19 hours ago
Doctors successfully treat 32-year-old woman suffering from Spina Bifida
Doctors at Ankura Hospital, Hyderabad, performed a minimally invasive procedure on a 32-year-old woman suffering from Spina Bifida, a congenital condition that had caused severe bowel and bladder dysfunction since birth. The patient had previously undergone an Antegrade Continence Enema (ACE) surgery, which failed, leaving her reliant on manual enemas. Under the care of VVS Chandrasekharam and Parijat Ram Tripathi, a colonoscopic cecostomy technique was adopted. It involved placing a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube into the cecum using colonoscopic guidance, avoiding traditional surgery. Within 24 hours, a saline flush led to spontaneous stool passage, a first for the patient. She experienced no pain and was discharged the next day, said a release.
