Al-Marsad newspaper: In an unprecedented medical achievement, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center succeeded in performing the first complete liver transplant operation using a robot in the world, for a Saudi patient in his sixties, who suffered from non-alcoholic fatty liver (NASH) and hepatocellular carcinoma. (HCC).
An unprecedented qualitative achievement
The leader of the medical team carrying out the operation and Executive Director of the Center of Excellence for Organ Transplantation, Professor Dieter Brüring, explained that this qualitative achievement confirms “KFSH&RC’s commitment to medical innovation and enhancing the quality of health care services provided to patients all over the world,” noting that the success achieved in fully robotic liver transplant operations It represents a pivotal shift in the history of organ transplantation, confirming KFSH&RC’s position as a global leader in this field.
Specialized Hospital is unique in performing a complete liver transplant using a robot
KFSH&RC is unique in the world in performing a complete liver transplant using a robot in the resection and transplantation stages, after adopting an approach that combines traditional and robotic surgeries in carrying out the transplant, and since 2018 it has relied entirely on robotic surgery to partially remove the liver from living donors.
Advantages of robotic liver transplantation over others
Fully robotic liver transplantation is distinguished from others by making smaller incisions in the patient’s body, reducing the recovery period, and reducing the possibility of complications, unlike traditional liver transplantation or the hybrid approach, which involves making an incision in the patient’s body up to 15 cm long, which leads to Complications may occur in 50% of cases, requiring a longer stay in the hospital.
A transformation in the services provided by the specialist
This achievement represents a transformation in the services provided by “KFSH&RC” to specialists in organ transplantation, as the hospital is a specialized training center in robotic organ transplantation surgery, through which it cooperates with other medical institutions. To share knowledge and enhance global understanding of minimally invasive transplant procedures.
Striving to harness all capabilities
This achievement also comes within the framework of “KFSH&RC’s” continuous efforts to harness all capabilities and bring in the latest technologies, to improve results and operating efficiency, to be the ideal choice for every patient in the field of providing specialized health care, and to make its services available to a wider segment of beneficiaries.
KFSH&RC is one of the world’s leading providers of health care
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center is among the most prominent hospitals in the world in providing specialized health care, and was recently ranked 20th in the list of the best health care institutions in the world for the year 2023, and first in the Middle East and Africa, according to the Brand Finance classification. .
2023-09-28 11:33:53
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