
Amrita Hospital successfully performed India's first-ever flow diverter reconstruction surgery of the distal anterior cerebral artery on a child, using endovascular technique.
In a groundbreaking medical achievement, Amrita Hospital has conducted a life-saving surgery on a six-year-old boy, restoring his health and granting him a new lease of life. Shashwat S, a first-grade student from Poovathoor, Kozhenchery, Pathanamthitta, had faced a critical situation following a road accident on April 11. The young boy suffered a severe head injury, leading to late onset internal bleeding due to distal anterior cerebral artery injury (dissecting aneurysm).
Following his initial treatment at a private hospital in Perumala, Shashwat's condition deteriorated rapidly, and he was readmitted on April 28 due to intense headaches and vomiting due to secondary brain hemorrhage.Recognizing the urgency of the situation, he was quickly transferred to Amrita Hospital, where a team of expert doctors embarked on a mission to save his life.
Through extensive diagnostic procedures, including an angiogram, the medical team discovered that the internal bleeding resulted from damage to the distal anterior cerebral artery—a critical vessel measuring only 2 millimeters (dissecting aneurysm)With immense skill and precision, through Endovascular approach (with out opening the skull ) in the Department of Neurosurgery Finally, on May 23, after ensuring that Shashwat was physically prepared for the surgery, the medical team accomplished a groundbreaking procedure known as the flow diverter reconstruction of the distal anterior cerebral artery. Remarkably, this intricate surgery was performed using endovascular techniques, eliminating the need for invasive skull surgery. Within two days of the procedure, Shashwat was discharged from the hospital, now on a path to complete recovery.
Leading the surgical team was Dr. NR Sreehari, Associate Professor in the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, along with the expertise of Dr. Suhas Udayakumaran, Professor, Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Dr. Sajesh K Menon, Head of the Department of Neurosurgery, Dr. Eldho Isaac, Department of Anaesthesia, Dr. Gokul Das and Dr. Mathew George.
Dr. NR Sreehari expressed the significance of this unprecedented achievement, stating, "This surgery marks the first time in India that the reconstruction of a flow diverter in a very small distal anterior cerebral artery has been performed using endovascular techniques on a child. While it is a rare procedure even among adults, these types of arterial bleeds often occur one or two weeks after motor vehicle accidents, frequently leading to undiagnosed fatalities."
By successfully conducting the groundbreaking surgery on a young child, the hospital have not only saved a precious life but have also set a new standard in pediatric Endovascular neurosurgery.