Learn about robotic surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease at Vinmec

The article is written by Master, Doctor Nguyen Ngoc Khanh - Department of General Surgery - Vinmec Times City International Hospital

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is becoming more and more common in our country, with an estimated 7 million people in Vietnam now. Among the treatments for gastroesophageal reflux disease, robotic surgery is considered the optimal solution. Let's learn more about robotic surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease at Vinmec in the article below.

Gastroesophageal reflux is also known as acid reflux. This is a condition in which the contents of the stomach back up into the esophagus and throat, causing belching, heartburn, and heartburn.
This phenomenon also causes nausea, difficulty swallowing, bitter mouth, frequent cough and hoarseness, accompanied by burning pain in the chest along the sternum, discomfort in the throat. The disease can cause dangerous complications such as: respiratory tract infection, esophagitis, esophageal stricture, Barrett's esophagus, esophageal cancer. Therefore, it is necessary to treat the disease promptly and properly so as not to endanger your own health and life.

Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in mild form can only require changes to a reasonable diet and lifestyle
Do not drink alcohol, do not smoke, use stimulants Do not overeat, Do not bow your head, do not lie down for about 2 hours after eating. Do not eat foods containing sour acids, carbonated water, hot spicy foods...

Eat lots of alkaline, acid-neutralizing foods such as: Bread, oatmeal, yogurt, honey, turmeric... Exercise, keep your mind at ease, avoid stress... If you're sick In more severe cases, it is necessary to use supportive drugs, anti-reflux drugs. Treatment of severe, prolonged gastroesophageal reflux disease requires surgery. You should see a doctor to diagnose and determine the condition of the disease. From there, advise on appropriate treatment methods.
In case reflux disease makes you uncomfortable, does not go away for a long time or shows signs such as difficulty swallowing, choking, dull pain, you should immediately see a gastroenterologist for diagnosis and treatment. timely.

There are many important approaches to surgical treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease such as: open surgery, laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery.
Treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease with robots is one of the most effective and advanced methods today. Vinmec Times City Robot Surgery Center performs robotic surgery to treat many diseases in different specialties such as gynecology, oncology, urology, and gastroenterology, including gastroesophageal reflux disease. . Thanks to the robotic surgery method, the treatment efficiency of cases has increased markedly, the success rate is up to 95%.

The robot used for surgery is the 3rd generation Da Vinci Robot - one of the latest, modern robots manufactured in the United States.
Advantages of treating gastroesophageal reflux disease with robots at Vinmec
Da Vinci robot has 4 extremely flexible arms, designed with a very sophisticated structure, able to perform many surgical operations one at a time. Precise ways such as: surgery, cutting, clamping, welding, suction, suture... Complicated operations, surgeries in difficult positions (narrow, deep) require high skills Da Vinci Robot can also be performed successfully, improving the effectiveness of treatment. The robot is set up with technical parameters to help operate surgery, incisions, surgical positions, clamping positions...accurate to each mm, limiting deviations and vibrations caused by the operator's hand. Da Vinci robotic surgery for high-resolution display image quality. Can view 3D the entire area to be operated. Magnification is 10 times higher than normal surgery. Robotic surgery helps limit risks and complications during surgery, and reduces infection rates. Robotic surgery with less blood loss, less pain, quick recovery, high aesthetics.

Robotic surgery to treat reflux esophagitis at Vinmec, patients will be examined and monitored by highly qualified doctors; Rest, care and recovery in the most modern and comfortable rooms in Vietnam today.
Not only using modern technologies and machines, Vinmec International General Hospital in general and Vinmec Robot Surgery Center in particular also cooperates with leading European hospitals, professors and medical experts. Europe and Asia. develop a methodical program to enhance recovery after surgery, including methods of care before, during and after surgery, to help patients recover quickly. Post-surgery patients receive multi-specialty care: Anesthesia and resuscitation, surgery, nutrition, rehabilitation, nursing care for early recovery.
Robotic surgery with less pain, plus the program to enhance recovery after surgery at Vinmec has brought about very high efficiency. Patients almost feel no pain, can eat right after surgery, the first day after surgery without using drugs or fluids. The patient can walk and exercise. This is one of the rare feats in medicine that other surgical methods are almost impossible to achieve.

Cost of robotic surgery at Vinmec Times City International Hospital So that patients can have access to robotic surgery - one of the leading modern laparoscopic surgery techniques today, International General Hospital Vinmec Times City applies special preferential policies sponsored by Thien Tam Fund (Vingroup).
Accordingly, robotic surgery techniques are discounted 50% from now until the end of December 31, 2019. After applying the preferential policy, the cost of robotic surgery at Vinmec Times City International Hospital is as follows:

Patients eligible for the subsidy policy for robotic surgery: Customers who do not belong to the following groups:
Poor patients with difficult circumstances, meritorious services to the revolution... have followed the policy support books of the Charity Fund for the Poor. Customers are foreigners. Note: The price policy for robotic surgery at Vinmec Times City lasts until December 31, 2019 and may end earlier than the above deadline without prior notice if the number of registered guests is full.