Thursday, July 16th, 2009

Early this month witnessed a major breakthrough in the treatment of prostate cancer when a team of medical professionals operated a British patient with a surgical robot.

Believe it or not, he is indeed the first individual to get his prostate removed by incurring a whopping £2 million on the gadget. The operation was successful and the 48-years old patient known by the name of Jeremy Lineham, was allowed to leave for home the following day.

The keyhole surgery was carried out in one of the reputed hospitals of Europe, London Guy’s Hospital and it is also know that an earlier version of the same robot has been used for some time. Following the success of the operation, Declan Murphy, the consultant urologist remarked, “Jeremy’s operation was a great success and we are impressed with the enhanced performance of the new robot”. The urologist further added that the range of motion and the dexterity of the robot are much more precise than that of human hand and that is the main reason that operation witnessed success in the very first instance.

The robot also enhances the view of the anatomy with its 3D high-definition and what’s even more impressive is that two doctors can simultaneously carry out operations with the dual consoles. This also facilitates the training process, which wasn’t’ so easy in previous times. The urologist further made a claim that they are planning to upgrade the robot in the coming months so that their patients can benefit from the best technology available.

The patient is exhilarated at the success of the operation and also overjoyed over the fact that he could return home within a span of less than 24 hours after such a major life-threatening operation.

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