Mumbai docs give elderly man with large rectal lesion new lease of life
Doctors at a Mumbai hospital have successfully performed a rare surgery for a 75-year-old man, diagnosed with a large rectal polyp that was later confirmed to contain early-stage rectal cancer.
The advanced robotic procedure called Robotic Trans-Anal Minimally Invasive Surgery (TAMIS) enabled complete removal of the cancerous growth without the need for major abdominal surgery, removal of the rectum, or a permanent stoma, offering the patient a quicker recovery and improved quality of life.
The man initially presented with bleeding in the stools and was subsequently diagnosed with a large rectal polyp measuring approximately 4–5 cm in diameter during a colonoscopy. While the biopsy suggested an adenoma, a pre-cancerous lesion, the size and nature of the growth raised concerns about the ...








