The team of Surgeons from the Institute of Surgical Gastroenterology and Minimal Access Surgery lead by Dr  G  Srikanth at BGS Global Hospitals  Bangalore  part of the Global Hospitals Group performed a major liver surgery for metastatic cancer through the keyhole surgery procedure  The right lobe of the liver of the patient was completely removed by totally avoiding a major open resection of liver
The case
69 year old Lingappa  name changed  was distraught when he was diagnosed to have recurrence of cancer in the liver  He went through the ordeal of surgery for rectal cancer and post operative chemotherapy just one year before  Now his follow up scans clearly indicated that he had a metastatic liver cancer in the right lobe  His whole body PET scan showed no evidence of disease elsewhere  Surgical removal of the right lobe of liver would give him an opportunity for cure  But he was distressed to learn about the need for a second surgery for his current problem
Minimally invasive  key hole  major liver surgery performed
Dr  G  Srikanth  Director of Gastroentrology Services  BGS Global Hospitals said   The surgical removal of the right lobe of the liver afflicted with cancer was performed laparoscopically  In fact we are possibly the only other centre in the country performing such a major liver resection by minimal invasive surgery and this is the first of its kind in Karnataka  The surgery was performed through five small incisions of 0 5 inch each and the right lobe of liver of size 15 cms x 12 cms was removed through a 2 5 inch incision  Blood transfusion was not required during or after surgery 
The patient could walk comfortably the day after surgery  He made quick recovery and was fit for discharge in 6 days after surgery  This procedure enables the patient to enjoy many benefits as detailed below