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07 Aug Dual Console – an innovative training tool for step ladder learning approach to Robotic Partial Nephrectomy

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From the KS Robotic Surgery Awards competition: Dual Console - an innovative training tool for step ladder learning approach to Robotic Partial Nephrectomy Varun Mittal, Deepak Rathi, Mayank Bharti, Manav Suryavanshi, Authors Varun Mittal, Presenting Author Kidney and Urology Institute, Medanta, The Medicity, Gurgaon Consultant...

07 Aug ROBOTIC ASSISTED BUCCAL MUCOSAL GRAFT RECONSTRUCTION FOR LONG SEGMENT UPPER URETERAL STRICTURE

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A KS Robotic Surgery Awards video entry: ROBOTIC ASSISTED BUCCAL MUCOSAL GRAFT RECONSTRUCTION FOR LONG SEGMENT UPPER URETERAL STRICTURE Prashanth M Kulkarni. Consultant Urologist. NH-MSH, Bangalore, Karnataka Introduction: Buccal Ureteroplasty for treatment of long segment upper ureteral strictures is a novel approach with least morbidity....

01 Aug Robotic Lateral Pelvic LND for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

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From KS Awards entry abstract: ROBOTIC LATERAL PELVIC NODE DISSECTION FOR LOCALLY ADVANCED RECTAL CANCER Introduction: Lateral pelvic node dissection in rectal cancer is a controversial topic. In select cases it may be beneficial when combined with neoadjuvant treatment. More than a third of...

31 Jul Mako robotic arm assisted surgery – Total Hip Replacement

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Presented by the Fortius Clinic, this Mako-produced video explains and demonstrates how the Mako robot assisted hip replacement procedure is accomplished. ...

27 Jul Robotic Radical Gastrectomy with D2 Lymphadenectomy for Gastric Cancer on da Vinci X System

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Dr. Somashekhar S. P. is Chairman-Surgical Oncology, MHEPL, HOD & Consultant Surgical Oncologist at the Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Bangalore, India. He recently provided this excellent instructional video of a robotic procedure done with the da Vinci Surgical System Model X. It was...

21 Jul Robotic Whipple’s Surgery- Pancreaticoduodenectomy

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ABSTRACT Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is considered one of the most complex and technically challenging abdominal surgeries. With increasing use of minimally invasive surgery, this operation continues to be performed most commonly in an open fashion. Open Pancreaticoduodenectomy is characterized by high morbidity and...

20 Jul Oncology outcome of Anterior exenteration with Ileal Conduit in a 30 year old Woman

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Full title: Oncology outcome of Anterior exenteration with Ileal Conduit in a 30 year old Unmarried female Dr. Pednekar A , Dr. Yuvaraja. T. B, Dr. Waingankar S. , Dr. Wagaskar V. Abstract: AIM We put forward the result of oncologic and urinary outcomes after anterior exenteration for...

18 Jul Robotic Radical Prostatectomy in Kidney Transplant Recipient: Challenges and Technical Caveats

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KS Award Abstract: Title: Robotic Radical Prostatectomy in Kidney Transplant Recipient: Challenges and Technical caveats Author/ Presenting Author: Varun Mittal ...

18 Jul Robot-assisted bilateral ureteric stone removal with tailored ureteral reimplantation for congenital megaureter

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Full Title: Robot-assisted bilateral ureteric stone removal with tailored ureteral reimplantation for congenital megaureter Pradeep Prakash, PN Dogra, Prabhjot singh, Rishi Nayyar AIIMS, New Delhi INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Primary obstructive megaureter (POMU) is uncommon in adults. Stone formation may uncover the underlying congenital abnormality in...

16 Jul Two organ surgeries performed in the same sitting by Robotic SDH system

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Case report: We report a case of 36 year old female who came to us with c/o menorrhagia sice 2 months. Patient was evaluated and a usg done which revealed a postero fundal fibroid measuring 4cms*4cms. Also there was a large renal mass measuring 8cms...

14 Jul Robotic partial nephrectomy in a kidney with multiple renal arteries…

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Full Title: Robotic partial nephrectomy in a kidney with multiple renal arteries - Adrenaline rush in a renal surgery! Abstract: Saurabh Patil, Ashwin Tamhankar, Surya Prakash Ojha, Puneet Ahluwalia, Gagan Gautam. Dept of Uro-Oncology, Max Institute of Cancer Care, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New...

11 Jul Range of Robotic Bariatric Surgery

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"When we talk about the Gastric Band," says Dr. Arun Prasad, HOD, General Surgery, Surgical Gastroenterology, Bariatric Surgery for Manipal Hospitals, Delhi. "The three dimensional vision of the hiatus makes a tremendous difference during the surgery." He shares his experiences with the Robotic...

03 Jul Impact of Learning Curve on Sphincter Preserving Robotic Rectal Cancer Surgery…..

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Full title: Impact of Learning Curve on Sphincter Preserving Robotic Rectal Cancer Surgery. Sexual & Bladder Functions in Consecutive 110 Cases in Quaternary Care Cancer Centre, India. "This we actually found was very complex," says Prof. Dr. Somashekhar SP, Chairman & HOD Surgical Oncology, Manipal Health...

03 Jul Canadian IGAR Breast Cancer Robot- Truly Space Age

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Robotic technology originally designed for the International Space Station is finding its way into healthcare by targeting breast cancer tumors: Canadian researchers have developed an MRI-Guided robot capable of being controlled remotely called IGAR. IGAR technology and software originated from the robotic arm...

29 Jun Mid Procedure Specimen Retrieval for Palpation and Biopsies During RARP…

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Full title: Mid Procedure Specimen Retrieval for Palpation and Biopsies During RARP to Improve Oncologic Outcomes. Vattikuti Fellow Dr. Ashwin Mallya, working with Mentor Surgeon Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat at both Fortis Escorts and subsequently at Medanta, the Medicity shares multi-center research about improving robot assisted...

29 Jun Robotic vs. Laparoscopic Sphincter Preserving TME: a Propensity Matched Analysis

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"What a hospital wants- is good surgical outcomes," says Associate Professor (Robotic) Dr. Avanish Saklani, from the Tata Memorial Centre Department of GI and Colorectal Surgical Oncology. Speaking to the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, he talks about the value of good volumes, because...

28 Jun Robotic Donor Nephrectomy Technique and Tips

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Dr. Vinay Mahendra, Senior Consultant Urologist, Laparoscopic & Robotic Urological Surgeon and Renal Transplant Surgeon at Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals, Kolkata has been performing robotic donor nephrectomies for nearly seven years. He compares laparoscopic donor nephrectomies to robotic, both with published literature and personal experience....

26 Jun TORS- Robot Assisted Neck Dissection in Management of Gingivobuccal Cancers

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Full title: Facelift and Retroauricular Approach for Posterior Segmental Mandubulectomy Combined With Robotic Assisted Neck Dissection in Management of Gingivobuccal Cancers. "We are all aware, oral cancer is a common problem for us," Dr. Vishal Rao, Consultant Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist & Robotic Surgeon,...

25 Jun Role of Robot Assisted Neck Dissection in Clinically Node Negative Early Stage Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Oral Cavity- Our Preliminary Experience

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"For early oral cancers it is better to go ahead and do a neck dissection," claims Dr. Vishal Rao, Consultant Head and Neck Surgical Oncologist & Robotic Surgeon, HCG Cancer Centre, Bengaluru. He talks about patients concerns for scars, which were inevitable prior to...

22 Jun Robotic Hernia Repair

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Dr. Nikitha Shetty, Narayana Health City, Bengaluru, tells the Roboti Surgeons Council of India that, "In hernia repairs, robotic surgery provides a distinct advantage." She also shares surgery details from Dr. Ashwinikumar Kudari at Narayana, with PPT's, photos showing port placement, and robotic surgery...

22 Jun TORS for Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Surgical Margins and Oncological Outcomes

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"When we talk about outcomes," says Dr. Kaustubh Patel, Director & Head, Department of Head Neck Surgical Oncology, Aastha Oncology Associates, HCG Cancer Centre, Ahmedabad, "this probably is the only factor, which is modifiable in the hands of surgeons." Dr. Patel was referring to negative...

