Saturday, 14 August 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
The doctors of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh have claimed to have performed a complex thoracic surgery in the treatment of a female patient who was suffering from a very rare disease called Lymphangioleiomyomatosis for many years. The patient was on oxygen support for the last three months. The doctors claim that after the surgery the patient is completely healthy.
The 34 year old woman, a resident of Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh (UP) was suffering from breathing problem for the last ten years. Her condition deteriorated and she needed oxygen support. In AIIMS- Rishikesh, pulmonary specialist Dr Mayank after investigations diagnosed her condition as ‘Lymphangioleiomyomatosis’.
The Surgical in-charge of the operating team of AIIMS- Rishikesh, Dr Madhur Uniyal said that Lymphangioleiomyomatosis damaged the lung tissue that results in such problems as inability of fully oxygenate blood, fluid in the lungs and collapse of normal lung. “This disease is very rare and occurs in one patient in ten lakh people. Due to this disease, the smooth muscles in lungs grow abnormally. In such a situation it was necessary to remove these unnatural tissues from the lungs as they were compressing not only heart and central structures but also the opposite lung was being compressed. For this a risky decision was taken to perform surgery on the patient’s entire chest in order to save her life,’’ he said.
Dr Uniyal told that Professor Biplab Mishra, Chest Surgeon of AIIMS -Delhi had provided important support in this complex thoracic surgery. This complex surgery took more than four hours. After complete recovery, patient has been successfully discharged.
