60 Year Old Nigerian Gets a New Lease of Life in India - Doctors at Fortis Hospitals Bangalore (Formerly Wockhardt Hospitals) Remove a 4 kg Liver Tumor

BANGALORE, India, March 29, 2010 - A team of doctors led by Dr Ramcharan Thiagarajan, Consultant
Surgical Gastroenterology & Hepato Pancreatic Biliary Surgery, Fortis
Hospitals, Bangalore (formerly Wockhardt Hsopitals) recently performed a high
risk surgery on a 60 year old Nigerian to remove a perilous tumor weighing 4
kilos surrounding his liver.

Mr. Giddy Ejeng was suffering from acute abdomen pain and had
symptoms of anemia for almost about a year. While consulting with doctors in
Nigeria he had got a CT scan done which revealed the giant sized liver tumor.
Sensing the high risk involved, doctors at Nigeria referred the case to
Fortis Hospitals Bangalore who have the expertise to perform such high risk
surgeries. "The surgery performed is called "Trisegmentectomy" where major
part of the liver are resected to remove the cancer, leaving behind a small
portion of the normal liver. This surgery is possible because we all know the
liver regenerates quite fast. Had the surgery not been performed in time,
the situation could have turned fatal," explained Dr. Ramcharan Thiagarajan.

This was a case of a massive liver resection where two thirds
of his liver were removed due to a gigantic tumor sitting on his liver. The
size of the tumor was unusually big and was impinging on the IVC (inferior
vena cava) the large vein that carries de-oxygenated blood from the lower
half of the body to the right atrium of the heart. The patient presented with
severe abdominal pain and fatigue for four preceding months and loss of
appetite. Examination revealed a large mass 20 cm x 15 cm occupying almost
the whole of the liver.

"After adequate general anesthesia, the abdomen was opened in
layers with an inverted T-shaped incision, detailed inspection of the liver
and other abdominal organs was performed. The liver was mobilised to
facilitate resection of the mass. A careful dissection of the tumor was
performed thereby minimizing collateral tissue damage and blood loss," added
Dr. Ramcharan Thiagarajan.

"I believe we should never give up hope even if sometimes
everything seems to come to an end. We believed Giddy will be fine and cured
completely. So when our doctor in Nigeria told us to take Giddy to India we
knew they surely had the expertise to handle the case. Maybe this faith and
conviction helped us in going through the difficult times. Since the surgery
there has been a tremendous improvement in my husband's health. I would like
to thank the doctors at Fortis Hospitals for their support and warmth
extended to us. They have treated my husband with utmost care," said Mrs.
Giddy.

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For more information please contact: Priyam Bortamuli, PR & Communication, Mobile: +919845558559, Email- priyam.bortamuli at fortishospitals.in or care.bng at fortishospitals.in