20 Jun Robotic Assisted Partial Nephrectomy in Large Tumors

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"In the last eleven months, I have done 24-partial neohrectomies, but only one was big." Dr. Kamlesh Patel tells the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. He presents the case of a 69-year-old man who was discovered to have a large left renal mass during...

20 Jun Rationale of Managing Large Uterine Masses- Hysterectomy

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Dr. Rooma Sinha, Senior Consultant and Minimal Access and Robotic Surgeon at Apollo Health City in Hyderabad, combined two Robotic Surgeons Council of India presentations to thoroughly cover robotic hysterectomy surgery, using data from Indian and global research. The complete title of her combined...

19 Jun Partial Nephrectomy in Complex Tumors, large Tumors & Hilar Tumors

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This recoded presentation was a part of the What is the Evidence? session for the Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC), presented by Additional Professor Dr. Ravimohan Mavuduru from the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh. Dr. Mavuduru compares various...

15 Jun Robot Assisted Partial Nephrectomy in Complex Renal Masses: Our Experience

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"The partial nephrectomy has become the standard of care...

14 Jun First Clinical Uterus Transplantation Trial: A Six-Month Report

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Dr. Abhinav Deshpande is the Vattikuti Fellow at Manipal Hospital Bangalore, working under Fellowship Director Dr. Somashekhar, S. P. Deshpande shares with the Robotic Surgeons Council of India some of the historic research which led up to the first sucessful uterus transplants in a...

12 Jun Extended Template Based Lymphadenectomy for Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma

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It is a procedure which many surgeons in his audience have done, claims Dr. Gagan Gautam is the Head of Urologic Oncology & Robotic Surgery at Max Cancer Center, Saket, New Delhi, India. The aim of his presentation to the Robotic Surgeons Council of...

12 Jun Robot Assisted Completion Surgery/Staging in Gynecologic Malignancies- An Experience

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Dr. Rama Joshi, Director, Gynae Oncology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gugaon, reports to the Robotic Surgeons Council of India about a cohort of patients who had previously undergone surgery for gynecological malignancies at another institution- but needed further surgery for gynrcologic cancers. The goal,...

09 Jun Discussion on the Protect Trial

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Dr. Percy Jal Chibber is a Consultsant Urologic Surgeon for Jaslok Hospital, Breach Candy Hospital and others in Mumbai. He is also a Past President of the Urological Society of India. He discusses methods of treating and monitoring patients with various prostate cancers...

07 Jun TORS: Intra-Operative Events / Complications

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Full title: Transoral Robotic Surgery: Intra-operative Events / Complications "Transoral robotic surgery is a relatively safe procedure," Dr. Surender Dabas, Director, Department of Surgical Oncology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) Gurgaon tells the Robotic Surgeons...

07 Jun Failure to Complete Robotic Hysterectomy- Lessons Learnt

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Dr Rooma Sinha, is a Consultant Gynecologist, Obstetrician, Urogynecologist, Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeon at Apollo Hospitals Hyderabad. She describes to colleagues at the Robotic Surgeons Council of India the case of a morbidly obese 45-year old woman with a large Cervical fibroid....

06 Jun Pivot or Stultify?

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Those who know and work with Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, CEO of the Vattikuti Foundation, realize what an active mind he has. Recently, he was asked to give an oration at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, honoring Professor Sarinder Man...

05 Jun My Journey As A Vattikuti Fellow

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In February of 2018, Dr. Ashwin Tamhankar concluded his one-year Vattikuti Robotic Uro-oncology Fellowship with Dr. Gagan Gautam at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket. He had no robotic surgery experience! Dr. Tamhankar told the Robotic Surgeons Council of India about his goals and...

05 Jun Complications in Robotic Surgery

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There are complications that occur in robotic surgery that do not happen in laparoscopy, according to Prof. Dr. Somashekhar SP, Chairman & HOD Surgical Oncology, Manipal Health Enterprise; Consultant Surgical & Gynec.Onco & Robotic Surgeon, HIPEC Super specialist at Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Center. ...

29 May Needle in a Haystack: Prevention & Management of Needle Loss During Robotic Surgery

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"The best way to manage needle loss- is not to have one," says Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat, Group Chairman, Institute of Urology & Robotic Surgery for Medanta the Medicity. While no surgeon wants to have one, needles can come loose from where they have...

24 May How Do We Build a Strong Academic Foundation During Fellowship Training?

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"This is something very close to me," claims Prof. Dr. Somashekhar SP, Chairman & HOD Surgical Oncology, Manipal Health Enterprise; Consultant Surgical & Gynec.Onco & Robotic Surgeon, HIPEC Super specialist at Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Center. He has a lot of experience as a mentor...

22 May Giving Trainees the Best Hands On Learning Experience…

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Full Title: Giving Trainees the Best Hands On Learning Experience, Ensuring Patient Safety. Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat is the Group Chairman, Institute of Urology & Robotic Surgery for Medanta the Medicity. He is also a...

18 May Dr. Ravi Kant RSCOI Keynote Address May 2018

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Dr. Ravi Kant is the Director and CEO Of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh. He presented a short but significant Keynote Speech to the 10th Robotic Surgeons Council of India meeting in Mussoorie, May 5, 2018. ...

12 May Robotic VATS Left Lower Lobectomy + Systematic Lymphadenectomy

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Abstract: TITLE : ROBOTIC VATS LEFT LOWER LOBECTOMY + SYSTEMATIC LYMPHADENECTOMY The video has three parts Part 1: The technical aspects of robotic lung surgery 1.Patient position : standard right lateral with table break at thorax and padding to...

12 May Utility of the Robotic platform in the management of bilateral pelviureteric junction obstruction with large calyceal calculi in a single sitting : Tips and tricks

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This video earned 3rd Place in the robotic Surgeons Council of India KS Robotic Surgery Video Awards, May, 2018. (Scroll down past abstract to access video.) From...

10 May Laparoscopic (Robot-assisted) VEIL Video Demonstration & Single centre experience

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This is the 2nd-Place Winner from the May, 2018 Robotic Surgeons Council of India Meetings KS Robotic Surgery video Awards. From the abstract: Srivathsan R, Yuvaraja T. B., Waigankar Santosh, Pednekar Abhinav ...

07 May Port Placements by Indian (Manipal) Modification for da Vinci X Surgical System

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Full title: Comparison Of Standard Intuitive Port Placement Technique With Indian Modification ( Manipal ) Technique For Da Vinci ‘ X ‘, For Robotic Low Anterior Resection & Robotic Hysterectomy With Para Aortic Lymph Adenectomy This...

20 Apr Robotic Retroperitoneal Soft Tissue Sarcoma Excision, da Vinci ‘X’ System

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Dr. Somashekhar S. P., MS, MCh (oncosurgery, FRCS (Edin.), Chairman- Surgical Oncology, MHEPL, HOD & Consultant Surgical Oncologist for the Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Bangalore, India- presents the video of a 73-year old woman with a retroperitoneal tumor. He used the da...

17 Apr Joint Replacement Surgery | What is the Stryker Mako System, Part I?

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In this promotional video, Doctors Chris Gorczynski and Louis A. DiGiovanni, Columbia Memorial Health, Hudson, NY, explain the Stryker Mako robotic surgical system....

21 Feb Transoral Robotic Surgery: Lessons for Mastery of Dissection

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American robotic surgeon Prof. J. Scott Magnuson, M. D. is known for his excellent lectures. The Chief Medical Officer, Florida Hospital Nicholson Center; Professor of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, UCF College of Medicine Medical Director Head and Neck Surgery shares his insights...

21 Feb Transoral Robotic Surgery: Lessons for Mastery of Dissection

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15 Feb Robot assisted extended pelvic lymph node dissection for bladder cancer: technique, extent and feasibility in minimal invasive era.

