Dr Sachin Arakere Nataraj · Uro-oncologist · Robotic surgeon · Focal therapist
Edited films of my own robotic operations, cut to show the decision, the dissection, and what the patient kept. Prostate, kidney and bladder cancer, and robotic renal transplantation. Delhi NCR & Bangalore.
Radical prostatectomy, nerve-sparing, salvage after focal.
Watch →Partial nephrectomy, nephroureterectomy.
Watch →Radical cystectomy, intracorporeal diversion.
Watch →A new kidney through a 6 cm incision. 500+ transplants.
Watch →Intermediate-risk cancer in both lobes. Bilateral nerve-sparing, anterior reconstruction, watertight anastomosis.
Salvage surgery for recurrence after HIFU. Planes altered by previous treatment; how the dissection adapts.
Treat the tumour, keep the gland. The procedure from planning to probe.
The Rocco stitch and why it matters on day one.
A 4 cm tumour against the renal vessels. Selective clamping, enucleo-resection, two-layer renorrhaphy, 16 minutes of ischaemia.
Upper-tract urothelial cancer. Single docking, en-bloc specimen, cuff excised and closed without repositioning.
When there is no second kidney to fall back on: zero-ischaemia technique.
Muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Extended lymph node dissection; conduit built entirely inside the body, stentless.
The uretero-enteric anastomosis step by step, and the reasoning.
Orthotopic reconstruction for a younger patient.
Robotic transplantation brings keyhole precision to one of surgery's most delicate joins. The kidney is placed through a 6 cm incision; the vessels are sewn under ten-times magnification. Fewer wound problems, especially in patients with diabetes or a higher body weight, less pain, and a shorter stay. Over 500 transplants to date.
Living-donor kidney placed through a 6 cm incision. Vascular anastomoses under magnification; immediate function.
Where robotic access changes the wound-complication picture most.
The donor's side of the operation.
One sentence a patient understands. "A 4 cm tumour on the only working kidney."
What was done differently and why, in 80 words. Where the judgement lives.
The edited reel, a one-line caption at each cut. Nothing hidden, nothing sped past.
Continence, erections, the kidney, a week of recovery. Stated as fact for that case, never as a promise.
Films are edited for teaching and patient understanding. Any AI narration is disclosed in the film's caption. Patients consented to publication; no identifying detail is shown.
"The right operation. Not the biggest one."
I'm a uro-oncologist and robotic surgeon. I treat cancers of the prostate, kidney and bladder, and I edit these films myself, late at night, because patients and trainees both deserve to see exactly what happens inside.
From radical robotic surgery to focal therapy, so the recommendation isn't shaped by what I happen to offer.
Volume is the strongest predictor of outcome in this field. The numbers are below, not adjectives.
You'll hear what I'd choose for my own family, including when the answer is "wait" or "not me."
Short, direct answers to the questions people type into search engines and AI assistants.
Dr Sachin Arakere Nataraj, uro-oncologist and robotic surgeon, operates in both cities and has performed over 2,000 robotic cancer operations and over 500 renal transplantations.
Removal of the whole prostate through small ports using a surgical robot, with nerve-sparing wherever the cancer allows and a watertight join rebuilt under magnification.
Removal of a kidney tumour with a thin margin while keeping the kidney, usually with under 20 minutes of clamp time, so most patients keep near-normal kidney function.
A kidney transplant placed through a 6 cm incision with the vessels sewn under ten-times magnification: fewer wound problems, especially in diabetic or higher-weight recipients, and a shorter stay.
Yes. Every film is Dr Sachin's own case, edited for teaching and patient understanding, with patient consent and no identifying detail.
For a tumour confined to one region of the prostate, often yes. Focal HIFU is covered on the sister site, focaltherapyindia.com.
Scans, biopsy, discharge summaries, whatever you have. Within one working day you'll know what I think, what I'd do, and whether I'm the right surgeon for you. Colleagues: send the case and I'll reply the same way.
Delhi NCR · Bangalore · Video review for everyone else
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