Japanese physician Hitomi Shimada decided to stay in Vietnam for treatment after learning he had prostate cancer rather than traveling back to his native country. The prostate tumor was successfully removed during the successful robotic surgery at Vinmec Times City International General Hospital in Hanoi, assisting Dr. Shimada in making a full recovery.
Robots...help to cure cancer
Hitomi Shimada, a 72-year-old Japanese practitioner of traditional medicine, has been a patient at Vinmec Times City International General Hospital for three years.
He was identified as having non-metastatic prostate cancer in 2015. He fully comprehended his sickness because he was a doctor. According to Dr. Hoang Tho, a urologist at Vinmec Times City International Hospital, Mr. Shimada began his therapy by taking hormonal medications and changing his diet to one that was active in the hope of reducing the growth of the tumor. He constructed a very detailed monitoring table and meticulously noted all the signs each month.
Since the beginning of 2018 till the present, Mr. Shimada's health has significantly improved, his skin has turned ruddy, and his indicators have gradually started to return after being freed from the tumor by robotic surgery at Vinmec Times City International Hospital at a normal range. His schedule is less hectic as a result, and he has more time to pursue his passion for doing research and writing books.
The procedure performed on Mr. Shimada in January 2018 was Vinmec's first prostate cancer robotic surgery. The biggest challenge with the majority of prostate cancer cases is always older men in poorer condition. Mr. Hitomi Shimada's prostate cancer index (PSA) grew, the patient's tumor was at the start of stage 3, it had not metastasized, but it had invaded the seminal vesicles. This makes the operation considerably more challenging. Because the prostate is positioned extremely deep in the pelvis, the doctor's surgery is limited, the operation takes a long time, the patient loses a lot of blood, the danger of urine leakage, urethral stricture, urinary incontinence ... very high.
If action is delayed, the tumor will grow rapidly, spread to other regions of the body, and become incapable of functioning. Therefore, robotic surgery is the best option to effectively cure Mr. Shimada's condition. The robot arm is small, flexible, and can fit into very deep sections of the pelvis with ease. It can also spin 540 degrees. This makes it possible to move objects exactly to the millimeter, preventing harm to blood arteries, nerves, the colon, or the ureters. As a result, all procedures are more precise and secure, according to Dr. Hoang Tho.
Major surgery was performed on Mr. Shimada using a gentle robot. With proper care, the incision was only 1 cm, allowing him to resume eating and drinking after 1 day, lightly exercise after 2 days, and be released from the hospital after 4 days. Mr. Shimida enthusiastically replied, "I am really well, no pain," when asked how he was feeling.
A 95% success rate
After receiving robot surgery for cancer, Mr. Shimada still keeps in touch with Dr. Vinmec from Japan, sharing his happiness at being able to carry out his plans now that he is healthy enough to do so: "I'm so happy that I can draw, write books, and can go everywhere to collect and learn traditional Chinese medicine remedies.
Mr. Shimada is one of around 30 patients who have undergone robotic surgery at Vinmec in recent years. Robotic surgery has been implemented in numerous large hospitals throughout the globe and is progressively taking over the surgical landscape.
Vinmec Times City Hospital has given the American-made Da Vinci Robot a sophisticated and contemporary framework to ensure maximum surgical efficiency. The robot has four arms with actions that almost exactly mimic those of human hands, but the rotation angle may be increased to about 540 degrees. The robot can eliminate hand tremors and trembling movements, enabling highly precise microsurgery and surgery. The surgery sites are 10 times more enlarged with the 3D lens. This capability allows surgical robots to access difficult-to-reach areas and "resolve" the drawbacks of conventional surgery. Prostate cancer, digestive disorders, urology-genitourinary issues, and many gynecological conditions benefit most from this.
With a success rate of up to 95%, Vinmec has so far effectively treated gastrointestinal, urological-genitourinary, and gynecological illnesses. One of Vinmec Medical System's many initiatives to make Vinmec Times City a premier contemporary and all-inclusive surgical center in Vietnam is the establishment of a robotic surgery center. Vinmec is effectively treating difficult diseases by fusing high technology (laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, etc.) with conventional surgical treatment (open surgery).
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