World longest surgery by one doctor
What is the longest surgical intervention in history?
The longest known surgery in history took place in 1951 in the USA, more specifically in Chicago.
It involved surgery to remove an ovarian cyst that had been growing non-stop for around 10 years.
There are several types of ovarian cysts, we explain what types there are in this article.
The longest surgery in history known to date
was performed in 1951 at the Chicago hospital
.
It lasted four days
, no more and no less than 96 hours of surgery in which the health professionals involved had to stay awake and alert to ensure that everything went well.
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The surgical intervention consisted of
removing an ovarian cyst weighing more than 130 kilos
. The owner of this tumour was 58-year-old Gertrude Levandowski, who lived in Burnips, Michigan.
When the patient was admitted to the hospital, she weighed almost 280 kilos, when she left she weighed 140 kilos.
Gertrude Levandowski was widowed in the 1940s and as a result began to put on weight, she did not kn
Longest Surgery in the World
Most people will agree that getting wheeled into an operating room can be incredibly nerve-wracking. Complications can occur, and there is no telling how long it can take to resolve a problem. Similarly, surgeons prepare for surgeries as best as they can, but complications can cause delays and loss of life. Surgeries can last from minutes to days, and the longest surgery documented occurred at the turn of this century, in 2001. Doctors at Singapore General Hospital worked over 100 hours to separate a pair of conjoined twins.
Ganga and Jamuna Shrestha were born conjoined at the head, with a shared cranial cavity and a partially fused brain. The average separation surgery takes about 30 hours, but complications during the operation delayed the completion for days. The Shrestha twins’ brains were more intertwined than what was originally thought, which required much more caution during the surgery. Both of the girls’ skulls were refashioned during the surgery. Additionally, hundreds of blood vessels crossed the two girls’ brains and the process of dividing those vessels took time.
20 doctors took shifts to continue the long operation.
What Was the Longest Surgery Of All Time?
Q: What was the longest operation ever?
A: Actually, the longest surgery on record occurred in 2001 and lasted more than four straight days—103 hours to be exact. A team of 20 doctors at Singapore General Hospital worked in shifts to separate Ganga and Jamuna Shrestha, 11-month-old twins conjoined at the head. Not only did the girls share a cranial cavity, their brains were partially fused. Typically such separation procedures might take 30 hours—still an eternity in surgical terms—but once underway, doctors discovered that the girls' brains were even more tightly enmeshed than expected.
"When we were planning the surgery, we did not expect it to last so long," says Dr. Keith Goh, who led the operation. "During the course of the surgery, we found that the two brains were so closely adherent to each other that we had to individually coagulate, separate, and divide the blood vessels that were going between the two brains and all the brain tissue that was adherent." He's talking about hundreds of tiny blood vessels, each of which had to be traced and identified as belonging to one or the other of the girls. Moreov
What was the Longest Surgery in History?
In the annals of medical history, where every breakthrough and achievement shines as a testament to human determination, the tale of the longest surgery stands as a beacon of courage, innovation, and the unrelenting pursuit of saving lives. In 2001, within the walls of Singapore General Hospital, an extraordinary team of twenty doctors embarked on a journey spanning an astonishing four days—103 hours, making it the longest surgery in history.
The mission? To separate Ganga and Jamuna Shrestha, a pair of conjoined twins united at the head, bound by physical and neural connections.
A Daunting Challenge
Conjoined at the head, the 11-month-old twins shared a cranial cavity and a complex network of fused brain tissue. The surgery normally requires around 30 hours. However, these brave surgeons found themselves in uncharted territory during the procedure as they discovered that the two brains were intricately fused, necessitating the careful coagulation, separation, and division of the interconnected blood vessels. This involved tracing and distinguishing the numerous tiny blood vessels associated with each girl. Additionally, their bra