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Stepping Hill surgeons use robot in prostate operation | |
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A cancer patient has become the first person in the UK to have his prostate removed using a hand-held robot. | |
Stuart Ellis, from Cheadle Hulme, had the operation at Stepping Hill Hospital in Greater Manchester on Friday. | |
The hospital said the motorised hand device offered a more precise and quicker surgical procedure. | |
It said it provided more flexibility than the human wrist, and also allowed more precise stitching for better recovery. | |
The robot, which is called the Kymerax precision-drive articulating surgical system, can also be used in gynaecology, urology and gastrointestinal surgery. | The robot, which is called the Kymerax precision-drive articulating surgical system, can also be used in gynaecology, urology and gastrointestinal surgery. |
Robots - such as the Da Vinci robot - have previously been used in specialist hospitals in the UK to perform laparoscopic or keyhole surgery. | Robots - such as the Da Vinci robot - have previously been used in specialist hospitals in the UK to perform laparoscopic or keyhole surgery. |
Stepping Hill Hospital said the new motorised, hand-held surgical instrument costs much less, which will enable far more use across the NHS. | Stepping Hill Hospital said the new motorised, hand-held surgical instrument costs much less, which will enable far more use across the NHS. |
'Better than wrist' | |
Neil Oakley, the leading urology surgeon at Stepping Hill, who undertook the operation, said: "Our team is very excited about this latest technology and it's an honour to be the first in Britain to carry out a prostatectomy using this device. | |
"It's the fusion of maintaining the feel and touch during an operation with the greater robotic articulation that makes it so special. | "It's the fusion of maintaining the feel and touch during an operation with the greater robotic articulation that makes it so special. |
"This robot can do things not physically possibly with a human wrist and gives you the best of both worlds." | "This robot can do things not physically possibly with a human wrist and gives you the best of both worlds." |
Mr Ellis, 52, a structural engineer, was diagnosed with prostate cancer last month. | |
He said: "My father had had it some years ago, and his father had advised him that if he had any sons to have a PSA [prostate cancer screening] test every so often, so it was picked up fairly early because of that really." | |
He added: "Being told you've been diagnosed with cancer is not a pleasant experience, but it's good to know something positive for other people is coming out of this. | |
"This illness seems to have affected so many close family and friends, it's great to feel involved in the fightback, in however small a way. | "This illness seems to have affected so many close family and friends, it's great to feel involved in the fightback, in however small a way. |
"If this means other cancer patients in the future can get quicker treatment with the most advanced technology, then I'm proud to be part of it." | "If this means other cancer patients in the future can get quicker treatment with the most advanced technology, then I'm proud to be part of it." |
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