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 laparoscopy have turned them into simple procedures,” he said, adding that such a robotic surgery was being conducted for the first time in Asia. Krishnamohan, urologist, said the surgeon controls the movements of the robotic device.

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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. …

SGPGI doctors perform first-of-its-kind robotic surgery
8 months, 2 weeks ago

SGPGI doctors perform first-of-its-kind robotic surgery

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: The doctors in Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences treated a rare case of pelvic lipomatosis with a first-of-its-kind robotic surgery,. Robotic surgery offers numerous advantages over traditional open or laparoscopic surgery, particularly in complex cases such as this. Since the case was a complex one, the surgical team, led by Dr. Uday PRatap Singh, chose to …

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 …

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 …

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

Firstpost  

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 …

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 …

Robot carries out surgery in Taiyuan
7 years, 10 months ago

Robot carries out surgery in Taiyuan

China Daily  

Robot carries out surgery in Taiyuan Updated: 2017-05-17 The da Vinci surgical robot operates during a surgery at No 1 Hospital of Shanxi Medical University on May 12. The No 1 Hospital of Shanxi Medical University used its da Vinci surgical robot in a urology surgery in Taiyuan on May 12, marking the beginning of robotic surgeries in Shanxi province. …

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 …

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 …

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