Football size tumor removed from the Abdomen

Patient who has been suffering from abdominal pain for last few months, was operated at Department of GI Surgery/GI Oncology at Dharamshila Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Delhi. After surgery a football sized tumor was successfully removed from the abdomen. Dr. Neeraj Goel (Clinical lead & Senior Consultant) told that these kind of tumors are rare. This tumor was stuck to the main venis of body (inferair Venacawa IVC). During the surgery a part of vein was also removed. Dr. Neeraj Goel told that this was a complex surgery as it requrie the vein to be bloked for some time which puts heart under stress.

Side by side Saving the main vein (portal vein) of the veins also increased the diffculty of the surgery. Patient stay in ICU for one day only after surgery ans was started orally on first day of surgery. According to Dr. Neeraj Goel this kind of recvery is hearting agter such a complex surgery.