Medical First! SRM Global Hospitals Doctors Save Mother & Baby with C-Section + Cauda Equina Syndrome Spine Operation
Chennai, March 25, 2026: In a remarkable and rare medical achievement, doctors at SRM Global Hospitals successfully performed a high-risk dual emergency surgery on a 32-week pregnant woman, saving both mother and child. The patient had developed a severe spinal condition that left her unable to walk and caused loss of bowel and bladder control. In a carefully coordinated procedure, the medical team first performed an emergency Caesarean section to safely deliver the baby. This was immediately followed by a complex spinal surgery to relieve critical nerve compression and prevent permanent paralysis. Following the surgery, the mother has regained her ability to walk, while the newborn remains stable. Press meet Youtube Video link ЁЯСЗ The condition was diagnosed as Cauda Equina Syndrome, a rare and life-threatening neurological emergency caused by a lumbar disc extrusion at the L4-L5 level. The condition occurs when the spinal disc bulges out and compresses the cauda equina—a bundle o...