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Robot assisted extended pelvic lymph node dissection for bladder cancer: technique, extent and feasibility in minimal invasive era. Authors: Puneet Ahluwalia, Surya Ojha, Ashwin Tamhankar, Gagan Gautam Presenting author:...

06 Feb Critical Steps to Perform a Robotic Hysterectomy for Benign Condition

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"It's only the matter of the difference of the technique," says Dr. Rama Joshi, Director, Gynae Oncology at the Fortis Memorial Research Institute in Gurgaon. She tells the Robotic Surgeons Council of India about the contrasts between open surgery and robotic surgery. ...

02 Feb RAPN with Intra Sinus Renal Vein Repair for Hilar Tumor

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"The partial nephrectomy is the treatment of choice for small renal masses," according to Dr. Anandan Murugesan, Consultant Urologist-Specialist in Robotic Surgery with the Kovai Medical Center and Hospitals, Coimbiatore. "Robot assisted surgery is preferred, especially for hilar tumors," Murugesan tells the Robotic...

02 Feb Robotic Assisted Buccal Mucosal Graft Ureteroplasty using Combined Inlay & Onlay Technique

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November 2017 Robotic Surgeons Council of India KS Video Awards entry from Dr. Abishek Singh, Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, Nadiad, India. Abstract: Introduction: ...

31 Jan The Apollo Robotic Colorectal Surgery Program- Experience & Outcomes

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Dr. Venkatesh (Venky) Munikrishnan is a Consultant and Lead Colorectal Surgeon at Apollo Hospital, Chennai. He shares his experiences of setting up a new robotic colorectal surgery program. First, he talks about laparoscopic, and the transition to robotic surgery in 2015. ...

25 Jan NOSE (Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction) for Carcinoma Rectum

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Dr. Jagannath Dixit is a GI Oncosurgeon at HCG Hospital, KNUMC, Bengaluru. He discusses the technique developed by S.Korean surgeon Dr. Choi, whom Dr. Dixit studied with. He talks about locating and isolating the disease (tumor) before opening the rectum and removing the...

23 Jan Current Evidence & Our Experience of Robotic Colorectal Cancer Surgery

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Dr. Jagdish Kothari is a Gastro-Intestinal & Hepatobiliary oncosurgeon at HCG Cancer Centre, Ahmedabad. He has been performing robotic procedures for 18- months. Dr. Kothari begins by sharing some of the advantages he has realized with oncologic robotic surgery for intersphincteric resection: "The...

19 Jan TORS vs. Nonsurgical Organ Preservation in Early and Advanced Stage Oropharyngeal Cancer

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Shamit Chopra is the Director, Head/Neck & Microvascular Surgery at Patel Hospital, Jalandhar, Punjab. The full title of his presentation to the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, Goa, November 2017, is: Trans-oral robotic surgery vs. nonsurgical organ preservation in Early and Advanced Stage...

19 Jan Robotic Hernia Surgery

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"This is a relatively new concept." says Dr. (Prof.) Arun Prasad, Senior Bariatric Surgeon & Chief of Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Center, Dept. of Minimal Access Surgery, Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, as he addresses the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. "With the dissection,...

18 Jan Fully Robotic McKeowns Esophagectomy

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Presented by Dr. Surender Dabas, Director, Surgical Oncology, Head Neck and Thoracic Services, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, India, to the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, Goa, 11-2017: "It was the robot, which caused me to move...

17 Jan Robotic Esophagectomy – Audit

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"If you don't give the option of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS), sometimes it is very unfair to the patient...

16 Jan Robot Assisted partial Nephrectomy: Complications & Lessons Learnt

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"The debate about partial nephrectomy versus radical nephrectomy should be confined to history books" says Dr. Amrith Rao, Consultant, Renal Sciences for Manipal Hospital. The study encompasses 108 patients who received robot assisted partial nepthrectomies (RAPN over four years. 18% had complications and...

15 Jan The Fifth Robotic Arm

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Dr. Vikram Sharma is Director & Head of Robotic Urological Surgery for the Fortis Memorial Research Institute. He tells the Robotic Surgeons Council of India that the groundbreaking robotic procedures of just five years ago are obsolete today (11-2017). Dr. Sharma also...

13 Jan Management of Intra-Operative Complications: the Robotic Way

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"A number of times the question is asked: In robotic surgery, complications happen. What would you do?" says Dr Anant Kumar, Chairman of Uro-Oncology, Robotic & Kidney Transplantation Max Hospital, Saket, New Delhi & Max Hospital, Vaishal. He was presenting to the...

12 Jan Robotic Ureteric Reimplantation and Reconstruction for Distal Ureteral Pathology…

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Full title: Robotic ureteric reimplantation and reconstruction for distal ureteral pathology (VURT, primary obstructing megaureter, duplex and ectopic ureter): outcome in fifty seven cases. Dr. Sujit K. Chowdhary is Senior Consultant (Pediatric Urology) and Director, Pediatric...

11 Jan Robotic Hernia Repair…and more- Adoption of an Emerging Standard

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"I was very anti-robotic. It was not something I was interested in," Dr. M. Brian Harkins, General Surgeon and Chairman, Robotics sub-committee, Department of Surgery, Tomball Regional Hospital, Texas told the November 2017 meeting of the Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC) in Goa....

10 Jan How Risky is High-Risk Prostate Cancer?

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Dr. Sanjay Addla is a Consultant Urologist for Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. The full title is: How Risky is High-Risk Prostate Cancer? Lessons Learnt From 575 Robotic Radical Prostatectomies. Dr. Addla talks about the typical prostate cancer patient, who ends up...

08 Jan Tackling the Large Median Lobes During Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy- Keeping it Simple!

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Dr. Ashwin Tamhankar is the Vattikuti Fellow in Robotic Urooncology at Max Institute in Cancer Care, Max Superspeciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi. He introduces his video to the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, which portrays potential problems encountered, and how other surgical teams...

04 Jan Minimizing Complications of Robotic Bariatric Surgery

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Dr. (Prof.) Arun Prasad, Senior Bariatric Surgeon & Chief of Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Center, Dept. of Minimal Access Surgery, Apollo Hospital, New Delhi talks about robotic surgery and robotic bariatric-specific complications which may arise during surgery. He advises the Robotic Surgeons Council of...

01 Jan Hybrid Technique for Robotic Assisted Pyeloplasty along with Removal of Renal Stones

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Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Consultant Dr. Vipin Tyagi talks about how robotic technique for a somewhat common congenital anomaly is becoming the 'Gold Standard.' Lecture, with PowerPoints and diagrams are accompanied by endoscopic video footage of stone removal. 05:26 ...

20 Dec Mako TKA Animation

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This video, presented by Atlantic Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, portrays the highlights of the Mako Robot Assisted Total Knee Replacement procedure. ...

19 Dec Robotic Kidney Transplant with grafts having multiple renal arteries – Technical nuances

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We have the KS Robotic Surgery Awards winner in the Urology category from the Robotic Surgeons Council of India November 2017 meetings: Robotic Kidney Transplant with grafts having multiple renal arteries – Technical nuances ...

19 Dec Full Knee Replacment | Mako Robotic Arm Assisted Surgery Technology

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In this promotional video for the Holland (Michigan) Hospital Bone & Joint Center, we have an overview of the benefts of the Stryker Mako Robotic Arm Assisted Technology. Dr. Derek Johnson provides personal descriptions of how this system improves his procedures for...

19 Dec Current Status of Robotic Head & Neck Surgery

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"There's been a dramatic change in the way we treat patients, with the adoption of transoral robotic surgery." (TORS) claims Dr. J. Scott Magnuson, Medical Director, Head & Neck Surgery, Celebration Health System, Orlando, Florida, USA. He was addressing the Robotic Surgeons Council...

18 Dec Measuring and Improving the Technical Performance of Robotic Surgery

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Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Michigan, Khurshid Ghani, MBChB, MS, FRCS(Urol) presented this topic at the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, November, 2017. He was awarded the "Best Paper in Robotic Surgery for 2017" in European Urology. (The award is sponsored...

