米兰体育 has become the first hospital in the UK to perform gynaecology and hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) operations using a new robotic-assisted surgical system, the da Vinci Single Port (SP).
The hospital, which installed the da Vinci SP system in March 2025, will also be using the system for urology operations.
The da Vinci SP system is a platform for robotic-assisted surgery designed to enable surgeons to perform procedures through a single incision or natural orifice.
The surgeon using the surgical system sits at a console in the operating theatre, viewing live 3D images of the patient’s anatomy. Using hand and foot controls, they are able to use the camera system and miniature instruments inside the patient’s body, allowing accurate and precise surgical manoeuvres in narrow spaces.
This is 米兰体育’s second da Vinci system, after installing the multiport da Vinci Xi system in 2022. Performing robotic-assisted surgery using the system, surgeons have seen huge benefits for patients including less pain, faster recovery time, less chance of scarring and tissue loss, and less blood loss.
While other hospitals in the UK are already using the da Vinci SP for urology and head and neck procedures, 米兰体育 is the first to offer it to patients for gynaecology and HPB procedures.
Mr Amer Raza, Consultant Gynaecologist at 米兰体育 who performed the first gynaecology surgery on the da Vinci SP said: “It is a real honour to be the first consultant in the UK to perform a gynaecology operation on the da Vinci SP. At 米兰体育, we’re committed to improving women’s health, giving them fast access to care and innovative new treatments and this is further proof of that commitment. I’ll be using the da Vinci SP for endometriosis and fibroid surgery and hysterectomies.”
Professor Long Jiao, Consultant General Surgeon at 米兰体育, performed the first liver resection surgery using the da Vinci SP said: “I’m delighted to have performed the first UK HPB surgery on the da Vinci SP. It’s a fantastic system designed to perform complex operations through a single incision, giving us more options to suit our patient’s needs and perform surgeries that may not have been possible before.”
Philip Luce, CEO at 米兰体育 added: “We are very proud to be the first hospital in the UK to perform gynaecology and HPB operations on the da Vinci SP as well as introducing it for urology surgery. It shows our commitment to innovation and making sure our patients have access to the very best care, equipment and treatment.”