On April 25th, Professor Ma Yong, Director of the Department of Minimally Invasive Liver Surgery of the First Hospital of Harbin Medical University, successfully completed two cases of robotic complex hepatobiliary surgery, so far, the number of cases of da Vinci robot surgery in the liver minimally invasive surgery of the First Hospital of Harbin Medical University has reached 100 cases, marking that the minimally invasive surgery of the liver of the First Hospital of Harbin Medical University has entered a new stage of development in the field of high technology.
Since the establishment of the department, the Minimally Invasive Department of Liver Surgery of the First Hospital of Harbin Medical University has taken the lead in applying a robotic surgical system to serve patients with hepatobiliary diseases. Under the leadership of Professor Ma Yong, the minimally invasive liver surgery team has completed complex and difficult surgeries such as robot hilar cholangiocarcinoma radical resection, robotic liver total caudal lobectomy, robotic hepatic midlobectomy, robotic lower portal carcinoma embolectomy, and robotic partial spleen resection. Multidisciplinary joint robot surgery has been carried out many times to solve multiple diseases for patients at one time, saving medical costs while avoiding the damage caused by secondary surgery.
Figure 1 Distribution of 100 cases of robotic surgery in liver minimally invasive surgery, Harbin Medical University First Hospital
Compared with traditional open surgery and laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery, da Vinci robotic surgery has the advantages of clear vision, precise operation, smaller trauma, faster postoperative recovery, etc., and at the same time can effectively save the physical exertion of the main surgeon, can complete a variety of complex surgical operations more accurately, and exert the advantages of robot surgery to the extreme.
Professor Ma Yong introduced that the Da Vinci robot has significant advantages in the fine operation of the small space, especially suitable for the fine dissection and reconstruction of the hepatobiliary system, and the coordination of multiple mechanical arms makes the doctor's operation more flexible and stable. Since the minimally invasive department of liver surgery of the First Hospital of Harbin Medical University carried out such surgery in August 2021, it has completed various types of complex robotic surgery in hepatobiliary surgery in less than one year, focusing on hepatobiliary and spleen specialist diseases (Figure 1), without a single case of open abdomen, no case of surgical complications, the efficacy is remarkable, and it is well received by patients.
Figure 2 Professor Ma Yong performs a da Vinci robotic surgery
In February 2022, Professor Ma Yong ranked third in the national hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery robot surgery volume. The mastery and improvement of the hepatic minimally invasive surgery team for the robot surgical technology is so fast and efficient, thanks to the team members' extensive practice and experience accumulation of laparoscopic minimally invasive technology over the years, and also benefit from the dedication and persistence of the specialized construction of hepatobiliary surgery, in order to "do specialty and become stronger"!
Figure 3 Group photo of the medical team of minimally invasive liver surgery of the First Hospital of Harbin Medical University
At present, the Department of Liver Minimally Invasive Surgery of the First Hospital of Harbin Medical University is about to complete the formation and training of the second robotic surgical team, in order to better meet the current growing demand for high-precision minimally invasive surgical treatment. As the youngest medical team in the general surgery department of the First Hospital of Harbin Medical University, the members of the department will continue to work hard and live up to Shaohua, continuously improve the quality of medical services with the pursuit of "excellence", make full use of and carry out high-tech under the premise of ensuring medical safety, give play to the leading role of regional medical treatment, and escort the health of the general public! (China Daily Heilongjiang Reporter Station)