REMOVAL OF A TUMOUR WEIGHING ABOVE 8 KGS
A 65-year-old lady had hepresented at Ruby General Hospital with complaints of fullness in r abdomen and was admitted under the Care of (Prof) Dr. Sudhir Adhikari (Consultant Gynaecologist). The lady had been a known case of Hypothyroid for more than one and half decades. A thorough evaluation and relevant investigations revealed a huge mass in the abdomen. After discussion with the family members and with written and informed consent, the lady had been posted for surgery. Laparotomy (Open surgery of the abdomen to examine the abdominal organs) had been performed followed by Total Hysterectomy, Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy (BSO) (Removal of both ovaries and fallopian tubes) with vault fixation (A surgery to repair vaginal vault prolapse). On opening the abdomen a huge mass approximately 20 cms in diameter had been removed along with 6 litres of fluid. The mass weighed more than 8 kgs. The post-operative period had been uneventful and the lady went home with a lighter ...