PDoctors at Pathankot military hospital in Punjab saved the life of a 14-year-old girl and ensured that she did not miss her final paper in the class 10 board examination, a defence spokesman said here Tuesday.
The doctors at thehospital on the night of March 26 performed an emergency laparoscopic surgeryon the patient Anushika, for a perforated appendicitis after she was brought tothe facility in a critical condition, the spokesman said.
He said surgical specialist Major Adil Abdul Kalam performedan intricate operation of removing the ruptured appendix which had causedsevere infection in the intestines and surrounding structures.
“The operation was performed in an emergency. Had itbeen even by a few hours, it could have resulted in multi- organ failure,”the spokesman said, quoting the doctor.
The doctor said it was a challenging task to manage the caselaparoscopically as the surrounding intestines and organs had stated forming alump which was friable to touch.
Dedicated post-operative treatment ensured that the girlcould appear for her final paper in the class 10 board exams with no assistancejust two days after the operation, the spokesman said.