19/12/2025
Happy to share that Dr Sampath Chandra Prasad Rao and team were felicitated by Dr Manish Rai, Zonal Director of Manipal Hospitals and Dr Nayana Pai, Director of Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road, at the Town Hall meet at MHB Academy yesterday.
A remarkable clinical achievement was made at Manipal Hospitals, Old Airport Road wherein the Skull Base Surgery Team, led by Dr. Sampath Chandra Prasad Rao, along with Dr Sathwik Shetty, Dr Srikanth V, Dr Mayur Shetty and Dr HS Murthy successfully completed a 36-hour marathon surgery on a 48 year old patient with a massive Skull Base tumour (Spheno-petro-clival-jugular meningioma) that was previously considered inoperable by leading tertiary care centres in India.
In a single sitting, the team accomplished:
▪️ Complex Skull Base tumour resection
▪️ Hearing rehabilitation with Osia implantation
▪️ Facial & Cranial nerve reanimation using Cross Facial anastomosis and tarsorrhaphy
▪️Transtemporal-transpetrous-translabyrinthine-Infratemporal fossa-approach
▪️ Multidisciplinary approach involving Skull Base Surgery, Neurosurgery and Plastic Surgery Teams
This is one of the first surgeries of its kind, showcasing the true multidisciplinary strength of our Skull Base, Neurosurgery & Plastic Surgery teams.
Patient has been discharged in a stable neurological condition. Also the new portfolio of OSI300 implant was performed for the first time in Karnataka as well.
A proud moment for us — reinforcing our capability to manage the most challenging skull base cases with world-class outcomes.
