Kazakhstan has performed robot-assisted surgeries on the lungs for the first time, the Ministry of Healthcare reported.

The procedures took place at the National Scientific Center of Phthisiopulmonology of the Republic of Kazakhstan during an international master class on modern robotic thoracic surgery.

The master class, titled “Robot-Assisted Surgery for Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Modern Technologies and Surgical Approaches,” focused on robotic techniques for treating lung tuberculosis.