Media Coverage on Robotic (Da Vinci) Spine Surgery (1st Time in Asia) on a 10 year old boy with infection in Spine. This surgery was done by  Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Senior Spine and Neuro surgeon, Apollo Hospital, New Delhi  Dr. Arun Prasad, Senior Consultant, Minimal Access Surgery, Apollo Hospital, New Delhi

1. Media Coverage
Press Conference
on
Robotic Surgery of Spine on
10 Year Old Boy
by
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
&
Dr. Arun Prasad
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
On July 31, 2014

3. Times of India, August 01, 2014

4. Times of India, August 01, 2014

18. Domain.com
Link :
http://www.domain-b.com/industry/Healthcare/20140802_faster.html

19. Starlive24.com
One-of-its Kind surgery on a 10 year old boy
New Delhi: Indraprasth Apollo Hospital, the pioneer in healthcare today organized a press
briefing to announce successful completion of first-of-its kind robotic surgery of a 10-year
old boy from Jharkhand who suffered from collapsed vertebra.This is for the first time in
the world that Robotics surgery has been performed for this particular condition and the
child was the to undergo this procedure
This 10-year-old-boy Shivam, who had a collapsed vertebra at the mid chest level leading
to compression of the spinal cord along with a large collection of pus in that area, was
subjected to Robotic surgery. The boy, who was initially diagnosed with Tuberculosis, was
transferred to Apollo Hospital later for latest and better treatment option. Dr. Rajendra
Prasad, Senior Consultant-Neurosurgery and Dr. Arun Prasad,Senior Consultant-Minimal
Access Surgery, after reviewing the suggested Robotic Surgery as the best treatment
option
Dr. Rajendra Prasad commented, Standard surgery involves a large cut in the chest and
over the back with prolonged hospital stay. Pain after the procedure can make the
recovery and return to normal activities slow. After review of the scan, robotic
instrumentation and discussion it was felt that the procedure can be attempted
robotically and if successful would give the child benefit of this latest of this latest
technology.
The surgery was performed on the 15 July. The procedure took about 2 hour and went off
very well. Once boy recovered from the procedure, the vertebrae were fixed from behind
a week later so as to enable early mobilization Shivam can now walk comfortably.
Apollo Hospital has always been at the forefront of adopting new technologies for better
patient care. With its fully equipped, world case OT’s, addition of the DaVinci Surgical
technology as augmented the continuous effort of Apollo to bring the best clinical
outcomes for the patient.
The Apollo Institute of Robotic surgery has performed 316 successful surgeries till date in
the disciplines of Urology, Pediatrics, Gynecology, Gastroenterology and Colorectal,
Bariatric, and General Surgery.
Robotics Technology adds to better patient management by providing surgeon with
superior visualization, enhanced, dexterity, and greater precision and ergonomic comfort,
the da Vinci surgical system makes it possible for more surgeons to perform minimally
invasion procedures involving complex dissection or reconstruction. Since no longer need
to stand throughout the surgery, they don’t get unduly tired Natural hand tremors are
also filtered out by the robot’s computer software.
Link :
http://starlive24.in/cities/delhi---ncr/one-of-its-kind-surgery-on-a-10-year-old-
boy/100162.html