Man undergoes 7-hr triple surgery, doing fine now

Bengaluru: In a significant medical feat, doctors here said on Monday of a simultaneous triple surgery on a 44-year-old man for heart disease, gallstones, and colon cancer -- all in 7 hours.

The patient Kopparam, who had been living with diabetes and heart disease for the last three years, underwent three simultaneous complex procedures -- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), gallbladder stone removal, and colon cancer surgery in one session under general anaesthesia.

He was brought to Fortis Hospital, Cunningham Road, with persistent abdominal pain.

An ultrasound examination revealed the presence of gallstones.