Muscat: As many as 191 benign tumours were removed from the uterus of an Omani woman at a private hospital in Kerala, India, on Saturday.
Doctors at the city’s Starcare Hospital said this was a world record.
They said the previous one was the case of an Egyptian woman, who had 186 tumours removed from her body last December, Indian media reported.
Dr Abdul Rashid, the hospital’s chief gynaecologist, told the Hindustan Times they performed the operation in four hours without removing the patient’s ovaries or uterus. “We blended keyhole and traditional mechanisms to do it. We were expecting 80-odd tumours, not so many,” he said, adding that the woman was now recuperating from the procedure.
Dr Rashid said the hospital will soon update Guinness World Records authorities on the development.
“We did not operate on the 34-year-old woman to break any record. We had initially considered laparoscopic surgery, but decided against it when we realised the tumour was really big,” he added.
A team of three doctors performed the surgery.
The chief gynaecologist said a leading medical body has already confirmed this was a unique case.
“The woman seemed to be in an advanced stage of pregnancy when she first came here, but we were keen on protecting her ovaries and uterus. She can now lead a normal life, and even conceive after a couple of years,” he added.
According to Dr Rashid, there has been a significant rise in patients from the Middle East visiting super-speciality hospitals in the state lately.
“Our facilities are economical when compared to hospitals in the West, while keeping with similar standards. Kerala has always been a leading tourist destination, but it may soon become a medical hub, too,” he said
The woman and her relatives will leave the hospital on Tuesday, according to the hospital.
