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Pioneers: Series 2: Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri

Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Pioneers, Series 2, Professor Sir Alfred Cuschieri

Clare English speaks to a pioneer of keyhole surgery.

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.

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