Sino-Singapore Online, June 4th (Chen Jing, Yuan Huiyun) 7-year-old boy's cocoa suffers from a huge brainstem tumor in critical condition. The reporter learned from Renji Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine on the 4th that the team of Ge Jianwei, the chief physician of the neurosurgery endoscopy skull base group of the hospital, during the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, surgically removed the brainstem malignant tumor for this child who sought help from the field.

  On the 4th, Cocoa came to the clinic and the hospital told reporters that everything was normal and the operation was very successful.

  At the beginning of February, cocoa suddenly suffered from nausea, vomiting, and obsessive torticollis. The walking became more and more unstable, and the vision gradually blurred. After going to Renji Hospital for treatment, the doctor confirmed that the child had a huge tumor with a diameter of nearly 7 cm, which severely compressed the brain stem-bulbar. Ge Jianwei told reporters that this brainstem tumor is extremely complicated, and the tumor has seriously violated all of the left cerebellar hemisphere. The child's condition is very critical and must be operated as soon as possible, otherwise the child may have a heartbeat or breathing stop at any time.

  Unexpectedly, cocoa began to cough and low fever the next day after admission. The body temperature hovered around 38 degrees. During the outbreak of the new coronavirus pneumonia at that time, everyone talked about "warm" discoloration. Although the patient had undergone strict admission screening at the time of admission, Ge Jianwei admitted that due to fever, he did not dare to operate easily. However, in the following days, the children frequently vomited and cried, and their parents were very anxious.

  Ge Jianwei's team re-formulated the treatment strategy, strengthened dehydration treatment while actively anti-infective treatment, and closely monitored changes in the condition of the disease, ready for emergency craniotomy at any time. Three days later, the child's body temperature returned to normal, which meant that the operation was possible.

  Ge Jianwei said that the tumor is huge and the blood supply is extremely rich. He carefully separated the interface between the tumor and brainstem under the microscope to protect every tiny nerve and blood vessel. The operation lasted 5 hours and the team finally completely removed the tumor.

  Recalling the scene at the beginning of February, the child's parents felt terrified. They told reporters that at that time, many hospitals had concerns about the child's operation, and the family had no hope. The operation of the child was very successful, and the recovery after the operation was very good. Thanks to the neurosurgery team of Renji Hospital where Professor Ge is located for bringing the child a second life. (Finish)