Robot-assisted surgery performed at AIIMS

April 19, 2010 08:21 pm | Updated 08:21 pm IST - NEW DELHI:

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. Photo: V. V. Krishnan

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi. Photo: V. V. Krishnan

The Department of Urology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has successfully conducted a challenging operation on a 50 year-old patient suffering from cancer of the urethra and urinary bladder.

“Dr. P. N. Dogra, professor and Head of Department (Urology), performed a robot assisted anterior pelvic exenteration on the patient and in this operation the urinary bladder, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, anterior vaginal wall, urethra and pelvic lymph nodes were removed. This was done for the first time in the Department. It is a major surgery and required high-tech surgical skills,” said a release issued by the Institute.

The Institute has also initiated a drive to maximise the use of the robot so that maximum number of patients can benefit. Facilities and programmes are being developed to do advance robotic surgery on prostate, urinary bladder and kidney besides other robotic operations to offer state-of- the art robotic surgical technology to patients suffering from various urological diseases.

Robotic surgery at AIIMS is being done on a regular basis and now its use has been extended in a wide spectrum of diseases in the field of urology and other specialities. The Department of Urology is also developing a training programme in robotic surgery, including the virtual simulation system for imparting this skill to future surgeons.

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