Robot performs kidney surgery
A 51-year-old father of five has had his cancerous kidney removed in the first ever robotic-assisted procedure in South Africa. Da Vinci Si robotic technology was used to assist in the surgical removal of the patient’s cancerous kidney, a procedure known as a radical nephrectomy, at Netcare Waterfall Hospital in Midrand last Monday. Just three days later the patient, a consultant who prefers not to be named, was discharged home where he was able to quietly celebrate his 51st birthday with his family.