Hyderabad: The urologists at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) recently performed the institute’s first-ever robotic kidney transplant. The procedure was performed on a 33-year-old man from Nalgonda, Telangana, who was battling end-stage renal disease for nearly a decade.
The patient underwent a living-related kidney transplant in 2017 but suffered chronic rejection, necessitating a second transplant. This time, he received a cadaver kidney. The operation was particularly complex due to failure of the previous surgery, but despite the challenges, the surgery was carried out without any complications.
The newly transplanted kidney functioned immediately, producing good urine output as soon as it was connected, signalling a successful graft and a smooth recovery, said NIMS urology department head Dr Rahul Devraj.
He hailed the surgery as a landmark achievement claiming that it was the first of its kind in a govt hospital in South India.
“Robotic-assisted kidney transplantation is transforming organ transplant surgery, offering unmatched precision, smaller incisions, minimal postoperative pain, and faster recovery,” said Dr Devraj. TNN
