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Operation in progress

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Operation in progress

Medical staff on the mobile surgical bus perform a laparoscopic nephrectomy (removing a kidney). An interactive video link in the theatre makes it possible for them to confer with colleagues elsewhere during the operation.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Rural services – Health, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/18575/operation-in-progress (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 1 March 2009.