Hyderabad, June 7 -- Doctors at Gandhi Hospital have successfully performed a complex laparoscopic surgery on a 27-year-old woman suffering from severe and persistent hypertension caused by a rare adrenal gland tumour, hospital authorities said on Saturday.

Lavanya, a resident of Chityala village in Makthal mandal of Narayanpet district, had been struggling with uncontrolled high blood pressure for nearly two years. Despite taking three different antihypertensive medications daily, her blood pressure remained elevated, and she frequently experienced health complications.

Her condition worsened recently, prompting her admission to Gandhi Hospital. After a detailed evaluation, doctors diagnosed her with pheochromocytoma, a rare tumour tha...