RARE SKULL BASE TUMOUR OPERATED AT IVY
HOSPITAL VIA OSTEOPLASTIC MAXILLOTOMY APPROACH
Neuro surgical procedures are one of the most
technically demanding and complex surgical
procedures . For most of the patients undergoing a neurosurgical
procedure is equivalent of having a second life . However with latest
advancement in surgical field mortality and morbidity following neurosurgical
procedure have declined significantly.
As neurosurgical procedures are rapidly getting refined tumours and
areas of brain previously thought inaccessible or in operable are being rapidly
approached with excellent results. Skull base tumours have been always
approached with caution because of technical difficulty in approaching such
tumours and their proximity to vital structures of brain.
A rare skull base tumour was recently
operated at IVY hospital by Senior Neurosurgeon
Dr Vineet Saggar . Complete tumour removal was achieved and patient was
sucessfuly discharged within few days . He was ably supported by excellent
plastic surgery team headed by Dr Rahul Goyal which played huge role in
minimizing scarring to facial region as approach to tumor of skull base
required a facial incision.
A 28
year old male presented to Dr Vineet Saggar with complaints of lossof vision in
right eye and swelling around right eye.
His MRI was already done and it revealed large skull base tumour behind face
and nose extending to other side . A nasal endoscopic bipopsy was taken at some
other hospital had revealed a benign ( non cancerous) tumour of nerves
(schwannoma). He had shown to many private and government hospitals but was
reffered to AIIMS as they told him it was difficult to approach this tumour and
it may not be possible to remove it completely. However this tumour was
completely removed at IVY Hospital by Dr Vineet Saggar via OSTEOPLASTIC
MAXILLOTOMY a rare and technically demanding
Skull base approach . Patient was discharged 6 days after surgery.
PRE OPERATIVE CT SCAN SHOWING LARGE TUMOUR BEHIND FACE AND
NOSE UPTO SKULL BASE
POST OPERATIVE SCAN OF
PATIENT SHOWING COMPLETE TUMOUR REMOVAL
INTRAOPERATIVE PICTURE OF
THE PATIENT
POST OERATIVE PICTURE OF THE SAME PATIENT
BEFORE DISCHARGE
Dr Vineet Saggar is
senior consultant Nuro and spinal surgery at IVY HOSPITAL. He is specially
trained in skull base and Aneurysm surgeries and complex spinal surgeries
Dr. Vineet Saggar (MCh)
Neuro Surgeon / Spinal Surgeon
Chandigarh, Mohali -
Ivy Hospital Sector 71
+91-9855990990
