{"id":41287,"date":"2024-05-06T06:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T04:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/?p=41287"},"modified":"2024-05-05T06:12:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-05T04:12:50","slug":"150th-robot-assisted-uro-oncology-surgery-performed-at-semmelweis-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/english\/2024\/05\/150th-robot-assisted-uro-oncology-surgery-performed-at-semmelweis-university\/","title":{"rendered":"150th robot-assisted uro-oncology surgery performed at Semmelweis University"},"content":{"rendered":"
In April, the 150th robot-assisted urological surgery was performed at Semmelweis University, which was a partial nephrectomy, i.e. kidney removal. The 74-year-old patient was discharged from the clinic on the second day after the procedure. In the field of urology, the university uses the da Vinci Surgical System for oncology patients exclusively \u2013 for radical prostatectomy and renal tumor resection. These are the two areas where the highest precision to the millimeter is required, and therefore patients benefit the most from the advantages the robot has to offer, highlighted Director Dr. P\u00e9ter Nyir\u00e1dy, one of the robotic surgeons at the Department of Urology.<\/div>\n

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In Hungary, radical prostatectomy affects nearly a thousand patients every year, and at Semmelweis University\u2019s Department of Urology, one hundred such operations are performed annually for localized, i.e. non-metastatic prostate cancer. Kidney tumor resection is an even more common procedure, and the aim is to remove the tumor while preserving the function of the kidney \u2013 provided it has not spread to the entire organ.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>What the two procedures have in common is that the surgical area is hard to reach, deep inside the pelvis, and precision to the millimeter is of paramount importance.\u00a0 In the case of radical, i.e. total removal of the prostate, special attention must be paid to sparing the nerves and blood vessels in order to ensure that the ability to maintain continence and to erect remains unimpaired after the operation, explained Dr. P\u00e9ter Nyir\u00e1dy, Director of the Department of Urology. Kidney tumor resection also requires utmost precision; the surgeon has to excise the tumor as accurately as possible, preserving and protecting the remaining part of the kidney.<\/p>\n

At Semmelweis University, these two operations are performed as robot-assisted surgery in the field of urology if the size, location and complexity of the tumor justify it, emphasized Dr. P\u00e9ter Nyir\u00e1dy. He added that prostatectomy was also at the forefront of da Vinci procedures on an international level, as it was perhaps the best use of the advantages offered by the robot. At the clinic, robot-assisted surgery for locally advanced prostate cancer can also be performed, in which case extended lymph node removal is also required, he noted.<\/p>\n

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The Department of Urology’s robotic surgery team: Dr. P\u00e9ter Moln\u00e1r, console surgeon Dr. \u00c1ron B\u00e9csi, Dr. P\u00e9ter Nyir\u00e1dy, Dr. Andr\u00e1s Kubik, and Dr. Andr\u00e1s H\u00fcttl<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first da Vinci robot-assisted urological surgery was performed on June 22, 2022, and 150 such operations have been performed since then. Based on the experience of the specialists at the Department of Urology, robot-assisted surgeries significantly reduce blood loss and thus the need for transfusions as well as pain relief, thus speeding up recovery. Furthermore, patients are usually discharged home a day earlier compared to traditional surgery, on the second day after the procedure.<\/p>\n\r\n [slb_exclude]\r\n

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Dr. P\u00e9ter Nyir\u00e1dy pointed out that the most prominent and innovative role of robotics was in education and training of young professionals. With robots, it is possible to train a surgeon to the highest standards in a much shorter time, while it takes considerably longer to gain extensive experience with traditional methods (laparoscopy, open surgery).<\/p>\n

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The da Vinci Surgical System at Semmelweis University<\/strong><\/p>\n

The da Vinci Surgical System<\/a> was inaugurated in June 2022 at Semmelweis University. The fourth-generation da Vinci Xi robot, representing the most advanced technology, was installed at the University’s Department of Surgery, Transplantation and Gastroenterology (ST\u00e9G). The robotic technology is currently used mainly in abdominal surgery, gynecology, and urology. It is also used in education thanks to its dual-console design. During the robot-assisted procedure, the console surgeon is seated in the control unit a few meters from the operating table, however, it is essential that there is no element of the procedure that the surgeon does not control. The four-armed robot above the operating table is controlled by a total of seven pedals and two masters (joysticks).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

P\u00e1lma Dobozi
\nTranslation: Judit Szabados-D\u0151tsch
\nPhotos by B\u00e1lint Barta – Semmelweis University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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