NTU Hospital touts its training center for robotic surgeryBy Lee I-chia / Staff reporterNational Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) yesterday unveiled its International Robotic Surgery Training Center, as it celebrated more than 5,000 robotic surgeries in the past 10 years, touting the smaller incisions, less pain and shorter recovery periods for such operations. The number of robotic surgeries at the hospital has risen over the years and its specialist teams have developed innovative robotic surgery procedures, some of which were global firsts, Wu said. The International Robotic Surgery Training Center offers training with instruction from a comprehensive variety of specialties, which would allow surgeons in Taiwan to learn the techniques without having to travel abroad, he said. However, robotic surgery — which involved a small incision at her hairline — removed the benign tumor and left a scar that was barely visible, she said. A woman in her 30s surnamed Shi (史) donated part of her liver via robotic surgery nine years ago, Wu Yao-ming said.
