British experts and K Hospital 'solve' kidney cancer case with modern robotic system

2 hours of successful kidney cancer surgery with the Xi generation Davinci Robot Endoscopy system

On May 18, at Tan Trieu facility, experts from K Hospital chaired by Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Van Binh - Deputy Director of the hospital discussed, exchanged and shared experiences in treating kidney cancer with experts from the University of London, UK.

At the program, 5 international experts including Prof. Maxine Gia Binh Tran; Dr. Darrell Jonathon Allen; Dr. Hannah Warren; Dr. Volanis Dimitrios; Ms. Shoniwa Angelina and Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Van Binh - Deputy Director of the hospital, Dr. Do Anh Tuan - Head of the Department of Urology discussed and performed laparoscopic surgery using the Xi generation Davinci Robot system to treat kidney cancer for a 48-year-old male patient being treated at K Hospital. Previously, the patient discovered a kidney tumor through a routine health check.

Kidney cancer surgery using a modern robotic system was successfully performed at K Hospital.

Experts at K Hospital said that most kidney tumors have no symptoms. Previously, most kidney tumor patients came to the doctor when the tumor was very large, but today, with the development of the medical industry, kidney cancer patients are increasingly detected earlier.

The results of the computed tomography scan showed that the 48-year-old patient had a right renal tumor measuring about 5cm with typical imaging characteristics of a malignant tumor. The patient was diagnosed with right renal cancer, stage T1bN0M0. On the computed tomography scan, the patient had anatomical changes with 2 renal arteries compared to a normal person with only 1 renal artery. Therefore, the treatment of the renal pedicle area will be more difficult.

K Hospital experts and British experts consulted before surgery and discussed with the patient's family. The patient underwent kidney cancer surgery using the Xi generation Davinci Robot Endoscopy system.

The doctors of the Department of Urology, under the direct guidance and surgery of Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Van Binh, discussed with British experts and performed a radical robotic nephrectomy for the patient.

The surgery was broadcast live from the operating room to the conference hall, experts exchanged and discussed a number of issues such as the current situation of laparoscopic surgery for kidney cancer in the UK and Vietnam; Handling difficult situations in laparoscopic surgery for kidney cancer.... After 2 hours, the surgery was successfully performed, the patient continued to be monitored and treated.

Experts from K Hospital and experts from the UK watched the kidney cancer surgery.

A turning point in kidney cancer surgery in Vietnam

Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Van Binh said that open surgery for kidney cancer is a classic method that has been applied in kidney cancer for a long time. However, this method often leaves a long scar that is unsightly for the patient, the recovery process is therefore longer, and the feeling of pain is more.

With the latest and most modern method today, robotic surgery has been widely applied in medicine, including urological surgery. Robotic surgery for kidney cancer treatment has many advantages over conventional open or laparoscopic surgery, which are: clear observation, high flexibility of robotic arms, meticulous dissection helps surgeons operate with higher precision.

"Robotic surgery has many clear advantages: ensuring aesthetics, minimal trauma, no bleeding, maximum pain relief and quick recovery. We are also very happy that the surgery was performed successfully - marking a turning point in kidney cancer surgery in Vietnam" - Dr. Pham Van Binh said.

Experts from the UK in the operating room of K Hospital.

With today's successful surgery and the exchange and sharing between experts from K Hospital and the UK, many opportunities will open up for the application of high technology in cancer treatment, especially robotic laparoscopic surgery to treat urological cancer in general and kidney cancer in particular, helping to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment services, thereby, patients can feel secure and trust in the country's medical system and many patients at home and abroad trust and choose to be treated in Vietnam.

Currently, the Robotic endoscopic surgery method is only applied in some countries such as the US, UK, Korea... The da Vinci Xi Robot generation is the most advanced robot generation today and is the only system in Vietnam used at K Hospital.

Gastrointestinal cancer surgeries, especially colorectal cancer, using this surgical technology have been performed and reported at major conferences. The first cases of head and neck, gynecological and urological diseases using robotic surgery have been performed at K Hospital since 2021...