A 38-year-old girl from Narmada district’s Jitgadh village underwent a “minimally invasive surgical procedure for esophagus most cancers” at Vadodara’s SSG Hospital, a press release from the hospital mentioned.
“After receiving radiation remedy at SSG Hospital, the affected person underwent a minimally invasive, three-stage esophagectomy. This advanced process concerned small keyhole incisions to separate the esophagus from the center, nice vessels, windpipe and lungs, avoiding a big chest incision and making certain a faster restoration,” the assertion mentioned. Generally, esophageal most cancers surgical procedure requires surgical intervention within the neck, chest, and stomach, making it a extremely advanced process, the hospital mentioned.
In accordance with the SSG Hospital, the complete remedy, together with radiation and surgical procedure, was freed from price beneath the Ayushman Bharat scheme.
Since March, SSG Hospital has efficiently carried out over 60 main most cancers surgical procedures, with the vast majority of beneficiaries coming from low-income backgrounds and coated beneath the Ayushman Bharat scheme, the SSG Hospital mentioned.