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Kittanning man 1st recipient of robotic-assisted kidney transplant at AHN - triblive.com

Published by TribLIVE By Tawnya Panizzi · 15 August 2026 at 12:06
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Kittanning man 1st recipient of robotic-assisted kidney transplant at AHN - triblive.com
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When James Polka learned a donor kidney was available to replace his failing organ, he never dreamed a robot would help perform the transplant. “My surgeon chose me to be the guinea pig,” said Polka, 52, of Kittanning. “I wasn’t nervou…

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