Rare arterial anomaly corrected at Kochi hospital
The Hindu
Doctors at Lisie Hospital here treated a 26-year-old woman with anomalous systemic arterial supply to the lower lobe of the left lung from the aorta with a minimally invasive procedure. The patient ha
Doctors at Lisie Hospital here treated a 26-year-old woman with anomalous systemic arterial supply to the lower lobe of the left lung from the aorta with a minimally invasive procedure.
The patient had been suffering from repeated bouts of haemoptysis for the last 10 years. Initially, she used to cough up blood at intervals of six months and then once in three months. However, the frequency increased to weekly bouts in the past few months. She was also suffering from bouts of breathlessness.
Doctors said a CT scan revealed an abnormal vessel arising from the aorta. An arteriovenous malformation was suggested, and the patient was posted for embolisation. She was advised an open surgery owing to the possibility of lung damage following loss of blood supply and the large size of the vessel making embolisation difficult, according to a release.
One dies, eight hospitalised after inhaling HCL fumes at pharma company in Andhra Pradesh’s Anakapalli district. About 400 litres of HCL leaked from the reactor-cum-receiver tank at Unit-III of the company, which affected nine workers, says Collector. While the condition of six of them is stable, two are on ventilator support. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu directs authorities to provide advanced treatment to the victims. Home Minister Anitha expresses anger over repeated such incidents.