For the first time in Eastern India, Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals Kolkata offers a complete Robotic Renal Transplant. A traditional kidney transplant requires an 8-10 inch cut in the recipient’s lower abdomen, whereas a robotic kidney transplant requires only a 1-2 inch cut and a few keyholes for access inside the stomach to join the blood vessels.

A 25-year-old patient had Chronic Kidney Disease and had been on dialysis for quite some time. The patient had a robotic renal transplant last week in Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals Kolkata under the supervision of Dr. Vinay Mahendra after finding a suitable match.

Benefits of Robotic Renal Transplant:

• There are fewer complications with KT than with open surgery, particularly in immunocompromised and end-stage renal disease patients.
• For obese patients who are otherwise not candidates for transplants, it is safer and more effective.
• Minimal invasive surgery reduces the following: blood loss, hospital stays, pain, postoperative complication rate, recovery time, and scars from surgery

With the introduction of Robotic Renal Transplant technique, kidney transplants will become easy for patients.

Priyanka Dutta