15-year-old Pratham Vashisht was successfully operated for a
life-threatening complication in his brain at Artemis Hospital. Due to
the enlarges size of the tumor in the brain, Pratham started losing
vision in his right eye. Team of neurosurgeons led by Dr Aditya Gupta
took up this complicated case to successful results.
The patient who initially had intermittent headaches, redness in the
eye, ignored the symptoms, but gradually developed blurry vision that
led to almost loss of vision in his right eye. While the boy had
initially consulted an ophthalmologist where the reports showed that the
pressure inside the eye (intraocular pressure) was high enough to
damage his vision permanently. Since the root cause was identified to be
a complication in the brain, his parents took an MRI.
Pratham came to us with his MRI reports and detailed investigations revealed a huge tumor in the front of the skull. The tumor due to its big size was pressing the optic nerve at a location in the brain where they come out from the eyes. This was the reason for his symptoms and gradual loss of vision in his right eye. To save vision, urgent. Microsurgery for tumor removal was advised. Since this was an indication for immediate surgery, the team took up to the action immediately to remove the huge tumor totally. Post operatively the patient made a quick recovery and is doing very well.” Said Dr Aditya Gupta, Chief of Neurosurgery at Artemis Hospital, Gurgaon.
In such cases, timely
surgery is very important as this can not only cure the vision loss but
also prevent other fatal complications. At times parents fear the
complications of surgery and opt for alternative methods of treatment
which may end up in worsening the condition. Since his parents
understood the situation very well and clearly, opted for the timely
surgery and the patient was discharged on the third day after surgery.
Upon
his follow up, MRI has revealed no signs of tumor and his vision has
totally returned to normal. Since the tumor was non-cancerous, the
minimally invasive surgery has given him a permanent cure apart from
curing his vision loss. Pratham who has shifted back to his normal
routine feel as normal as anybody else.