Archive · 16 Sep 2026
Apollo Jubilee Hills introduces scarless robotic gynaecological surgery
Apollo Hospitals in Jubilee Hills is offering a new way to perform some gynaecological operations.
The procedure is called robot-assisted vNOTES.
Instead of making cuts on the outside of the belly, surgeons use the natural vaginal passage to reach the pelvis.
The robot gives surgeons a three-dimensional view and flexible instruments.
It may be used for problems such as fibroids, large uteri, ovarian cysts and adenomyosis.
Carefully selected patients may have less pain and recover more quickly.
Some patients may go home within one or two days.
Doctors say the right procedure must be chosen for each patient’s safety.
Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, is offering robot-assisted vNOTES for selected complex gynaecological cases.
The technique reaches the pelvis through the vaginal passage, avoiding external abdominal incisions.
It may be used for hysterectomy, myomectomy and ovarian cyst removal in appropriately selected patients.
Reported potential benefits include less pain, earlier mobilisation, quicker bowel recovery and discharge within one to two days.
Apollo’s RA-vNOTES work has received recognition from the Association of Gynecological Robotic Surgeons of India.
- Who
- Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, and Dr Nirmala Papalkar, Senior Consultant Gynaecologist and Urogynecologist.
- What
- The hospital has introduced Robot-Assisted Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery for selected complex gynaecological conditions.
- When
- Not specified in the article.
- Where
- Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad.
- Why
- To provide a less invasive surgical option that may reduce visible abdominal scarring and support faster recovery while maintaining safety and precision.
- Procedure
- Robot-Assisted Vaginal Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (RA-vNOTES)
- Access route
- The pelvis is accessed through the natural vaginal passage rather than external abdominal incisions.
- Potential uses
- Hysterectomy, myomectomy and ovarian cyst removal.
- Complex cases
- Large uteri, adenomyosis, fibroids, previous caesarean sections, pelvic adhesions and pelvic inflammatory disease.
- Reported recovery benefits
- Less postoperative pain, early mobilisation and quicker return of bowel function.
- Possible discharge time
- Many appropriately selected patients may be discharged within one to two days.
- Recognition
- The work has received recognition and appreciation from the Association of Gynecological Robotic Surgeons of India.