Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 12:38
Casablanca – The Oncorad Group, which specializes in the prevention and treatment of cancer, carried out the first robotic surgeries in Morocco on Wednesday in Casablanca, a historic medical advance and a first in the Kingdom and Africa.
“Morocco has taken a major step forward in the medical field by carrying out its very first robot-assisted surgeries. These interventions mark a significant turning point in the evolution of surgical practices in the country,” underlined the CEO of the Oncorad group, Samlali Redouane, in a statement to MAP.
“Today is a great day for surgery in Morocco. The acquisition of robotic surgery will radically transform our surgical performance,” he said, adding that “our surgeons, already very competent, will benefit from this advanced technology to improve their interventions.”
Robotic surgery allows surgeons to perform a wide range of complex procedures with greater precision, flexibility and control compared to conventional techniques, explained Dr. Samlali, also a professor of radiotherapy, noting that the robotic system allows instruments to rotate 360 degrees, which the human hand is incapable of doing.
In addition, he continued, this technology offers the possibility of operating remotely, with the surgeon sitting comfortably, thus reducing fatigue and increasing precision. The 3D image processing system can clearly distinguish vessels, nerves and tissues, reducing side effects and improving surgical results.
The interventions this Wednesday concerned a radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer, i.e. removal of the prostate, and a partial nephrectomy, consisting of the removal of a renal tumor while preserving the kidney, detailed, for his part , the urological surgeon and onco-urologist at Nice University Hospital, responsible for the two interventions, Youness Ahallal.
“Both operations were a success,” rejoiced Dr. Ahallal, also an expert and teacher in robotic surgery, noting that the 3D vision and “the precision offered by the robot were decisive for the success of these operations.”
This innovation, he continued, provides us with a 3D visual system which gives us a feeling of depth and offers an enlarged image of the organs being operated on. The specialist can thus control all the actions of the machine and its movements with the greatest sensitivity in order to preserve the patient’s organs as much as possible.
This event marks the start of a new era for medicine in Morocco, where technology and innovation will continue to play a crucial role in improving medical care.
