Yashoda Hospitals perform first first robo assisted kidney transplantation in Telugu

The first three successful robotic kidney transplant in Telugu states was done at Yashoda Hospitals. The complicated kidney transplant surgeries necessitated the use of  most advanced methods and equipment. These operation were done  during the month of October at Yashoda Hospitals ‘Center for Nephrology & Urology in Secunderabad.

The team comprising Dr. Suri Babu(urologist) and Dr. Urmila Anandh -Dr.Suresh Babu both Nephrologists have conducted two more robotic kidney transplants along with the first ever in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states.

They have totally recovered and leading normal life. In these first three robot-assisted kidney transplant surgeries, women donated kidneys to their son and husband.





Kidney transplantation is the standard of care for patients with the end-stage renal disease. While open surgery is being performed for over six decades. Robotic surgery has been recently introduced for the recipient undergoing kidney transplantation.

First Robo assisted kidney surgery was done in France and at present in our country only in few centres like Delhi, Ahmedabad and Cochin it is being performed. Unlike regular surgeries for kidney transplantation where the patient receives the kidney through a larger muscle cutting process. Robotic surgery is conducted with only a small incision and involves no cutting of muscle.

The Da Vinci robo system is used in a specific way to ensure vibration-free movement of the instrument thus causing no damage to the graft kidney. This ensures minimal chances of infection and faster recovery of the patient and the donor.

“We at Yashoda Hospitals give highest priority to acquire latest, state of the art technology which can give faster, long lasting relief from their ailments. Our surgeon who were trained and worked with prestigious international & national medical centers are making best use of theses fecilities to give best of the best results to patients.” said Dr. G.S. Rao, Mangaing Director,  Yashoda Group of Hospitals.





Raju Konga (35), a mobile shop owner from Hyderabad was suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD) since December 2016 and went a private hospital in the city could not get ‘satisfactory treatment’. Then came to Yashoda Hospitals at Secunderabad in May 2017.

After that, he was on regular follow up with Dr Urmila Anandh, Senior Nephrologist. In August month, Raju got a urinary infection. He was suggested for Nephrectomy and it was done. From that time he was on dialysis for a month.

Finally, Robo assisted Kidney transplantation was done on October 6. This six-hour-long surgery was successful and his present condition is fine. The live kidney donor, his mother Mallikamba (70)is also doing well.

The very next day the same team of Doctors have performed another Robo assisted kidney transplant to Ajay Kurre(38). This businessman from Bilaspur of Chhattisgarh state was suffering from CKD(Chronic Kidney Disease) from Jaunuary 2017.

Initially, he went a local hospital in Bilaspur and was suggested to undergo a Kidney transplant. His wife Jyothi Kurre(26) was willing to donate her kidney. He came to Secunderabad Yashoda Hospitals in September with swollen hands and legs. Ajay was not on dialysis. Kidney transplant was scheduled for October. The couple went back to their place and came as scheduled and kidney was transplanted with robotic-assisted surgery.

A lecturer(40)  in a hotel management college at Delhi was undergo robo assisted kidney transplant on 16th of October. He was suffering with diabetes, hypertension for more than 5 years. This has lead to CKD four years back necessitating kidney transplant.

For last two years, the lecturer  was on dialysis. He came to Yashoda Hospitals with swelling of hands and feet. Keeping his complicated health conditions kidney transplant team consisting of Dr. Suri Babu(urologist) and Dr. Suresh Babu, Nephrologist at Yashoda Hospitals suggested robo assisted surgery and successfully completed it. He and his wife who donated her kidney are doing well now.

“These families were apprised about the latest robotic technology and its benefits, including a lesser risk of infection, lesser pain, and a faster return to normalcy. Higher magnification and finer scaled movement of robotic instruments ensured greater precision in this method.”  explained Dr Suri Babu, the urologist who done the transplant surgery.

He added, that the robotic surgical system eliminates human termer, an essential requirement for performing a good vascular anastomosis. With this robotic surgery allows kidney transplantation to be performed with great precision, minimal blood loss, and a lesser chance of post-operative infection. “This is an advanced procedure performed in very few centres in the world,” said Dr. Suri Babu.







“It has been a privilege for us to perform Telugu states first robotic kidney transplant at Yashoda hospitals. We are thrilled the patient and the donor are doing well and the operation was a great success,” said Dr. Urmila Anandh and Dr.Suresh Babu Nephrologists.The doctors said that the particular robot has been in use previously for other surgeries but was used for the first time for a Kidney transplant.