India's First successful robotic liver transplantation surgery by Dr. A. S. Soin

by India Internet Business Services

Human body is one of the most complicated machine of the world. Any kind of damage to any organ can affect the overall working system of the body.

Liver is one of the largest organ of the body which has a range of functions. It plays an important role in metabolism, helps in the decomposition of red blood cells, glycogen storage, detoxification, hormone production, etc. Any kind of damage to liver can lead one to death. However there is a treatment to save life by replacing the damaged liver with the healthy one and this treatment is popularly known as 'liver transplantation'. However there are some requirements a patient needs to meet for the same kind of surgery.

Liver transplantation is also known as hepatic transplantation. Liver disease is very much common in India and in real sense it is a very serious problem. Liver Transplant Operation is the second most commonly held transplantation. There are several causes of liver damage like biliary, alcoholism, etc. Liver transplantation identified in its early phase is comparatively easy to cure. The common symptoms of liver diseases are itching, jaundice, blood vomiting, forgetfulness, etc. The person suffering from liver diseases should immediately contact surgeons and fix up the appointment. The earlier the liver transplant surgery will be held the chances to save the patient increases. There are many liver transplant surgeons in the world. One can choose according to their accessibility and ability.

There exist two types of liver transplant surgery. Open surgery processed through surgeon hands and robotic transplant surgery. Robotic surgery has brought up a new era. Robotic liver transplant surgery has an advantage over hands & fingers liver transplantation. In Robotic Liver Surgery the robots hands work via small 5-10 mm holes which eliminate the surgical fatigue. As the view in robotic surgery is 3-dimensional so it enables one to visualize smaller nooks and corners which results in easy accessibility of surgery unlike open hand surgery.

Dr. A. S. Soin is an Indian doctor well-known as a famous Liver Transplant Surgeon in the world for his pioneer work. He is the first successful surgeon of India for robotic liver transplantation surgery. According to Dr. A. S. Soin, "Robotic liver transplant enhances the safety with minimum discomfort to the patient as the instruments used in Robotic Liver Surgery have a better range of movements". The operation was held in Medanta - The Medicity, Gurgaon by Dr A S Soin and his team members.