Cancer patients benefit from robotic surgery
“Our new robot will significantly change the experience of surgery for our patients with much less pain and a shorter hospital stay, quicker return to normal activities and higher surgical cure rates."
Mr Vijay Ramani
Consultant Urological Surgeon
The number of men diagnosed with prostate cancer in the UK is increasing. Out of every 100 cancers diagnosed in men, 24 are prostate cancers.
A new hi-tech surgical robot which was introduced at The Christie less than a year ago is already proving a massive success. It is the only surgical robot in the North West and around 50 patients have benefited from its cutting-edge technology.
The £1.3 million surgical system lets surgeons remove the prostate through keyhole rather than major open surgery and gives patients a better chance of a complete recovery from prostate cancer than ever before.
Mr Vijay Ramani, Consultant Urological Surgeon at UHSM and lead robotic surgeon at The Christie, said: “Currently most people who have surgery for this disease undergo radical surgery to remove the entire prostate gland and surrounding tissue. Although this is a relatively common procedure, this does carry the complications and risks linked with any major surgery.
Patients who attend Mr Ramani’s clinics at Withington Community Hospital are able to be considered for the new robotic surgery, which is carried out by Mr Ramani at The Christie.
The system, which has been paid for by The Christie’s charity, is the latest advancement in robotic technology and brings a whole host of benefits for patients including less trauma to the body than routine surgery, less anaesthesia, reduced blood loss, reduced pain and discomfort, less chance of infection and a faster recovery time.