KKCTH performs keyhole surgery on brain of teenager
Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital in Chennai successfully performed a minimally invasive keyhole brain surgery on a teenager. The procedure treated two large brain tuberculomas using advanced medical technology.
Why it matters
It highlights advancements in pediatric neurosurgery and the increasing availability of specialized, minimally invasive medical procedures in regional healthcare centers.
Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital (KKCTH), Chennai, has performed a minimally invasive keyhole brain surgery on a teenager who had two large brain tuberculomas in two different compartments of the brain.
According to a press release, the child had been on standard anti-tubercular treatment for three months under S. Balasubramanian, Senior Consultant Paediatrician. K. Santosh Mohan Rao, Paediatric Neurosurgeon, planned an individualised minimally invasive keyhole approach to treat both lesions. The procedure was supported by advanced technology recently made available at KKCTH.
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