Robot-assisted surgery helps Cambridge stall holder back to work

She was referred to Royal Papworth where her lung operation was carried out by a surgical team using the Versius surgical robot.

She said: “[Mr Aman Coonar] explained that the robotic-assisted surgery would be minimally-invasive and lead to a quicker recovery time.

“I had the operation through tiny incisions on the Monday and returned home on the Tuesday, which was very positive.”

Versius allows surgeons to make tiny incisions to work precisely inside the chest cavity, which can be seen in a magnified 3D view.

Mr Coonar said the CMR robot meant patients “generally have little pain”.

“The system is also portable meaning it can be moved between theatres, which means more teams can use it,” he added.

“The system is improving all the time and our team is also getting slicker in its use.

“As the NHS England national lead for thoracic surgery, I can say that our thoracic surgery teams are committed to improving the care for cancer patients.

“We are also proud to be using British designed and British built technology.”