Kelina Hospital says it has performed more than 50 robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy procedures within one year, expanding access to minimally invasive prostate cancer treatment in Nigeria.
The hospital’s President, Dr Celsus Undie, disclosed this at a news conference in Lagos on Saturday, highlighting the facility’s recent medical achievements.
Undie, a consultant urological surgeon, said robotic-assisted surgery offered a minimally invasive approach to removing the prostate gland and surrounding tissue affected by cancer.
He said the hospital had performed robotic prostate surgeries weekly since June and reported that no patient had required a blood transfusion during that period.
Undie emphasised the importance of early diagnosis and treatment, noting that outcomes could become more challenging when cancer spreads beyond the affected organ. He also acknowledged the risk of erectile dysfunction following prostate cancer surgery.
The hospital further reported that it performed Nigeria’s first robotic radical nephrectomy in 2025, a procedure involving the removal of an entire kidney using robotic assistance.
According to Undie, more than 50 per cent of patients undergoing urological surgery at the facility are discharged within 24 hours.
Chairman of the hospital’s Board of Directors, Ifeanyi Anago, said the facility had completed more than 7,000 surgeries.
The hospital called for government support and affordable financing to enable more private healthcare facilities to adopt advanced medical technology and reduce medical tourism.
