BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- A team of doctors from the United States and Argentina will do surgery with robot arms, the first one in Latin America, an expert from the team told Argentineradio on Friday.

    The robot arms will operate on the esophagus of a patient with a digestive disorder in the Clincas Hospital in Buenos Aires on Sunday, Luis Zarato said.

    Surgeons will use robot arms instead of operating by hand to domuch more delicate and precise work.

    The robot arms are part of a joint project between the University of Buenos Aires, which owns the Clinicas Hospital, and the University of Illinois of the United States. Enditem