Robotic surgery performed on 12-year-old girl for pancreatitis
Kauvery Hospital in Chennai has successfully performed a robotic surgery on a 12-year-old girl with chronic pancreatitis. The surgery, a robotic Frey’s procedure, was necessary due to a congenital pancreatic abnormality that caused severe abdominal pain. Doctors noted that the robotic approach allowed for precise reconstruction and minimized invasiveness.
- ▪The girl suffered from recurrent chronic pancreatitis due to pancreatic divisum.
- ▪Previous treatments included multiple endoscopic interventions and pancreatic duct stenting, which were ineffective.
- ▪The surgery was performed using the Da Vinci robotic surgical system by a specialized medical team.
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Kauvery Hospital, Chennai, has successfully performed a robotic Frey’s procedure on a 12-year-old girl suffering from recurrent chronic pancreatitis, caused by a congenital pancreatic abnormality.The child had experienced repeated episodes of severe abdominal pain and pancreatitis for several years due to pancreatic divisum, a condition in which pancreatic ducts fail to fuse normally during fetal development. Despite multiple endoscopic interventions and pancreatic duct stenting procedures, her symptoms persisted.The surgery involved robotic pancreatic reconstruction using the Da Vinci robotic surgical system.The procedure was led by Senthil Gnanasekaran, Clinical Lead, Abdominal Organ Transplant and HPB Surgery, along with Piyush Bawane, Clinical Lead, Medical Gastroenterology.Chronic…
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