Mangaluru : Rare HIPEC Surgery for cancer successfully done at AJ hospital
Mangaluru: Kuntikana’s AJ Hospital and Research Center, which is known for successful management of complex surgeries, has added one more feather in its cap.
A 59-year-old man from Tumkur was treated at a well-known hospital in Bengaluru for a Pseudomonas tumor four years ago, but he again complained the same problem and was suffering from severe pain. When he was examined through a CT scan, it was found that he needs multiple organs treatment. The patient was admitted to AJ Hospital on August 14 after surgical inspection and pre-preparation. The doctor's team, led by cancer surgeon Dr. Vishwanath, performed an 18-hour surgery and successfully removed the tumor.
The surgeon's team included Surgical Gastroenterologist Dr. Rohan Shetty, Dr. Ashwin Alva, Medical Oncologist Dr. Rachan Shetty, and Anesthesiologist Dr. Trivikram Thantri.
The specialty of this surgery:
The patient was subjected to a multiple organ surgery as the disease had spread to the principal organs of the body. This resulted in the removal of a part of the stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and spleen. The outer part of the pancreas had to be eliminated. Besides, peritoneum was also completely removed. It was a complicated surgery that was performed for 18 hours, Dr. Vishwanath informed.
Then the chemotherapy was performed within the stomach at a temperature of 42 degrees for 90 minutes by the Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) machine. Delivering hot chemotherapy directly into the peritoneal hole helps in destroying cancer cells that are not visible to human eyes. With chemotherapy given through HIPEC, the medicine will instantly be in contact with the cancer cells, and the side effects can be reduced.
As the HIPEC chemotherapy was given in Mangaluru for the first time, a team of doctors headed by Anastasia division head Dr. Trivikram Thantri kept the patient's condition in constant care. The patient was discharged from the hospital on the 12th day after the patient’s condition was normal.
The surgical procedure through HIPEC equipment has been given for the first time in the Karavali, and it is intended to treat patients with such technique hereafter as well. AJ Hospital has all the technology and expert specialists to treat such deceases.
People do not necessarily need to go to far places for the treatment of such problems. This treatment will be available in Mangaluru for the patients of Kerala and coastal region,
For more details on this surgery, the hospital cancer surgeon Dr. Vishwanath can be contacted on 8123567396.
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Manipur: Autopsy reports reveal multiple bullet wounds, lacerations on bodies of 3 killed in Jiribam
Imphal, Nov 24: The autopsy reports of three of the six persons killed in Manipur's Jiribam district by suspected Kuki militants revealed multiple bullet injuries and lacerations on various parts of their bodies, officials said on Sunday.
The report of three-year-old Chingkheinganba Singh showed that his right eye was missing and he had a bullet wound in the skull, they said.
The report also noted cut wounds, fractures in the chest, and lacerations on the forearm and other parts of his body. Signed on November 17, the report indicated that the child's body was in a "state of decomposition", they added.
The report said the cause of death would be pending until the receipt of the chemical analysis report of viscera from the Directorate of Forensic Sciences in Guwahati, officials said.
The post-mortem examinations were conducted at the Silchar Medical College Hospital (SMCH) in Assam's Cachar district.
The report also detailed the injuries sustained by his mother, L Heitonbi Devi (25), who had "three bullet wounds in the chest and one in the buttock", officials said.
According to the report, her body was brought to SMCH on November 18, around seven days after her death, they said.
The child's grandmother, Y Rani Devi (60), suffered five bullet wounds -- one in the skull, two in the chest, one in the abdomen, and one in an arm, officials said.
Her body was brought to SMCH on November 17, at least three to five days after her death, the report noted.
The autopsy reports also showed deep lacerations on many parts of the bodies of the two women.
The cause of Rani Devi's death is also yet to be known, awaiting the chemical analysis report of the viscera, officials said.
The post-mortem reports of one more woman and two children are still pending, they said.
The six persons belonging to the Meitei community had gone missing from a relief camp in Jiribam after a gunfight between security forces and suspected Kuki-Zo militants that resulted in the deaths of 10 insurgents on November 11.
Their bodies were found in the Jiri river in Jiribam district, and the nearby Barak river in Assam's Cachar over the next few days.
