First in the world: Lifeline Hospitals successfully treated vascular disorders with Versius CMR Robot

Chennai, July 14, 2022: For the first time in the world, two unique cases of vascular compression disorders were treated using the Versius CMR Surgical robot, at LIFELINE Multi-Speciality Hospitals in Chennai.

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Case one:

This is a case of median arcuate ligament syndrome.

A young woman had abdominal pain and vomiting for the past three years, losing fifteen kgs, she sought medical help. A series of investigations confirmed that she had a rare compression of a major blood vessel supplying the stomach and the first part of the gut. This artery is known as the coeliac artery. Her congenital disease (present at birth) had manifested itself at a later age and was threatening to become fatal by loss of nutrition.

The Versius robot from CMR Surgical is used by a team headed by Dr. JS Rajkumar and Dr. Anirudh and Dr. Dharmendra. Dr. CMK Reddy, a renowned vascular surgeon, also assisted.

Robotic release of all the compressing structures, along with the destruction of pain-giving nerve fibres and fibrous tissue in that area, was successfully performed.

The operation took about three hours, and the patient is doing exceedingly well in the postoperative period.

(L to R) Dr.Nabeel; Dr.Dharmendra; Dr.Anirudh; Patients; Dr.J.S.Rajkumar, Chairman, Lifeline Hospitals

Case two:

A 23-year-old woman from Bangladesh presented with recurrent vomiting of greenish bilious material. Extensive investigations had been done in Bangladesh. She was discovered to have compression of the duodenum (the first part of the small intestine) by a blood vesselown as the superior mesenteric artery.

Versius robot from CMR Surgical was used to free the first part of the intestine and join it with the small intestine below, a robotic Duodenojejunostomy. The patient is doing very well in the postoperative period.

Both these cases represent rare, potentially fatal maladies inside the abdomen.

Both were done for the first time in the world, using the Versius robot, by CMR Surgical.

About 10 cases have been reported all over the world using the da Vinci surgical system. None have been reported before this in India using any robot.

(L to R) Dr.CMK Reddy; Dr.J.S.Rajkumar, Chairman, Lifeline Hospitals

"The increased three-dimensional vision offered by the Versius, and multiple robotic arms, made this potentially difficult procedure much easier, giving much greater control to the surgeon," said Dr. JS Rajkumar.

"We hope to continue pushing the frontiers of complex surgery making use of the Versius robot. Our experience with the Versius robot is now nearly 3 years, and we have had 100% success with every operation that we have utilized it for. Owing to our experience in advanced laparoscopic abdominal surgeries including laparoscopic metabolic surgery and several abdominal cancer surgeries, we have been able to perform these rare procedures with relative ease and comfort said Dr. Anirudh, who assisted in thisvprocedure.

"Gallbladder surgery, uterus surgery, Colo rectal surgery, anti-reflux or heartburn surgery, metabolic- bariatric surgery, and hernia surgery are the operations where we get tremendous benefit from using the CMR- Versius robot, "added Dr. Dharmendra, part of the robotic surgical team at Lifeline hospital Chennai, which is currently celebrating its 25th year of service.

Other members of the surgical team also included Dr. Tasmia, Dr. Nabeel, Dr. Shreya, and Dr.Jayakrishna. The anaesthesiologists involved were Dr.Sampath, Dr.Aarthi, and Dr.Saravana Kumar.

About Lifeline Multispeciality Hospitals:

Lifeline Multispeciality Hospitals was founded by Dr. J.S. Rajkumar and Dr. Chitrakala Rajkumar in 1997. Providing advanced healthcare services at affordable rates is the vision of the founders. In its 25th year now, the healthcare facility continues to serve the people of Chennai and the world. The talented surgical team at the hospital continues to put Chennai on the global healthcare map. The healthcare facility is well known for the presence of specialists in gastroenterology, orthopaedics, urogynecology, urology, nephrology, gynecology, maxillofacial medicine, and sports medicine.

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