A young woman weighing 36 kg had a spleen removed weighing 2.5 kg at Erode Gem Hospital without any severe bleeding.
Gautamaraj (28) hails from Thiruchengot in Namakkal district. His wife Yogambal (28). A nurse. They have two three-and-a-half-year-old twin girls. Yogambal was treated in different hospitals for the past 2 years for severe pain in the left side of his stomach and anemia. In different hospitals for the past 2 years
On June 16, she was admitted to Gem Hospital for treatment. Dr KL Sathishkumar, a gastroenterologist at the hospital, diagnosed her and found that she had been suffering from low red blood cell and platelet counts in her blood for years due to inflammation of the spleen.
So on June 19, Yogambal underwent surgery and her spleen was removed. The spleen, which should weigh 250 grams on average, weighs 2.5 kg in the woman’s body. Only 4 out of 100,000 people have this problem due to genetics. She is now in good health. Dr. KL Sathish Kumar, Anaesthetist Dr. Anusha and the nursing team were felicitated by Gem Hospital Chairman Dr. C. Palanivelu and Managing Director Dr. Praveenraj for performing a rare surgery.
