First robotic kidney transplant performed in Maharashtra
Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital
and Research Centre here performed the first robotic kidney transplant surgery
on a man suffering from renal failure, a hospital spokesperson said on Tuesday.
Leena, 55, the wife of patient C.N.
Murlidharan, donated one of her kidneys to enable him to live a normal life.
The 59-year-old, who was on dialysis for the past 18 months, is now on the path
of recovery after the surgery last Sunday. Murlidharan was initially reluctant
but agreed after the medicos persuaded him. The team of medicos was led by Head
of Urology and Robotics Inderbir Gill, who is also Professor and Chair, USC
Institute of Urology at the University of Southern California.
"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.
"Moreover, it enables greater
precision over vascular anastomosis owing to higher magnification and finer
scaled movements of the robotic instruments," he added.
After the first such successful
surgery in Maharashtra, both the patient and the donor are doing well,said
Gill, adding Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre now aims
to become the primary destination for robotic kidney transplants not only in
Mumbai but the entire country. The surgery team included consultant urologist
P.P. Rao, consultant nephrologists Bharat Shah and Shruti Tapiawala.
The da Vinci robot was used through
keyhole incisions to anastomose the graft kidney vessels to the patient's blood
vessels using microvascular instruments and sutures.
The 360-degree movement of the
robotic arms, suturing with fine tremor-free movements of the robotic instruments,
helps in precise anastomosis and since the incision is not over the site of the
graft kidney, infection chances are negligible and recovery is much faster,
doctors said.
06.07.2017
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