Key hole spine surgery at CMC

Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 11:51 AM
 It is a day care surgery

Dr. Sarvpreet Singh Grewal, Prof. & Head, Deptt. of Neurosurgery, Dr. Harman Sobti, Neurosurgeon at CMC & H along with patient Baldev Singh from Fatehgarh Sahib.

The second photo is of the incision on the back of the patient

Ludhiana, 28^th Jan, 2014 (Shalu Arora and Rector Kathuria):

 Back pain & leg  pain are the two most common reasons of a patient for referral to spine specialties today. The most common diagnosis in such a patient is extruded disc. Not all of the patients with back pain require a surgical intervention, surgery may be necessary in some patients. Out of those requiring surgery many patients do not avail it with the fear of instability. To overcome this, the department of Neurosurgery at Christian Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana under the stewardship of Prof. Sarvpreet Singh Grewal has started Key Hole Spine Surgery. In this procedure there is very minimal tissue cutting & no muscle and bone cutting. It is done under general anaethesia using an endoscope/microscope with a small one inch incision on the back. Dr. Sarvpreet Singh Grewal, Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery at Christian Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana told media persons that the advantage of this surgery is that there is minimal post –operative pain & the patient is walking the same evening. He also said that it is a day care surgery as the patient is discharged same day, free from his pain. 

Dr. Sarvpreet Singh Grewal has performed many such surgeries. In the last week, two patients with an extruded lumbar disc were operated by him with this technique. The first was a young 26 years old, volleyball player from Fatehgarh Sahib, who came to him with an extremely intolerable back radiating down to his right leg. Due to this he was unable to carry on his daily activities & become almost bed ridden. Dr. Sarvpreet Singh Grewal & his team at CMC & Hospital, Ludhiana did a minimal invasive spine surgery and the extruded disc which was compressing the nerve root was removed with the microscope. Dr. Harman Sobti, Neurosurgeon at CMC & Hospital Ludhiana, who was also present along with Dr. Grewal in the surgery told that the patient become pain free immediately after surgery & was able to carry on his normal lifestyle the next day after surgery.   

Similarly, Dr. Sarvpreet Singh Grewal & Dr. Harman Sobti, also operated another 68 year old male patient few days back who came with back pain, radiating to his left leg. Dr. Harman Sobti said that he too had an extruded lumbar disc compressing his nerve root which was removed by the same technique & the patient became pain free immediately after surgery after which he was discharged walking the next day.

Dr. Sarvpreet Singh Grewal told the media that the department of Neurosurgery has started Specialized Spine OPD on Mondays & Fridays from 9am to 1pm for patients with spine problems.