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First operation streamed live over internet with Google Glass (video)

A British surgeon has removed a tumour from the liver and bowel of a patient, with the operation streamed live to 13,000 surgeons in 115 countries with Google Glass.

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Leg of cancer patient kept alive attached to his arm

Surgeons managed to keep a man’s calf tissue alive by attaching it to his arm, before using it to rebuild his body after amputation in the first surgery of its kind in the UK.