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. YouTube VideoЁЯСЗЁЯСЗ 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-givi...