16 Dec ASURE (Anterior Support Reconstructing) RARP: the Promise of Early Return of Continence

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Rajesh Ahlawat, Director of the Fortis Escorts Kidney & Urology Institute, is a respected pioneer in urologic robotic surgery. He asks the Robotic Surgeons Council of India a question many have had themselves: "How do you improve the functional outcome of a radical prostatectomy?"...

15 Dec Raj Vattikuti Robotic Surgeons Council of India Address

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President & Founder of the Vattikuti Foundation, Mr. Raj Vattikuti has made a mark on history, funding the early robotic surgery research of Dr. Mani Menon. For nearly two decades, he has worked to promote robotic surgery knowledge and training. He addressed...

12 Dec Dave J. Rosa, VP Intuitive Surgical RSC Remarks

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Intuitive Surgical Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer Dave Rosa spoke to the November 2017 Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC). He talked about relationships: "It's about the people. Nothing happens without you in this room." He recognized some of the...

30 Nov A typical Locations of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Endometrial Cancer

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Drs. Reshu Agarwal & Anupama Rajanbabu of the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India, produced this KS Robotic Surgery Award-winning video for the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. Here is their abstract: INTRODUCTION: ...

11 Oct Mako, a robotic-arm assisted technology for Hip and Knee Replacement – Florida Orthopedic Institute

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Produced by: Florida Orthopedic and Surgery Center, Dr. Kenneth Gustke, we have a short, but good explanation of the benefits of the Mako Surgical System. ...

01 Aug Robotic Surgery (in Malayalam)

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Dr. Anupama Rajanbabu, Professor of Gynecologic Oncology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences has produced an informational video for patients about robotic surgery and its advantages in the Malayalam language. She asked that we place it on our website, so that others could...

28 Jul Mako Robotic System for Hip and Knee Pain

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This video, produced for the Sharp Grossmont Hospital, gives a brief overview of the benefits of the Stryker Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery System. Learn how in this video featuring Dr. Steven Allsing, an orthopedic surgeon affiliated with Sharp Grossmont Hospital. ...

28 Jul Mayo Clinic Minute: Robotics refine knee replacement

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In this video produced by the Mayo Clinic, the benefits of robotic assisted joint surgery are presented by Dr. Cedric Ortiguera. ...

18 Jul Dr. Mani Menon Explains Robotic Surgery

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In less than one minute, robotic surgery pioneer Dr. Mani Menon explains the workings of this "Space Age" surgery to a live audience. Lecture, with robotic surgery videos 00:46 ...

06 Jul Our Experiments With (da Vinci) Xi

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Dr. Gagan Prakash, Assistant Professor, Dept of Uro-oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, shares his experience of over two years with the Intuitive Surgical da Vinci XI Surgical System. India's first Xi was installed at Tata Memorial in November, 2014. Dr. Prakash shows the Robotic...

21 Jun Robot Assisted Extra-Mesolectal Excision of Retro-Rectal Tumour

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Apollo Chennai surgeons Drs. Subhankar Paul, Raghunath K.J., and Ajit Pai were confronted with an elderly patient with an enhancing mass lesion, post wall of rectosigmoid junction. After further diagnostic studies (CECT scan, colonoscopy, ultrasound,PET scan and biopsy, a malignant tumor was the diagnosis....

12 Jun Robotic Excision of a Large Paraganglioma Following Failed Laparoscopic Attempt

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Apollo Health City, Hyderabad Consultant Urologist and robotic surgeon Dr. D. V. S. L. N. Sharma details the case history of a 55-Y. O. female diagnosed with an RP mass. Another surgeon had previously attempted laparoscopic surgery on this patient. He talks...

07 Jun Robotic Assisted Ureterolysis for relief of bilateral ureteric obstruction due to IRPF

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The full title is too long for the space allotted above: Robotic Assisted Ureterolysis for relief of bilateral ureteric obstruction due to Ideopathic Retroperitoneal Fibrosis (IRPF). A team of surgeons from Indraprastha Apollo Delhi, Drs. Mahendra Sharma, Venkatesh Kumar and Anshuman Agarwal, tackle a...

01 Jun Unique Single Stapled Trans Anal Specimen Retrieval Robotic Single Docking Ultra Low LAR

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Manipal Vattikuti Fellow Dr. Sushil Jain Kumar produced this video presentation for the April 2017 Robotic Surgeons Council of India. The traditional Low Anterior Resection (LAR) procedure is a technical challenge for the robot, according to his presentation. A means was devised...

31 May Docking Tips for the da Vinci Surgical System

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Dr. Arun Prasad is the Sr. Consultant Surgeon and Academic Coordinator at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals Delhi. He is a leading robotic bariatric surgeon in addition to his proctoring and academic duties. Here, he shares some of his tips and tricks for the...

30 May Beyond Traditional Frontiers: Therapeutic Supine Robotic RPLND for post-chemotherapy residual retroperitoneal masses in testicular cancer

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The KS robotic surgery video awards second place winner: "Beyond traditional frontiers: Therapeutic Supine Robotic RPLND for post chemotherapy residual retroperitoneal masses in testicular cancer "(full title). Authors:Ashwin Tamhankar, Puneet Ahluwalia, Gagan Gautam Presenting author: Ashwin Tamhankar Institution: Max Institute of Cancer Care, Saket, New Delhi ...

26 May Frugal Innovations in Robotics Indian Perspective

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Dr. Ananthakrishnan Sivaraman is a Consultant Urologist and Director of Robotics for Apollo Hospitals Chennai. He was instrumental in founding the Indian Prostate Cancer Foundation. He also is Program Director for the Apollo Vattikuti Robotic Urology Fellowship, mentoring K. R. Seetharam Bhat, current...

25 May Retzius Sparing Technique of Radical Prostatectomy

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Vattikuti Foundation Partner Surgeon and the Chairman, Urology and Renal Transplantation, Fortis Escorts Kidney & Urology Institute, Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat is a leader in robotic kidney transplantation. He also is an accomplished urologic surgeon. He talks about what is "special" in retzius...

24 May Robotic ALPPS Stage 1 and Simultaneous Robotic Low Anterior Resection

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Dr. Basant Mahadevappa is the Senior Consultant and Head of Department of HPB/Liver Transplantation of HCG Hospitals, Bangalore, India. His patient was a 57- year old male with rectosigmoid growth with liver metatstases. Dr....

23 May Pediculated Gerona Based Bolster for Partial Nephrectomy- Technique and Outcomes

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Complete title: Pediculated Gerona based bolster for Partial nephrectomy: Dedscription of technique and outcomes. Dr. Sanjai Addla, Consultant Uro-Oncologist, Apollo Cancer Institutes, Hyderabad says, "The key is to do the partial nephrectomy," regardless of the technique used. ...

19 May Open vs. Robotic Assisted Surgery in Endometrial Cancer, Single Institute-FMRI Experience

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Dr. Rama Joshi is the Director of Gynae Oncology at the Fortis Memorial Research Institute. She shares her personal experience in robotic surgery for endometrial cancer compared with her open surgical procedures. She tells the Robotic Surgeons Council of India that this...

18 May Test PageRobotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Para-aortic Lymph Node Dissection Following Chemo-radiation…

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Full title: Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Para-aortic Lymph Node Dissection Following Chemo-radiation for Stage 1B-2 Cervical Cancer. Dr. Sarika Gupta ia a Consultant, Robotic Gynecology & Obstetrics at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. Formerly at Florida Hospital- Florida Cancer Institute, Orlando, her...

17 May How to Optimize the da Vinci Xi System for Multiquadrant Surgery for Ovarian Cancer

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Dr. Anupama Rajanbabu is Professor of Gynecologic Oncology at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India. She shares her ideas about how to optimize the da Vinci Xi Surgical System robot for multiquadreant ovarian cancer surgery. Originally titled "Robotic Staging Surgery for...

17 May How Do I Compare My Experience of Laparoscopic with Robotic Surgery

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Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat is the Chairman, Urology and Renal Transplantation, Fortis Escorts Kidney & Urology Institute, and is one of the leading robotic renal transplant experts in the world. He enthusiastically tells the Robotic Surgeons Council of India that for robotic surgery, "You...

