https://staging.culturecrossroads.ca/tags/medical/Recent content in Medical on Culture CrossroadsHugo -- gohugo.ioen-caWed, 17 Jul 2024 06:15:00 +0000https://staging.culturecrossroads.ca/posts/pioneering-rabit-surgery-for-thyroid-at-gleneagles-hospitals-mumbai/Wed, 17 Jul 2024 06:15:00 +0000https://staging.culturecrossroads.ca/posts/pioneering-rabit-surgery-for-thyroid-at-gleneagles-hospitals-mumbai/In a landmark achievement, Gleneagles Hospital Mumbai has successfully performed Mumbai’s first Robotic-assisted Breast-axillo Insufflation Thyroidectomy (RABIT) on a 60-year-old female farmer from Varnanagar,Kolhapur. This cutting-edge procedure, which marks a significant advancement in thyroid surgery, has left the patient symptom-free. Gokula Patil, a 60-year-old farmer from Kolhapur district, Varnanagar was visiting her son in Mumbai when she presented with a significant swelling on the left side of her neck at Gleneagles Hospitals, Parel, Mumbai.https://staging.culturecrossroads.ca/posts/ghc-hospitals-doctor-removes-dental-file-accidentally-lodged-in-a-3-year-old-boy-s-right-lung/Wed, 17 Jul 2024 00:17:00 +0000https://staging.culturecrossroads.ca/posts/ghc-hospitals-doctor-removes-dental-file-accidentally-lodged-in-a-3-year-old-boy-s-right-lung/In a distressing turn of events, a team headed by Dr Jaspreet Singh Khandpur, Interventional Pulmonologist, GHC Hospital, Mumbai successfully removed a dental file accidentally lodged in the right lung of a 3-year-old boy. Ayaan Gupta (name changed)*, a resident of Mumbra was admitted to GHC Hospital after the dental field was accidentally lodged inside the right side of the lung during a root canal procedure for swelling and infection. The patient could be saved from further complications due to timely intervention by Dr Jaspreet Singh Khandpur and his team.https://staging.culturecrossroads.ca/posts/lilavati-hospital-saves-life-of-a-37-year-old-woman-with-intra-abdominal-bleeding/Mon, 15 Jul 2024 22:59:00 +0000https://staging.culturecrossroads.ca/posts/lilavati-hospital-saves-life-of-a-37-year-old-woman-with-intra-abdominal-bleeding/A team led by Dr Rekha Agrawal, Senior Honorary Consultant In Obstetrics And Gynaecology, Lilavati Hospital, Bandra, Mumbai successfully removed over two liters of blood from a woman’s abdomen despite great odds and managed to save her life. The patient had experienced massive intra-abdominal bleeding. This patient had undergone an aortic valve replacement surgery 4 years ago she was recommended an anticoagulant medication regimen. Patient however failed to monitor her INR (international normalized ratio) regularly.https://staging.culturecrossroads.ca/posts/dr-mohan-agashe-use-of-technology-to-build-doctor-patient-trust-is-welcome/Tue, 14 May 2024 08:07:00 +0000https://staging.culturecrossroads.ca/posts/dr-mohan-agashe-use-of-technology-to-build-doctor-patient-trust-is-welcome/Dr Mohan Agashe recently spoke at the launch of ‘Doctor@Door’, a patient-friendly app at Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI). The app was developed by Ashokkumar Suratwala and Aniruddha Bambawale, which allows patients to request a doctor, who comes to their homes, examines them, and provides medical advice without requiring the patient to step outside his house. Air Marshal Bhushan Gokhale (Retd) and Dr Chandrasekhar Karve. were also present on the occasion.