Establishing Itself as the Leading Robotic Surgery Hub in Northeastern Gyeonggi
With the Operation of the Advanced Da Vinci Xi System
Uijeongbu Eulji University Hospital (Director Song Hyun) has reaffirmed its position as a hub hospital for robotic surgery in the northeastern Gyeonggi region by achieving 1,000 robotic surgeries.
Park Jin-seong, Director of the Robot Surgery Center at Uijeongbu Eulji University Hospital (center), and medical staff related to robot surgery are taking a commemorative photo for achieving 1,000 surgeries. Photo by Uijeongbu Eulji University Hospital
Operating the advanced 4th generation robotic surgical system Da Vinci Xi, Uijeongbu Eulji University Hospital has steadily expanded its surgical scope to include complex diseases, achieving 500 surgeries in June 2023 and surpassing 1,000 surgeries on the 17th of this month.
Uijeongbu Eulji University Hospital performs robotic surgeries across various medical departments including Urology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Thyroid and Endocrine Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, and Breast Surgery.
Among the total 1,000 surgeries, 780 were severe cases including cancer. By cancer type, there were 262 cases of prostate cancer, 174 cases of thyroid cancer, 78 cases of gynecologic cancers (such as uterine and ovarian cancer), 81 cases of kidney cancer, 23 cases of lung cancer, and 17 cases of stomach cancer.
In particular, robotic surgery has been widely applied to cancer surgeries including esophageal cancer, known for its surgical difficulty, breast cancer where minimizing scarring and preserving femininity are important, bile duct and gallbladder cancers which are challenging due to numerous surrounding blood vessels, and rare cancers such as ampullary cancer.
Beyond cancer, safe surgeries have been provided for uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, gallbladder polyps, urinary stones and urinary tract malformations, mediastinal tumors, and esophageal ruptures, continuing its growth trend.
By department, urology surgeries accounted for the largest number with 372 cases, followed by general surgery with 299 cases, obstetrics and gynecology with 267 cases, and thoracic surgery with 62 cases.
Robotic surgery is performed by creating the minimal possible passage for endoscopic equipment to enter the abdominal and thoracic cavities, resulting in very small scars and aiding rapid patient recovery.
It provides a field of view more than 20 times larger than conventional endoscopic surgery and enables more precise operations by utilizing robot joints that rotate freely, minimizing damage to normal tissues.
Park Jin-sung, head of the Robotic Surgery Center (Urology), said, "Robotic surgery is an advanced minimally invasive technique that helps patients return to their daily lives quickly through delicate and precise procedures. Based on the clinical expertise accumulated so far, we will establish systematic treatment plans to provide the best satisfaction to our patients."
Director Song Hyun stated, "Uijeongbu Eulji University Hospital has the capability to perform over 400 robotic surgeries annually based on a solid collaborative system. We will strive to expand the applicable diseases further and prove our capability as a hospital that excels in surgery."
Meanwhile, to commemorate the achievement of 1,000 robotic surgeries, Uijeongbu Eulji University Hospital will hold a ceremony and symposium on the 16th of next month in Ilhyeon Hall on the 3rd floor of the main building.
At the ceremony, a progress report on reaching 1,000 surgeries and a robotic surgery system experience event will be held. During the symposium, Professors Park Jin-sung (Urology), Kang Jun-hyuk (Obstetrics and Gynecology), Byun Yoon-hyung (Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery), and Seo Jeong-eun (Gastrointestinal Surgery) will share health information related to robotic surgery with patients.
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