A team of doctors from Dibrugarh-based Assam Medical College & Hospital (AMCH) successfully removed an ovarian mass of around 30 kg from a 16-year-old girl after a very challenging surgery.
AMCH principal cum chief superintendent Sanjiv Kakati said the girl was in a very critical condition due to intubation difficulty at the first attempt but senior physician Dr Karuna Das successfully resuscitated & incubated her after a technically challenging maneuver.
“Patient’s vital organs were stable after extubation and she was fine. The mass was densely adherent and had a large fluid mass creating the girl’s daily livelihood a very difficult one and she had to undergo a life-saving emergency operation,” Kakati said.
“It was a significant achievement in the history of AMCH because the doctors of AMCH have proved their capability once again. We are very proud of our doctors,” Kakati said.
“It was a critical surgery which took a long time to perform but our team of senior doctors has successfully done the surgery,” he added.
The emergency Gynecology and Anaesthesia team led by Prof Dr. R. Sonowal & his team (Dr. Pranati Dutta & Dr Aiswarya Lekshmi) did the surgery.
Anesthesia was given by Associate Prof Dr. K K DAS (VA), Dr. Amarendra Deka, Dr. R. Giri Prasshant, Dr. Kaushal Bijlani, Dr. Sudipa Paul & Dr. Chiradeep Sengupta and nurse Rekha Jyoti.
“The entire team wishes speedy recovery of the young patient as she successfully overcomes a difficult time,” he said.