Apollo Hospitals Chennai Performs World’s First Robotic Cancer Surgery for Lymph Node Removal Using Hugo RAS Platform
Chennai, May 27, 2026: Apollo Hospitals Chennai has achieved a major milestone in advanced cancer care by successfully performing the world’s first Video Endoscopic Inguinal Lymphadenectomy (VEIL) using the Hugo Robotic-Assisted Surgery (RAS) system through a lateral approach. The innovative minimally invasive surgery was performed on a 40-year-old penile cancer patient, who recovered well without any major post-operative complications. (3rd from left) Dr. Madhav Tiwari, Consultant - Urologist, Uro-Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon; (4th from left) Dr. N Ragavan, Senior Consultant – Urologist, Uro-Oncologist and Robotic Surgeon; (5th from left) Dr. Ilankumaran Kaliamoorthy, CEO, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai Region Addressing reporters at a press meet held in Chennai, hospital authorities stated that the uniqueness of the procedure lies in the lateral approach, where surgeons access the operative field from the side of the thigh instead of the conventional middle approach. This technique help...