Minimally invasive bypass-surgery done at JNMC
ALIGARH : The cardiothoracic surgeons at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University have done a bypass surgery using minimal invasive technique for the first time in western Uttar Pradesh.
Dr Mohd Azam Haseen, Chairman, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery said that a patient, Sadiq (50), a resident of Aligarh, consulted Prof Malik Mohd Azharuddin in the Cardiology OPD complaining for chest pain, and on his advice underwent angiography which revealed blockages in his heart vessels for which he was advised bypass surgery. He was then referred to cardiothoracic surgeons, who planned and executed his surgery successfully.
Prof Haseen stated that conventionally, cardiac surgery is done by cutting the breast bone, however in this case the surgery was done through an 8 cm incision in the chest and the advantage of this approach is good cosmesis, less pain and early recovery. He said that the surgery was done free of cost under PM’s Ayushman scheme of Government of India.
He said that the patient recovered well and has been discharged with no visible scar on his body.
The team of doctors who performed the bypass surgery led by Prof Mohd Azam Haseen, comprised, Dr. Shamayal Rabbani and Dr. Mohd Aamir, with Dr. Sabir Ali khan and Irshad Qureshi as the team of perfusionists who remained on standby during the entire procedure. The anaesthesia was handled by the expert team of Dr. Dipti Channa and Ms Nida.
Mr Salman, Mr Aslam, Mr Kamran and Mrs Ayesha assisted in the surgery while the post-operative care was provided by Dr. Kartik, Dr Lalitha, Dr. Praveen, Dr. Sayantan, Mr Suhail-ur Rahman, Mr Imran, Mr Nadeem and Mr Rinu.
Dr. Shamayal Rabbani claimed that a bypass surgery (CABG) via minimally invasive approach (MICS) has been done for the first time in western Uttar Pradesh, while Dr Mohd Aamir said that MICS is being used routinely for valve relatd surgeries in JNMC for the past 3 years and the team has done more than 50 such cases.
Prof Veena Maheshwari, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and Principal and CMS J.N. Medical College congratulated the team of doctors and support staff for the successful surgery. She said that it’s a proud moment for Aligarh that such complex surgeries are being done in JNMC.