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Doctors Remove Six-Centimetre Oesophageal Tumour Without External Incision
Doctors treated a young woman who had trouble swallowing for about four months.
Tests found a six-centimetre lump in her oesophagus, the tube that carries food to the stomach.
The lump was a leiomyoma, which is benign and not cancerous.
Doctors removed it by passing special tools through her mouth.
They used an advanced method called third space endoscopy.
The operation took about two and a half hours.
She could eat again the next day and went home after three days.
She returned to her normal activities within a week.
Doctors at KIMS Hospitals in Visakhapatnam removed a six-centimetre benign oesophageal tumour through the patient’s mouth.
The tumour was identified as a rare, non-cancerous leiomyoma originating in the oesophageal muscle.
Doctors used third space endoscopy, flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic ultrasound guidance.
The two-and-a-half-hour procedure avoided an external wound, drain tube and removal of the oesophagus.
The patient resumed oral feeding the next day, left hospital in three days and returned to normal activities within a week.
- Who
- A gastroenterology team at KIMS Hospitals treated a young woman with a six-centimetre oesophageal tumour.
- What
- Doctors removed the benign tumour through the mouth using third space endoscopy and flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy.
- Where
- KIMS Hospitals, Seethamadhara, Visakhapatnam.
- When
- The patient had experienced swallowing difficulty for nearly four months; the procedure took two and a half hours, with oral feeding resumed the next day.
- Why
- The tumour was removed to treat the patient’s swallowing problem while preserving the oesophagus and avoiding external surgery.
Key facts
- Tumour size
- Approximately six centimetres
- Tumour type
- Leiomyoma, a rare benign tumour originating in oesophageal muscle
- Procedure
- Third space endoscopy performed through the mouth
- Procedure duration
- Two and a half hours
- Hospital recovery
- Oral feeding resumed the next day; discharged in three days
- Activity recovery
- Normal activities resumed within a week
- External surgery
- No external incision or drain tube was required
Quotes
Chalapathi Rao Achanta
Chief consultant of gastroenterology, interventional endoscopy and liver transplant at KIMS Hospitals, Visakhapatnam
“The patient and her family were assured that the tumour was not cancerous and that complete removal would allow her to lead a normal life.”
thehansindia.com
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