The surgery was performed recently on a 60-year-old woman, who was treated for a type of peritoneal surface malignancy called pseudomyxoma peritonei, one of the more aggressive cancers, a press note said. Jipmer has performed its first cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) procedure in the Department of Surgical Oncology. The surgery was aided by guest faculty Dr. Saket Mehta from Mumbai’s Saifee Hospital, a pioneer in the procedure. The surgery is considered technically demanding and is associated with high morbidity rates, thus necessitating proper selection of both patients and specialised centres. Advances in medical science have enabled cancer specialists to offer a ray of hope to those suffering from the disease by using a two-step approach to treatment.
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