8-Hour Surgery Removes 2.5 Kg Kidney Tumour In Indore
Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A team of doctors at a private hospital has successfully performed a highly complex surgery on a 65-year-old man whose kidney cancer had spread through a major blood vessel to the pulmonary artery supplying the lungs. The patient, Dinesh Gupta, had a cancerous mass weighing around 2.5 kg in his right kidney. The tumour had extended into the inferior vena cava (IVC) and…
Indore, Madhya Pradesh: In a groundbreaking medical feat, a team of skilled doctors successfully removed a massive 2.5 kg kidney tumor from a 65-year-old man in an eight-hour surgery. The patient, identified as Dinesh Gupta, was grappling with kidney cancer that had spread through a major blood vessel to the pulmonary artery supplying his lungs. Dinesh had been suffering from persistent cough, breathing difficulties, and back pain for nearly two months before the diagnosis.
Scans and a cardiac evaluation confirmed the extent of the tumor's spread, which had infiltrated not only the right kidney but also the inferior vena cava (IVC) and pulmonary artery. To undertake the complex procedure, a specialized team comprising urologists, cardiac surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other specialists collaborated at a private hospital in Indore.
The surgery involved the use of a bypass machine and total circulatory arrest, where the patient's body temperature was lowered to around 18°C, and blood flow was temporarily halted for approximately 20 minutes to remove the tumor from the pulmonary artery.
Post-surgery, the patient required intensive care support, including ventilator assistance, and was eventually discharged after a week of recovery. Medical experts acknowledged the rare and challenging nature of the case, as kidney cancer spreading to the pulmonary artery is an exceptionally difficult condition to treat.
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