Bhubaneswar, Oct. 7 -- For the first time in Odisha, a team of doctors at the Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) successfully performed a highly complex Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) procedure on a 2.7-year-old girl suffering from hepatoblastoma, a rare liver tumor that had already spread to her lungs.
According to KIMS sources, the procedure involved the coordinated efforts of 15 doctors across seven departments, making it one of the most challenging multidisciplinary interventions ever undertaken at the hospital.
The young patient, who has now fully recovered, can be seen playing joyfully with her friends in the hospital corridors, a testament to her courage, resilience, and the dedication of her medical team.
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