Hospital performs advanced procedure for pancreatic cancer

Madurai: Apollo Specialty Hospitals, Madurai performed an advanced microwave ablation (MWA) procedure for pancreatic cancer on a 78-year-old patient from Rajapalayam.

The patient presented with yellowish discolouration of urine, loss of appetite, and weight loss. An evaluation confirmed carcinoma of the pancreatic head, after which he was admitted for surgery. Following a preoperative assessment, the patient underwent a bilio-digestive bypass with an intraoperative microwave ablation of the pancreatic tumour.

Microwave ablation is an advanced image-guided minimally invasive technique in which controlled thermal energy is delivered directly into the tumour to destroy cancer cells while preserving surrounding healthy tissue. The surgery was completed successfully and despite a brief episode of vomiting the patient recovered steadily and was discharged in a stable condition, the hospital said.