A liver transplant often results in major abdominal scars, which is an important patient concern, especially the young population. However, a Bangalore hospital has recently made it possible to perform a liver transplant surgery with minimal scars. The surgery was performed robotically and is considered to be a milestone in the medical field. Recently, a team of doctors at a Bangalore hospital performed a novel robotic liver transplant on a 40-year-old patient suffering from chronic liver failure.
A portion of the 32-year-old donor’s liver was extracted using a robotic arm, which resulted in a minimal 10 cm scar in the bikini area, but not over the abdomen. Usually, liver transplant surgery results in an average of 35cm scar. The extraction was done with the assistance of a 360-degree view camera, which was placed inside the donor’s abdomen and the accurately positioned robotic arm.…
