Bundang Seoul National University Hospital surpassed 20,000 robotic surgeries for the first time at National University Hospital
Apr 21, 2025
Bundang Seoul National University Hospital achieved 20,000 robotic surgeries for the first time at the National University Hospital and held a symposium in the hospital's auditorium on the 18th to commemorate them.
Since Da Vinci's robotic surgery was performed for the first time at the National University Hospital in 2007, Bundang Seoul National University Hospital has performed robotic surgery in various fields such as urology, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, otolaryngology, cardiovascular thoracic surgery, and plastic surgery. It achieved 10,000 cases in 2020, and since then, it has grown rapidly enough to perform 2,500 robotic surgeries a year, surpassing 20,000 cases for the first time among national university hospitals in December 2024.
The ceremony was attended by key officials such as Director Song Jeong-han, Director of Surgery Hwang Jung-won, and Director of the Robot Surgery Center Choi Joon-young, and after the ceremony, ▲ urology robotic surgery (left: Byeon Seok-soo, professor of urology) ▲ Surgery and thoracic surgery (left: Kim Deok-woo, director of surgery) ▲ Obstetrics and gynecology and otolaryngology robot surgery (left: Lee Jung-ryul, director of obstetrics and gynecology).
Robotic surgery can accurately distinguish lesions through three-dimensional images that can be enlarged more than 10 times with a high-resolution camera, and robot arms that rotate freely in the body assist the movement of hands, enabling sophisticated techniques. As a result, delicate surgery can be performed with minimal incision and bleeding, so it is known that rapid recovery, small sequelae, and complications are particularly advantageous in the field of cancer surgery.
This achievement of 20,000 cases is significant in that it has been achieved with innovative achievements that lead the paradigm of robotic surgery beyond the simple number of trials.
First, the department of urology is recognized as a global mecca for achieving 10,000 robotic surgeries as a sole medical department in 2023. According to the hospital's Outcombook, more than 99% of all prostate cancer surgeries are performed in a minimally invasive manner centered on robotic surgery, and robotic partial kidney resection, which removes only a part of the kidney, has a high level of quality, with a five-year cancer survival rate of 94 percent even in stage 3 kidney cancer.
In the field of thyroid cancer, the world's first BABA (Bilatal Axillo-Brest Approach) robotic thyroidectomy, which does not leave scars on the neck, was performed in 2008, and a new parathyroid function preservation surgery method was developed and published in an international journal in 2019. In addition, he has led the paradigm of robotic surgery with various achievements, such as conducting the Middle East's first thyroid robotic surgery (two-sided posterior dog approach) in Kuwait in 2024.
Obstetrics and gynecology specializes in robotic surgery to preserve fertility by preserving the uterus and ovaries as much as possible, such as uterine myoma or ovarian cystectomy, and robotic surgery in the field of cancer treatment such as endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer. In particular, it is leading education for domestic and foreign specialists who want to improve robotic surgery techniques, and it has become a hot topic in 2021 when it succeeded in removing a giant uterine fibroids close to 30cm through robotic surgery.
Director Song Jeong-han said, `The achievement of 20,000 robotic surgeries for the first time in a national university hospital proves once again the hospital's leading position in the field of minimally invasive surgery, which encompasses robotic surgery and laparoscopy,' adding, `We will continue to take the lead in various challenges to innovate the medical paradigm.'
Since Da Vinci's robotic surgery was performed for the first time at the National University Hospital in 2007, Bundang Seoul National University Hospital has performed robotic surgery in various fields such as urology, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, otolaryngology, cardiovascular thoracic surgery, and plastic surgery. It achieved 10,000 cases in 2020, and since then, it has grown rapidly enough to perform 2,500 robotic surgeries a year, surpassing 20,000 cases for the first time among national university hospitals in December 2024.
The ceremony was attended by key officials such as Director Song Jeong-han, Director of Surgery Hwang Jung-won, and Director of the Robot Surgery Center Choi Joon-young, and after the ceremony, ▲ urology robotic surgery (left: Byeon Seok-soo, professor of urology) ▲ Surgery and thoracic surgery (left: Kim Deok-woo, director of surgery) ▲ Obstetrics and gynecology and otolaryngology robot surgery (left: Lee Jung-ryul, director of obstetrics and gynecology).
Robotic surgery can accurately distinguish lesions through three-dimensional images that can be enlarged more than 10 times with a high-resolution camera, and robot arms that rotate freely in the body assist the movement of hands, enabling sophisticated techniques. As a result, delicate surgery can be performed with minimal incision and bleeding, so it is known that rapid recovery, small sequelae, and complications are particularly advantageous in the field of cancer surgery.
This achievement of 20,000 cases is significant in that it has been achieved with innovative achievements that lead the paradigm of robotic surgery beyond the simple number of trials.
First, the department of urology is recognized as a global mecca for achieving 10,000 robotic surgeries as a sole medical department in 2023. According to the hospital's Outcombook, more than 99% of all prostate cancer surgeries are performed in a minimally invasive manner centered on robotic surgery, and robotic partial kidney resection, which removes only a part of the kidney, has a high level of quality, with a five-year cancer survival rate of 94 percent even in stage 3 kidney cancer.
In the field of thyroid cancer, the world's first BABA (Bilatal Axillo-Brest Approach) robotic thyroidectomy, which does not leave scars on the neck, was performed in 2008, and a new parathyroid function preservation surgery method was developed and published in an international journal in 2019. In addition, he has led the paradigm of robotic surgery with various achievements, such as conducting the Middle East's first thyroid robotic surgery (two-sided posterior dog approach) in Kuwait in 2024.
Obstetrics and gynecology specializes in robotic surgery to preserve fertility by preserving the uterus and ovaries as much as possible, such as uterine myoma or ovarian cystectomy, and robotic surgery in the field of cancer treatment such as endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer. In particular, it is leading education for domestic and foreign specialists who want to improve robotic surgery techniques, and it has become a hot topic in 2021 when it succeeded in removing a giant uterine fibroids close to 30cm through robotic surgery.
Director Song Jeong-han said, `The achievement of 20,000 robotic surgeries for the first time in a national university hospital proves once again the hospital's leading position in the field of minimally invasive surgery, which encompasses robotic surgery and laparoscopy,' adding, `We will continue to take the lead in various challenges to innovate the medical paradigm.'
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
