Bellvitge Makes the First Robotic Kidney Transplant in Europe with a Single Incision
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The University Hospital of Bellvitge (Barcelona) has carried out the first kidney transplant of Europe with the robot Da Vinci of single port, which allows to implant the kidney through a single incision of seven centimeters, instead of the up to six that were required previously. "It is a milestone", has celebrated this Wednesday the head of the ... Continue reading "Spain carries out the first robotic kidney transplant of Europe with a single …
Bellvitge Hospital has completed Europe's first kidney transplant with a single port robot, through a single incision of seven centimeters.
This is the first robotic kidney transplant in Europe
So far it had only been done in Cleveland, United States.
Surgeons have successfully intervened in four cases that show that, with a single incision of seven centimeters, the patient suffers less postoperative pain and recovers earlier.
The L'Hospitalet health center, a state leader in robotic surgery and kidney transplants, has operated with a Da Vinci Single Port on four patients since September.
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