Virtual Surgery, Robotic Endoscopy, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, National University Hospital, Singapore - YReach.com

In a ground-breaking move, a doctor at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, has performed a first surgery of sorts in Hyderabad wherein a robotic arm operated on a patient Veerabhadra Rao, 45, of Warangal. The surgery was performed at the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Somajiguda in collaboration with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and National University Hospital, Singapore. The 'robotic flexible endoscopic technique' was used successfully in removing a 4.14 cm large tumour from the patient's stomach. The surgery lasted for 17 minutes and the patient was discharged in four hours... Read More>>>