An obese patient with 150 KG weight having
carcinoma endometrium (cancer of uterus) with complete heart block operated
successfully in Alchemist Hospital.
A 67-year-old woman Brij Bala Sharma
resident of Yamunanagar has been admitted to Alchemist Hospital with cancer of
uterus also suffering from hypertension (high blood pressure) and complete
heart block. The patient was bedridden due
to obesity. She had been refused treatment at multiple hospitals due to
morbid obesity.
The patient was referred to Dr. Kanwarneet
Singh, Consultant, Surgical Oncology. During the evaluation for surgery, the patient
was diagnosed with a complete heart block.
Alchemist team managed surgery by
first inserting temporary pacemakers, inserted by Dr. Rohit Parti Sr. Consultant, Interventional cardiology, before surgery. Then Radical hysterectomy
(Wertheims hysterectomy), (removing of the whole uterus, tissue on the sides of
the uterus, the cervix, and the top part of the vagina), was done by surgical
oncology team. Postoperatively patient managed in the cardiac unit. The permanent pacemaker has been inserted.
The patient has been discharged without any complications.
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