Beijing hospital leads in paediatric robotic surgery

 05-Jul-16, Global Times

Advanced robotic technology is playing an increasingly important role in complex medical operations. Among the advanced technologies, one robotic surgical instrument, the da Vinci Surgical System, stands out above the rest. Made by the US-based company Intuitive Surgical and approved by American Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the da Vinci allows surgeons to do minimally invasive, complex surgeries with accuracy, precision, and above all, safety.

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The Beijing United Family Hospital and Clinics (BJU) is one of the very few domestic hospitals that has this world-class and sought-after technology. The hospital performed 100 operations within the first year of acquiring the surgical system. The most common operations that use the robotic technology include urological operations, especially pediatric urological operations - making BJU one of the early pioneers in pediatric robotic surgery in China.

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