The doctors removed the American’s 60-pound tumor
Doctors hospital, Danbury, Connecticut, removed patient tumor ovarian weighing about 60 pounds. This was reported on the website of the medical facility.
MOSCOW, 5 may — RIA Novosti. The woman went to the gynecologist, began to drastically gain weight for several months she gained about 4.5 pounds in a week. Session MRI showed the presence of the tumor, which experts considered benign, but it was growing so fast that did not allow the patient to move and eat.
In a lifesaving surgery, doctors at Danbury Hospital removed a woman’s 132-pound tumor. https://t.co/lqyy1OFMn8 pic.twitter.com/CHf5VBmAvw
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Because of the size of tumors a woman was forced to use a wheelchair. According to the gynecologist Vaagn Andikyan, the tumor was very large, considering that a large is the tumor weight of 11 pounds.
In the end, the team of 25 doctors for two weeks developed a surgical plan. Experts managed to solve the main task — to prevent damage to blood vessel, from which “eat” the tumor. A five-hour operation was successful, the patient is in good condition, according to a press release from the hospital.