A surgeons conducted successful surgery for the tumor (odontogenicmyxoma of mandible) of the lower jaw of an 11-month-old girl. Bablu Sehariya, a resident of Vidisha, who is a laborer by profession, brought his 11-month-old daughter Ritika Sehariya to the dental department of AIIMS Bhopal last month. The swelling in the lower jaw of the girl was increasing rapidly since about 6 months.
Due to which the girl started having difficulty in eating and breathing. The girl's father told that the swelling in the jaw has increased in size by more than 4 inches in about 6 months. The family had earlier consulted the local doctor at Vidisha but he advised to go to a big institute as soon as possible. The family then brought her to the dental department of AIIMS Bhopal and showed her to Dr. Anshul Rai.
After doing all the tests on the child, it was found that the girl had a tumor of the lower jaw. The girl was very young and there were a lot of complications in the surgery due to her age. Understanding all the complications, Dr. Anshul Rai (Additional Professor, Department of Dentistry) and his team of assistant doctors performed the surgery.
Dr. Nagabhushan of the anesthesia department gave anesthesia skillfully. Generally, odontogenic myxoma tumor is found in young people. Such a big tumor in an 11 month old child is very rare. For the first time, such a major operation has been done on such a small child in AIIMS. The girl was very small so this surgery was done with a conservative approach.
Efforts were made to save the infection-free part of the lower jaw so that the child's future life is not affected. The surgery lasted more than four hours. The child was kept in the hospital and taken care of for a week. After complete recovery she was discharged from the hospital.
Prof. (Dr.) Ajai Singh, Executive Director of AIIMS Bhopal, has congratulated the surgeons for this successful surgery. This operation was done under Ayushman Bharat scheme. The patient's father says that he had not had the Ayushman Card, he would have been unable to get this major operation done.