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. 2025 May 9;2025(2):32.
doi: 10.5339/qmj.2025.32. eCollection 2025.

Exploring the potential role of telesurgery in the Middle East: insights from the recent Doha-Shanghai wet lab telesurgical connection

Ahmed Gamal  1   2 , Abdel Rahman Jaber  1   2 , Omar Aboumarzouk  1 , Abdulla Al-Ansari  1
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Exploring the potential role of telesurgery in the Middle East: insights from the recent Doha-Shanghai wet lab telesurgical connection

Ahmed Gamal et al. Qatar Med J. .
No abstract available

Keywords: China; Qatar; Telesurgery; remote surgery; robotic surgery.

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Figure 1
Network communication method: using a relay server in Hong Kong to facilitate communication between the surgeon console in Doha and the robot in Shanghai.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Network communication path analysis: showing communication distance (km) and signal delay (ms).
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