Chennai: 69-year-old undergoes cardiac surgery with robotic assistance
The surgery was performed for the first time in India at Apollo Hospitals on Malliga recently.
Chennai: J. Malliga, 63-year-old lady from Ambattur, suffering with chest pain for more than six months due to blocks in two of the major blood vessels that supply blood to the heart, underwent minimally invasive robotic hybrid revascularisation surgery to treat blocks in two major blood vessels to improve blood flow to the heart.
The surgery was performed for the first time in India at Apollo Hospitals on Malliga recently. Robotic Minimally Invasive Hybrid Revascularisation is a procedure that combines minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) and angiography stenting procedure with robotic assistance to achieve precision while treating patients with multi vessel coronary artery disease.
Though conventional bypass surgery is used to treat severe blockages, it is an intense procedure that needs a longer recovery time post-surgery which is over three to four months. The team of doctors led by cardio thoracic surgeon Dr M M Yusuf decided to use a minimally invasive technique rather than the traditional approach on the patient. Dr M M Yusuf and team performed this procedure with a unique two-stage approach using robotic assistance.
“In the thoracotomy -beating heart approach, the surgeon can perform the operation through a tiny incision under the left nipple (four or five centimetres wide) while the heart continues to beat. This technique lowers the risk of complications that arises if a conventional bypass method is used. The patients have reduced pain and less need for postoperative pain medication, smaller scars, a shorter stay in the hospital and a faster recovery,” said Dr Yusuf.