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Robot-assisted precise removal of pancreatic tumor deep in a woman's "vascular jungle" with almost no bleeding

2024-08-15

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At the end of the operation, the white gauze strips pre-placed for the patient were still white when they were removed. The doctor used robot-assisted surgery to accurately remove the pancreatic tumor deep in the "vascular jungle" of the 25-year-old girl.

On August 15, a reporter from The Paper (www.thepaper.cn) learned from Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University that the operation was performed by the hospital's pancreatic surgery team, and the 25-year-old pancreatic cancer patient Xiaoyi (pseudonym) has now been successfully discharged from the hospital.

Recently, the pancreatic surgery team of Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University used robot-assisted surgery to accurately remove a pancreatic tumor deep in the "vascular jungle" of a 25-year-old girl. Photo courtesy of Zhongshan Hospital

According to the hospital, Xiaoyi had just graduated from college and successfully found a dream job, but during the pre-employment physical examination, she was found to have a tumor at the back of the pancreatic neck, which was potentially malignant.

At first, Xiaoyi was treated in a local hospital, and the doctor recommended a pancreatic neck and tail resection, which meant that Xiaoyi would lose three-quarters of her pancreas, and would face severe damage to her pancreatic function, which would have a long-term impact on her sugar metabolism and significantly increase her risk of diabetes. What further worried Xiaoyi and her family was that the doctor also mentioned that the spleen might be removed at the same time, which would affect Xiaoyi's future life in many ways.