In line with the Ministry of Health and Prevention’s keenness to use the latest innovative therapeutic methods and keeping up with developments in the global medical arena, in addition to providing specialized, comprehensive and innovative health services. The Ministry of Health and Prevention revealed that the medical team at Al-Kuwait Hospital, Dubai, has successfully performed two surgeries using advanced surgical robot technology.The first operation was for a patient with malignant cells in the larynx, while the second one was for a patient with sleep apnea due to enlarged tongue.The new achievement enhances the competitiveness of Al Kuwait Hospital thanks to its highly skilled medical competences and state-of-the-are equipment

The ENT department of Al Kuwait Hospital has developed a treatment plan for the Laryngeal cancer case and prepared the patient for the surgery after necessary medical examinations have conducted.The surgery was performed using the latest generation of robots in the Middle East, supported by the competency and expertise of the medical staff to perform such sensitive surgeries, in which a lot of challenges are faced

This type of surgical robot, compared to other conventional robots, is characterized by its small size and ease of transport to the operating rooms, where the surgeon controls and manages the robot from the operating room itself and not remotely. It’s also marked by its ability to reach small parts and narrow places of the human body by mouth to perform the required surgery, while it is difficult to access through conventional surgery or require an external surgical incision to reach them, including deep parts of the throat and upper part of the trachea

MoHAP has an outstanding record in robotic surgery field, especially in robot-assisted cardiac surgery using the ‘Da Vinci’ and ‘Corriandos’ robots, in line with its strategy for bringing more surgical robots in the coming stage and providing the medical teams with the necessary training for using them