According to the trust, patients who have had robotic-assisted surgery have highlighted how operation wounds were smaller and healed faster
Ahmed said: “We are aiming to further expand robotic services into complex abdominal wall reconstruction, complex endometriosis, complex upper GI and pelvic floor problems, along with selected emergency surgeries and we will need to acquire a third robot in the future to offer these procedures.”
Hemant Nemade, UHN’s medical director, said: “Our ambition is to become a key provider of robotic-assisted surgery in the region and to lead the way in providing the kinds of innovative surgery this technology enables.”