Japanese surgeons are bringing in some of the latest laparoscopic techniques to Quezon City.
The doctors, who also form part of the Vocational Training Team from Rotary District 2760 of Aichi, Japan, are scheduled to supervise their local counterparts from the Quezon City General Hospital and Medical Center on how these techniques can be applied to patients who suffer from hernias, gall stones and gastrointestinal tumors.
Up to 15 patients, who are confined at the QCGH and covered by the Quezon City government’s medical assistance program, are among those qualified to undergo the surgical procedure, which will be done for free.
Mayor Herbert Bautista led city government officials in welcoming the Japanese delegation composed of Hiroki Takahashi, team leader and professor of gastroenterological surgery of the Nagoya City University Hospital; Hiroki Takashi, an associate professor of gastroenterological surgery of the Nagoya City University Hospital; Nobohuri Haruki, chief of division of gastroenterological surgery of the Toyota Memorial Hospital; Takafumi Sato, doctor of medical science at the NCUH; Atsushi Niwa, a medical engineer; and Sumiko Kosehira, a registered nurse, both also from NCUH.
QCGH medical director Dr. Josephine Sabando said private hospitals usually charge about P100,000 to P200,000 for a laparoscopy.
The Japanese doctors, who will be in Quezon City until December 18, are also scheduled to conduct a two-day training program on the principles of laparoscopic hernia and colorectal surgery at the QCGH.
Their visit is coordinated through Rotary District 3780, headed by Governor Dwight Ramos.