Bengaluru: Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road announced the successful completion of 500 Robotic aided Urology procedures in an event held and pressconference in bengaluru today. The urology team at Fortis Hospitals, Bengaluru led by Dr. Mohan Keshavamurthy, has completed 500 robotic surgeries in 53 months of the installation of Da Vinci surgical system at Fortis Bannerghatta. The 500 robot-aided surgeries include complex robotic procedures encompassing the entire gamut of Uro-Oncology, Uro-Gynaecology, Reconstructive Urology, Kidney Transplant etc. The hospital also announced the launch of BK ultrasound MRI Fusion Biopsy solution, a game changer in Prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Robot-aided surgery is a minimally invasive procedure which allows surgeons to have better vision, precision, and control while performing the surgeries. Other benefits include decreased pain, fewer post-operative infections and less scarring. Recovery is rapid, with minimal hospital stay, faster mobilisation and rehabilitation. Reducing the chance of infection makes it an ideal procedure for people with diabetes and other co-morbidities.
On the other hand, BK Fusion is a fast, flexible, and effective MRI-ultrasound fusion prostate biopsy solution. It fuses real-time ultrasound with MRI images of the prostate to provide urologists with clear visualization to help them accurately target lesions identified on the MRI, potentially reducing the risk of missing high-grade tumors or under-staging tumors for active surveillance. According to a recent report, bkFusion has an 84% positive detection rate for prostate cancer and bkFusion biopsies have been recorded to be as fast as seven minutes.
Dr Mohan Keshavamurthy, Director, Urology, Uro-oncology, Uro-gynaecology, Andrology, Transplant and Robotic Surgery, Fortis Hospitals, Bengaluru, and Chairman, Renal Sciences Specialty Council, Fortis Hospitals, India said, “We have been employing Da Vinci Robotic Surgical platform provided by Intuitive, the latest frontier in the world of surgery since many years. Our urology team with great expertise in the related domain has in fact successfully carried out 500 robotic urology in 53 months, despite 2 years of COVID disruption. As part of our endeavor to provide latest technological innovations and advanced systems of care for enhanced patient experience, we have now introduced the latest and most promising advancement, BK ultrasound MRI Fusion Biopsy solution, to improve the early detection of clinically significant prostate cancer that has not been diagnosed by the standard technique of prostate biopsy. We are confident that this solution will be a valuable asset for our organization and look forward to its positive impact on patient outcomes.” He added.
