Apollo Hospital doctors successfully treat pancreatic cancer patient using new technique
Apollo Speciality Hospitals in Madurai successfully treated a 78-year-old patient with pancreatic cancer using a new Microwave Ablation technique. This minimally invasive procedure was part of a multidisciplinary approach to manage the patient's condition effectively. The innovative treatment offers hope for elderly or high-risk patients who may not be suitable for extensive surgery.
- ▪The patient presented symptoms including yellowish urine, loss of appetite, and weight loss.
- ▪Microwave Ablation is an advanced technique that delivers thermal energy to destroy cancer cells while preserving healthy tissue.
- ▪The patient was discharged in stable condition after a successful postoperative recovery.
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Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Madurai, achieved a significant milestone in minimally invasive cancer care with the successful performance of an advanced Microwave Ablation (MWA) procedure for pancreatic cancer on a 78-year-old patient from Rajapalayam.The innovative treatment was performed as part of a complex multidisciplinary surgical approach for carcinoma of the head of pancreas.The elderly patient initially presented with yellowish discoloration of urine, loss of appetite, and weight loss. Detailed evaluation confirmed carcinoma of the pancreatic head, following which he was admitted for an advanced surgical management.
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