Italy successfully used pancreas implant robots

Doctors in the city of Pisa in Italy's Tuscany region have successfully performed the world's first robotic pancreas transplant surgery.

The world's first pancreas transplant robot. Photo: AFP

The success of the surgery performed on September 27 was just announced on November 3 after the patient's body, a 43-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes, is believed to have accepted the muscle. new mandarin

Surgeon Ugo Boggi of the Department of Medicine at the University of Pisa said the aforementioned robotic surgery would end the critical criticism of pancreatic transplantation, as the rate of postoperative complications is quite good. great.

With the use of the Da Vinci SHDI robot, Dr. Ugo Boggi's team removed the patient's pancreas and replaced it with a new pancreas " by only tracing three small holes with a 7cm-long incision. "

Tuscany health commissioner Daniela Scaramuccia praised the aforementioned pioneering robotic surgery and said it would open new perspectives on disease treatment.