Kidwai first govt hospital to get machine for robotic surgery

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Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology has become the first government hospital in Karnataka to set up a robotic machine to perform critical oncological surgeries.

The Centre has contributed Rs 12 crore for the Rs 16-crore machine known as Da Vinci Xi Surgical System, with the institute bearing the rest of the cost.

“This machine can perform critical surgeries in sensitive parts of the body including stomach, without causing any pain or infection. Since it does not involve any side effects, patients are cured soon,” said institute director Dr K B Lingegowda.

Head of the surgery department, Dr Krishnamurthy said, “All kinds of surgeries can be performed with ease using the robotic machine including oesophagus, rectum, prostate and uterus cancer.”

Cost not an issue

Dr Krishnamurthy added that the cost of the surgery was very high with the tools used in the surgery alone costing between Rs 80,000 and Rs 1 lakh.

“However, the cost is not an issue for patients getting treatment at our hospital under various government schemes,” he said. Dr Krishnamurthy said doctors will visit Korea to train on the machine and added that on an average, the machine can perform two surgeries a day.

source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> City / DHNS – Bengaluru, July 14th, 2016

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