UK's first robot kidney transplant
8 years, 6 months ago

UK's first robot kidney transplant

Daily Mail  

Robots have been used to carry out kidney transplants for the first time in the UK. Robots have been used to carry out kidney transplants for the first time in the UK Siobhan Morris, 42, who underwent the operation a week ago, had previously had a kidney transplant by traditional open surgery, but found the pain with the robotic method was ‘probably 80 per cent less’. Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London was one of the hospitals to trial the revolutionary robots Until now donated kidneys have been implanted using open surgery. But using robot arms allows the procedure to be carried out through small slits, or ‘keyholes’, which means less painful cutting and removes human factors such as the surgeon’s pulse that can affect the operation. Nizam Mamode, consultant transplant surgeon at Guy’s and St Thomas’, told the newspaper: ‘We have been incredibly impressed with the difference in recovery.’ He said the technology could ‘revolutionise transplantation’.

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Robotic kidney transplant performed on 68-year-old at Fortis Noida
2 months ago

Robotic kidney transplant performed on 68-year-old at Fortis Noida

Hindustan Times  

Fortis Hospital Noida has successfully conducted a robot-aided kidney transplant on a 68-year-old man from Myanmar, hospital authorities said on Thursday. Hospital spokesperson revealed that the patient, who had been struggling with abdominal obesity and frequent complications during dialysis, was brought to Fortis for a kidney transplant after his condition worsened. We believe this robotic transplant is a significant advancement …

World's first head transplant with robotic surgeons? Startup claims 'revolutionary' procedure
9 months, 3 weeks ago

World's first head transplant with robotic surgeons? Startup claims 'revolutionary' procedure

Hindustan Times  

BrainBridge, a neuroscience and biomedical engineering startup from the US, has claimed that they are developing the world's first head transplant system. A video showing how BrainBridge will be doing the head transplant with the help of robots was shared on social media, and it has gone viral. As per BrainBridge, this system is a "revolutionary concept for head transplant …

Father donates kidney to save daughter’s life
1 year ago

Father donates kidney to save daughter’s life

The Hindu  

N. Padmaja, a 32-year-old mother of two, was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, leading to kidney failure. When everything looked bleak, her father N. Viswanatha Reddy stepped forward by offering his kidney to save his daughter’s life. According to the release by Manipal Hospital, Whitefield, under Dr. Vishnuvardhan B.R., Consultant-Nephrology & Transplant Physician, and Dr. Deepak J. Kaddu, Consultant-Urology & …

‘New-age tech, robotic surgery gaining traction’
1 year, 1 month ago

‘New-age tech, robotic surgery gaining traction’

New Indian Express  

The introduction of robotics and sophisticated technology like artificial intelligence in medical sciences has opened up a foray of emerging possibilities in the procedure of surgeries. Renowned liver surgeon, Padmashree Dr Arvinder Singh Soin, Chairman, Institute of Liver Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Medanta Medcity, in an interview with Ashish Srivastava, discusses modern technologically- facilitated surgeries, procedural aspects of liver transplant …

Man undergoes robotic renal transplant in Chennai
1 year, 7 months ago

Man undergoes robotic renal transplant in Chennai

The Hindu  

A 24-year-old man underwent a robotic kidney transplant at a city hospital recently. Swaminathan Sambandam, lead, multi-organ transplant, Kauvery group of hospitals, said traditional kidney transplants involve open surgery, necessitating a large incision in the lower abdomen to implant the donor’s kidney. In contrast, in a robotic transplant, the surgeon made a small incision of around 5 cm, implanted the …

PGIMER Chandigarh introduces robot-assisted kidney transplantation
1 year, 11 months ago

PGIMER Chandigarh introduces robot-assisted kidney transplantation

Hindustan Times  

The department of urology, PGIMER, has introduced robot-assisted kidney transplantation as a minimally invasive approach for kidney transplant recipients. Dr Uttam Mete, Dr Rajesh Ahlawat, Dr Sudeep Bodduluri and Dr Shanky Singh who are part of PGIMER’s robotic renal transplant team. Department head Dr Uttam K Mete said, “To minimise wound-related morbidity, renal transplantation using a small incision can be …

PGI docs set to perform robot assisted kidney transplant surgeries
3 years, 8 months ago

PGI docs set to perform robot assisted kidney transplant surgeries

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Surgeons at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences are all set to perform robot assisted kidney transplant procedures on patients with end-stage renal disease. But now the surgical procedure would be minimally invasive through robot assisted kidney transplant technology. And doctors at the PGI have undergone extensive training required for it.” Compared to the conventional open …

New robot performs first surgeries at Groningen hospital
6 years, 6 months ago

New robot performs first surgeries at Groningen hospital

NL Times  

Surgeons at the University Medical Center in Groningen recently successfully performed the first surgeries with the help of the hospital's new surgical robot. One of the surgeries performed with the robot, was a complex operation in which a piece of pancreas and the spleen of a cancer patient was removed. Instead of standing at the operating table and performing the …

First robotic kidney transplant surgery performed on a 59-year-old man in Mumbai
7 years, 8 months ago

First robotic kidney transplant surgery performed on a 59-year-old man in Mumbai

India TV News  

Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre in Mumbai performed its first robotic kidney transplant surgery on a 59-year-old man who was suffering from kidney failure. "The family was apprised about the latest robotic technology, its benefits, lesser risk of post-operative infections, lesser pain, minimal blood loss and a faster return to normalcy," said Gill. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre …

NHS to use £2m kidney cancer operation robot that will perform thousands of surgeries
8 years, 7 months ago

NHS to use £2m kidney cancer operation robot that will perform thousands of surgeries

Daily Mail  

Ten thousand British kidney cancer patients a year are to have their tumours removed by a robot, after health chiefs agreed that the procedure reduced the ‘almost unbearable pain’ suffered by many patients during recovery. ‘It’s great news for patients,’ said Ben Challacombe, consultant urology surgeon at Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust, who has performed 400 robotic kidney …

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