The robot used is called the Da Vinci Si Surgical System IS3000, and is worth 3.1 million US dollars. Experts say that robotic surgery has a high rate of success because the robots are able to reach difficult locations and can remove tumours with exact precision.
The robots are also able to make smaller incisions, which reduce blood loss, helping patients suffer from less pain and recover faster.
Robotic surgery was first used in the US in the late 1980s. In Vietnam, the National Children's Hospital in Hanoi successfully applied robotic surgery in 2014. Bình Dân Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City carried out this type of surgery in 2016.
