Mysore/Mysuru: A team led by Dr. Madhura Phatak, Senior Consultant, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Laparoscopic Gynae Surgeon along with Dr. Y. Jayakarthik, Senior Consultant Surgical Oncologist, Motherhood Hospital, Mysuru, have successfully done an advanced laparoscopic surgery on a woman suffering from advanced uterine cancer. This technically challenging surgery has been done for the first time by Laparoscopy in Mysuru.

Mrs. Nalini (name changed), a 58-year-old woman, was concerned when she noticed post-menopausal bleeding 8 years after menopause. She  consulted Dr. Phatak, who suggested for a scan and biopsy of uterine lining which involved removal of tissue for examination as she suspected cancer of uterus.

Briefing the media, Dr. Madhura Phatak said, “On further examinations, we found that the cancer was limited to uterus, but was of aggressive nature. It needed a major surgery, which was done completely as keyhole surgery to remove the lymph nodes around large blood vessels of abdomen called aorta (direct branch from the heart) and, in the pelvis, called iliac vessels (branch from aorta) and the removal of uterus and ovaries. She has made a speedy recovery and is now under follow ups.”

Dr. Jayakarthik added, “Uterine cancers are mostly low-grade cancers, but this case was rare. Treating such cancer with laparoscopic hysterectomy is still considered a common scenario but this is one of the first-time para-aortic lymph node dissection successfully performed via laparoscopy in Mysuru. It is a technically demanding procedure which is done around the critical structures like blood vessels supplying kidneys, colon and nerves supplying the bladder — damage to any of which would have caused a negative impact on the patient’s life.”

“Advanced laparoscopy is possible in oncology nowadays without compromising on the outcomes leading to faster recovery of the patients which is not the case if open surgeries are performed. The focus is to perform major surgeries with minimal invasive or access route which will help in faster recovery of the patients,” added Dr. Phatak.

The patient is having a speedy recovery and is now under her follow up sessions of chemo, said Hospital Facility Director B.J. Sandeep Patel.