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IMPHAL, Mar 6 : A team of doctors at RIMS successfully removed a benign tumor from the lower jaw of a patient on March 1.
The patient, a 42-year old man from Thoubal was diagnosed with ameloblastoma, a benign tumor of the mandible (lower jaw) and initially travelled outside the State to seek treatment. However, he was told that the medical expense would amount to Rs 4,50,000, which was beyond what his family could afford.
As such, he was advised to go to RIMS, Imphal and meet the doctors in the Department of Plastic Surgery.
The patient was thoroughly examined accompanied with plans for surgical excision of the tumor followed by reconstruction.
The team from the Department of Plastic Surgery was headed by Dr Akoijam Ibohal Singh and included Dr Pebam Manisana Singh, Dr Angelica Laiphrakpam, Dr Nehar Sinam and Dr Manish Rajpurohit along with Dr L Chaoba Singh, Dr Irengbam Joyshankar and Dr L Satyajit Roy as anaesthetists.
The team of doctors performed a marathon operation lasting 8 hours on March 1. The patient was closely monitored for 48 hours in the Postoperative Trauma ICU and then transferred out to the Plastic Surgery Ward in the Burn Unit.
The patient, a 42-year old man from Thoubal was diagnosed with ameloblastoma, a benign tumor of the mandible (lower jaw) and initially travelled outside the State to seek treatment. However, he was told that the medical expense would amount to Rs 4,50,000, which was beyond what his family could afford.
As such, he was advised to go to RIMS, Imphal and meet the doctors in the Department of Plastic Surgery.
The patient was thoroughly examined accompanied with plans for surgical excision of the tumor followed by reconstruction.
The team from the Department of Plastic Surgery was headed by Dr Akoijam Ibohal Singh and included Dr Pebam Manisana Singh, Dr Angelica Laiphrakpam, Dr Nehar Sinam and Dr Manish Rajpurohit along with Dr L Chaoba Singh, Dr Irengbam Joyshankar and Dr L Satyajit Roy as anaesthetists.
The team of doctors performed a marathon operation lasting 8 hours on March 1. The patient was closely monitored for 48 hours in the Postoperative Trauma ICU and then transferred out to the Plastic Surgery Ward in the Burn Unit.
