AURANGABAD: A 50-year-old woman was saved by city-based doctors by performing a timely laparoscopic surgery.The woman, belonging to Mantha in Jalna district , got admitted to Kamalnayan Bajaj Hospital a week ago with complaints of breathlessness and dyspnoea at rest and drop in oxygen saturation.“The patient was admitted immediately and was diagnosed with massive diaphragmatic hernia. Her spleen, left kidney, pancreas and large bowel had moved occupying almost entire left side of chest with complete collapse of left lung,” Mukesh Rathod, laparoscopic surgeon who conducted the surgery, said.According to the specialist, the patient needed urgent operation. However, if she would have been operated by open technique exploring abdomen and chest patient, the post-operative recovery may have been painful and slow.“In the open surgery, 15 to 20cm long incision is required and the muscle and ribs have to be cut. This requires 50-60 stiches and after the surgery the patient avoids complete lung expansion due to heavy pain. This could lead to respiratory issues and lung infection. So, we decided to go for laparoscopic surgery,” Rathod said.The team of doctors, including Jagdish Kandi, Dinesh Lahire, Sunil Murke and Bhavaniprasad Kalagani, conducted the surgery in 3 hours. Through laparoscopic procedure all vital structures like kidney, spleen, pancreas and large bowel were saved and diaphragmatic defect was repaired by reinforcing large mesh.“A total of 5cm incision made on the patient and she has not complained of any pain after the surgery. Complete left lung expansion, effortless breathing and cent percent oxygen saturation is registered,” Rathod said.Hospital CEO Alok Srivastava said that it is the first time such a rare procedure is conducted in the region and this will benefit the people from Marathwada in the long run.

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