Patient with benign tumour operated successfully
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 06 2023:
A 42-year-old patient from Thoubal, who was diagnosed with a benign tumour of the mandible, known as ameloblastoma, on the left side of the lower jaw (mandible) was successfully operated at RIMS hospital.
The patient went outside the state to seek treatment and was informed that the operation would incur an expenditure of approximately Rs 4,50,000 which his family could not afford.
He was, therefore, advised to go to RIMS and meet the doctors at the Department of Plastic Surgery.
After thorough investigation of the mandible tumour, followed by reconstruction procedures, a team of doctors of the Department of Plastic Surgery headed by Dr Akoijam Ibohal Singh performed the marathon operation lasting 8 hours on March 1.Dr Pebam Manisana Singh, Dr Angelica Laiphrakpam.
Dr Nehar Sinam and Dr Manish Rajpurohit were also in the operating team.
The general anaesthesia was administered by Dr L Chaoba Singh, Dr Irengbam Joyshankar and Dr L Satyajit Roy.
The patient was monitored closely for 48 hours in the post-operative trauma ICU, and later transferred out to the plastic surgery ward in the burn unit.