KARACHI: A three-day international conference on “Robotic Surgery in the field of Urology” began at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT) here on Monday. Inaugurating the conference, SIUT Director Professor Adib Rizvi highlighted the merits of minimally invasive surgery and robotic surgery declaring it as a “leading edge technology” which has opened new avenues of providing relief and comfort to patients requiring surgeries. About 200 surgical cases have been performed through robotic surgery by SIUT and Civil Hospital team during the past six months including cases of urological disorders performed at SIUT. The conference was divided into various sessions comprising workshops, live robotic surgeries, panel discussions and training sessions. Sindh secretary health also participated in the conference and witnessed a live surgery session on the opening day of the conference.

Source: Pakistan Today January 08, 2018 17:15 UTC