SRINAGAR: AnAdvanced laparoscopic stomach cancer surgery was at Ankur Maitrika hospital by Dr Sandeep Bhat, well known laparoscopic and Gastro intestinal cancer surgeon.
A 73 years old patient, known case of Hypertension, Emphysema, Hypothyroidism and with A negative blood group was found to have tumor in the distal part of the stomach. Patient was investigated and evaluated. CT scan didn’t show any evidence of locally advanced and/or metastatic disease.
The patient was planned for laparoscopic Partial Gastrectomy ( removal of half of stomach with nodal dissection ), an advanced and a complicated cancer surgery which was further accentuated by the associated comorbidities. The surgery was performed successfully and patient was discharged on 6th post operative day. The surgical team comprised of Dr Sandeep Bhat, Devinder, Ranjeet and other OT staff.
The anaesthesia team was headed by Dr Rohit Gupta, a senior
anaesthetist and intensivist at the Ankur maitrika super specialty hospital. Dr Bhat has been trained in advanced laparoscopic gastro intestinal cancer procedures from medanta Gurgaon and galaxy care hospital, has been a faculty to many conferences and workshops and has various national and international publications to his credit.

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