1 week ago
Woman Walks Again After 12-Hour Surgery for Pelvic Tumour
A woman had pain in her body for almost six months.
Doctors discovered a very large tumour in the left side of her pelvis.
The tumour had weakened her pelvis and caused a fracture near her hip.
Surgeons operated for about 12 hours to remove it.
They also rebuilt the damaged area using a method called meshplasty.
The operation meant she no longer had a normal hip joint on that side.
She spent time doing physiotherapy to regain strength and movement.
She can now walk on her own again.
A woman with nearly six months of persistent pain was found to have a 20-cm Giant Cell Tumour of Bone in her left pelvis.
The tumour caused a pathological fracture in the left acetabulum, the part of the pelvis forming the hip joint.
Doctors removed the tumour-bearing pelvic and acetabular regions during an operation lasting about 12 hours.
The area was reconstructed with meshplasty as part of a limb-salvage procedure.
After physiotherapy and rehabilitation, the woman can stand, take steps, and walk independently without a conventional left hip joint.
- Who
- An unnamed woman was treated by Dr Rajesh Kumar Verma, Dr Lokesh Garg, and their orthopaedic team at Shalby International Hospital.
- What
- Doctors removed a 20-cm Giant Cell Tumour of Bone from the woman’s left pelvis and reconstructed the area using meshplasty.
- Where
- The treatment took place at Shalby International Hospital in Gurugram.
- When
- The woman experienced persistent pain for nearly six months; the surgery lasted about 12 hours, but its date was not stated.
- Why
- The tumour had caused a pathological fracture and needed to be removed while preserving the woman’s limb and maximizing her mobility.
Key facts
- Tumour type
- Giant Cell Tumour of Bone
- Tumour size
- 20 centimetres
- Tumour location
- Left pelvis and acetabular region
- Complication
- Pathological fracture of the left acetabulum
- Surgery duration
- Approximately 12 hours
- Reconstruction
- Meshplasty
- Outcome
- The woman can walk independently without a conventional left hip joint
Quotes
The medical team
The treating medical team at Shalby International Hospital, Gurugram
“A 20 cm tumour. A 12-hour surgery. No conventional hip joint. And yet, she walks. Sometimes recovery is measured in more than scans and surgical reports. Sometimes, it is measured in those first few steps after a difficult journey.”
thestatesman.com
Sources
Related news
BHU surgeons remove jaw tumour, rebuild jaw from fibula bone
First-of-Its-Kind Kolkata Surgery Saves Woman with Endometrial Sarcoma
Doctors Remove Six-Centimetre Oesophageal Tumour Without External Incision
Doctors Reattach Completely Amputated Hand in 7-Hour Ghaziabad Surgery
GGH Kurnool doctors perform complex fundoplication surgery successfully
Hingoli Man With Severe Spine Deformity Walks Again After Surgery