16 May The Role of Percutaneous Biopsy in the Management of Renal Tumors

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Alessandro Volpe, M.D. was the invited International Faculty for the April, 2017 Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC) meetings. He is an Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy and OLV Robotic Surgery Institute, Aalst, Belgium. He is...

12 May Management of Right RCC with Level 2 Thrombus Without Vascular Control

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Dr. D.V.S.L.N Sharma, Consultant Urologist and Uro - Oncologist at Apollo Health City, Hyderabad presents the case of a 59-year old male,with a large right renal mass with a thrombus extending into the right vena cava about 1.5 to 2 cm in. "It was...

11 May RPN With Adrenalectomy in a Suspected Case of Renin Secreting Renal Tumor with Renal Mass

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Dr. Hamang Bakshi is a Consultant Urooncologist at the HCG Cancer Centre in Ahmedabad, India. He has a difficult case of a 3cm mass in the kidney of a female patient. He describes her conditions as he shows the robotic surgery camera...

11 May How Robotic Surgery Has Made a Difference in the Management of Head & Neck Cancers in Indian Patients

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Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre Consultant Robotic Surgeon in the Head and Neck Surgical Oncology Unit- Dr. Surender Dabas acknoledges that Head & Neck surgery is "the last" of the surgical specialties in the list of those utilyzing robots. ...

10 May Update on the ERUS curricular training in RARP

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Alessandro Volpe, M.D. was the invited International Faculty for the April, 2017 Robotic Surgeons Couincil of India (RSC) meetings. He is an Associate Professor of Urology at the University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy and OLV Robotic Surgery Institute, Aalst, Belgium. He is a...

10 May How Do I Compare My Experience of Open with Robotic Radical Prostatectomy

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Dr. Jagdeesh N. Kulkarni is the Director, Minimal Invasive and Robotic surgery at Asian Institute of Oncology at Somaiya Ayurvihar : Cancer Care, Parel, Mumbai. His presentation to the Robotic Surgeons Council of India is a personal look at his transition from performing open...

09 May Robotic Program High Volume Service Delivery: Indian Perspective

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"When I was in the U. S. in a very high-volume robotic center, my goal was to replicate it here," says Apollo Hospitals Chennai Consultant Urologist and robotic surgeon Dr. Ananthakrishnan Sivaraman. He talks about how he tailored the Apollo Chennai robotic surgery program...

08 May A Detailed Analysis of Learning Curve

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Prof. Dr. S. P. Somashekhar, Manipal Health Enterprise Chairman, Oncology and Head of Department Surgical & Gynec Oncology shares ideas that he and his surgical team have devised for the Robotic assisted Type-1 extrafascial Pan hysterectomy with pelvic and high paraaortic lymphadenectomy for endometrial...

05 May Learning Curve in Robotic Surgery

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"We always use this term very often, whenever we talk about robotic surgery," says Dr. Gagan Gautam, Head of Uro- Oncology & Robotic Surgery at the Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India. He talks about the implications of the learning curve...

02 May Complex Hysterectomy Made Easy Using da Vinci Robot Assisted Surgery

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Complex hysterectomy made easy using da Vinci Robot assisted surgery, from Dr. Rama Joshi, Gynae Onco Surgeon, Robotic Surgon, Director, Dept. Of Gynae Oncology, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, India: Surgery done in 49 years old patient...

02 May Transaxillary Robotic Thyroidectomy

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Prof. Dr. S. P. Somashekhar, Manipal Health Enterprise Chairman, Oncology and Head of Department Surgical & Gynec Oncology is credited with performing the first robotic Thyroidectomy in India. He discusses his technique (including learning from early mistakes) and the robotic tools he prefers to use...

26 Apr Dr. Prathap C Reddy- Robotic Surgeons Council of India Address

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After an introduction from Vattikuti Foundation C. E. O. Dr. Mahendra Bhandari, Apollo Hospitals Founder and Chairman, Dr. Prathap C. Reddy addressed the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. He talks about the beginnings , present and future of robotic surgery in India and of...

13 Apr Renal Salvage Against All Odds: Robotic Excision of a Left Sided Hilar Paraganglioma Adherent to Renal Vessels

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Renal Salvage Against All Odds: Robotic Excision of a Left Sided Hilar Paraganglioma Adherent to Renal Vessels. This video earned First Place in the KS Robotic Surgery Awards at the Robotic Surgeons Council of India meetings April 8 & 9, 2017. It was...

17 Mar The Role of Robotic Surgery in Pediatric Urological Patients

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Dr. Sujit Chowdhary, Senior Consultant in Pediatric Urology & Surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi demonstrates his passion for using robotics in Pediatric Urology. While a small segment, the importance to the pediatric patient can be proven. "It does really matter," says...

24 Feb Robotic Modified Radical Hysterectomy

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Dr. Anupama Rajanbabu, Professor of Gynaecologic Oncology; Director, Robotic Surgery Fellowship Program at the Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala India has shared the YouTube video of her Robotic Modified Radical Hysterectomy. It has surgical video highlights from the da Vinci internal...

21 Feb Robotic Excision Of A Functioning Hilar Paraganglioma With Reconstruction of Renal Vessels

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Full Title: Robotic excision of a functioning hilar paraganglioma with reconstruction of renal vessels Sohrab Arora*, Ashwin Mallya, Indraneel Banerjee, Rajesh Ahlawat ...

21 Feb A novel technique of robotic radical prostatectomy with combined anterior-posterior approach to preserve early continence mechanism – A feasibility study

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A major secondary goal of robotic radical prostatectomy (RARP) especially in Indian social context is continence. We report a new technique of RARP with a combined anterior-posterior approach involving anatomic preservation of continence mechanism. Thirteen...

14 Feb Dr. Mahendra Bhandari RSC Opening Address

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This is the ninth time that Dr. Mahendra Bhandari has convened the Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC). Bhandari, CEO of the Vattikuti Foundation, sponsor of the RSC, has an interesting story and thoughts to share with the audience in Goa, November, 2017. Lecture, 05:11...

13 Jan Role of Robotic Surgery in Renal Mass Lesions

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Senior Consultant in Urology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, Dr. Rajesh Taneja presents a unique case to the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. A 14-year old girl with flank pain is diagnosed with a 14cm lesion, which other surgeons insisted should be removed...

13 Jan Hemi-Nephrectomy

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Professor & Consultant Urologist at Tata Memorial Hospital, Dr. Ganesh Bakshi uses robotic surgery video to show his steps for removing a renal tumor using the Xi da Vinci robot. He talks about locating the best plane possible for removing the tumor and...

05 Jan New Horizons of Surgical Technology

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VP, Strategy for Intuitive Surgical, Catherine Mohr, MD, MSME, tells the Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC) about some the new items on the horizon for the robotic surgeon. She also talks about the worldwide growth or robotic surgery (and...

05 Jan Robotic Surgery in Head and Neck

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Surender Dabas, MS (Gen. Surg.) DNB (Surgical Oncology) is a Consultant, Head & Neck Oncology Unit of the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre. His statistics state that 30-40% of all cancers in India involve the head and neck. He shares...

05 Jan RS-RARP part 3 Posterior Dissection

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Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the third in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we see...

05 Jan RS-RARP part 6 Bladder neck Dissection

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Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the sixth in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we see...

05 Jan RS-RARP part 9 Packing & Closure of Peritoneal Incision

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Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the ninth in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we see...

05 Jan RS-RARP part 10 Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection

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Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the tenth in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we...

05 Jan RS-RARP part 2 Vas Deferens ligation & Seminal Vesicle Dissection

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Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the second in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we...

05 Jan RS-RARP part 4 Neurovascular bundle Dissection

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Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the fourth in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video,...

05 Jan RS-RARP part 5 Lateral Prostate Dissection

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Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the fifth in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we...

05 Jan RS-RARP part 7 DVC & Apical Dissection

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Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the seventh in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we see...

05 Jan RS-RARP part 8 Urethrovesical Anastomosis

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Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the eighth in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video,...

