SRINAGAR: Doctors at Noora Hospital have successfully performed a rare, life-saving emergency keyhole surgery on a patient suffering from a complex diaphragmatic hernia with gastric volvulus, a highly uncommon and potentially fatal surgical emergency, a hospital spokesman said on Wednesday.
The spokesman said the surgery was carried out by consultant surgeon Dr Imran Abdullah Khan along with the anaesthesia team headed by Dr Showkat Dar using advanced laparoscopic (minimally invasive) techniques.
According to the spokesman, the patient was admitted in a critical condition after multiple abdominal organs had moved into the left side of the chest through a defect in the diaphragm. The displaced organs included the stomach, greater omentum, transverse colon, splenic flexure, spleen, and the body and tail of the pancreas.
The spokesman said the patient’s stomach had also twisted on itself, a condition known as gastric volvulus, resulting in severe distension and pre-gangrenous changes that posed an immediate threat to life.
“Despite the extraordinary complexity of the condition, the entire procedure was completed laparoscopically without the need for a large open incision,” the spokesman said.
He said the surgical team successfully repositioned all the herniated organs into the abdominal cavity, corrected the twisted stomach after confirming its viability, and repaired and reinforced the diaphragmatic defect.
The patient recovered well after the surgery and was discharged from the hospital in a stable condition, the spokesman added.
Quoting Dr. Imran Abdullah Khan, the spokesman said, “Such cases are exceedingly rare and represent one of the most challenging emergencies in gastrointestinal and minimally invasive surgery. Timely diagnosis, prompt intervention, and coordinated teamwork are essential for a successful outcome.”
The spokesman said the successful management of the case highlights the growing expertise in advanced laparoscopic surgery at Noora Hospital and demonstrates that even highly complex surgical emergencies can be managed safely through minimally invasive techniques by experienced teams.
He added that the hospital administration commended the efforts of the surgical, anaesthesia, nursing and critical care teams for achieving the successful outcome, reaffirming Noora Hospital’s commitment to providing advanced, patient-centred surgical care.
