Brussels World’s First With Over 100 Robot-assisted Surgeries

UZ Brussel, a assemblage infirmary successful Brussels, has go nan world’s first to person performed complete 100 robot-assisted coronary artery bypass surgeries, a important accomplishment successful robotic cardiac surgery.

The surgeries apt utilised precocious robotic systems akin to nan Da Vinci Surgical System, which is noted for its precision successful minimally invasive procedures, including coronary artery bypass surgeries. The cutting-edge microsurgical process is an action for individuals suffering from achy limb swelling, often a broadside effect of crab treatments specified arsenic bosom aliases prostate surgery.

“The Symani microsurgical robot marks a turning constituent successful nan improvement of integrative surgery. With UZ Brussel now starring globally successful robotic lymphatic procedures, we are proud to beryllium penning surgical history,” said Prof. Dr. Moustapha Hamdi, Head of nan Department of Plastic Surgery.

Underestimated but terrible condition

Lymphedema remains a highly underestimated information that tin severely effect value of life, nan professor said. It appears erstwhile nan lymphatic strategy is disrupted, often owed to surgical removal of lymph nodes during crab treatment. It leads to persistent swelling, discomfort, and reduced mobility.

“Lymphedema is still excessively often a taboo subject. Cancer survivors are told to beryllium grateful they’re live and study to unrecorded pinch nan swollen limb for nan remainder of their lives,” said Prof. Dr. Alexandru Nistor, Coordinator of nan Lymph Clinic.

“But for many, it’s worse than nan crab they survived, because it stays pinch them and reminds them regular astir their ordeal,” Nistor added. “Thanks to robotic microsurgery, we tin now intervene earlier and amended their value of life dramatically.”

‘They time off smiling’

Nistor said that since 2024, he and his squad person performed astir procedures nether section anaesthesia. 

“Patients dishonesty comfortably connected nan operating table, watch nan room connected a TV screen—like a cinema—and we explicate what’s happening,” Nistor said. “We talk, we laugh, and they time off smiling, pinch visibly little swelling.”

Patients seeking diagnosis, 2nd opinions, aliases precocious surgical curen for lymphedema—whether superior aliases secondary—can now use from nan world’s astir knowledgeable robotic microsurgery team.