Complex jaw surgery done in city hospital

Complex jaw surgery done in city hospital

09/09/2020

Special Correspondent CHENNAI

A 75-year-old chronic tobacco user, diagnosed with Stage IV head and neck cancer, recently underwent a complex single-stage jaw implant reconstructive surgery at MGM Healthcare.

Senior consultant and head of the Institute of ENT at the hospital Sanjeev Mohanty said the cancer had metastasised to the lymph nodes in his neck. They removed the right half of his jaw bone and part of the eft half before reconstructing it.

Senior consultant maxillofacial and dental surgeon Abhilash Ayalur Bhaskaran and his team performed the procedure.

Dr. Mohanty said the surgery had to be done in one sitting to prevent the patient from contracting COVID-19 during hospital visits.

“ The patient was counselled and educated about the procedure so that he could be prepared for it and the follow-up,” he said.

The patient was discharged on the tenth day after surgery. The patient is able to swallow and his breathing functions are intact, Dr. Mohanty added.