April 20, 2010 10:26 AM

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AIIMS doctors conduct India's first robot-assisted urological surgery

All India Institute of Medical Sciences conducted the country's first robot-assisted urological surgery on Monday.<br/> <br/>The surgery called the 'Anterior Pelvic Exenteration' was carried out by Dr P N Dogra, Professor and Head, Department of Urology, on a 50-year-old woman who was suffering from cancer of urethra and urinary bladder last week. <br/> <br/>The surgery involved removal of the urinary bladder, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, anterior vaginal wall, urethra and pelvic lymph nodes of the patient. <br/> <br/>AIIMS has initiated a drive to maximise the use of Robot so that maximum number of patients can be benefited.<br/>

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