Cho Ray becomes third hospital to apply robotic cancer surgery
Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City began using robot in cancer surgery on October 23, becoming the third infirmary in Vietnam to apply this technology.
A surgery using robot at Cho Ray Hospital (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi MinhCity began using robot in cancer surgery on October 23, becoming the thirdinfirmary in Vietnam to apply this technology.
Director of the hospital Nguyen Truong Son saidhis hospital uses Da Vinci Si Surgical System IS3000 worth 71 billion VND (3.1million USD) produced by the US’s Intuitive Surgical. This is thefourth-generation surgical robot that can access locations human hands cannotreach.
In the short term, Cho Ray Hospital will applyrobotic surgery on prostate, kidney, bladder, bowel and colon, lung and livercancers. This type of surgery will be used for trauma, orthopaedic andheart operations later.
Experts said robotic surgery has a high rate ofsuccess since robot is able to reach difficult locations and precisely removetumours. It makes smaller incision and reduces blood loss, helping patientssuffer from less pain and recover faster.
Robotic surgery was first used in the US in thelate 1980s. In Vietnam, the National Children’s Hospital in Hanoi successfullyapplied robotic surgery in 2014. Binh Dan Hospital in HCM City carried out thistype of surgery in 2016.-VNA
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A surgery using robot at Cho Ray Hospital (Photo: VNA) 
