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The first robotic surgery in India, has been done at premiere medical institute, All India Institute of Medical Science in New Delhi. A team of doctors along with a four armed robot successfully operated Ela Srivastava who was suffering from double vision, chewing problem and weakness in the nervous system.

“It’s the first robotic chest surgery in India,” claimed Arvind Kumar, professor of surgery at AIIMS.

“Since Saturday, we have performed chest surgeries on seven patients using the robot and have achieved complete success. This is a milestone for Indian medical fraternity,” Kumar said.

The DaVinci S robot being used in surgery. The thymus gland is deep inside the chest. Earlier, we used to tear apart the ribs for the operation. But now with the robotic assistance, the same operation can be effectively performed by three 1-cm size incisions on the left side of the chest,” explained Kumar, who performed all the seven surgeries with assistance from J C Rueckert, a Germany-based surgeon.

The DaVinci S robot has already helped doctors perform more than 255 urologic surgeries.