PHOTOS- Meet the World’s Tallest Woman

 

The World’s tallest woman, Siddiqa Parveen has finally stopped growing after doctors removed a tumour from her brain.

Parveen who is 7ft 8in tall travelled nearly 1,000 miles from her remote village in West Bengal to Delhi, India, to get thye treatment which saved her life.
Before the operation, the 28-year-old had a spine ‘on the verge of breaking’ and was losing her sight as a result of her continuous growth.
Read the Daily Mail report below:


Tall order: Gigantism sufferer Siddiqa Parveen, pictured with her parents, from south Dinajpur, West Bengal, is estimated to be 7ft 8in tall as a result of a tumour on the pituary gland
Siddiqa suffered from gigantism brought on by the tumour, which was located on the pituitary gland, causing it to produce excess growth hormone.
She already had fractures in her spine and has been unable to stand up straight for years – and doctors in India believed if left untreated her increasing weight would cause her back to snap.
They also feared the ‘massive’ tumour would cause her to go blind, forcing them to transport her from her remote village in West Bengal to Delhi.
Neurosurgeon Dr Ashish Suri, of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, where Siddiqa was operated on, said the operation had been a success.
‘The tumour had to be taken out through the nose by inserting an endoscope through the nostrils,said.
Daddy’s big girl: Siddiqa is pictured with her father who still cares for his adult daughter
 
Siddiqa, 28, already had fractures on her spine as a result of her heavy body and is hoped she will be able to stand up straight again after the tumour has been removed
 
Saved: Siddiqa travelled nearly 1,000 miles to undergo the life-saving operation in Delhi where the tumour was removed ‘She suffered significant blood-loss during the operation as the tumour was a vascular one. But she coped well.’
Siddiqa’s size saw her recently crowned the world’s tallest woman by Guinness Book of Records – but it caused significant medical challenges.
Dr Suri said: ‘As her body frame was huge, it required a large operation table for which we had to join additional trolleys.’
Dr PK Bithal, head of neuroanesthesiology told The Indian Express: ‘Our maximum bed size is six feet, both in the operation theatre and ICU, so positioning her appropriately for surgery was a big problem.
   
Condition improving: Staff at the Delhi hospital where Siddiqa is recovering have had to lengthen her bed with trolley
   
Going the distance: Siddiqa is in a stable condition following the operation