Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery – Indian Scenario
Robotic Surgery in India is considered as a breakthrough in the minimally invasive surgical technology. It is an effective alternate way to the conventional open and laparoscopic surgery. Robotic surgery is gaining popularity as the first preference of surgical option due to the advantages that it provides in terms of patient’s safety, surgical precision and faster patient recovery. The major advantages of robotic surgery over open and laparoscopic surgery is its 3D high-definition computer vision due to its surgical accuracy and better outcomes.
FAQs
Which are the best robotic surgery hospitals?
Apollo Institute of Robotic Surgery is known for its world-class medical technology in India for robotic surgeries. The institute is a collaborative effort between Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, Delhi and US-based Vattikuti Foundation (a non-profit organization that supports the development and global sharing of robotic surgery knowledge). The Apollo Institute’s Da Vinci Robotic System assisted surgery is considered as the most advanced robotic surgery available today in India and Apollo chain of hospitals are leading in this field. Till date, only 2,500 Da Vinci Robotic Systems are installed worldwide. This technology enables surgeons to perform a wide range of minimally invasive surgeries in the following medical fields: Gynecology, Urology, Head & Neck, General, Spine, weight loss and Cardiothoracic.
BLK Super Specialty Hospital is offering the most advanced treatment for patients suffering from ‘obstructive sleep apnoea’ in India using Trans-Oral Robotic Surgery (TORS). The hospital has a specialist team of doctors who underwent an extensive training on ‘how to effectively perform TORS’ from a reputed institute from America.
Indian Spinal Injuries Centre is another reliable option in the field of robotic surgery. Dr, H.S. Chhabra (Managing Director and Head of Indian Spinal Injuries Centre) is a renowned spine surgeon in India. He is claiming to start the first robotic spine surgery (Kyphosis, TLIF, ACDF) outside of America. He is performing all complex spine surgeries through robots (MAZOR Xth) whose success rates are at par with the global standards.
Manipal hospital
This hospital expertise’s in Robotic surgery of Heart and Urology. Highly competent surgeons have had many success stories particularly in Heart disease like Atrial septal defect & Bypass surgeries. The Heart surgery team is led by Dr YK Mishra.
Manipal Hospital is one of the pioneers in Robotic surgery particularly in the field of Urology. Dr Sanjay Gogoi at its helm and his team performed the World’s First Robotic Kidney Transplant (RKl) Performed India’s youngest Robotic Pyeloplasty on a 5 month old child.
Max hospital offers state of the art facilities, serene ambience and collaborative multi-disciplinary care for patients seeking surgical treatments.
It has a highly competent team of doctors performing weight loss Bariatric surgeries through surgical robots. The Team is led by Dr Atul N Peters who specializes in minimal invasive surgical procedures for reducing weight in morbidly obese patients. Dr Anant Kumar specializes in Kidney transplants using advanced robotic surgery.
Artemis Hospital has put modern robotic technology in the hands of renowned doctors from across the country and abroad to set new standards in healthcare. The medical practices and procedures followed in the hospital are research oriented and benchmarked against the best in the world.
Medanta the Medicity
Robotic Head and neck surgery is led by Dr Arvind Kumar who is one of the pioneers in the field with qualifications from the American college of surgeons and AIIMS. He has led many successful Head and neck surgeries with the help of surgical robots. He is an expert in Lung Surgeries like pneumonectomy in lung diseases, Robotic hymectomy, Key-Hole (VATS) Surgery of the Chest,VATS (Key-Hole) Surgery for Lung Cancer, Tracheal Resections for stenosis and tumours.
Centre for Sight Hospital specializes in FEMTO robotic surgery. Bladeless Femto Laser Surgery is a form of eye surgery where all the surgery steps are the same as those followed in basic eye surgery, except that a computerized laser is used to perform eye surgery.
As no blades and needles are used in the surgery, the Bladeless Femto Laser Surgery is much more precise than standard eye surgery. This surgical procedure is widely used to remove cataracts and LASIK (Laser-Assisted In-situ Keratomileusis) surgery.
Which is best robotic ‘cancer treatment’ hospital?
BLK Super Specialty Hospital has a dedicated Robotic Cancer Centre for adult and paediatric cancer patients, offering comprehensive surgical option for Head & Neck Cancer, Lung Cancer, Thyroid Cancer, Gynae Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer (mainly colorectal), Liver & Gall Bladder Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer and Prostate cancer. Team is spear headed by Dr. Surender Kumar Dabas, an internationally well-known Robotic Surgeon in India.
For the treatment of the complicated thyroid cancers in patients who are also concerned about maintaining the cosmetic aspect, BLK Super Specialty Hospital uses a revolutionary surgical technique called ‘Scar-less Robotic Thyroidectomy’. The surgery is carried out using a minimally invasive method, either behind the ear or through the arm, for better clinical and cosmetic results. The highly advanced Da Vinci XI robot is used during such complicated cancer surgeries.
What are the key advantages of a robotic surgery?
Some of the key advantages of robotic surgery include:
- Almost invisible surgical cut (~1-2 cm)
- Almost no bleeding and pain
- Shorter stay duration in hospital and no post operative infection and minimum hospital stay.
- Lesser trauma, faster recovery and rehabilitation
- Robotic Surgery is safer, accurate and more precise
- Cosmetically compliant with almost no visible scars
- Complexities in operations are minimized during surgery of chest, abdomen and pelvis in cases of cancer.
How is a robotic surgery performed?
The operating surgeons provide robots with computer-guided commands. The ability of robotic vision to magnify the human anatomical image by ten times is the cornerstone for quite useful for complex surgeries.
Minimal hospital stay, scar less cosmetically compliant incisions with almost none postoperative complications like pain and bleeding are the cornerstones of such advanced robotic surgeries.
What are some of the common types of robotic surgeries available in Delhi?
Hospitals in Delhi are known to perform following types of robotic surgeries:
- Robotic Head & Neck And Thoracic Surgery
- Robotic Thymectomy
- Robotic Thyroidectomy
- Robotic Lobectomy
- Robotic Eye Surgery
- Robotic Heart Surgery
- Robotic Spine Surgery
- Robotic GI Surgery
- Robotic Lower Anterior Resection
- Robotic Esophaegectomy
- Robotic Weight Loss Surgery
- Robotic Kidney Transplant
- Robot Knee Replacement
- Robotic Hysterectomy
- Robotic Myomectomy
- Robotic Ovarian Cystectomy
- Robotic Prostatectomy
- Robotic Nephrectomy
- Robotic Pyeloplasty
- Robotic Sacrocolopexy
Why one should opt for robotic surgery?
Robotic surgery is an advanced interventional high magnified surgery using cutting edge advanced robotic scopes driven by the latest artificial intelligence 360° fibre optic vision technology operating through remote commands by expert surgeons. India is among the few countries offering robotic surgery as a treatment option. The surgery performed by surgical Robots is far more economical than most countries around the world
Minimal hospital stay, scar less cosmetically compliant incisions with almost none postoperative complications like pain and bleeding are the cornerstones of such advanced robotic surgeries.
Why should we consider robotic surgery?
There is a definite cost benefit in opting for robotic surgery in India. It is far cheaper than other countries offering robotic surgery.
The cost of living and rehabilitative medical care is fairly economical than its western counterparts. Travel and fooding expenses are manageable on a tight budget
