Prostate cancer patients are able to return home days sooner than previously thanks to the use of a robot in surgery, a hospital says.
Surgeons at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge use the robot to remove cancerous tissues.
The surgery makes small incisions in the patient's abdomen, resulting in less blood loss and pain.
Where open surgery often meant a four or five day stay, robotic prostatectomy patients can go home 24 hours later.
Cambridge University Hospitals Trust said bed space is freed up by using a surgical robot.
Nursing staff care for the patient after surgery before discharging them the following morning.
Alistair Forsyth, 64, was recently diagnosed with prostate cancer and decided to have the robotic prostatectomy procedure.
"Knowing I would be home the next day made a real difference to me when I was weighing up my treatment options," he said.
"I want to be free of cancer and get back to work and my normal life as soon as possible.
"Not having to stay in hospital for several days also means someone else can use that bed space and they can have their operation too."
Ben Lamb, consultant surgeon at CUH, said the robot gives a "high level of manoeuvrability and precision" to enable surgeons to target cancerous areas without opening up the patient's abdomen.
"This really benefits the patient and speeds up their recovery but it also means I can treat more people, as they need less time in hospital," he said.
Find BBC News: East of England on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. If you have a story suggestion email eastofenglandnews@bbc.co.uk.
The cat that won the hearts of a hospital
Men's toilets 'should have sanitary bins'
Green light given for new 10-mile A428 dual carriageway at Black Cat roundabout
'Disgraceful' Peterborough sex offender caught performing sex act near teenagers and children
Stalker jailed for terrifying campaign against ex-partner
Man and 15-year-old boy charged with theft from St Neots Waitrose
Get ready to fight Wisbech incinerator call to firms, individuals and groups
Robot fun at Wisbech library
Xi, Putin to attend Bali summit - Indonesia's Jokowi
Russia to allow nuclear plant inspection, says Putin
N Korea slams South's 'absurd' offer of aid
Peace at a price in the Taliban’s heartlands
Waiting 38 years for a soldier lost on an icy battlefield
How much grain is being shipped from Ukraine?
Why India forgot this freedom hero from the south
Why a notorious Indian rape case is back in the news
Remembering the refugee road from Pakistan to India. Video Remembering the refugee road from Pakistan to India
The TikTok comedy stars trying to make it on stage
Leaping, lava and lights : Photos of the week
The castle at the centre of the Nazi's obsession with ancient myths
Turkey's massive subterranean city
The language with no known origin
Why overthinkers struggle with remote work
© 2022 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.