(Source: Netcare Ltd) f12d1536-d1da-430e-af77-4d0b83a85c6c.pdf Media Statement - Netcare Waterfall City Hospital A day of firsts for South African healthcare First partial nephrectomy with aid of robotic-assisted technology a complete success Friday, 6 November 2015 Chantelle Gouws yesterday became the first person in South Africa to undergo a partial nephrectomy using da Vinci robotic-assisted technology. The organ-preserving excision of a cancerous tumour from her kidney was done at Netcare's Waterfall City Hospital in Midrand, Johannesburg. The 29-year-old from Springs also became the first woman to undergo a procedure using the da Vinci robotic surgical system in South Africa. 'I was...
↧