Man undergoes 7-hour-long surgery for heart disease, gallstones and colon cancer

In a significant medical feat doctors here said on Monday of a simultaneous triple surgery on a 44yearold man for heart disease gallstones and colon cancer all in 7 hoursThe patient Kopparam who had been living with diabetes and heart disease for the last three years underwent three simultaneous complex procedures Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting CABG gallbladder stone removal and colon cancer surgery in one session under general anaesthesiaHe was brought to Fortis Hospital Cunningham Road with persistent abdominal painAn ultrasound examination revealed the presence of gallstonesSubsequent tests showed cancerous growth in the colon which posed a significant challenge in Kopparams treatment plan particularly due to his preexisting heart condition which was being managed with blood thinnersPerforming the CABG first was crucial to ensure the patients heart was stable before proceeding with the colon cancer surgery the doctors saidIf the cardiac surgery had been done first there would have been a threemonth wait for the colon cancer surgery but the delay wasnt an option because of the progressive growth in the tumourThe doctors used a specialised surgical technique known as OPCAB OffPump Coronary Artery Bypass with four grafts blood vessels that are transplanted into a patients body to repair or replace damaged ones to perform the heart surgeryThis method unlike traditional approaches eliminates the need for a heartlung machine We carefully monitored the heart and gave medications to keep the blood pressure and sugar levels normal during the surgery said Vivek Jawali Chairman of Cardiac Sciences at FortisWe took four blood vessels from the patients body to create new pathways around the blocked arteries in the heart This helped improve blood flow to the heart muscle he addedThe whole surgery took about 260 minutes a little over four hours and the patient was stable the doctor saidThe team also deployed a laparoscopic extended right hemicolectomy to remove a portion of the colon affected by cancer along with a laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the removal of gallbladder stonesThis intricate procedure demanded precise coordination and it minimised surgical risks and facilitated a smoother and faster recovery for the patient Ganesh Shenoy Director GI Minimal Access and Bariatric Surgery at Fortis addedThe patient was discharged from the hospital 15 days after the surgery and has since resumed his normal daily activities without any complications the doctors saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever