18-month-old baby of 7 kg with pancreatic duct leakage saved in Hyderabad

Due to the medical condition, for over two months, the child was enduring severe abdominal pain, recurring fever, and abdominal bloating

Hyderabad: An 18-month-old male baby in Hyderabad, weighing just 7 kg due to a rare medical condition known as pancreatic duct leakage, got a second chance at life when surgeons from Star Hospitals, Nanakramguda, successfully completed a complex surgery.

Due to the medical condition, for over two months, the child was enduring severe abdominal pain, recurring fever, and abdominal bloating.

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Senior gastroenterologist Dr. Moka Praneeth who led the surgery said pancreatic duct leakage caused fluid to accumulate in the child’s abdomen. On November 27, 2024, Dr. Praneeth, with the support of paediatric anaesthetist Dr. Vijaya Lakshmi, performed a highly intricate endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedure, and using a therapeutic duodenoscope, placed a stent in the pancreatic duct to stop the leakage.

The child tolerated the 30-minute procedure exceptionally well and showed immediate recovery. After five days of close monitoring, the child was discharged in stable condition and continues to thrive under regular follow-up care, a press release said.