An Indian surgeon has successfully performed a complex robotic gastrointestinal surgery across continents, operating on a patient in Indore, India, while seated over 10,000 kilometres away in Perth, Australia. The procedure, a robotic gastrojejunostomy, was conducted live during the Annual Scientific Congress 2026 of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. The achievement has been described as a major step forward in the field of telesurgery, demonstrating how advanced technology can bridge geographical barriers and expand access to specialised surgical care.
The surgery was carried out by Dr Mohit Bhandari, a bariatric surgeon specialising in weight-loss procedures. A gastrojejunostomy involves creating a connection between the stomach and the jejunum, a part of the small intestine, and is typically performed in cases requiring bypass of the normal digestive pathway. What made this…
