Mumbai doctors give 120 kg woman new lease of life with timely spine surgery
Mumbai doctors have successfully performed a landmark monportal endoscopic spine surgery on a 45-year-old woman who presented with severe back pain and marked loss of mobility. The patient was “super obese", weighing 120 kg with a BMI of 52, which placed her at significant surgical risk.
This case makes it the highest documented BMI in India at which this Interlaminar endoscopic technique has been performed safely.
The 45-year-old woman, originally from India and currently living in Germany, returned home for her annual visit and developed sudden, severe back pain soon after arrival. The pain intensified to the point that she could barely stand or walk.
Initial evaluation confirmed an L4–L5 disc herniation with severe nerve-root compression. Although such cases usually respond well to s...









