Bhubaneswar, swa news : A team of doctors at the Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) here has successfully treated a 2.7-year-old girl suffering from hepatoblastoma, a rare liver tumour that had spread to her lungs. With this, KIMS has become one of the handful of hospitals in India and the first in Odisha to carry out the highly complex Transarterial Chemoembolization (TACE) procedure on such a young child.
The case involved the coordinated efforts of 15 doctors across seven departments, making it one of the most challenging multidisciplinary procedures undertaken at KIMS. The little one, who has completely recovered and enjoys her day playing with her friends in the hospital corridors, has braved a medical journey that would test even the strongest of adults. Her story is one of courage, resilience, and hope.
The girl was brought to KIMS after months of worsening abdominal pain, swelling, and loss of appetite, despite multiple consultations across the state. Detailed investigations revealed the unthinkable – the girl had hepatoblastoma, a rare liver tumour, which had already spread to her lungs. Under the care of Prof. Dr. Palash Das, Pediatric Hemato-Oncologist, she was immediately started on chemotherapy. Though her condition improved, the liver tumour was still too large for surgery.
At this stage, Dr. Swati Das, Interventional Radiologist, suggested TACE—a procedure where chemotherapy is delivered directly into the blood vessel feeding the tumour. The tumour responded significantly, shrinking enough to make surgery possible.
Subsequently, an extended liver resection (non-anatomical liver resection) was performed by Dr. Vedavyas Mohapatra (Surgical Gastroenterology) and Dr. Varsha. M Totadri (Paediatric surgery), under the guidance of Dr. P.K. Jena (HOD, Paediatric Surgery), with critical support from the anaesthesia team. Post-operative care was provided by the Paediatric ICU team and Dr. Jiten Sahoo, Paediatric Gastroenterologist.
For her, this was nothing short of a medical breakthrough. It was not only the first time such a complex procedure was performed in Odisha on a child so young, but it also placed KIMS among a handful of hospitals in India capable of carrying out this rare intervention.
The Founder of KIIT and KISS Dr Achyuta Samanta has congratulated the team of doctors for the pathbreaking procedure and wished the little one a long and healthy life.
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