Robotic Surgery: Two Operations at Once

At Medical Point Hospital, two surgeries were performed simultaneously using robotic surgery technology. The general surgery team performed colon cancer surgery, while the urology team performed kidney surgery.

Continuing to heal patients with robotic surgery technology, another first was achieved at IEU Medical Point Hospital. Tuncay Andiç, who applied to the hospital, was diagnosed with colon cancer, and further tests revealed a tumor in his left kidney. Andiç regained his health through the joint efforts of the general surgery and urology departments using robotic surgery technology. He became the first patient to be recorded as having simultaneous robotic surgeries at IEU Medical Point Hospital.

Tayfun Yoldaş from the general surgery team, who performed Andiç colon cancer surgery, said, "Our patient came to us with complaints of bleeding at the end of the intestine. Our tests revealed both a tumor at the end of the large intestine (rectum) and a tumor in the kidney. After chemotherapy, we had to operate. We performed the surgery together with our urology team using robotic surgery. We intervened in the intestine. In this surgery, both the patient and ourselves benefited from the advantages of robotic surgery. Afterwards, the patient entered a rapid recovery period. Thanks to robotic surgery, we performed the operation more precisely. There was less blood loss, and the recovery process was faster," he said.

Prof. Dr. Gökhan Koç from the urology department, who operated on Andiçs kidney tumor, said, "Our patient was diagnosed with a large bowel tumor. There was a chemotherapy process. Later, during a rectal surgery planned by the general surgery department, we decided to treat the tumor detected in the left kidney in the same session with robotic surgery. We performed the operation through small incisions. If we had used the old method, we would have had to perform the surgery with a large incision. Both the operation and the hospital stay were shortened. We completely removed the left kidney. We performed two surgeries at the same time with robotic surgery in our hospital he said.