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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MP: 40 years after Bhopal gas disaster, toxic waste leaves Union Carbide factory for disposal
Bhopal, Jan 1: Forty years after the Bhopal gas tragedy, the shifting of some 377 tons of hazardous waste began from the defunct Union Carbide factory on Wednesday night for its disposal, an official said.
The toxic waste is being shifted in 12 sealed container trucks to the Pithampur industrial area in Dhar district, 250 km away from Bhopal.
"12 container trucks carrying the waste set off on a non-stop journey around 9 pm. A green corridor has been created for the vehicles which are expected to reach Pithampur industrial area in Dhar district in seven hours," said Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department Director Swatantra Kumar Singh.
He said around 100 people worked in 30-minute shifts since Sunday to pack and load the waste in trucks.
"They underwent health check-ups and were given rest every 30 minutes," he added.
Highly toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas leaked from the Union Carbide pesticide factory on the intervening night of December 2-3, 1984, killing at least 5,479 people and leaving thousands with serious and long-lasting health issues. It is considered to be among the worst industrial disasters in the world.
The Madhya Pradesh High Court on December 3 rebuked authorities for not clearing the Union Carbide site in Bhopal despite directions from even the Supreme Court and set a four-week deadline to shift the waste, observing that even 40 years after the gas tragedy, authorities were in a "state of inertia".
The high court bench had warned the government of contempt proceedings if its directive was not followed.
"If everything is found to be fine, the waste will be incinerated within three months. Otherwise, it might take up to nine months," Singh told PTI on Wednesday morning.
Initially, some of the waste will be burnt at the waste disposal unit in Pithampur and the residue (ash) will be examined to find whether any harmful elements are left, Singh said.
The smoke from the incinerator will pass through special four-layer filters so that the surrounding air is not polluted, he added.
Once it is confirmed that no traces of toxic elements are left, the ash will be covered by a two-layer membrane and buried to ensure it does not come in contact with soil and water in any way.
A team of experts under the supervision of officials of the Central Pollution Control Board and State Pollution Control Board will carry out the process, Singh said.
Some local activists have claimed that 10 tons of Union Carbide waste was incinerated on a trial basis in Pithampur in 2015, after which the soil, underground water and water sources in surrounding villages became polluted.
But Singh rejected the claim, stating that the decision to dispose of the waste at Pithampur was taken only after the report of the 2015 test and all the objections were examined.
There would be no reason to worry, he said.
A large number of people had on Sunday taken out a protest march in Pithampur to oppose the disposal of Union Carbide waste in the city which has a population of about 1.75 lakh.
12 trucks carrying 337 tonnes of toxic waste from the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal, stored for 40 years, left at 9:05 p.m. for Pithampur near Indore. The waste is expected to arrive early on January 2nd, following a 250-km green corridor with heavy security.
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