01 Jan RS-RARP part 1 Bowel Mobilization & Posterior Peritoneal Incision

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Dr. Koon Ho Rha is Professor of Urology and Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Center for Yonsei University, Severance Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. This is the first in a step-by-step series of ten short unnarrated robotic prostatectomy videos. In this video, we see...

29 Dec Robotic Radical Prostatectomy in Previous Abdominal Surgery-Our Experience

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Medanta Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery Chairman, Academics and Research Division Urology, Dr. Narmada P. Gupta shared how he uses robotic prostatectomy surgery for patients with previous abdominal surgery concerns. He advises the Robotic Surgeons Council of India of how to address the concerns...

28 Dec Morbidity Following Robotic Radical Cystectomy- How to Contain it?

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Kokilabeen Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital Head of Robotic Surgery and Consultant Uro-Oncologist Dr. T. B. Yuvaraja shows the Robotic Surgeons Council of India some of his ideas for reducing mortality in elderly Radical Cystectomy patients. By preoperatively identifying factors in these difficult cases, success...

28 Dec High Nephrometry Robotic Partial Nephrectomy

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Apollo Hospitals, Chennai Consultant Urologist and Robotic Surgeon Dr. Ananthakrishnan Sivaraman, MS (Gen), DNB (Gen), MRCS (Edin), MCh (Uro), FRCS (Urol) shared his experience of three years and 100 robotic partial nephrectomies with the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. He explains why it...

17 Dec Robotic Assisted Pylorus Preserving Pancreaticoduodenectomy

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Dr. Shailesh V. Shrikhande is Professor of Surgery and Head of Gastrointestinal and Hepato Pancreato Biliary Surgical Service and also the Convener of the GI – Disease...

17 Dec Surgery for Endometriosis: Robotic Assistance…

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Dr. Rooma Sinha has been one of the pioneer robotic gynecologic surgeons in India. Her complete title for her Robotic Surgeons Council of India presentation is: Surgery for Endometriosis: Robotic Assistance- Is it the Way Forward? The Apollo Health City (Hyderabad) surgeon...

17 Dec Extra Peritoneal vs. Trans Peritoneal RARP

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Apollo Hospitals Chennai Consultant Urologist, Uro Oncologist & Robotic Surgeon Dr. Narasimhan Ragavan's complete title for his Robotic Surgeons Council of India lecture is called: Extra-Peritoneal Versus Trans-Peritoneal Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy- Point of Technique and Perioperative Outcomes. He reports on...

16 Dec Robotic Colorectal Surgery & Indication

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Dr. I. Emre Gorgun, FACS, FSCRS, is a colorectal surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. This is his presentation from the November, 2016 meeting of the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, where he was invited International Faculty. He talks about several...

10 Dec Techniques for Improving Continence Post RARP

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Chairman, Urology & Renal Transplantation, Fortis Escorts Kidney & Urology Institute and Director, VUI International, Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat is on of the most respected urologists in the world. He offers an insightful presentation on Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy (RARP) to the Robotic Surgeons...

10 Dec Professional Education & Training: Technical Training Pathway

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Mr. Michael Hall is Intuitive Surgical's Director, Sales & Customer Training. This is his November, 2016 presentation to the Robotic Surgeons Council of India. He shares information about the new robotic surgery training initiative: Technology Training Pathway. It is designed to be a...

15 Nov Robotic Esophagectomy with 3-Field Nodal Dissection

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Dr. Gajagowni is Head of Dept. of Surgical Oncology and Clinical Director Institute of Robotic Sciences, Yashoda Cancer Institute,Yashoda Hospitals Secunderabad, India. From his Robotic Surgeons Council of India KS Awards video presentation: Cancer of esophagus is one of deadliest cancers with a dismal...

08 Oct Robotic Surgery Benefits for Thoracic Surgery

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In this video produced for Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, the Director of the Institute for Robotic Surgery, Dr. Arvind Kumar describes many the differences for both the surgeon and patient from Laparoscopic, Open and Robotic Thoracic procedures. His message has footage of the da...

08 Oct The Benefits of Robotic Surgery for Bariatric Procedures

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In this video produced for Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, robotic surgeons Parveen Bhatia and Vivek Bindal talk about the many advantages they feel robotic bariatric surgery provides both patients and surgeons. It begins with Intuitive Surgical promotional footage of their da Vinci...

08 Oct The Benefits of Robotic Surgery for Thoracic Surgery in Hindi

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In this Sir Ganga Ram Hospital video for patients, the Director of the Institute of Robotic Surgery, Dr. Arvind Kumar (in Hindi) provides prospective patients information about the benefits of robotic thoracic surgery. Included is footage of the da Vinci Surgical System Xi robot....

08 Oct The Benefits of Robotic Surgery for Bariatric Procedures-in Hindi

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In this Sir Ganga Ram Hospital video for patients, Robotic Surgeons Dr. Parveen Bhatia and Dr. Vivek Bindal talk (in Hindi) about the benefits robotic surgery brings to their patients. Discussion, with da Vinci Surgical System promotional footage. 25:41 ...

08 Oct Robotic Surgery Benefits for Gynecologic Procedures

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In this video produced for Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Senior Consultant and Robotic Surgeon in Ob. & Gyn. Dr. Mala Srivastava shares her experience about the advantages of robotic surgery for gynecologic surgery. Since this is predominantly for women in India, she talks in...

22 Jul Global Trends in Robotic Surgery

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In his dual roles as Director of Robotic Surgery Education & Research at the Vattikuti Urology Institute and CEO of the Vattikuti Foundation, Dr. Mahendra Bhandari keeps abreast of the latest technology in minimally invasive surgery. In this video, excerpted from his 2016...

29 Jun Building a Robotic Kidney Program at the Vattikuti Urology Institute

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We hear from Senior Staff Surgeon Dr. Craig Rogers, Director of Robotic Kidney Surgery at the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Hospital. He shares his journey on how he became a member of the VUI "Family." He also reflects on...

16 Jun The Second Prostate Biopsy- Instructions, Techniques and Rationale

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As part of the Centennial Celebration for the Henry Ford Health System, The Vattikuti Urology Institute (VUI) held a day-long medical lecture series. Dr. Marc Melser, VUI former Resident and Fellow now in practice in Punta Gorda, Florida talked about reasons for a...

08 Jun Robotic Prostatectomy in High Risk and Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer

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International Faculty for the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, Mr. Nikhil Vasdev, MBBS, MCh (Urol, FRCS (Urol), Consultant Urological and Robotic Surgeon Hertfordshire& South Bedfordshire Urological Cancer Centre, Department of Urology, Lister Hospital, UK; Assoc. Lecturer in Urology- University of Cambridge; Senior Clinical Lecturer...

03 Jun Robotic Whipples Surgery Patient Testimonial

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Sir Ganga Ram Hospital robotic surgeons Drs. B.B.Agarwal & Neeraj Dhamija interview their patient in a follow-up visit about the Robotic Whipples procedure. In Hindi, the patient explains how there was less pain than expected and they returned to work faster as well. ...

01 Jun WRSE Live Prostatectomy

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Live robotic radical prostatectomy performed From the Peter Macallum Cancer Centre, Victoria, Australia by Associate Professor Declan Murphy as part of the 3rd World Robotic Surgery 24 hour Event (#WRSE24). This unique event involves surgeons from the world's leading cancer centres streaming live robotic...

31 May Minimal Access Surgery for Myomectomy- Robotic Vs. Laparoscopy

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Dr. Rooma Sinha, Associate Professor, Minimal Access & Robotic Surgeon at Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, studied a cohort of Myomectomy patients between January, 2012 and June, 2015. She compares outcomes from patients who chose which procedure to have (Laparoscopic or Robotic). She describes the...

25 May Robotic vs. Open Prostatectomy- What is the Truth

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In his second presentation before the April, 2016 meeting of the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, Karolinska Institutet Professor and Senior Physician Dr. N. Peter Wiklund talks about the major cancer killer among men in Northern Europe- and what it means to Indian surgeons. ...

