KARACHI:
The Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) and the Sindh government have established the First Robotic Surgery Unit at Sukkur.
The centre of excellence in robotic surgery was inaugurated on Saturday by the Sindh Health Minister, Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho at the SIUT Chablani Medical Centre, Sukkur.
Speaking on the occasion, the health minister said, “It is a great honour for me to be here with my mentor and my teacher “Prof. Adib Rizvi”.
Dr Adib Rizvi Director SIUT highlighted the SIUT ethos which is “Free treatment with dignity”.
He said that the centre of excellence in Robotic Surgery is established at Sukkur as part of the SIUT philosophy to remain at the cutting edge of technology for the benefit of the common people.
He said it is the shining example of community government partnership and SIUT plans to set up a regional robotic training centre to train the next generation of surgeons both from the region as well as from across the country.
On this occasion, the SIUT Robotic Surgery expert, Dr Rehan Mohsin said that Robotic procedures have several benefits to the patients including significantly less scar, less pain, less blood loss, less risk of infection, shorter hospital stay, quicker recovery time, and better clinical outcomes in many cases.
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21 сен 2024
