A team of doctors at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research hospital, Chandigarh GI has successfully performed a rare and complex brain surgery on a 35-year-old man with gigantism, who stands at an extraordinary height of 7 feet 7 inches. Popularly known as “The Great Khali of Jammu,” he is a head constable with the Jammu and Kashmir Police, has acted in several movies, and is the tallest individual ever operated on at the institute. Gigantism is a rare disorder caused by excessive growth hormone secretion during childhood, affecting approximately 7 to 8 individuals per million worldwide.
The patient’s exceptional height presented unique surgical challenges, particularly in terms of operating room logistics. The standard operating table was 14 inches too short to accommodate his body safely. To resolve this, the team extended the table by attaching a…