Released on = June 25, 2007, 1:35 am

Press Release Author = Wockhardt hospitals

Industry = Healthcare

Press Release Summary = Doctors at Wockhardt Superspecialty Hospitals, Bangalore
Perform Unique Surgery
to Remove Rare Cardiac Tumor

Press Release Body = Doctors at Wockhardt Superspecialty Hospitals, Bangalore
Perform Unique Surgery
to Remove Rare Cardiac Tumor
~Rare incidence of tumor in the heart that is normally found in the brain~

Bangalore June 26: In a unique surgical procedure that lasted for more than five
hours, doctors at Wockhardt Hospitals successfully removed a large cancerous tumor
measuring 8 x 10 x 12 cms along with a large part of both the upper chambers of the
heart (the left and right atria) and reconstructed the patient's heart.

"The patient, Prabhu Ram, a 22 year old male complained of breathing difficulties,
ran a high fever for about two weeks and had swelling of the face whe he came to us
at Wockhardt Hospitals. His condition prompted us to put him through a CT guided
biopsy of the heart. This enabled us to diagnose that he had a Primitive
Neuroectodermal Tumor of the Heart - a rare form of a potentially deadly, cancerous
tumor arising from both the upper chambers of the heart, which blocked the blood
flow into the chambers of the heart and the right lung" said Dr. N. S. Devanand,
Consultant Cardiovascular Surgeon, Wockhardt Hospitals, who performed the surgery,

"It is an extremely rare case as such tumors more commonly occur in the brain and
the chest walls. There are very few, similar cases, reported in medical literature
worldwide and there is no identifiable cause known to trigger off this tumor in the
heart." he added.

Dr. Murali Manohar, Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Wockhardt Hospitals, who operated
along with Dr. Devananda said "We have rebuilt the patient\'s atria with his own
pericardium, which is the outer covering of the heart, creating passive, bag-like
receptacles to channel blood returning from the lungs into the ventricles, the
heart\'s main pumping chambers. His newly constructed heart functions well and has
responded well."

\"This has been one of the most technically challenging and creative operative
procedures for us. The chance of the tumor recurring is less but cannot be ruled out
since it is cancerous in nature. We will, however, put him through adjutant chemo
and radio therapy,\" Dr. Devananda added.

"What Wockhardt has created here is a medical example of resection of such tumors
from the heart. Operations like this may open up the possibilities for patients who
have given up hope. Since this is a rare surgical experience, it may serve as an
example to other doctors who may come across a similar situation" said Dr. Lloyd
Nazareth, Head, Wockhardt Hospitals, Bangalore.

"Excellence in patient care is finding prime of place in healthcare delivery today
with hospitals across the globe giving more priority to this segment. At Wockhardt
hospitals, too, we have constantly endeavoured to innovate and create new avenues of
patient care by pioneering surgeries such as this across the country" said Vishal
Bali, CEO, Wockhardt Hospitals.

About Wockhardt Hospitals: Wockhardt Hospitals Group is the leading pan India
provider of super specialty healthcare It currently runs a cluster of super
specialty hospitals in Mumbai and Bangalore dedicated to cardiology, neurology,
orthopaedics, minimal access surgery and Women's health. It runs heart hospitals in
Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Nagpur and a super specialty kidney hospital in
Kolkata.The group hospital in Mumbai is the first super specialty hospital in South
Asia to receive accreditation from the Joint Commission International (JCI) which is
the global benchmark in accreditation for quality focused healthcare organizations
Wockhardt Hospitals have made India a healthcare destination for patients from
U.S,UK and other European countries. Wockhardt Hospitals is the first hospital group
in South Asia to be recognised by the American Blue Cross Blue Shield Association in
its worldwide network of participating hospitals. The Group runs 10 hospitals in
India and is currently implementing 8 hospitals at various locations.





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