India  

PGIMER operates 16-month-old large brain tumour patient, creates history

Video Credit: ANI - Duration: 02:20s - Published
PGIMER operates 16-month-old large brain tumour patient, creates history

PGIMER operates 16-month-old large brain tumour patient, creates history

Doctors at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) created history by successfully operating world's youngest large brain tumour patient.

The 16-month-old patient was referred to the PGIMER with loss of vision.

MRI revealed a calcified brain tumour at the base of the skull.

After a six-hour-long surgery, child was kept in ICU and recovered very well.

Surgeon Dr Dhandapani SS said, "This is child is the youngest in the world in with we have done a complex endoscopic surgery through the nose for removal of such a tumour.

In such a small child it has never been attempted in the world.

Till date the youngest child to undergo such surgery was two-years-old."


You Might Like


💡 newsR Knowledge: Other News Mentions

Related news from verified sources

PGIMER conducts nasal endoscopic surgery on youngest-ever patient

Chandigarh institute’s skull-base surgeons have successfully removed a large brain tumour through...
Hindu - Published


Related videos from verified sources

HISTORIC surgery: Child's brain tumor removed, vision improved | Oneindia News [Video]

HISTORIC surgery: Child's brain tumor removed, vision improved | Oneindia News

Surgeons at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) in Chandigarh have created history by successfully operating on a 16-month-old patient with a large brain tumor. They..

Credit: Oneindia     Duration: 01:31Published