Using Robotic Whipple an advanced, state-of-art technology, City fame GEM Hospital (Gastroenterology Medical Centre) has successfully cured a 14-year-old girl child who was suffering from a tumour in the Pancreas. This is the very first time this technology has been used on a patient of this age group.
GEM Hospital is also the very first centre in India to get an ISO 9001:2008 Certificate in the field of gastroenterology & Laparoscopic Surgery.
Speaking on the procedure, Dr. Palanivelu, Chairman of GEM Hospitals stated that ' It is a proud moment for us as we have successfully treated a patient so young using this advanced Robotic Whipple technology. The robotic Whipple procedure is a robot-assisted surgical treatment for pancreatic ailments. Through this minimally invasive procedure the success rate is high and also it comforts the patient by lessening the post-operative stay at the hospital. This 14-year-old young patient who was suffering from a pancreatic tumour was treated using Robotic Whipple Procedure. The patient has now completely recovered and is back to normalcy'.