23 May Robotics in Benign Gynecology

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Dr. Mala Srivastava is a Senior Consultant at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. When talking about benign gynecologic robotic surgery, Dr. Srivastava says the indications "Are almost the same as all laparoscopic surgeries." She takes us through several robotic surgery highlights of various...

23 May Outcomes of Robotic Assisted Surgery in Gynecology

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Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital Consultant - Gynaecology, Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeon Dr. Anshumala Shukla-Kulkarni presents several of her ideas about why robotic works "very well" for gynecologic procedures. Still mostly a laparoscopic surgeon, she feels that robotic surgery can still play a...

19 May Resection of Giant Thymoma With Pericardial Resection

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Dr. Belal Bin Asaf, Thoracic Surgeon associated with the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, dedicated his Robotic Surgeons Council of India video lecture presentation to the late Krishnaswamy Subrahmaniam, former head of Vattikuti Technologies. His procedure was for a man in his...

18 May Robotic Radical Nephrectomy with Level 1 IVC Thrombectomy

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In this excellent presentation, Consultant Urologist and Transplant Surgeon, Aster Medcity, Dr. T. A. Kishore has a 53-year-old man with hematuria. "This case showcases the expanding horizons of the robotic instruments in the surgical armamentarium of urologists," says Dr. Kishore. He uses...

17 May Robotic PA Lymphadenectomy

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Winner of the KS Award for best video presentation at the Robotic Surgeons Council of India (RSC) meetings April 2016, Dr. S. P. Somashekhar, Chairman of Surgical Oncology, Consultant Surgical, Gynec.Onco & Robotic Surgeon, Manipal Comprehensive Cancer Center uses several photos and robotic surgery clips...

16 May Nerve Sparing Robotic Assisted Radical Cystoprostatectomy

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Consultant, Surgical Oncology (Uro Oncology) at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital & Research Institute, Dr. T. B. Yuvaraja takes us through his nerve sparing procedure for a 34 year old with enhancing soft tissue mass lesion on the bladder and muscle invasive TCC (MIBC). ...

16 May Robotic Kidney Transplantation- First 200 Cases at IKDRC-ITS

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Dr. Pranjal Modi, Professor & Head of the Department of Urology & Transplantation Surgery for the Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Centre in Ahmedebad, India. He is one of the first surgeons to implement the Robotic Kidney Transplantation With Regional Hypothermia...

12 May Role of Robotics in Fertility Enhancing Surgeries

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Senior Consultant Gynecologist, Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgeon at Apollo Health City in Hyderabad, Dr. Rooma Sinha looks at how robotic surgery can assist the robotic surgeon in aiding patient fertility issues. She looks at the history of surgery, but them focuses on robotic...

11 May Robotic Assisted Reconstruction of Lower Ureter

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The Senior Consultant, Urology and Robotic Surgery for Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, Dr. Rajesh Taneja describes how to robotically repair injuries to the urinary tract, whether from surgical accidents or other causes. While injuries occur in less than one case per thousand,...

11 May Three Years With Robotic Renal Transplants-Updated Results

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Veteran Robotic Surgeon and one of the pioneers of the Robotic Kidney Transplant With Regional Hypothermia, Dr. Rajesh Ahlawat describe the progress made since the first transplants done at Medanta in collaboration with the Vattikuti Urology Institute and Dr. Mani Menon. With over...

11 May Oncological Outcomes of Robotic Cystectomy

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U. K. Consultant Urological & Robotic Surgeon Mr. Nikhil Vasdev, Lister Hospital, Associate Lecturer in Urology at the University of Cambridge and Senior Clinical Lecturer in Urology at the University of Hertfordshire, was invited international faculty for the Robotic Surgeons Council of India, April 2016....

10 May Urinary Continence Following RRP- Strategy and Outcomes

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Dr. Narmada P. Gupta, Chairman, Academics and Research Division Urology, Medanta Institute of Kidney and Urology for Medanta – The Medicity brings a wealth of experience in urologic robotic surgery. For Indian patients, "It is a very delicate balance," when considering outcomes of...

06 May Total Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion

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The Director Surgical Oncology & Chief of Uro - Gynae Surgical Oncology at the Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute,Dr. Sudhir K. Rawal recounts his experience from nearly 400 robotic cystectomy procedures in male and female patients. "I think the key is reaching through the...

05 May Patient Deepak Kumar talks about Robotic Surgery for Sleep Apnea

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Here is a short patient testimonial sent by Dr. Sanjiv Badhwar, ENT Surgeon from KDAH. His patient, Mr. Deepak Kumar describes the difficulties he endured with sleep apnea before having Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS) to alleviate his condition. He emotionally recounts how...

05 May RARC With Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion Dr. Peter Wiklund

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Karolinska Institutet Professor and Senior Physician Dr. N. Peter Wiklund was a guest faculty member at the April 2016 Robotic Surgeons Council of India. Here is his presentation Surgical Technique in Robot-Assisted Cystectomy with Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion. He reviews the technical aspects...

29 Apr Robotic transanal minimally invasive surgery

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Posted on YouTube from the British Journal of Surgery, we are sharing the link to this this on the VFRSI website because of the quality of the video of the procedure. It is not narrated, but has descriptive slides and edited highlights. ...

20 Apr Dr. Arun Prasad Explains Robotic Surgery

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We hear about Robotic Bariatric surgery from one of the leaders in the field: Dr. Arun Prasad of Indraprastha Apollo Hospital Delhi. We hear and see examples of some of his more challenging procedures, and why he finds robotic surgery to be the best...

18 Apr The Advantages of Robotic Surgery From A Surgeons Perspective

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Indraprastha Apollo Hospital Delhi Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Arun Prasad shares why he prefers using robotic surgery over open or laparoscopic procedures. He talks about several different procedures he has performed: Gastric Bypass, Carcinoma of the...

18 Apr Dr. Arun Prasad Explains Robotic Bariatric Surgery for Patients

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This is a short 1-minute video from surgeon Dr. Arun Prasad intended for patients. He give a quick explanation of what robotic bariatric bypass surgery is- including a look at the robot and actual surgery. It's a good way for someone considering a...

10 Apr Sentinel Node Mapping – Endometrial cancer- Robotic Platform

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In this short, but visually excellent video from Dr. Anupama Rajanbabu, Clinical Associate Professor of Surgical and Gynaecologic Oncology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, we see sentinel node mapping in endometrial cancer with ICG dye and Robotic Assisted NIR Imaging. ...

04 Apr Welcome to the 2016 Robotic Surgeons Council of India Meeting

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Vattikuti Foundation video editor Anil Kumar shows some of the photographic highlights of past Robotic Surgeons Council of India meetings. Photos, edited, 03:30. ...

19 Mar Brachytherapy vs Radiotherapy for Endometrial Cancer

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Radiotherapy and Brachytherapy for postoperative endometrial cancer in the early stage is thoroughly discussed by Manipal Hospital Radiation Oncologist Dr. Vadhiraja B. M.. He talks about risk groups and treatment types depending on the stage and grade of the cancer. When patients...

18 Mar Robotic Esophagectomy

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This video from Consultant and Head of Thoracic Surgical Oncology at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Centre, Dr. L. M. Darlong, shows robotic mobilization of the esophagus for squamous cell carcinoma following preoperative chemo-radiation. (Mckewan Esophagectomy) The procedure is done in the left...

17 Mar The Culture of Surgical Innovation

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Vattikuti Foundation C. E. O. Dr. Mahendra Bhandari recently addressed the International Live Operative Workshop on Advanced Robotic and Reconstructive Surgery. The meeting was held at PGIMER, Chandigarh, February 19-21, 2016. He spoke to the group from Miami via GoToWebinar. He shared his insight into...

04 Feb Robotic VATS Radical Left Lung Lower Lobectomy

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Manipal Vattikuti Robotic Surgery Institute Chairman & HOD Surgical Oncology, Prof. Dr. S. P. Somashekhar performs a Robotic VATS Radical Left Lung Lower Lobectomy with Systematic Mediastinal Lymphadenectomy for Adenocarcinoma Lung cT1N0M0. His patient is a 45-yr. old female with asymptomatic coin of 2.5 x...

