GRH doctors remove 150g heart tumour from 11-yr-old
TNN | Jan 15, 2020, 04.35 AM IST
Madurai: Doctors at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai have removed a tumour weighing 150g from the heart of an 11-year-old girl.
Seethalakshmi G, a Class VI student from Tirunelveli district, had been complaining of palpitations and chest pain.
Admitted to GRH, an echo cardiogram and a CT scan revealed she has cardiac fibroma, a benign tumour in the right ventricular chamber of her heart.
Doctors performed an open-heart surgery on her on January 13 and removed the tumour sized 9cm x 6cm x 4cm and weighing 150g.
“It is a rare surgical procedure,” said Dr Rathnavel A, former head of the cardio thoracic department at GRH.
Dr Rathnavel led the team of doctors who treated Seethalakshmi.
The Glenn shunt procedure was done after the surgery to re-join the right pulmonary artery and superior vena cava to ensure proper blood flow with the right ventricle.
“There were no complications during post-operative care. Seethalakshmi has now made complete recovery and will be able to lead a normal life,” said GRH Dean, Dr Sangumani J.
TNN | Jan 15, 2020, 04.35 AM IST
Madurai: Doctors at Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) in Madurai have removed a tumour weighing 150g from the heart of an 11-year-old girl.
Seethalakshmi G, a Class VI student from Tirunelveli district, had been complaining of palpitations and chest pain.
Admitted to GRH, an echo cardiogram and a CT scan revealed she has cardiac fibroma, a benign tumour in the right ventricular chamber of her heart.
Doctors performed an open-heart surgery on her on January 13 and removed the tumour sized 9cm x 6cm x 4cm and weighing 150g.
“It is a rare surgical procedure,” said Dr Rathnavel A, former head of the cardio thoracic department at GRH.
Dr Rathnavel led the team of doctors who treated Seethalakshmi.
The Glenn shunt procedure was done after the surgery to re-join the right pulmonary artery and superior vena cava to ensure proper blood flow with the right ventricle.
“There were no complications during post-operative care. Seethalakshmi has now made complete recovery and will be able to lead a normal life,” said GRH Dean, Dr Sangumani J.
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