Hong Kong pioneers world’s first robotic living-donor liver transplant

Hong Kong doctors have successfully performed the world's first robotic living-donor liver transplant. This groundbreaking procedure was conducted as part of a pioneering microsurgery program by a team from the University of Hong Kong (HKU). Surgeons at Queen Mary Hospital have completed 48 such procedures since June 2025, reporting no long-term or post-operative complications. Microsurgery, a technique involving high-powered magnification for operating on structures as small as 0.1 mm, is commonly used for connecting blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves. The HKU team shared the results of this clinical trial on Wednesday.