Neurosurgeons in India Perform Surgery to Remove Large Brain Aneurysm

Doctors at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, India, have reported performing a complex surgery on a 24-year-old man to remove a large brain aneurysm — an abnormal dilatation of blood vessels in brain. The patient, Muktikanta Behera, had suffered from repeated attacks of convulsion for the last six years due to the development of the aneurysm. Doctors at SCB advised him to undergo surgery.

“Usually, aneurysms are not more than 2.5 cm. long, but in this case, it was a giant one, measuring 6 cm.,” says Dr. S. S. Mishra, head of neurosurgery department. “The surgery was carried out on Sept. 10. We had to be very careful while operating on the patient, as the aneurysm might have ruptured anytime, leading to the patient’s death.” A team of four doctors, including two neurosurgeons and two anesthetists, took more than nine hours to complete the procedure. Doctors say it was the first time such a complex surgery was performed at a government hospital in the state. For more information, click here to read the full article.