Clinicians at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Hospital, the first of its kind in the UAE, have used the robot to change the pathway of the pancreas and convert the 12 into an Emirati patient to provide a surgical option to treat obesity at the local level And regional levels.
The young patient underwent years of gastric bypass surgery at another hospital but gained new weight and her body mass index rose to the level associated with obesity-related deficits. Cleveland Clinic doctors decided to help her by using the robot to change the course of her pancreas, And the conversion of «twelve», to reduce a large part of the food route in the small intestine, which contributes to the passage of speed, and reduce the amounts of fat and calories absorbed by the body. The general surgery consultant at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi Clinic, Dr. Ricard Corcell, who performed the surgery, confirmed that the patient's condition had improved, allowing her to return to her home in Fujairah after only four days in hospital. Robotic surgery in reducing pain in the patient. This process is the first of its kind in the UAE and we believe that there is a strong potential for robot use in more obesity surgeries. "
The patient's condition improved, allowing her to return to her home after four days in hospital.