CMC performs rare robotic surgery – The Hindu

The Department of Paediatric Surgery at Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, has successfully completed a robotic pylorus preserving Whipple procedure on an eight-year-old child.

According to a press release, the procedure achievement represents a significant milestone in the field of paediatric robotic surgery. The child was diagnosed with a rare cancer of the bile ducts.

Following preoperative chemotherapy, the entire tumour was removed while preserving the pylorus (part of the stomach), utilising a robotic platform that provided excellent 3D vision and the ability for precise dissection with delicate reconstruction.

After a two-week recovery, the child will continue further chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The Paediatric Surgical team at CMC Vellore regularly performs complex ablative and reconstructive robotic surgeries in the chest and abdomen.

Through the use of robotic technology, lung-preserving operations have become possible, allowing CMC Vellore to continue serving the children across the country with advanced reconstructive minimally invasive procedures, the release said.