Explained: How robotic surgery saved the life of a 15-year-old in India
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained: How robotic surgery saved the life of a 15-year-old in India

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By using robotic technology, the doctors were successful in removing a tennis ball-sized tumour and saving the girl’s kidney A 15-year-old girl who was living with only one kidney and a tennis ball-sized cyst was recently operated upon with the help of robotic surgery at a Delhi hospital. What is robotic surgery As per Mayo Clinic, robotic surgery, also called robot-assisted surgery, allows doctors to perform many types of complex procedures with more precision, flexibility and control than is possible with conventional techniques. According to the report, doctors at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital removed the cyst with robotic surgery, saving her unique kidney, avoiding a transplant and giving her a new life. Not only were we able to execute it neatly, we were able to save the kidney,” said Dr Surender Dabas, Senior Director & HOD, Surgical Oncology and Robotic Surgery, BLK- Max Super Specialty Hospital.

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Operating in Jaipur while sitting in Gurugram: How surgery is evolving in India
2 months, 1 week ago

Operating in Jaipur while sitting in Gurugram: How surgery is evolving in India

India Today  

In a groundbreaking feat that blends cutting-edge technology with medical innovation, India’s first indigenous surgical robotic system has redefined what’s possible in modern healthcare. Imagine this: a patient in Jaipur undergoing complex heart surgery, while the surgeon, seated 285 kilometres away in Gurugram, operates with precision using a robotic system. Dr Sudhir Srivastava, a renowned cardiologist and founder of SS …

At a T.N. government hospital, a robotic surgery centre offers cancer patients precision surgery
2 months, 1 week ago

At a T.N. government hospital, a robotic surgery centre offers cancer patients precision surgery

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Government Multi Super Speciality Hospital at Omandurar Government Estate in Chennai, is home to the State’s first robotic surgery centre in the government sector. We have also operated on esophageal and lung cancers.” Advantage for patients and doctors Apart from surgical oncology, the Departments of Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery, Urology and Endocrine Surgery have performed robotic surgeries. For …

Robotic surgeries: What are their advantages over traditional methods
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Robotic surgeries: What are their advantages over traditional methods

New Indian Express  

Many of us are still unclear about the safety, efficiency, and advantages of robotic surgery compared to traditional methods. The high-definition, 3D imaging systems used in robotic surgery provide surgeons with a clearer view of the surgical area, enabling more accurate decision-making throughout the procedure. Easy and efficient for doctors Robotic surgery also offers several benefits to doctors, as their …

Mint Primer: Your life may be in the hands of an AI surgeon soon
4 months, 1 week ago

Mint Primer: Your life may be in the hands of an AI surgeon soon

Live Mint  

Having learnt from videos, a da Vinci robot has been replicating surgical procedures like using a needle and suturing. Robots may be a step closer to performing complex surgeries independently—but will humans trust autonomous AI surgeons? Da Vinci robots, for instance, come equipped with robotic arms to hold surgical tools, cameras for vision and consoles controlled by human surgeons. Researchers …

Preeti Urology & Kidney Hospital Achieves Milestone with Rare Robotic Surgery for One-Year-Old
4 months, 1 week ago

Preeti Urology & Kidney Hospital Achieves Milestone with Rare Robotic Surgery for One-Year-Old

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a pioneering medical achievement, Dr. V. Chandra Mohan, Managing Director, Chief Consultant Urologist, and Robotic Surgeon at Preeti Urology & Kidney Hospital, Hyderabad, successfully performed a rare kidney surgery same time on a one-year-old baby using advanced robotic technology SSI Mantra Robo System invented by Dr. Sudhir Srivastava, Cardiac Surgeon of Indian origin. However, in this case, Dr. …

30% of surgeries in India are robotic, says expert
8 months, 1 week ago

30% of surgeries in India are robotic, says expert

The Hindu  

Close to 30% of complicated surgeries performed in India use robots for minimal invasion and precision. This places the nation almost on a par with developed countries, said Ajay Narasimhan, senior consultant at department of minimally invasive and robotic thoracic surgery at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai. “As technology advances, the use of robots for thoracic surgery is set to go up, …

Experts Stress on Importance of Robots in Treating Gynecological Disorders
1 year, 7 months ago

Experts Stress on Importance of Robots in Treating Gynecological Disorders

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: From midwives to robots, the journey of gynecology has advanced to extraordinary levels, said many specialists in the curtain-raiser to the weekend event RoboGynIndia 2023, here on Friday. The event is being jointly organised by the Association of Gynaecological Robotic Surgeons of India and the Intuitive Surgical for International conference on Robotic Gynaecological Surgery. The conference will familiarize doctors …

Woman says robotic surgery saved her life after cancer diagnosis
2 years, 2 months ago

Woman says robotic surgery saved her life after cancer diagnosis

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She said: “In what was a very traumatic and difficult time for me and my …

Hospitals embrace expensive robotic surgeries
2 years, 6 months ago

Hospitals embrace expensive robotic surgeries

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: An increasing number of hospitals are carrying out robot assisted surgeries, although expensive, as they offer numerous advantages to both patients and surgeons. After KIMS Hospital and Care Hospitals announced the launch of fully automated robotic systems in the past week, even the government hospital, MNJ Cancer Hospital, will start offering robotic assisted surgeries in a few months after …

