Mangaluru: Two rare, complicated surgeries performed at Father Muller Medical College Hospital

Mangaluru, Sep 23: The Pediatric surgery and Neonatology team at Father Muller Medical College Hospital (FMMCH) in the city successfully operated, managed and sent home one of the smallest baby to have undergone a major operation on September 14. Click here to read original article.

“A team of doctors consisting of Pediatric surgeon Dr Kishan Shetty, Neonatologists Dr Saritha, Dr Praveen B K, Dr Mario and Anesthesiologist Dr Karl treated the baby. An extremely complicated surgery was performed, where the abdominal contents were brought back and the hole in diaphragm closed successfully. This surgery is usually not attempted in babies under one Kg of body weight, as it is technically difficult due to the tiny size and almost no chance of survival. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia has very low survival rate, even in normal weight babies born at term. ” Click here to read original article.