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المملكة: With 3 minute holes .. A surgical robot eradicates 5 tumors from a patient in Mecca


King Abdullah Medical City in the Holy Capital recorded a member Makkah Al -Mukarramah Assembly Health, a careful medical achievement after the success of the chest and esophageal surgery team in eradicating secondary tumors spread in five different areas of the right lung of fifty patient, using the advanced surgical robot Da Vinci XI, in a rare process that took place through three surgical holes, each of which does not exceed one centimeter. Specific intervention led by Dr. Miteb Al -Zaidi, Head of the Department of Chest, Esophageal and Stomach Surgery, with the participation of an integrated team of anesthesia and nursing doctors, where the advanced integration and advanced technology contributed to the removal of tumors with complete success without recording any complications, which allowed the patient to leave the hospital the next day while in a stable condition."Text-Align: Jusify"> Robby surgery employed

The assembly pointed out that the use of Da Vinci Xi technology comes within the city’s strategy aimed at enhancing the employment of robotic surgery, which contributes to improving the results of the operations, reducing the stays of residency inside the hospital, reducing pain, and speeding up the pace of recovery, while ensuring high levels of surgical safety. In the world, where it provides exceptional accuracy and high flexibility in the movement, allowing surgeons to reach places that are difficult to deal with in traditional methods, while preserving healthy tissues and reducing the damage surrounding the targeted area." target ="_Blank"> Micro -surgery within the path of a healthy digital transformation, and supports the Kingdom’s 2030 vision in raising the efficiency of medical services, and providing more advanced treatment experiences for patients.

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