SIMS Hospital gives a new lease of life to a 38-year old Tanzanian
affected by ameloblastoma
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Ends his 14 year old misery of pain, functional
discomfort and social stigma in 14 days
The Chennai based SIMS (SRM Institutes for Medical Science)
Hospital, one of the leading
super speciality quaternary
care hospitals in Tamil Nadu, put an end to a thirty-eight year old
Tanzanian patient’s pain and misery of 14 years caused by a more than 1 kg weighing Ameloblastoma in the
lower jaw. Lack of early medical intervention and diagnostic facility in his
country, made it difficult for him to chew and eat his food, which in turn
affected his overall quality of life significantly. With a defective and
continuously increasing lump in the jawbone, the Tanzanian patient was referred
to SIMS, Vadapalani, Chennai by his Government for a holistic treatment.
Click here to watch Doctors & patience sharing treatment procedure and experience:
Speaking on the medical condition and the technical procedure
followed during the treatment, Dr. K.
Sridhar, Head-Craniofacial, Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery, SIMS, said, “Our
first assessment revealed a huge ball sized tumour that was causing severe
pain, swelling and facial deformity for the Tanzanian patient. With initial
screenings though, we diagnosed the lump to be an Ameloblastoma that required complex
surgical correction, given its unusual size. During the initial virtual
observation and assessment we took into consideration and carefully evaluated
the key parameters including the size of tumor, the length of fibular graft needed,
and the shape of graft for precise calculations and further procedure. For, these
are the parameters that would determine the maximal restoration of his oral
function and appearance.
It required a reconstruction of the entire mandible including
both sides of the jaw. This necessitated a 4 piece reconstruction having
different angulation and dimension. A complex virtual planning in computer was
required to have a final result for a natural appearance.
This required a team approach having reconstructive plastic
surgeons, maxillofacial surgeons, specialists in implantology and a computer
engineer, apart from a highly skilled Aneasthesia team.
“Thus began the whole treatment process of transferring a
virtual plan to clinical operation with a holistic approach to help that
Tanzanian patient regain his normal life, to eat well, become more socially
acceptable sans the stigma. The meticulous preparation with the key advanced 3-Dimensional
CT techniques of medical image processing and printing, planning of tumor
resection, and fibular resection for graft harvesting, graft shaping, and
fixation, as well as planning, designing and fabrication of the templates for
clinical realization of the plan, all were discussed to the last details. Such fabricated
virtual model significantly improves the quality and efficiency of the surgery,
with less time-consumed at the operation theatre and the patient satisfaction
with both the recovery of oral function and appearance’.
Dr Raju Sivasamy, Vice President of SIMS Hospital, spoke about SIMS International
collaborations that enhanced the overall medical experience of every foreign
patient. He highlighted how the Clinical skills of the surgeons at SIMS are at par with those
of the advanced countries and the dental medical tourism in India is on the
growth path with treatment facilities being much cheaper as compared to the
West.
He also elaborated upon the processes to assist the overseas
patient, starting from the first call to the follow up on his return to his
homeland, including consultation, documentation, the proposed treatment and the
relevant costs, visa formalities to the pickup, admission into hospital, follow
up right up to discharge, drop at airport and follow through on the patient
returning home.
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