Medicover Hospitals Doctors perform a complex surgery to save a 44-year-old man

Kurnool, October 26, 2020: A team of experts at the Medicover Hospitals, Kurnool have performed a complex lung decortication surgery to save the life of a 44-year-old man. This successfully done complex procedure speaks volumes about the capabilities of Medicover Hospitals, one of the fastest growing network of healthcare facilities in the country.

The patient _ Mr. Mohammed Shareef is known diabetic, suffered with right side lung infection, involving sensitive pleural layer, which covers the lung surface. The pleural layer thickened on the lung, which led to severe pain causing breathlessness, and suffered from intermittent high temperature. The prescribed tests revealed the complexity of the situation and necessitated a surgical procedure on the patient.

Commenting on the procedure, Dr. Vishal Khante, Consultant Cardio Thoracic Surgeon, Medicover Hospitals said, “Decortication is a major thoracic operation that requires a full thoracotomy, and is done to remove the surface layer, or membrane, or fibrous cover from the lung. After Dr. Vara Prasad, consultant Pulmonologist , made all the prerequired assessments through required medical tests, we operated on the patient that lasted for more than three hours. We are happy that the patient has recovered fully and was discharged from the hospital on the fourth day after the surgery; and is now leading a regular active daily life.”

Medicover Hospitals has the technological and knowledge expertise to ascertain and treat most complex health conditions. With over 2500 beds and treating over 2 million patients, Medicover Hospitals is the most robust healthcare provider across Telugu States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Corporate Comm India (CCI Newswire)