Visakhapatnam, Dec. 3 -- Doctors at KIMS Hospital, Seethammadhara, successfully performed a rare and advanced surgical procedure on an eight-year-old girl diagnosed with a pancreatic tumour, making her the youngest patient in India to undergo surgery for Solid Pseudopapillary Epithelial Neoplasm (SPEN).
The child was brought to the hospital with severe abdominal pain, and an Endoscopic Ultrasound conducted by Gastroenterology Chief Dr Achanta Chalapathi Rao revealed the rare pancreatic tumour. Although SPEN has a low chance of becoming cancerous, its potential risks and future complications prompted the team to opt for surgery.
Chief Consultant GI, Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgeon Dr Muralidhar Nambada led a three-hour laparoscopic c...