MADURAI: A 28-year-old woman who was seven months pregnant had recently undergone a complex spinal surgery successfully and she also went on to deliver a healthy baby thanks to the expert specialist doctors at Meenakshi Super Speciality Hospital (MSSH) in Madurai.
The pregnant woman had to undergo a challenging spine surgery when she was in 28 weeks of pregnancy after the hospital’s surgeons had to do a surgical intervention because they found from the medical tests that she had spinal tuberculosis (also known as Pott’s spine).
At a press meet conducted by the hospital here today afternoon-August 27th 2026-, surgery details of this particular woman were explained by Dr.K.Selvamuthukumaran, senior consultant and Head of Department of Neurosurgery and Dr.K.Senthilkumar, senior consultant neurosurgeon along with Mr.A.Dileep Bernard, Director, MSSH.
“The surgical team had used specialized abdominal and fetal shielding techniques to ensure the safety of both mother and woman. Our team took meticulous steps to minimize fetal radiation exposure during diagnostic tests and at the time of surgery. She recovered well and recently delivered a healthy baby after completing her full term of pregnancy,” the neurosurgery experts team told media persons at press meet here August 27th 2026.
SHE HAD NECK PAIN FOR ONE YEAR:
This woman had neck pain for one year and later developed progressive sensory loss with difficulty in walking and loss of sensation below the chest.
“MRI had revealed an infection involving spinal bones, there was a deformity of the spine etc and we found that these symptoms are of spinal TB….The surgery was successful,” Dr.K.Selvamuthukumaran who led the surgical procedure along with Dr.K.Senthil Kumar and Dr.K.M.Kaveeze, associate consultant (neuro endovascular surgeon) has said.
The neuro experts told reporters that this case highlights the importance of early detection of spinal infection and immediate intervention for treatment, and they also lauded the close coordination given by the obstetrics and gynaecology team of MSSH.
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