Advanced SPY-PHI technology used at Manipal Hospitals to treat breast cancer

Doctors at Manipal Hospitals, Vijayawada, have successfully treated breast cancer cases using the SPY-PHI technology.

The hospital administration claimed that it is one of the first hospitals in the State to use SPY-PHI technology which enables the visualisation of the lymphatics in real-time using a high-definition video camera.

Senior consultant surgical oncologist Dr. V. Dharmendra Kumar said that with the introduction of SPY-PHI technology, we now have the ability to visualise lymphatic flow during surgery. The technology has helped reduce arm morbidity among patients and has over 75 breast cancer successful surgeries and a 100 percent success rate.

Using this tool surgeons can increase their ability to identify sentinel lymph nodes and also see if the tissue is adequately perfused during reconstructive surgery, he said.

Consultant surgical oncologist Dr. Dinesh Reddy said that SPY-PHI technology can also be used in plastic surgery, microsurgical, reconstructive and gastrointestinal procedures.

Hospital director Dr. Sudhakar Kantipudi said that it is a milestone for Manipal Hospitals to have successfully performed 75 breast cancer surgeries using the SPY-PHI with a 100 percent success rate.