Bathinda, March 31, 2022 (Yes Punjab News)
In one of the significant milestones, a highly complex surgery (Whipple’s procedure) was successfully performed for a pancreatic tumor by the department of surgical gastroenterology at AIIMS Bathinda. This challenging procedure was performed on a patient with a neuroendocrine tumor in the head of the pancreas. The surgery, which lasted for about 6 hours, was performed by Dr. Gourav Kaushal (Gastro surgeon) with the assistance of Dr. Anil Mehta (Resident); Dr. Shashank led the anesthesia team. The patient is doing well on 30-day follow-up.
Pancreatic surgeries are complex procedures and are performed in selected highly specialized centers. Earlier patients had to go to either Chandigarh, Ludhiana, or New Delhi for such surgeries, but now people of this region and adjoining states can get complex Gastrointestinal surgeries done at AIIMS Bathinda at meager costs. The Director AIIMS Bathinda, Professor D.K Singh, expressed his pleasure and satisfaction with this achievement.
He said the institute is inching toward achieving its mandate of providing holistic, state-of-the-art healthcare to all the strata of society by establishing this tertiary care institute in the region. Professor Satish Gupta, Dean of AIIMS Bathinda, also conveyed that the region’s people can save valuable time and money to treat gastrointestinal problems with the addition of gastrointestinal surgery services at AIIMS.
The department of Surgical Gastroenterology was established in September 2021 and has an experienced faculty who has worked in top healthcare systems like JIPMER, AIIMS Rishikesh, and Max healthcare before joining AIIMS Bathinda. The department runs OPD Services every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Complex gastrointestinal surgeries are performed routinely with outcomes comparable to current international standards. The department is already catering to patients from Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan and plans to expand its services soon with new equipment and workforce.
Subscribe to YesPunjab Telegram Channel & receive important news updates
