In a first, a self-expanding Y-shaped metallic stent was successfully placed in a patient at Chest Diseases hospital on Monday.
An official told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that doctors at the hospital successfully placed Self-expanding Tracheaobronchial Y-shaped metallic stent (SEMS) in a patient diagnosed with cancerous growth of windpipe (trachea) hence compromising the airway/oxygenation on Monday.
He said that the procedure was performed by combined efforts from department of Pulmonary Medicine and department of Anaesthesia GMC Srinagar on a 52-year-old man.
The patient was diagnosed with increasing shortness of breath and strider. The bronchoscopy revealed cancerous growth of trachea with biopsy showing squamous cell carcinoma.
The Procedure was performed by team of interventional pulmonologist led by HOD Pulmonary Medicine Prof Dr Naveed Nazir Shah, Prof (Dr) Khurshid Ahmad Dar, Associate Prof (Dr.) Syed Suraiya, Dr. Mohd Yousf Dar, Dr. Naeem Firdous, Dr. Aaliya Mohi ud Din, Dr Hena Mustafa, Dr Shahid Majid and Dr Aasir Hussain,
The Anaesthesia team consisted of Dr Israr ul haq Dr. Rameez Raja, Dr. Mir Faisal who under guidance of HOD Anesthesiology Dr. Rukhsana Najeeb along with Allied OT staff Hilal (I/C), Gulzar, Mohammad Younis, Mohd Hafeez.
The procedure was performed under general anaesthesia and airway was secured by rigid bronchoscope, the doctor said.
Y Shaped metallic stent was placed in position under direct vision via bronchoscope, he added.
The relatives of the patient expressed happiness and gratitude to the whole team of Doctors and other allied staff for conducting such procedure successfully.
By performing this procedure chest diseases Hospital is making its Mark in the field of international Pulmonology and the successful procedure is a great achievement in the history of Chest Medicine Srinagar Kashmir, the official said—(KNO)
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