Bhadrapur, Mar 4: Doctors at local Mechi Zonal Hospital have removed a massive goitre from a patient without the use of anesthesia.

Senior surgeon at the hospital Dr. Prakash Rayamajhi conducted the operation for the removal of the goitre.

According to hospital sources, it took nearly 45 minutes for Dr. Rayamajhi to extricate the goitre of  Mrs. Urdi Chaudhari, 50, from Chandragadhi VDC, Ward No. 2 Deunia.

Dr. Rayamajhi, who has performed such operations on some 60 patients so far, said although he uses anesthesia for the operations, this case was quite different.

He said the operation on Mrs Chudhari was performed without the use of anesthesia taking into consideration the poor economic condition of the patient and the shortage of the chemical at the hospital. Although it costs much for the operation, Dr. Rayamajhi has been conducting such operaions on economically poor patients for Rs 3-4 thousand only on grounds of humanitarian services.