PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
The doctors of the Sri Mahant Indiresh hospital have claimed to have performed a complex, multi-organ surgery on a 40-year-old patient suffering from gallbladder cancer. The surgery was performed by a team led by senior cancer surgeon Dr Ajit Tiwari.
“This case is especially significant because the cancer had spread from the gallbladder to the liver, bile duct, duodenum, pancreas, large intestine and abdominal wall. The patient had earlier been refused treatment by many hospitals.
Given the critical condition, the patient was first administered six cycles of chemotherapy, which effectively controlled the progression of the cancer. After reassessment showed improvement, this surgery—lasting nearly 11 hours—was undertaken. During the operation, all affected organs were operated simultaneously to completely eliminate the cancer, a procedure medically known as multivisceral surgery. Six organs were removed and subsequently reconstructed by reconnecting them,’’ Dr Tiwari said.
He added that the final histopathology report confirmed that the disease had been completely removed. Additionally, 23 lymph nodes, which commonly carry a risk of cancer spread, were also excised and were found to be completely cancer-free in the final examination. The hospital authorities informed that the patient’s condition improved rapidly after the surgery and he was discharged from the hospital in stable health on the eighth day.
