By Our Reporter
Shillong, Sep 4: In a remarkable medical achievement, a team of surgeons at the NEIGRIHMS led by professor Ranendra Hajong successfully performed a highly complicated surgery on 23-year-old patient from Silchar diagnosed with choledochal cyst—a congenital abnormality of the duct (tube) that transports bile from the liver to the gall bladder and small intestine
The patient had approached the department of General Surgery, NEIGRIHMS, with severe pain in her upper abdomen which she had been suffering on and off for over a year. She was diagnosed having a choledochal cyst, which is a congenital abnormality of the duct (tube) that transports bile from the liver to the gall bladder and small intestine. In her case it was choledochal cyst type 4a which is a rare condition. Patients with choledochal cysts are at a higher risk of developing complications such as jaundice, liver damage, and cancer.
However, she is on her way to full recovery well and is expected to be discharged from the hospital in a few days.
The team of surgeons that achieved this feat included Dr Dathiadiam Tongper, Dr K Kamtha N and Dr Pinky Rabha from the department of General Surgery with the assistance of Dr. Priyanka Dev from the department of anaesthesiology.
Additionally, senior radiologist Dr Donboklang Lynser contributed by confirming the diagnosis.
The patient, a 23 year old lady from Silchar, Assam, is on her way to full recovery well and is expected to be discharged from the hospital in a few days.
Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography was performed at NEIGRIHMS for better planning of the surgery. However, the medical team had an additional challenge; the patient’s blood group was ‘B Negative’, a rare blood group which made it difficult to arrange for compatible blood for transfusion in case of any complication arising during or after surgery.
“We are very happy that the patient has made a full recovery,” said Prof. Hajong. “It was a very challenging case, but our team was able to successfully remove the cyst and give her a new lease on life.”
Prof Noor Topno, Head, department of General Surgery, lauded the efforts of the team and took pride for the work done by the team of surgeons and other healthcare professionals.
In a final statement, Professor Nalin Mehta, Director of NEIGRIHMS, expressed his confidence in the medical staff’s capabilities and their commitment to delivering top-notch healthcare to the people of the entire North Eastern Region.