surgeons use a robot to perform a sister-to-sister kidney transplant through their vaginas

Two sisters have made medical history by undergoing a kidney transplant through their vaginas using robotic surgery.

Valerie Perez, 44, gave one of her kidneys to her 43-year old sister Beatrice Perez on July 9, with both of them in the operating theatre at the same time.

The procedure, performed using robotics, was a world first because the kidney was both removed and transplanted through the vagina rather than via an incision, the standard method.

'The two sisters are doing well,' said Sallustro, who was assisted in the operation by medical robotics expert Nicolas Doumerc.

He added that Valerie returned home the day after the surgery, while her sister stayed on in hospital another three days.

Beatrice Perez, 43, received a kidney from her sister Valerie. The organ was removed and transplanted through their
vaginas during robotic surgery