US EditionSurgeons bid for medical first: Removing spinal tumor through patient’s eye
- Surgeons in the United States removed a rare spinal tumor through 19-year-old Karla Flores' eye socket on May 1, 2024, in a first-of-its-kind surgery.
- Karla Flores had experienced vision problems since 2023, and scans revealed a malignant chordoma near her eye and a second tumor near her cervical spine threatening paralysis.
- Dr. Mohamed A.M. Labib collaborated with a surgical group featuring facial reconstructive specialist Dr. Kalpesh Vakharia to carefully design and practice the intricate 19-hour procedure, which utilized an innovative approach through the lower orbit.
- The surgery prevented harmful compression on the eye and nearby spinal structures, and nearly a year later, Flores continues to wear a neck brace but shows no evidence of cancer returning, with doctors describing her outlook as very positive.
- This surgical breakthrough opens new possibilities for removing complex tumors in challenging locations while emphasizing the importance of careful reconstruction and multidisciplinary expertise.
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Medical first: surgeons remove tumor in patient's spine via eye socket
Surgeons in the United States have successfully removed a tumor from the spine of a 19-year-old patient through her eye socket. “By going through the bottom of the eye socket, we were able to remove a tumor that would otherwise have been very difficult and risky to remove,” said Dr. Mohamed Labib.
Rare spinal tumor removed through patient's eye socket
In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a team led by a University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) neurosurgeon has successfully removed a rare cancerous tumor wrapped around the spine and spinal cord of a 19-year-old woman—through her eye socket (orbit).
Indian American surgeon helps remove spinal tumor through eye socket
In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a team including an Indian American plastic surgeon has successfully removed a rare cancerous tumor wrapped around the spine and spinal cord of a 19-year-old woman – through her eye socket (orbit). Although surgeons use a “transorbital” approach to access tumors in the brain and sinuses, this is the first time it has ever been used to remove a spinal tumor, according to a University of Maryland Medical Center pres…
Dr. Kalpesh Vakharia Plays Key Role In Groundbreaking Tumor Surgery - IndiaWest Journal News
Photo: University of MarylandIndia-West News DeskBALTIMORE, MD — In a groundbreaking surgical feat that has made headlines, Indian American physician Dr. Kalpesh Vakharia played a significant role in a life-saving series of operations that removed a rare spinal tumor and reconstructed the skull base of a 20-year-old woman from Rosedale, Maryland.Karla Flores was just 18 when she began experiencing double vision—an early warning sign that eventua…
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