Doctors at Osmania General Hospital removed a massive cancerous tumour measuring 20 centimetres from a 70-year-old woman’s gall bladder earlier this month.
The procedure, which lasted over six hours, saw doctors remove the tumour of Hafeeza Begum, who complained of severe abdominal pain. Unable to afford treatment in a private hospital, she came to the OGH.
Ch. Madhusudhan, head of surgical gastroenterology, said though gall bladder cancers tend to be aggressive cancer, the woman has high chance of surviving beyond five years as the cancer was a localised mass.
Guinness World Record
Dr. Madhusudhan said they would submit details of the procedure to a peer-reviewed medical journal and to Guinness World Records as a gall bladder tumour so massive in size was never removed before.
Doctors also showcased the success of pelvis surgery performed on Afghan youth Abdul Qahar, who suffered fractures following bullet injuries sustained during clashes between security forces and the Taliban in his country. Mr. Qahar’s father, Razaq, said donations from family, friends, and strangers saw them make the trip from Afghanistan to India, where with the support from the government his son was operated upon.
