{"id":4155,"date":"2025-02-24T11:27:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T11:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/rmch\/robotic-surgery-delivering-game-changing-care-for-children-in-manchester\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T14:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T14:45:11","slug":"robotic-surgery-delivering-game-changing-care-for-children-in-manchester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/rmch\/robotic-surgery-delivering-game-changing-care-for-children-in-manchester\/","title":{"rendered":"Robotic surgery delivering \u2018game-changing\u2019 care for children in Manchester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4156\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/Mohammeds-robotic-surgery-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/Mohammeds-robotic-surgery-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/Mohammeds-robotic-surgery-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/Mohammeds-robotic-surgery-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/Mohammeds-robotic-surgery-60x45.jpg 60w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/Mohammeds-robotic-surgery-680x510.jpg 680w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/Mohammeds-robotic-surgery.jpg 1352w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A four-month-old baby boy is the youngest child in the world to successfully have surgery using the Versius Surgical System, which his surgeons call a &#8220;game-changer&#8221; for reconstructive surgery.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">The operation to remove part of a narrow kidney tube, was carried out at Royal Manchester Children\u2019s Hospital (RMCH), part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), in a clinical study on the use of Versius in paediatric surgery.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Surgeons are excited about the new possibilities for paediatric surgery as its 5mm wristed instruments offer increased precision, making operations less invasive and helping to support faster recovery times in patients.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\" align=\"center\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Baby Mohammed, who lives in Manchester weighed just six kilogrammes, when he underwent a pyeloplasty operation; surgery to treat a narrow ureter (the tube that connects each kidney to the bladder).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Mohammed was born with a narrow ureter which was stopping the urine made by his kidney from draining properly down towards his bladder. This caused him to have severe urine infections as a baby and if not treated, could have resulted in him losing his kidney function entirely.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Pyeloplasty surgery aims to restore the drainage of the kidney, prevent urine infections and in older children, is a cure to episodes of severe pain called Dietl\u2019s crisis, which can occur with this condition.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Mohammed\u2019s Mum, Mariam said: <\/span><\/b><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u201cAs parents we were worried about Mohammed\u2019s narrow ureter because of the risks of him getting infections which could damage his kidneys.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u201cWe didn\u2019t think it would be possible for him to have the surgery needed to fix the problem at just four months old. We thought that he would be too small. It was a huge relief when we found out that he wouldn\u2019t have to wait because doctors can operate so precisely using the robotic system.\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u201cMohammed was back home just three days after the surgery and he\u2019s doing great. Of course, his health is the most important, but as parents you worry about everything. With this surgery we\u2019re really grateful that there is minimal scarring.\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u201cWe are so glad we took part in this study. The doctors were amazing and really instilled confidence in us. They talked us through the whole thing and went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable with the procedure.\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u201cI would absolutely encourage others to be part of this research. I believe this development will be revolutionary in the care for everyone, but especially young children because it allows issues to be targeted early, before problems can get worse.\u201d\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">At RMCH, the Children\u2019s Urology Team perform between 125 and 150 complex reconstructive surgeries per year, such as pyeloplasty which may show benefits from being performed robotically.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Versius can also make complex operations less physically demanding for surgeons. This has the potential to reduce strain on surgical teams, allowing a greater number of complex surgeries to be carried out each day.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">In Manchester, the team has started to do two cases per day when previously only one surgery would be carried out per day.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4157\" src=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/10-year-old-Harry-who-recently-underwent-robotic-pyeloplasty-surgery-and-his-dad-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/10-year-old-Harry-who-recently-underwent-robotic-pyeloplasty-surgery-and-his-dad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/10-year-old-Harry-who-recently-underwent-robotic-pyeloplasty-surgery-and-his-dad-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/10-year-old-Harry-who-recently-underwent-robotic-pyeloplasty-surgery-and-his-dad-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/10-year-old-Harry-who-recently-underwent-robotic-pyeloplasty-surgery-and-his-dad-60x40.jpg 60w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/10-year-old-Harry-who-recently-underwent-robotic-pyeloplasty-surgery-and-his-dad-680x453.jpg 680w, https:\/\/mft.nhs.uk\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/10\/10-year-old-Harry-who-recently-underwent-robotic-pyeloplasty-surgery-and-his-dad.jpg 1202w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>10-year-old Harry also recently underwent robotic pyeloplasty surgery using Versius. He was experiencing severe abdominal pain due to a blockage in the tube from his kidney to his bladder (ureter) which was being compressed by a crossing blood vessel. Harry was able to return home in three days following surgery at RMCH.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Mr Keene, Consultant Paediatric Urology Surgeon at RMCH said: <\/span><\/b><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u201cThis is exciting because the level of precision of the robotic surgery is much higher compared to standard key-hole surgery and recovery is improved compared to open surgery without compromising the success of the surgery.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u201cTypically older children who have bladder or kidney surgery stay in hospital for up to seven days. With surgery using the Versius Surgical System, which is less invasive, they have recovered enough to return home in just two to three days.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u201cThis new generation of surgical robots is particularly suited to the complex reconstructive surgery undertaken in childhood where the structures are smaller and precision is paramount.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u201cSince August 2024, the Manchester Children\u2019s Robotic Team has successfully carried out 25 robotic operations including 12 pyeloplasties at MFT and three other types of complex bladder surgeries as part of the study.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Created by UK company CMR Surgical, Versius consists of up to four modular arms that are designed to mimic human joints and is controlled by the surgeon sitting in the same room as the patient. The robotic system translates any movements made by the surgeon on an open console into smaller, more precise motions in the robot&#8217;s miniature instruments.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">Miss Toli Onon, Joint Chief Medical Officer at MFT, said: <\/span><\/b><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u201cWe are delighted to be part of this exciting research. Robotic assisted surgery is transforming patient experience and clinical outcomes and has been successfully used in adult surgery for many years.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: 'Segoe UI',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u201cBeing able to deliver this revolutionary technique to such a young patient paves the way for increasingly complex surgery in many more babies and children.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">MFT is one of three sites taking part in the study, aiming to recruit 60 to 70 patients. Other sites in England include Southampton Children\u2019s Hospital, and Evelina London Children\u2019s Hospital, part of Guy\u2019s and St Thomas\u2019 NHS Foundation Trust.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\" style=\"margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline; -webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-kerning: none;\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">The study will initially use Versius to undertake a range of urological (urinary tract) procedures in 150 paediatric patients across the UK, before assessing its potential use for a wider range of conditions.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"eop\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A four-month-old baby boy is the youngest child in the world to successfully have surgery using the Versius Surgical System, which his surgeons call a &#8220;game-changer&#8221; for reconstructive surgery.\u00a0 \u00a0 The operation to remove part of a narrow kidney tube, was carried out at Royal Manchester Children\u2019s Hospital (RMCH), part of Manchester University NHS Foundation [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":4158,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,136,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4155","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-patient-stories","category-research"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - 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