Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

Achieving a major milestone in the field of surgery, doctors at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) in Lucknow performed a rare scarless surgery of the thyroid gland, on Monday. The surgery was performed on a 35-year old patient. The Transoral Scarless Surgery is the first-of-its-kind procedure to be carried out by medical robots in India.

What makes this surgery rare is that it is a scar free robotic surgery. The conventional thyroid surgery leaves a mark around the neck, but the robotic surgeries support a slight aesthetic relief by ensuring that the neck remains scar-free and leaves a scar near the armpit. However, the robotic procedure using the armpit route also leads to problems in the movement of the hand. In a bid to make this surgery more refined and scar-free, SGPGI doctors used this minimally-invasive procedure via the transoral route that is completely scar free.

Transoral robotic surgery gives the surgeon an enhanced view of the local site and surrounding tissue. A robotic system to guide the surgical tools also allows more-precise movements in tiny spaces and the capability to work around the corners. When compared with more-traditional procedures, transoral robotic surgery tends to result in a quicker recovery and fewer complications for the patients.

The team of surgeons who performed this complex medical procedure was led by Head of the Endocrine Department Professor Amit Agarwal. The team also included Dr. S. Dabbas, Dr. Vikram and Dr. Yuvraj Devgan. The anaesthesia team included Dr. Kapil, Dr. Sanchit, Dr. Abhishek alongwith Dr. Sujeet Kumar, the additional professor, from the anesthesiology department, who led this team. The Director of SGPGI Dr. RK Dhiman congratulated the team of doctors involved in this rare medical procedure for successfully conducting the surgery.

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