Xinjiang, China —— The team of Professor Ninghong Song from the People's Hospital of Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang (Xinjiang Kezhou People's Hospital) (Jie Yang, Yunqiang Shao, Jinyong Tian and Yiliyas) completed the first adrenal tumor resection, the first bladder lithotomy and the first right renal pelvis lithotomy in south of Xinjiang with Toumai^® Laparoscopic Surgical Robot (Toumai^®) independently developed by Shanghai MicroPort MedBot (Group) Co., Ltd. (MicroPort^® MedBot^®), and with the support of the Party Committee and People’s Government of Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture (Kezhou Prefecture), and the help of Jiangsu Province's "group-type" medical aid to Xinjiang, which marked a new milestone for Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to enter the era of intelligent robot-assisted surgery.

Patient 1: A 62-year-old female, who was admitted in the Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine of Xinjiang Kezhou People's Hospital because of such symptoms as chest distress, asthma, shortness of breath and edema in both lower limbs, was admitted to the Department of Urology for general fatigue, poor diet and decreased urine output, and diagnosed as having developed a 4.5cm adrenal adenoma on the left side. Meanwhile, she had other diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, emphysema and emphysematous chest. President Ninghong Song and Director Jie Yang's surgical team made a detailed preoperative plan based on the patient's conditions and decided to perform a robot-assisted laparoscopic adrenalectomy on the patient with Toumai® Laparoscopic Surgical Robot. The patient recovered well after surgery and was discharged from hospital on March 22.

Patient 2: A 37-year-old male, suffering intermittent frequent urination and painful urination for 10 days, was admitted in the Department of Urology of Xinjiang Kezhou People's Hospital. The CT of both kidneys, ureters and bladder showed a bladder stone, which was diagnosed as posterior urethral stone of bladder of about 5.8cm. It was a large stone that the patient cannot discharge it by himself. Moreover, he had a surgical history of digestive tract ulcer. The surgery was performed by Professor Ninghong Song's team. They connected the abdominal incision of patient with the robotic arm, successfully took out the stone and sutured the wound with the help of enlarged 3D surgical vision and flexible robotic arm of Toumai^®. Zero bleeding was basically achieved, which had not only protected the physiological function of patients, but also achieved "Traceless" during the operation. A second robot-assisted surgery was successfully completed at 11:30 on March 21 in the No. 6 Operating Room of Xinjiang Kezhou People's Hospital.

Patient 3: A 47-year-old male, who was admitted in Kezhou People's Hospital for a half-year waist pain, was diagnosed as having suffered right renal pelvis stone, right renal atrophy and renal insufficiency after completing the urinary CT and vertical abdominal CT. After a left ureteral stent was placed, a stone sized about 3.8cm was discovered. Based on the clear surgical indications and after ruling out the contraindications, under general anesthesia, a robot-assisted right renal pelvis lithotomy was successfully completed through retroperitoneal cavity on March 22, which was the third case of robot-assisted surgery of Xinjiang Kezhou People's Hospital.

The successful implementation of the first three cases of adrenalectomy, cystolithotomy and right pyelolithotomy in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has further verified such clinical advantages of Toumai^® as minimal-invasion, safety and reliability, less postoperative pain and quick recovery. The stable and clear 3D field of view and flexible surgical instruments provided by Toumai^® can help operators to complete a series of complicated operations with high precision within a very limited space; on the premise of ensuring the safety and effectiveness of treatment, it can reduce surgical trauma on the patients, relieve postoperative pain and promote postoperative rehabilitation. The urology team, led by President Ninghong Song, will perform robot-assisted surgery with Toumai^® one after another, and bring good news to more patients with urinary diseases in Kezhou Prefecture. MicroPort^® MedBot^® will continue to provide more accurate and less invasive intelligent surgical solutions to medical staff and patients in the frontier area of China.