Publish date: 5 May 2022
A patient from Merseyside with two separate cancers is recovering from a rare operation.
John Boylett, who has both bowel and prostate cancer, had the six-and-a-half hour operation using a synchronised robot at Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
By operating on two parts of his body during the same procedure, John was able to recover quicker and was home within five days.
Colorectal Consultant Mr Shakil Ahmed said: “Robotic surgery is a massive benefit to all our patients. There aren’t many centres in the UK that can offer this combined surgery. It requires a high level of expertise to operate the robotic machinery and complete the double procedure.”
To read the full story, see: https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/news/first-synchronised-robotic-surgery-for-bowel-and-prostate-cancer-in-the-north-west/