Skull base surgery mainly includes anterior skull base surgery which are usually done Trans nasal and lateral skull base surgery which includes various approaches
Apollo specialty Hospitals Trichy have conducted these tedious procedures with ease with a well-qualified surgeons and physicians team. Some of these lateral skull base surgery will take several hours for complete tumors removal
At Apollo specialty hospitals Trichy , this Skull base surgical team includes Dr Ajay Manickam (Consultant ENT & Head Neck Surgeon) , Dr Mayilan Chinnapan (Sr Consultant Neuro & minimally invasive spine surgeon) , Dr Senthil kumar (Consultant Neurosurgeon , Specialized in brain and spain surgeon) , Dr Anand (consultant Vascular surgeon) and the Anaesthesiologist team Dr Karthick , Dr Azhagappan , Dr Vijay and the intensive care team lead by Dr Bharani Intervention Radiology Team Dr Elam and Dr Praveen , Pathology team Dr Uma and Dr sinduja Medical Oncologist Dr Prasanna
The success of these surgeries are based on near complete tumor removal without causing any injuries to various vascular and neural structures in case if it occurs could lead to life threatening complications
All these skull base surgery cases are discussed in our tumor board meeting and the surgery is planned accordingly.
To add another feather to its cap Apollo Trichy Skull base team has recently performed a lateral skull base surgery for a rare tumor which can be cured only by surgery.
Dr Ajay Manickam lead this surgery with the help of all team members the surgery went on for seven hours the surgery went on uneventfully and post-surgery the patient was observed in Surgical ICU and was discharged on fifth post op day. The patient is still under follow-up and doing good.
When asked about further details Dr Ajay Manickam added that the dedicated team work of all made this surgery a successful one. All hybrid equipment’s provided by the management made this difficult surgery go flawless. Apollo Specialty Hospitals Trichy have state of the art OT that will help do wonders for the people of Delta region.
In the presence of Trichy unit head & AVP Mr.jayaraman.v, given the leadership support of Medical admininistator Dr Sivam and Apollo Team Members.