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MANGALURU: Doctors from Yenepoya Medical College and Hospital (YMCH), Deralakatte here have successfully performed a successful robotic kidney transplant . Yenepoya University finance director Farhad Yenepoya appreciated efforts of the doctors and promised to subsidise even robotic kidney transplant for the needy. Robotic surgery using the Da Vinci Surgical System has many advantages for patients.Although operating the Hi-Tech system requires high level of expertise, urologists from YMCH succeeded with both patient and donor being discharged within four-days of surgery. Patients who require transplant can contact robotic and transplant coordinator on 8123018855. Urologists Drs Mujeeburahiman, Altaf Khan and Nischith D'souza with their team planned and performed the procedure with utmost care and surgery was performed by laparoscopy and recipient surgery with robot assistance.Robotic surgery has several advantages over conventional open surgery ..