Rare Cases

Robotic Cystectomy For A Ruptured Large Splenic Cyst

A 19-year-old male from Mumbai ruptured a large splenic cyst while playing football. He was taken to the emergency room of a nearby hospital and then shifted to a big corporate hospital. He was stabilised and advised of Splenectomy by various consultants but did not get treatment option for spleen preservation in Mumbai.

Treated By - Dr. Vivek Bindal

Saline Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) In A High Risk Patient With ACS

Coronary revascularisation using imaging guidance is becoming the standard of care. Intravascular OCT uses near infrared light to obtain intravascular images. It also talks about the nature of plaque like fibrous or calcific. In ACS, it talks about plaque rupture, thrombus. It has an edge over CAG regarding stent apposition.

Treated By - Dr. Preeti Sharma, Dr. Punish Sadana

Endoscopic Balloon Dilatation Of The Eustachian Tube Performed 1st Time

The function of the Eustachian tube is to ventilate and regulate middle ear pressure, thus helping in sound conduction. In conditions like upper respiratory tract infection, nasal allergy, chronic sinusitis, nasal polyp, deviated nasal septum, hypertrophic adenoids, nasopharyngeal tumour, congenital conditions like cleft palate, submucosal cleft palate, Down’s syndrome, the Eustachian tube can be malfunctioning.

Treated By - Dr. Anupal Deka

Dawn Of A New Era: Hybrid Procedure For Complex CHD

Doctor from MAX Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, successfully performed a futuristic procedure to save a child from a certain demise. - The Hybrid Stage I. This is cutting edge, where multidisciplinary teams work in tandem to achieve what individual stand-alone teams would struggle to accomplish.

Treated By - Dr. Kulbhushan Singh Dagar

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in a Young Male

A 19-year-old boy from Siliguri came to Delhi seeking college admission after graduating from high school.

Treated By - Dr. Alka Bhasin

Lateral Mass Fixation Done on a 32-Year-Old

A 32-year-soldier was admitted to the emergency of the Max Super Speciality Hospital, Bathinda, with a history of a road traffic accident and severe neck pain

Acute Septic Arthritis in Children

A 4-year-old boy came to the emergency of Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali, with high-grade fever and severe joint pain, which made it difficult for him to even stand.

Disseminated Prostatic Abscess to Brain and Spine

A 62-year-old male who was a known case of nephrotic syndrome and was on maintenance steroids was admitted to Max Super Speciality Hospital, Mohali, with complaints of fever, chills and urinary retention.

Treated By - Dr. Abhay Kalra

Hypertension in a Premature Baby: An Uncommon Cause

Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, had a pre-term baby with early onset sepsis and respiratory complications of prematurity that required intensive care.

Treated By - Dr. Kaushaki Shankar

A Rare Case of Ectopic Ovarian Pregnancy

A 28-year-old lady with a previous Lower Segment Caesarean Section (LSCS) came in the OPD of Max Super Speciality Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, with pain in her abdomen for three days.

Treated By - Dr. Ankita Chandna

Intractable Haematuria post-PTCA Managed Successfully

A 78-year-old man admitted for coronary artery disease (CAD) with single vessel disease underwent Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) with stenting. He developed frank haematuria the next day.

Treated By - Dr. Anil Kumar Varshney

Largest Reported Pancreatic Tumour Removed in an Elderly Man

An elderly man visited Max Hospital, Gurugram, with a complaint of dull aching pain in the left upper abdomen for two months.