Doctors of the Government Doon Medical College (GDMC) Hospital have successfully removed a tumour weighing 10 kilograms from a woman patient. The medical superintendent of the hospital, Dr K K Tamta who had himself operated the patient said that 42-year-old Madhuli Devi, a resident of Chamoli, had been admitted at the hospital on January 9 on complaint of consistent pain in the lower abdomen area. “On diagnosis, it was revealed that she was having a large ovarian tumour,” he said.
A team of doctors consisting of Dr Tamta and Dr Dhananjay Dobhal operated the patient. After a complex surgery, a large tumour weighing 10 kg was removed. Dr Tamta said that the patient is now recovering fast in the hospital.
The principal GDMC, Dr Ashutosh Sayana congratulated Dr Tamta and his team of doctors for successfully operating the case.