Stories of people dying while observing horror movies in theatres are uncommon however now not precisely remarkable. But what if we told you a affected person watched a film while present process an advanced brain surgical operation? Well, that's precisely what took place in a multi-speciality non-public sanatorium in Guntur just lately when a 43-year-old head nurse, Vinaya Kumari underwent a surgical operation that is popularly referred to as "awake brain surgery."
"The patient was diagnosed with a tumour in her left sensory cortex which needed to be removed. But the surgery requires to be conducted while the patient is awake, so even though drugged, she was wide awake throughout the procedure. In fact she was humming the dandalayya song during the surgery," explains neurosurgeon Srinivas Reddy, who lead the staff that conducted the surgical operation.
Talking about why they decided to play Baahubali throughout the surgical operation, the assistant professor of Guntur Government Hospital says, "She was nervous a day before the operation. So to keep her distracted we decided to play her favourite movie, Baahubali. But the surgery got over in one-and-a-half hours, well before the movie finished."
"The patient was diagnosed with a tumour in her left sensory cortex which needed to be removed. But the surgery requires to be conducted while the patient is awake, so even though drugged, she was wide awake throughout the procedure. In fact she was humming the dandalayya song during the surgery," explains neurosurgeon Srinivas Reddy, who lead the staff that conducted the surgical operation.
Talking about why they decided to play Baahubali throughout the surgical operation, the assistant professor of Guntur Government Hospital says, "She was nervous a day before the operation. So to keep her distracted we decided to play her favourite movie, Baahubali. But the surgery got over in one-and-a-half hours, well before the movie finished."
Guntur docs perform brain surgery while patient watches Baahubali!
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October 23, 2017
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