Pune doctor creates a robotic first
‘Robots in India have so far been used in cardiac surgeries, but now a Pune-based urologist has taken the lead for using this technique to treat prostate cancer and other urological disorders, like opening up narrow fallopian tubes in women.
According to laparoscopic and reconstructive urologist Sanjay Kulkarni, who is one of the few Indian doctors to have a medical procedure named after him, the Kulkarni technique, a two-day robotic uro-surgery workshop at the Escorts heart institute, starting April 30, is an attempt to generate interest and create awareness in the fraternity to use the most advanced laparoscopic procedure, using a robot.’
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