India’s first of its kind Mega prosthesis Fixation for femur (thigh bone) and Laparoscopic Radical nephrectomy to remove a cancerous kidney as a single stage surgery through a Multimodal approach has been performed on a woman (54) from Assam giving her a new lease of life. Two complex and complicated surgery on the patient has been successfully performed at same time by a team of doctors at Apollo Proton Cancer Centre (the first Proton Therapy Centre in South Asia & the Middle East). The patient had sustained fracture of her left thigh bone and suffered with a trivial injury 2 months ago and was completely bedridden.
At Apollo Proton Cancer Centre a biopsy was done and her report confirmed that she had a fourth stage kidney cancer and cancer cells travelled to the thigh bone. Completed in 6 hours, the knee joint containing the Tumor was removed with wide margins and replaced with mega prosthesis. She also underwent a laparoscopic Kidney removal using Keyhole surgery. After the procedure the patient was mobilized the very next day and made to walk after almost 3 months.
“Here at Apollo Proton Cancer Centre, we are setting trends in the field of oncology with our breakthrough surgeries and the uniqueness of it. This achievement by the Clinicians team is a matter of great pride not only to Apollo Group, but also to the whole healthcare industry”, said Dr. Prathap C Reddy, Chairman of Apollo Hospitals.
