Doctors at Delhi hospital remove brain tumour through nasal passage from elderly man
Doctors at Delhi hospital remove brain tumour through nasal passage from elderly man
NEW DELHI: Doctors at a private hospital here have removed a complex brain tumour from a 62-year-old man through the nasal route, restoring his vision.
The patient was admitted to Ujala Cygnus Hospital in Nangloi with a diagnosis of pituitary adenoma, a type of benign tumour that arises from the pituitary gland located at the base of the brain, said Dr Monique Garg, Senior Consultant, Neurosurgery.
This tumour had caused a significant loss of vision in both eyes and he could count fingers only up to a distance of 2 meters. The surgery, which lasted three hours and involved a near-total excision of the tumour, was conducted on July 11. The patient was discharged on July 16, he said.