04 Feb Robotic VATS Radical Left Lung Lower Lobectomy

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04 Feb Carcinoma Endometrium Robotic Staging Surgery

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Manipal Professor Dr. S. P. Somashekhar provides this narrated video of the robotic procedure for Type 1 Extrafacial Panhystrectomy with Bilateral Systematic PLND. The patient is 56, with Post menopausal bleeding and hypertensive and DM. USG and TVS showed 3 cms polyploidy...

18 Nov 2015 KS Awards RSC of India

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The September, 2015 meeting of the Robotic Surgeons Council of India has a special video contest resulting in the awarding of the first KS Awards honoring the late Vattikuti Technologies C. E. O., Krishnaswamy Subrahmaniam. ...

11 Nov Robotic Assisted Boari Flap Reconstruction of Lower Ureter

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Urology & Andrology Consultant at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, Dr. Rajesh Taneja was faced with a 47-year-old female, post open hysterectomy, loss of lower ureter, with pain, fever and leucocytosis. Her Nephrostogram showed the sudden cutoff of ureter below the iliac crossing....

11 Nov Robotic Whipple- Tips and Tricks

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Professor & Chief, GI and HPB Service for the Department of Surgical Oncology at Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India, Dr. Shailesh V. Shrikhande claims "the Whipple is perhaps the most demanding of all surgeries." He talks about published study results, then begins with a...

06 Nov Robotic Thoracic Surgery-Pushing the Boundaries

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"Everybody is extremely important in the whole team," says Medanta robotic surgeon Dr. Ali Zamir Khan. Khan, the Head of Department: Minimally Invasive VATS and Robotic Thoracic Surgery tells the RSC audience that "Thoracic anesthesia is a challenge by itself," in part due...

06 Nov Innovative Surgery for Neuropathic Bladder

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"There's not much published," about this pediatric procedure, says Dr. Sujit Chowdhary, Senior Consultant in Pediatric Urology & Surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. He talks about the limitations he faces because of limited resources for doing the procedure on a 15-year-old...

04 Nov Robotic Bariatric Surgery-Lessons Learnt

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Dr. Arun Prasad, Senior Consultant Surgeon & Academic Co-ordinator General & Minimal Access Surgery for Indraprastha Apollo Delhi Hospital narrates excellent OT/OR video of robot docking, port placement, and the "robo-lift" of obese patients. Prasad then takes us inside his patient, showing the use...

02 Nov Salvage Lymphadenectomy for CRPC

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Dr. Narmada.P. Gupta is Chairman, Academics and Research Division Urology at Medanta, the Medicity. He presents a case of a prostate cancer patient with isolated lymph node relapse following a radical prostatectomy. Very clear da Vinci robotic camera footage of his procedure, well...

29 Oct Understanding Prostate Cancer-A Surgeons Perspective

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Vattikuti Foundation friend and VUI alumnus Prof. Dr. Ashutosh Tewari, Chairman of the Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, takes a close look at the workings of prostate...

29 Oct Robotic Approach to Obstructed Megaureters in Children

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Apollo Chennai Children's Hospital Surgeon Dr. Venkat Sripathy takes two cases of congenital defect repairs: an obstructed megaureter and an obstructive refluxing megaureter, and displays his robotic solutions. There is also a discussion about ureteral tapering done robotically for 'very big' ureters. ...

28 Oct Robotic Partial Nephrectomy for Completely Intra-Renal Tumor

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Dr. N. Ragavan is a consultant urologist, uro-Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon at Apollo Hospitals Chennai presents the case of a 23-year-old patient with an incidental intra-renal mass who wanted his kidney salvaged, despite the degree of difficulty the (endophytic) tumor presented. Good descriptions, robotic...

27 Oct Whats New in Robotic Gynecologic Surgery

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Consultant Obstetrician and UroGynaecologist- Apollo Hospitals, Chennai , India, Dr. Meera V. Ragavan talks about the many accepted uses for robotic procedures in Gynecologic procedures. She explains how to safely overcome (US)FDA concerns about Morcellation and also the advantages surgeons have when using...

21 Oct Sentinel Node Mapping in Endometrial Cancer

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Dr. Anupama Rajanbabu, Associate Professor at the Department of Surgical and Gynaecologic Oncology at Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi uses Indocyanine Green dye with the Firefly system on the da Vinci robot to help locate Sentinel Nodes to "avoid the morbidity of lymphadenectomy." ...

20 Oct Social Media Tips for Robotic Surgeons

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Dr. Gagan Gautam is the Head of Urologic Cancer Surgery (Urologic Oncology) and Robotic Surgery at Medanta, the Medicity, New Delhi. (Medanta Vattikuti Institute of Robotic Surgery) His "rather unconventional topic," was chosen by the presenter, who suggests that social media is...

20 Oct Bleeding During Robotic Excision of Mediastinal Parathyroid Adenoma

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"This is a video titled How to Make An Easy Case Difficult," says Medanta Consultant Thoracic Surgeon Dr. Ali Zamir Khan, Head of Department: Minimally Invasive VATS and Robotic Thoracic Surgery. He was training a junior surgeon through a Mediastinal Parathyriod Ectopic Adenoma....

20 Oct Robotic Bariatric Surgery Lessons Learned From the First 150 Cases

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Dr. Arun Prasad, MS, FRCS, from Indraprathsa Apollo Hospital Delhi, uses an example of a difficult sleeve gastrectomy case to show how surgeons need to listen to their team in the OT/OR when potential problems arise. "When we are doing surgery," he says,...

19 Oct The Patient-Side Surgeon in Robotic Surgery

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Dr. Rajeev Kumar, MCh, was the first surgeon to be at the patient side position for robotic surgery in India, so he knows "both sides of the table." He is a Professor of Urology at the All India Institute of Medica Sciences in New...

19 Oct Robotic Ultra Low Sphincter Preserving LAR-Tips and Tricks

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Dr. S. P. Somashekhar, Manipal Hospital Head & Consultant- Department of Surgical & Gynaec Oncology & Robotic Surgeon Adjunct Professor in Surgical Oncology (KMC) addresses the Robotic Surgeons Council of India September 2015 Meetings. For this presentation, he shares his innovations and observations on...

19 Oct The Difference Between Using a da Vinci Xi and Si Surgical Robots

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Dr. S. P. Somashekhar, Manipal Hospital Head & Consultant- Department of Surgical & Gynaec Oncology & Robotic Surgeon Adjunct Professor in Surgical Oncology (KMC) is a mentor for both the new da Vinci Xi and the Si surgical robots. He addresses the Robotic...

15 Oct Incorporation of Computer Assisted Robotic Surgery in Gynecologic Oncology

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Dr. Mario M. Leitao is the Fellowship Director, Gynecology Services and the Director of the Minimal Access and Robotic Surgery program for the Department of Surgery at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. This presentation, from the September 2015 meeting of...

15 Oct Prevention and Management of Complications in Robotic Surgery

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08 Oct Robotic Surgeons Council of India Gynecologic Oncology Panel Disc.

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From the Gynecologic Oncology Master Class hosted by Manipal Hospital , September, 2014, we have a panel discussion with the goal of sharing creative guidelines for difficult cases in gynecologic oncology. Several different examples were brought before the expert panel. Discussion, with...

07 Oct Retzius-Sparing Approach for RARP

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The Bocciardi approach for Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy passes through the Douglas space, following a completely intrafascial plane without any dissection of the anterior compartment, which contains neurovascular bundles, Aphrodite's veil, endopelvic fascia, the Santorini plexus, pubourethral ligaments, and all of the structures thought...

01 Oct Interview- Dr. Aldo Massimo Bocciardi

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As part of his ongoing Interview series, Vattikuti Foundation C. E. O. Dr. Mahendra Bhandari has a conversation with Italian Urologist Dr. Aldo Massimo Bocciardi. Bocciardi has developed a new method of robotic prostatectomy surgery that improves continence called the Bocciardi Approach. ...