VALENCIA, 11 Dec. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Arnau de Vilanova Hospital in València has “successfully” performed its first assisted surgery with the HUGO RAS surgical robot, a piece of equipment that allows for a “more precise and less invasive” intervention.
For the installation of the equipment, the Ministry of Health has made an investment of 2.3 million euros, of which 1.8 million correspond to the robotic equipment and the rest to the supply of its maintenance, as detailed by the administration in a release.
Specifically, the intervention performed was a rectopexy, which is a procedure to correct rectal prolapse, which occurs when the wall of the rectum slides out of its normal position and protrudes through the anus. This technique is performed to return the rectum to its normal position and fix it in place to prevent future prolapses.
The operation has developed normally, within the complexity of this type of intervention; and has been carried out by professionals from the coloproctology section of the General Surgery service of the Arnau de Vilanova Hospital, with experience in advanced laparoscopic techniques.
In addition, the Surgery, Anesthesiology services and Nursing personnel, specially trained in this new technology, have also participated.
The Urology service will soon be added to this type of surgery. Likewise, it is planned to be used in 2024 in the Bariatric Surgery and Gynecology section.
The implementation of this system has been linked to a strict training program developed in Belgium, given the importance of the experience and surgical skills of the surgeons who use the robot for their interventions.
The robotic system has four autonomous arms that are combined with an open console from which the surgeon operates, with a high-definition 3D visualization system.
The equipment is designed for complex digestive, urological and gynecological interventions, where the robot offers a gain in precision, while minimizing side effects and reducing recovery time after surgery. The 3D system, together with an image magnification capacity of up to 50 times, presents an improvement over traditional systems for vision of the surgical field for surgeons.
In short, the HUGO robotic system provides the most advanced and innovative medical technology, which allows working with greater precision, better visualization of the surgical field, reaching areas of great technical difficulty and improving ergonomics for surgeons.