Archive · 21 Aug 2026
AINU Performs Visakhapatnam’s First Robotic Boari Flap Surgery
Doctors at AINU performed a robotic operation in Visakhapatnam for the first time.
The operation helped a 50-year-old woman whose ureter was badly narrowed.
The ureter is a tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder.
The doctors used a piece of her bladder to rebuild the damaged part.
They made small keyhole cuts instead of one large opening.
Robotic tools helped the team work very precisely.
The surgery caused little blood loss.
The woman recovered quickly and left the hospital after three days.
The treatment helped protect the function of her kidney.
The Asian Institute of Nephrology & Urology performed Visakhapatnam’s first robotic Boari flap reconstruction surgery.
The operation treated a 50-year-old woman with a severe long-segment ureteric stricture.
Surgeons used tissue from the patient’s bladder to reconstruct the damaged ureter.
The minimally invasive procedure was performed through keyhole incisions with minimal blood loss.
The patient was discharged within three days after the surgery, which preserved her kidney function.
- Who
- The Asian Institute of Nephrology & Urology surgical team, led by Dr Amit Saple, Dr G Ravindra Varma, and Dr P Sridhar, treated a 50-year-old woman.
- What
- AINU performed the city’s first robotic Boari flap reconstruction surgery for a severe long-segment ureteric stricture.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, also referred to as Vizag.
- Why
- The surgery was performed to reconstruct the patient’s damaged ureter and preserve her kidney function.
- Hospital
- Asian Institute of Nephrology & Urology, Vizag
- Procedure
- Robotic Boari flap reconstruction surgery
- Patient
- 50-year-old woman
- Condition
- Severe long-segment ureteric stricture
- Surgical method
- Bladder tissue was used to reconstruct the ureter through keyhole incisions
- Recovery
- The patient was discharged within three days
- Reported benefits
- High precision, minimal blood loss, and rapid recovery