Nice Hospital conducts rare surgery in a single stage

Nice Hospital today announced a rare emergency surgery and first time in the country operated (Male Baby) completely in a single stage and is done only in many developed countries across the world, through a press conference today at the hospital premises.

A newborn delivered in a hospital at Begumpet and was diagnosed to have no anal opening and was referred to NICE Hospital. The doctors looked for oesophageal anomaly (absence of part of oesophagus) and found that this baby has:
1. Oesophageal Atresia with part of Oesophagus communicating with trachea (wind pipe)
2. High Anorectal anomaly.

The baby was stabilized in neonatal ICU and was taken up for emergency surgery. The combination of these two very major life threatening anomalies in known but rare. Correcting that at same sitting is still rare. Oesophageal atresia (Absence of part of Oesophagus) with part of oesophagus communicating with trachea and long gap is corrected in stages.

This anomaly with long gap is also done in stages. Second one was high anorectal anomaly (absence of anal opening) high ARA is also corrected in at least two stages. Both these life threatening anomalies need to be operated completely in stages and is done only in many developed countries across the world.

Speaking on the surgery Dr NCK Reddy said, “Diagnosis of oesophageal anomaly was done at NICE which is likely to be missed and result would have been disastrous. Both anomalies need to be operated in different positions by changing. We could correct oesophageal anomaly in one sitting by opening chest though gap was more.

We could also correct High Anorectal anomaly in one stage without opening tummy. Correcting high imperforate anus in one sitting without opening tummy is unique, correcting both problems in one sitting is unique and adventurous.”

The male baby was monitored in the NICU for nine days and observed three more days and discharged. This baby is passing stools normally and accepting milk orally since then. We were able to achieve survival due to team work and good operative and intensive care setup at NICE institute.