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Dipika Kakar Begins Recovery Outside ICU After 14-Hour Liver Cancer Surgery

Doctors expect her to stay in hospital for up to five days pending biopsy results on the removed tumour

Overview

  • Dipika Kakar underwent a 14-hour operation on June 3 to remove a stage 2 malignant tumour from her liver, with surgeons also removing her gallbladder after detecting a stone.
  • Her husband, Shoaib Ibrahim, shared that she was in the ICU for three days before being moved to a private ward where her condition continues to improve.
  • The actress has started walking and has transitioned from a liquid diet to normal meals, and her recent blood tests have come back normal.
  • Tissue from the removed tumour and gallbladder has been sent for biopsy, with the medical team awaiting results expected in the coming days.
  • Kakar marked Eid al-Adha in the hospital alongside family support and will remain under close observation as advised by her doctors.