RIMS achieves another milestone
Source: The Sangai Express

Imphal, May 04 2025: Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, has achieved another major milestone by successfully performing the first endobronchial tumour cryoresection and debulking procedure in Manipur, Eastern India and the North East region.

This landmark achievement was accomplished by the Department of Respiratory Medicine, marking a significant advancement in interventional pulmonology in the region.

The procedure was performed on a 70-year-old male patient diagnosed with lung cancer, with a tumour obstructing the right main bronchus, causing severe breathing difficulty.

Using cryogenic debulking, the medical team employed liquid nitrogen to freeze and remove the tumour tissue in a controlled and minimally invasive manner, effectively reopening the airway and relieving the obstruction.

Cryoresection is a safe, efficient, and minimally invasive technique, typically requiring a short hospital stay of only 1 to 2 days.

Very few centres in India currently have the advanced cryogenic workstation required for this procedure.

With this successful intervention, RIMS becomes one of the select institutes in the country equipped to offer this cutting-edge treatment, said a press release issued by the Media Cell, RIMS.

The first case was successfully completed yesterday, and the patient is now recovering well, with significantly improved breathing.

RIMS Imphal continues to lead the way in providing advanced and accessible healthcare to the people of Manipur and the North East, it added.

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