IgG4 associated Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis: A rare entity
A 53-year-old woman came with with left-sided hemicranial headaches, dull ache, continuous, intermittently pricking pain on the left side orbital region associated nausea, photophobia, and phonophobia for 5 months; increased since 2 days also on the right-sided hemicranial region.
Treated By - Dr. Manoj Khanal
Jan 16 , 2023
TVD with RA mass associated with severe LV dysfunction treated successfully
A 62-year-old patient was brought to the emergency of Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, with oxygen and high inotropic support. He complained of chest pain and dyspnoea on exertion for 5-6 months. He had history of ventricular arrhythmia post CPR at other hospital. He also had comorbidities of Diabetes and hypertension.
Treated By - Dr. Dinesh Chandra
Jan 16 , 2023
Successful management of syphilis in pregnancy
A 25-year-old woman, 30 weeks pregnant, visited Max Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, for safe confinement. Upon investigations, she and her husband's VDRL test was positive, which was reconfirmed by a positive Treponema Pallidum Haemagglutination (TPHA). There was no history of fever and lymphadenopathy, sore throat, or weight loss. Ultrasound scan indicated normal pregnancy.
Treated By - Dr. Ankita Chandna, Dr. Vandana Boobna
Jan 16 , 2023
Suffering from Advanced Colonic Cancer Provided a New Lease of Life with Multivisceral Resection
A 60-year-old patient from Haldwani suffered from Colorectal Cancer and experienced recurrent vomiting, along with poor oral intake, leading him to reach a cachectic state (loss of muscle and fat) visited Max Hospital, Vaishali.
Treated By - Dr. Vivek Mangla
Jan 16 , 2023
Suffering from Severe Blockage in All Major Arteries Underwent Life-Saving Cardiac Surgeries
There has been an alarming rise in the number of patients with cardiac ailments in recent times, there is a dire need to raise awareness around heart health. Instead of deferring and delaying surgeries, timely intervention can save many lives.
Jan 16 , 2023
Major Liver Resection in a Septuagenarian With Multiple Co-Morbid Illnesses
A 79-year-old male with diabetes, asthma & Parkinsonism, was diagnosed with a large hepatic mucinous cystic neoplasm (HMCN) involving the left lobe of the liver with cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis on evaluation for abdominal pain and jaundice. He was evaluated by a multidisciplinary team, and his condition was optimised.
Treated By - Dr. Vivek Mangla, Dr. Subhashish Das, Dr. Amit Batra
Jan 16 , 2023
Acquired Haemophilia: Unusual presentation of IgG4-related disease
A 67-year-old diabetic male with coronary artery disease on dual antiplatelets presented with left submandibular swelling. He had been unwell for the past many months with progressive renal failure, one episode of gastrointestinal bleeding and a pathological fracture of the right hip for which cemented hemiarthroplasty was done. Biopsies taken during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and during arthroplasty showed reactive tissue at both sites. A renal biopsy was also advised but not done.
Treated By - Dr. Nivedita Dhingra
Jan 16 , 2023
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tdcs) : A novel non-invasive treatment for Tourette Syndrome
A 13-year-old boy studying in class 8th, resident of an urban area and belonging to lower middle-class socio-economic status, was referred by the Neurology Department to the Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences Department of Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dehradun, with complaints of vocal and motor tics for a year, along with hyperactivity and inattention. The tics were present in the form of head jerks, eye blinking, face grimaces, sning, spitting, shoulder jerks, limb jerks, and coprolalia, i.e., the use of abusive and obscene words.
Treated By - Dr. Saloni Gupta
Jan 11 , 2023
Successful use of Laparoscopic Myomectomy to remove a giant Uterine Myoma
A 38-year-old woman came to the Gynaecology Department of Max Super Speciality Hospital, Dehradun, with complaints of intermittent abdominal pain that had intensified during the previous three months and progressive abdominal swelling during the past two years. She was a mother of 2 (both by caesarean section) and suered from Menometrorrhagia leading to severe anaemia and a history of blood transfusion in other hospitals.
Treated By - Dr. Rashmi Varshney Gupta
Jan 11 , 2023
Management of Caustic Ingestion
A 2-year-old girl child was admitted to Max Smart, with a history of caustic ingestion three hours before coming to the hospital.
Treated By - Dr. Preeti Anand, Dr. Bhaskar Saikia
Jan 06 , 2023
Emergency surgery for massive haemoptysis
A 25-year-old woman with 28 weeks of pregnancy and no previous illness presented with massive haemoptysis to the emergency at Max Smart Super Speciality Hospital, Saket.
Treated By - Dr. Shaiwal Khandelwal
Jan 06 , 2023
Robotic-assisted Buccal Mucosal Graft Onlay Ureteroplasty
Robotic-assisted Buccal Mucosal Graft Onlay Ureteroplasty for Ureteric Stone and stricture repair done at Max Patparganj
Treated By - Dr. Pawan Kesarwani
Jan 05 , 2023