Gleneagles Global Health Citya leading tertiary care hospital in Perumbakkam, Chennai has successfully performed India’s first breakthrough complex brain surgery of a 38-year-old man from Chennai. A team of expert Neurosurgeons effectively removed two tumors in Mirror Image fashion in both left and right side of the eloquent brain.
Praising the team on the success of the case, Dr. Alok Khullar, CEO, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai said, “We are extremely pleased with the outcome of this difficult surgery. Our team of doctors' excellent knowledge and surgical talents, along with recent technological breakthroughs, have enabled this young man to live a normal life.”
Explaining about the case, Dr. Nigel Symss, Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai, said, bilateral “Parieto Occipital Craniotomy involves high risk as the procedure includes opening of the skull on both sides and removing tumour from the area of brain concerned with vision, and any complications can cause blindness to the patient.This surgery is definitely a breakthrough and showcases our expertise and technical advancements offered by our hospital.”
“It’s a new beginning for me, a chance to embrace life and all its possibilities" said the Patient.
Speaking about Brain Tumor cases in India, Dr Dinesh Nayak, Director of Department of Neurology & Advanced center for Epilepsy, Gleneagles Global Health City said, “Surgery, known as craniotomy and tumor excision, is the primary treatment for various types of brain tumors” added, Dr. Dinesh Nayak