Ushering in a new era of minimally invasive surgeries, the city received its first robotic arms machine for surgery assistance.
The Asian Vattikuti Institute of robotic surgery will be performing its first robot-assisted surgery within the month and will soon offer advanced robotic surgery for disciplines such as urology, cardio-thoracic, gynaecology and oncology.
"The generation-next of minimally invasive surgery is here," said Dr Ramakant Panda, who conducted a bypass surgery on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. "Contrary to the belief, there is no robot who conducts a surgery on a patient. The surgery is done by the surgeon, only with extra arms to navigate and help to perform various steps involved in a complicated surgery. With the robot-assisted surgery, there is going to be better precision than in computer-assisted or laparoscopic surgery," he added.
The surgeries will be done through three-four tiny incisions, thus reducing post-surgery scars. There is also no extra bleeding and faster recovery post-surgery.Dr Suresh Joshi from Fortis Hospital in Mulund explains that in conventional surgery, the body has to be injured first to treat the bigger problem within. But with robot-assisted surgery, only the most necessary cuts and moves will be made on the body. "In the minimally invasive surgery, the assistant had to hold the telescope while the surgeon performed the surgery. Most surgeons also work with only one hand. So with the robotic arms, there are no unnecessary movements, no extra bleeding, a faster recovery and no scars," he said.
As reported in: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Citys-first-robotic-arms-to-lend-helping-hand-in-surgery/articleshow/9129978.cms