Tanzanian girl undergoes rare surgery in city hospital

The condition results in abdominal organs coming out and causing a swelling. After an unsuccessful procedure in her country, Armour’s parents came to SIMS Hospital. After an evaluation, doctors decided to perform the complex surgery.

Speaking on the surgery Dr Radhakrishna Patta, Director and Senior Consultant, Surgical Gastroenterology said, “Liver outside the abdomen is a rare condition after infancy. We couldn’t find any such case on the internet. However, we treated this 19-year-old woman successfully.”

Stating that their aim was to put the liver back into the abdomen without compressing it, he added, “Since there was very little space in the abdomen it was necessary to increase the space. We had introduced a fine tube into the abdomen and injected a litre of air into it over a period of two weeks till the size of the abdomen increased.”

Subsequently the liver was put in the and the abdomen closed comfortably. “The patient has since recovered and is fit for discharge,” he added.