Coimbatore, Dec 30
The video showing Robotic Esophagectomy for Esophageal cancer by GEM Hospital and Research Centre won the Best Video Award during the 3rd Asia Pacific Robotic Surgery Conference at Taipei, Taiwan recently. Dr.Parthasarathi, upper GI surgeon of GEM hospital, received the award from Jin- Tung Lung, President Taiwan Robotic Association.
Robotic surgery uses tiny computer-aided robotic instruments controlled by a surgeon to remove the diseased portion of the esophagus (or the food pipe).
He was addressing a gathering regarding the international recognition received by GEM Hospital and Research Centre on its premises here today.
The ‘Laparoscopic Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy’ was a technique developed Dr.C.Palanivelu, Chairman, Gem Hospital and Research Centre, in 1997, said Dr. Parthasarathi. The technique has not only won many awards from American College of Surgeons and European society of Endoscopic Society but is also being followed as standard operation globally now.
Explaining further, he said that under ‘Laparoscopic Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy’, only small surgical cuts (incisions) are made in the upper belly, chest or neck and laparoscope and surgical tools are inserted through the incisions to perform surgery.
“In the past, Open Esophageal Cancer Operation was complex as it needed wide thoracotomy and lengthy abdominal incisions. Apart from taking many hours to perform, it also involved higher complications,” said Dr. Palanivelu.
Speaking about the benefits of Laparoscopic Esophageal cancer operation and Robotic Esophagectomy, he said, while morbidity is low and recovery is faster in Laparoscopic Esophageal Cancer operation, Robotic Esophagectomy enhances precision and dexterity and thus reducing complications.
While Robotic surgery is being widely used in cancer operations in advanced countries like South Korea and Japan, it is yet to make strong inroads into the Indian hospitals, he noted.
Attributing the sedentary life style coupled with poor food habits to increasing incidences of cancer in India, he stressed the need for early detection, diagnosis and treatment to ensure better survival rates among cancer patients.
With the arrival of newer technologies, cancer operations are turning safer, claimed Dr. Palanivelu.
The video showing Robotic Esophagectomy for Esophageal cancer by GEM Hospital and Research Centre won the Best Video Award during the 3rd Asia Pacific Robotic Surgery Conference at Taipei, Taiwan recently. Dr.Parthasarathi, upper GI surgeon of GEM hospital, received the award from Jin- Tung Lung, President Taiwan Robotic Association.
Robotic surgery uses tiny computer-aided robotic instruments controlled by a surgeon to remove the diseased portion of the esophagus (or the food pipe).
He was addressing a gathering regarding the international recognition received by GEM Hospital and Research Centre on its premises here today.
The ‘Laparoscopic Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy’ was a technique developed Dr.C.Palanivelu, Chairman, Gem Hospital and Research Centre, in 1997, said Dr. Parthasarathi. The technique has not only won many awards from American College of Surgeons and European society of Endoscopic Society but is also being followed as standard operation globally now.
Explaining further, he said that under ‘Laparoscopic Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy’, only small surgical cuts (incisions) are made in the upper belly, chest or neck and laparoscope and surgical tools are inserted through the incisions to perform surgery.
“In the past, Open Esophageal Cancer Operation was complex as it needed wide thoracotomy and lengthy abdominal incisions. Apart from taking many hours to perform, it also involved higher complications,” said Dr. Palanivelu.
Speaking about the benefits of Laparoscopic Esophageal cancer operation and Robotic Esophagectomy, he said, while morbidity is low and recovery is faster in Laparoscopic Esophageal Cancer operation, Robotic Esophagectomy enhances precision and dexterity and thus reducing complications.
While Robotic surgery is being widely used in cancer operations in advanced countries like South Korea and Japan, it is yet to make strong inroads into the Indian hospitals, he noted.
Attributing the sedentary life style coupled with poor food habits to increasing incidences of cancer in India, he stressed the need for early detection, diagnosis and treatment to ensure better survival rates among cancer patients.
With the arrival of newer technologies, cancer operations are turning safer, claimed Dr. Palanivelu.