By TC News Desk
Agartala, 8th November 2024: Dispirited and petrified from repeated episodes of profuse bleeding, extreme pain and multiple hospitalisations following an open kidney stone removal surgery at a government hospital in Agartala, 47-year-old Ms Manakanya Debbarma had thought she would never see her college-going daughter again as she boarded the flight to Kolkata.
Doctors at Woodlands Hospital in Kolkata have,however, conducted a life-saving procedure on her in the cath lab on October 28, 2024. The lady from a peasant family in the remote Sadhur Gaon village of Tripura, 120km from Agartala, was relieved that the bleeding has stopped totally and the pain is gone, too, she said at the time of discharge on Tuesday.
At Woodlands, Ms Debbarma was diagnosed with aneurysm at mid pole of right kidney(a large bulge in the wall of the kidney)with a huge arteriovenous malformation (an abnormal tangle of blood vessels).
The defect was resolved with an interventional radiology procedure — renal artery embolization. On the cath lab table, Dr Mousam Dey,consultant radiologist, Woodlands, embolized the affected artery. “Entering the catheter through the groin, the embolization was done with coils and NCBA glue. The other option was to go for nephrectomy (partial removal of the kidney). Embolism is preferable because it allows one to live with two fully functional healthy kidneys,” said Dr Dey.
After the procedure, a team led by Dr Kalyan Kumar Sarkar, director, urology, Woodlands, and Dr Prithwiraj Ghoshal, consultant, urology, Woodlands,put a double J (DJ) stent to drain out urine from the kidney to the bladder. This stent would be removed in about two months in a day-care procedure.
On Tuesday, having fully recovered thanks to multi-disciplinary support at Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital, the patient was she was moist eyed again but this time the tears were of happiness. “After my operation in Agartala on October 6, I had to admitted at the same hospital four times. Each time I went back home, there would be huge amount of bleeding that would fill packet after packet. This would be accompanied by extreme pain and urine outflow would completely stop. I thought I would die. Thanks to Woodlands for saving me. Now, I can go back see my darling daughter Chandana again,” she said while leaving the hospital.
“At Woodlands, we are committed to providing world-class care to patients, not only from West Bengal but the entire Northeast and neighbouring countries. Ms Debbarma’s journey is a testament to the power of expertise, compassion, and multidisciplinary collaboration. It’s our privilege to have been a part of her recovery, and we are thrilled to see her return to health and reunite with her loved ones,” said Mr Rupak Barua, managing director & CEO, Woodlands Multispeciality Hospital Ltd.