Robotic surgeries gaining acceptance among patients, surgeons in India
3 years, 10 months ago

Robotic surgeries gaining acceptance among patients, surgeons in India

The Hindu  

Robotic assisted surgeries seem to be gaining some acceptance among surgeons and patients in India. While it offers to help doctors perform complex operations with ease, it reduces the size of surgical incisions, minimises blood loss, cuts pain and shortens patient's post-procedure recovery time, claim surgical robotic systems manufacturers and surgeons who conduct operations on these machines. Many advantages Dr. …

Hospitals turn to robots to clear backlog of elective surgeries amid covid-19
4 years, 6 months ago

Hospitals turn to robots to clear backlog of elective surgeries amid covid-19

Live Mint  

Leading hospitals in India including Tata Memorial, Apollo Hospitals, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Manipal Hospitals are turning to robots to clear the backlog of elective surgeries that had to be put on hold after the covid-19 outbreak to reduce the risk of exposure to patients and doctors. Post covid-19, the fear of crowded spaces and higher risk of infection …

Robotic Surgeries Have Great Outcomes, But the Cost Is Still Steep
5 years, 5 months ago

Robotic Surgeries Have Great Outcomes, But the Cost Is Still Steep

The Quint  

However, the doctor said robotic surgeries will eventually grow in India. "Many of Indian orthopaedic surgeons have been overseas and trained in countries where high-tech systems are quite normal, so they come in and act as mentor for junior Indian surgeons. Many of the orthopaedic surgeons at the conference said that robotics-assisted bone replacement surgeries are far better and safer …

My robot surgeon: The past, present and future of surgical bots
6 years, 1 month ago

My robot surgeon: The past, present and future of surgical bots

The Hindu  

About one month ago, the headlines flashed, ‘Gujarat doctor makes history’, crediting cardiac surgeon Dr Tejas Patel with conducting the world’s first telerobotic surgery on a patient in Ahmedabad. “Even though the surgeries would be successful, the recovery time would be longer, and the scars would add trauma,” says Detroit-based Dr Mahendra Bhandari, Director, Robotic Surgery Research and Education, Vattikuti …

Here's what you need to know before going under the robo-knife
6 years, 4 months ago

Here's what you need to know before going under the robo-knife

Daily Mail  

First, you are strapped from the chest upwards on to the table, with your feet hoisted into stirrups. Professor Naeem Soomro, director of robotic surgery at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs the Freeman Hospital, said: ‘With Da Vinci surgery, the surgeon must undertake a series of dry lab and simulation courses before they can start operating, only …

More doctors prefer safer robotic surgery for cancer
6 years, 6 months ago

More doctors prefer safer robotic surgery for cancer

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Robotics surgery causes less loss of blood, reduces hospital stay and gives better outcomes and is thus considered by surgeons to be the more appropriate treatment for cancerous tumours, endocrine tumours and cancers in the oesophageal and gastro-intestinal tract. Training is essential for these surgeries and senior surgeons who have studied abroad are now imparting training to post-graduate students …

Now, a robotic device to perform laparoscopic surgery
7 years, 11 months ago

Now, a robotic device to perform laparoscopic surgery

The Hindu  

Kozhikode: A city-based hospital has claimed to have successfully conducted a robotic laparoscopic urological surgery on a 70-year-old patient recently. Harigovind Pothiyedath, head of the department of Metromed Institute of Advanced Urology and Renal Transplant, told reporters here on Tuesday that surgeons earlier had to cut the ribs and the abdomen of patients to perform surgeries. “Laparoscopic surgeries and robot-assisted …

Kerala tops in robotic surgeries
7 years, 11 months ago

Kerala tops in robotic surgeries

Deccan Chronicle  

KOCHI: Even though only three centres in the state have surgical robots, the number of robotic procedures done in Kerala is on par with other leading hospitals in south India. Among the three centres in Kerala, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi has done more than 500 robotic procedures, followed by Aster Medcity with 270 while MIMS, Kozhikode which procured …

Google teams up with Johnson & Johnson for robotic surgery
9 years, 11 months ago

Google teams up with Johnson & Johnson for robotic surgery

Firstpost  

US health care giant Johnson & Johnson announced plans Friday to collaborate with Google on surgical robotics. US health care giant Johnson & Johnson announced plans Friday to collaborate with Google on surgical robotics.US health care The two companies said in a statement they would work “to create an innovative robotic-assisted surgical platform capable of integrating advanced technologies with the …

Robot hot among surgeons but FDA taking fresh look
11 years, 11 months ago

Robot hot among surgeons but FDA taking fresh look

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — The biggest thing in operating rooms these days is a million-dollar, multi-armed robot named da Vinci, used in nearly 400,000 surgeries nationwide last year — triple the number just four years earlier. What we thought was impossible 10 years ago is now commonplace,” said Dr. Michael Stifelman, robotic surgery chief at New York University’s Langone Medical Center. Robotic …

Gaming and Robotic Surgery?
12 years, 4 months ago

Gaming and Robotic Surgery?

Wired  

onacloverifalive 231 points 9 hours ago Surgeon here. Currently robotic surgery doesn't actually even use robotic assistance. More importantly, the use of "robot" arms in surgery does not confer any technical advantage or difference in outcomes when compared to contemporary laparoscopic instruments. The reason that it takes an absolute minimum of nine to ten years after college to train a …

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