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Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri

PioneersSeries 2
Episode 4 of 6

Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri tells Clare English about helping pioneer world revolutionary "keyhole" surgery. From 2011.

Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri is one of the world's pioneers of Laparoscopic surgery - sometimes called 'key-hole surgery'.

He explains to Clare English how the technique - using tubes and a camera - revolutionised the medical profession, by allowing the surgeon to avoid making large incisions in the skin.

Producer: Philip Sime

First broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland in September 2011.

30 minutes

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Thu 27 Oct 202200:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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