Bhubaneswar: Surgeons at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, here have removed an abdominal tumour weighing more than 10 kg through a critical surgery on a 34-year-old woman.
The woman, Madhusmita Dani from Manmunda in Boudh district, who had undergone surgeries in SUM Hospital in 2012 and 2016 for removal of similar tumour, was suffering from Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma, a type of cancer which could not be treated by chemotherapy or radiotherapy and surgery was the only option, according to a release of the institute.
Dani was admitted to the hospital on December 21 and a CT scan revealed that she was having a large tumour which had been compressing the kidneys, ureter and vena cava, a major vein which carries deoxygenated blood to the heart, to the sides and pushing the intestines as well. After the investigations, it was decided to conduct the surgery on the last day of the year, Prof Prakash Kumar Sahu of the surgery department, who had conducted the two previous surgeries on the patient, said.
Prof. Sahu’s team conducted the five-hour surgery to remove the 10.5 kg tumour. The patient was doing fine after the surgery and had been kept under observation in the ICU, Prof Sahu said.
The team members, who are the faculty of medicine of Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA), included Prof Suren Das of Urology and Prof Amitav Jena of onco-surgery, Dr Suman Sourav Rout, Dr Akhyay Behera and anesthesists Dr Rohan Nayak and Dr Surabhi Samanta.
In the previous two surgeries performed on the woman, tumours weighing 15 kg and 7.5 kg had been removed.
Bargarh: In a joint operation, Flying Surveillance Team (FST) and Sohela police have seized Rs…
New Delhi: In a most cowardly act, a 28-year-old man gave triple talaq to his…
Bhubaneswar: In a jolt to the BJD ahead of twin elections in Odisha, former Rajya…
New Delhi: WhatsApp banned a staggering 22,310,000 accounts in India in the first three months…
New Delhi: After days of suspense, Congress on Friday named Rahul Gandhi as its candidate…
Bhubaneswar: The going could get tough for Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Khandapada as two…
Bhubaneswar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday ordered the transfer of secretary of…
Mumbai: Everyone in India is a cricket expert and has an opinion on every debatable issue…