transplants; NYU Langone surgeons carry out over 2K robot-aided surgeries a year. Dr Chang said her team is now looking to standardize the procedure done on Mehrkar.

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