Delhi AIIMS doctors perform awake craniotomy surgery for brain tumour on 5-year-old girl

According to Dr Mihir, It was very challenging for them as they do awake Craniotomy in adult patients, but getting it done in a very small child was a very difficult task, adding "Getting a small injection in a child is difficult, then 16 nerve blocks and this surgery going throughout the patient remains a very challenging task for us because sometimes this blocks can fail in the interpretive period."

Dr Mihir further appreciated the patient, who, despite being so young, was cooperative throughout the procedure.

"The young patient was very cooperative throughout the procedure. She remained quite joyful and communicative throughout the procedure because you had to make her perform different task and we had to communicate with her throughout the surgery. So she was very cooperative otherwise," he added.

It was a team of around seven doctors who performed the surgery that took around three and a half hours.

"So from the anaesthesia team, I was there with one more professor, Professor Gyanendra Pal. There were total around 7 doctors with our paramedical staff and nurses, technicians were also involved. It took around three and a half to four hours for surgery." Dr Mihir said.

On brain tumor occurring in small children Dr Mihir said, "The parents if they see any kind of symptom or any serious symptoms, like seizures or severe headache or any kind of paralysis, should immediately consult physician neurologist or neurosurgeon."