Mumbai: Robotic operation without cuts saves 84-yr-old from tumour

Mumbai | Sunday | 15th July, 2018

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We, therefore, suggested Trans-Oral Robotic Supraglottic Laryngectomy,"A Trans-Oral Robotic Supraglottic Laryngectomy allows a surgeon to remove a tumour completely without disturbing surrounding tissues. The robotic surgery is precise and took less time." Dharmesh Mehta, son of the patient Anil Mehta, said, "My father's age made it difficult to withstand an open surgery. Anil Mehta, an 84-year-old South Mumbai resident, had a large 2.5cm x2.5 cm tumour blocking the entry to his voice box. And three days after the surgery, Mehta was sitting in his bed and talking without his voice cracking..