Mumbai: The government-run JJ Hospital has acquired Da Vinci Robotic System (DVRS), an advanced surgical technology with which can be used to conduct several forms of surgeries like those related to oncological, gynaecological and urological. These surgeries can be performed mechanically by DVRS under surgeon’s supervision. The DVRS, which is worth Rs 35 crore, has been acquired from a US firm on trial basis but is likely to be purchased soon.
According to Dr Ajay Bhandarwar, Head of Surgery Department, JJ Hospital, the DVRS can perform surgeries by making a few small incisions, with magnified 3D high-definition vision system and tiny instruments that bend and rotate far greater than the human hand. He added, “As a result, it enables surgeons to operate with enhanced vision, precision and control. Doctors from other state hospitals are likely to visit the JJ hospital to get familiarised with the technology.
Talking to The Asian Age, Dr Ajay Bhandarwar, Head of Surgery Department, JJ Hospital, said, “Our Doctors are getting hands-on training experience of this robot. Post-graduate doctors generally read about robotic surgeries in textbooks but didn’t have experience of how to use it as the machine costs are around 35 crores.” “It is necessary to get practical knowledge of robotic surgeryDr things are must, it is an easy process,” he said. “Most of the Robotic surgeries are used for oncological, gynaecological, urological, colorectal, gastrointestinal, thoracic purposes. In these cases, open surgeries are difficult to perform on certain parts of the body,” Dr. Bhandarwar added.
Surgeons said robotic surgery is a breakthrough in surgical technology and benefits of a robotic surgery include shorter hospital stay, faster recovery and less pain. “A surgeon can not reach difficult areas in the body like pelvis and thorax. Robotic system gives greater surgical precision, increased the range of motion, improved dexterity, enhanced visualisation because of 3D Vision and improved access which enable surgeons to perform better,” said Dr.T.P Lahane.
