SA surgeon in trailblazing TV operation
Xolani Mbanjwa
A leading South African doctor has shown the world how it's done in a groundbreaking surgery viewed by thousands of doctors around the world.
Professor Heine van der Walt, from Pretoria, a world leader in laparoscopic surgery, performed seven surgical operations during a live transmission at Netcare's Unitas Hospital in Centurion, Tshwane, to colleagues around the world.
The operations were broadcast live to a two-day Digestive Apparatus Surgery Conference in Rome, where surgeons and surgical students, including 2 500 conference attendees, watched the procedures on big screens.
Thousands more also viewed the operations in various countries, including Australia, Japan, Belgium and the United States.
While many doctors around the world still cut their patients to perform medical operations, Van der Walt demonstrated the delicate operation, which requires only about three to five holes, no more than 3mm, to be drilled in the surgery area.
He said that while the procedure is expensive, it saves time as most patients take only two days to recover instead of the normal six weeks when they are cut open.
"Instead of cutting a patient to get to a particular organ, you drill small little holes where you insert a camera and your working tools.
"You look at the monitor to view your surgery. It's cleaner, quicker, pain-free and chances of infection are minimal."
It was the third time Van der Walt had participated in the conference to demonstrate what he calls "telemedicine".
Credit from http://www.topix.net
http://www.iol.co.za
A leading South African doctor has shown the world how it's done in a groundbreaking surgery viewed by thousands of doctors around the world.
Professor Heine van der Walt, from Pretoria, a world leader in laparoscopic surgery, performed seven surgical operations during a live transmission at Netcare's Unitas Hospital in Centurion, Tshwane, to colleagues around the world.
The operations were broadcast live to a two-day Digestive Apparatus Surgery Conference in Rome, where surgeons and surgical students, including 2 500 conference attendees, watched the procedures on big screens.
Thousands more also viewed the operations in various countries, including Australia, Japan, Belgium and the United States.
While many doctors around the world still cut their patients to perform medical operations, Van der Walt demonstrated the delicate operation, which requires only about three to five holes, no more than 3mm, to be drilled in the surgery area.
He said that while the procedure is expensive, it saves time as most patients take only two days to recover instead of the normal six weeks when they are cut open.
"Instead of cutting a patient to get to a particular organ, you drill small little holes where you insert a camera and your working tools.
"You look at the monitor to view your surgery. It's cleaner, quicker, pain-free and chances of infection are minimal."
It was the third time Van der Walt had participated in the conference to demonstrate what he calls "telemedicine".
Credit from http://www.topix.net
http://www.iol.co.za
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