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2024

Surgical stapler for abdominal aortic aneurysm entered the market

In mid-July 2024, a surgical stapler for the treatment aneurysms of abdominal aortas production by the Tel Aviv company entered the market. Endoron Medical More here

For the first time in Russia, a robotic operation was performed to prostrate the abdominal aorta

In Moscow, at the end of June 2024, for the first time in Russia, a robotic operation for prosthetics of the abdominal aorta was successfully carried out. This unique surgical intervention was performed by specialists from the Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Sechenov University using the da Vinci robotic system.

According to the director of the clinic, Professor Roman Komarov, the patient was a 65-year-old woman diagnosed with Leris syndrome - damage to atherosclerotic plaques of the iliac arteries. Before the operation, the patient experienced severe pain in her legs and could walk no more than 100 meters without stopping.

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The use of a robotic system allowed the operation to be carried out through several small punctures instead of the traditional large incision in the abdomen. This significantly reduced the trauma of the intervention and accelerated the patient's rehabilitation process.

Professor Komarov noted that the use of the robot in cardiac surgery significantly expands the capabilities of the surgeon. Unlike laparoscopic instruments that only allow movement in a three-dimensional plane, the robot provides seven or eight directions of motion. This guarantees higher accuracy when performing surgical manipulations.

According to the attending physician, cardiovascular surgeon Kristina Kolosova, the very next day after the operation, the patient was transferred from intensive care to a regular ward. She started walking and stopped experiencing the pains that bothered her before the intervention.

Experts emphasize the importance of timely seeking medical care for such diseases. The lack of surgical treatment can lead to serious complications, such as gangrene of the lower extremities and persistent pain, significantly reducing the quality of life of patients.

Although the da Vinci robotic system has long been used at the Sechenov University Clinical Center for operations in the field of urology, abdominal and thoracic surgery, its use in the field of reconstructive, vascular and cardiac surgery has become a new stage of development.^[1]

Russian heart surgeons were the first in the world to successfully implant a vascular prosthesis with petals of aortic root sinuses

Russian heart surgeons from Sechenov University were the first in the world to successfully implant a vascular prosthesis with petals of aortic root sinuses. The press service of the university told about this on April 16, 2024. Read more here.

2023: A seamless hybrid prosthesis for dissection of the thoracic aorta was created in Novosibirsk

In June 2023, the E. N. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center (NMIC) in Novosibirsk announced the creation of a hybrid prosthesis with a seamless joint for rapid implantation in thoracic aortic dissection, a disease with high mortality that requires emergency intervention. Read more here.

2022: Hybrid prosthetics of the thoracic and abdominal aorta first performed in Russia

In Russia, for the first time, hybrid prosthetics of the thoracic and abdominal aorta were carried out. This was announced on February 1, 2022 by the press service of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. Read more here.

2021

Russia carried out the world's first operation on the aortic valve of the heart without a chest incision

Cardiac surgeons of the E. N. Meshalkin National Medical Research Center in Novosibirsk performed the world's first operation on the aortic valve of the heart without a chest incision. This was reported in the clinic in September 2021. Read more here.

Announcement of a new method for observing abdominal aortic aneurysms via 3D ultrasound

In late January 2021, Philips Healthcare introduced a new method for observing abdominal aortic aneurysms (ABAs) using 3D ultrasound. Philips Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm technology, according to the manufacturer, is convenient than modern standards for the treatment of patients with ABA. The new method provides doctors with accurate diagnostic information without exposing patients to high doses of radiation and nephrotoxic contrast agents. Read more here.

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