Apollo Hospitals Performs Country’s First Robotic RAHI Scarless Surgery to Remove Tumour on Woman’s Neck
Chennai, 19 May 2023: Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, has successfully performed a robotic head-and-neck surgery on a 49-year-old woman to remove a large tumour of 8cm size on her salivary gland without any visible scar on her neck, a first of its kind in the country. The surgery was performed by Dr Venkat Karthikeyan C, Clinical Lead Robotic ENT - Head and Neck Oncology at Apollo Main Hospital, which has also successfully completed 125 such surgeries. Press meet youtube video link 👇👇 Speaking about the breakthrough surgery, Dr Venkat Karthikeyan said, “The woman arrived at Apollo Hospitals with a large tumour visible on the right side of her neck. This is the first time in the country a robotic RAHI approached surgery was performed to remove a tumour of size 8cm on the submandibular gland, especially, without leaving a scar on the neck.” (L to R) Dr Venkat Karthikeyan C, Clinical Lead Robotic ENT - Head and Neck Oncology, Apollo Main Hospital; Patient; Dr.Venkatachalam, DMS, Apollo Hos...
