Breakthrough Cases

Dr. Jaydeep Palep: 52 year old homemaker was suffering from hypothyroidism and complaints of morbid obesity and severe knee joint pains with progressive difficulty

Case: A 52 year old homemaker was suffering from hypothyroidism since  eight years and was taking treatment from an Endocrinologist for the same. She came to us with the complaints of morbid obesity and severe knee joint pains with progress...

Dr. Shreyash Gajjar: All-Arthroscopic Ankle Ligament Reconstruction (ArthroBostrom procedure) for Chronic Ankle Instability

On 22nd Nov 2014, Dr Shreyash Gajjar was the 1st in India to perform this procedure. Ankle ligament injury occurs due to sporting activities. The Lateral Ankle ligament - Anterior Talofibular ligament (ATFL) is most commonly torn. A majority of Acut...

Dr. Shreyash Gajjar: Complex Shoulder, Elbow Replacement Surgeries

In 2014, Dr Shreyash Gajjar has performed Shoulder & Elbow Replacements in International Middle-East patients following Complex fractures from war injuries & also in Indian patients following Neglected disabling injuries with Excellent functi...

Dr. Shreyash Gajjar: All-Arthroscopic procedure for Osgood-Schlatters disease of the Knee

In 2013, Dr Shreyash Gajjar was the first in India to perform All- Arthroscopic surgical treatment for this condition. It is seen in Adolescent children usually engaged in sporting activities wherein a portion of the growing bone fails to unite with ...

Dr. Shreyash Gajjar: Hip Arthroscopy assisted Surgery for Avascular Necrosis (AVN) of Hip joint using Autologous Bone Marrow Cells

On 9th August 2014, Dr Shreyash Gajjar was the 1st in India to perform this procedure. 1) AVN of the Hip joint is a condition where there is a focal loss of blood supply to the Femoral Head of the hip joint. This condition is usually seen in the you...

Dr. Preetha Joshi | Dr. Vinay Joshi: ECMO Treatment to treat 2.5 month old infant

Extracorporeal Membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is the only life-saving technology available to support and rest organs in case of organ failure- heart, lungs etc Last month, we treated an infant 2 and a half month old-  on ECMO-first of its ...

Tricky tumour removed with robotic arm help

Thane couple Richa and Ramesh (names changed) cannot stop marveling at the advances in medical technology ever since the former underwent an operation two months ago. A robotic arm was used to remove a tricky tumour, measuring almost 10cm, that wa...

Dr. Abhaya Kumar | Percutaneous Balloon compression treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia

A 87 year old women suffering from left Trigeminal Neuralgia for last 10 years was admitted with us recently. She had tried conservative treatment with medicines. She had relief with medicines for 8 yrs, but since last 2 yrs the medicines were not...

Dr. Shirish Hastak | Once is Not Enough

66 year old male with past history of hypertension on regular treatment presented with sudden onset of weakness of left arm and leg with facial deviation and slurring of speech. After ruling out other factors, patient was clinically diagnosed as...

Dr. Alaric Aroojis | Bilateral slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) on 14 year old

Chisom, a fourteen year old Nigerian boy was not unduly worried when he noticed a slight pain in his thighs after returning from school one day. However, over a period of a few weeks, his pain & limp got progressively worse till he was unabl...

Dr. Shreyash Gajjar | Shoulder Reconstruction Using The Arthrex Dog-Bone Implant

On 15th February 2013, Dr. Shreyash Gajjar, Consultant, Arthroscopy & Trauma Surgeon, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai was the first in India to perform an All-Arthroscopic Acute Acromio-Clavicular (AC) Joint Shoulder Reconstruction...

Dr. Jaydeep Palep | For The First Time In Western India: Application of Robotic Surgery in Bariatrics

Case: A 52 year old homemaker was suffering from hypothyroidism since the last eight years and was taking treatment from an endocrinologist for the same. She came to us with the complaints of morbid obesity and severe knee joint pains with pro...

Dr. Suchitra N. Pandit | A challenging case of Primigravida with 37 weeks of Pregnancy with Multiple Fibroids

A 34 year old primigravida with huge multiple fibroids, under the care of Dr. Suchitra N. Pandit (Consultant - Obstetrics and Gynaecology, KDAH) delivered a baby on 6th December, 2012. Both mother and baby are fine now.The patient was saved from...

Dr. Sanjay Pandey | Recurrent Haematospermia In A Young Male

Background: A 34 year old married male presented with recurrent episodes of fresh bleeding in semen during ejaculation that was also seen on undergarments on waking up over the past three years. He was treated elsewhere with antibiotics before...

Dr. Sanjay Pandey | Torsion of the Spermatic Cord

Background: Torsion of the spermatic cord is a true surgical emergency of the highest order. Sudden onset orchialgia (pain in scrotum) in a young male should be considered seriously as it could lead to catastrophic consequences resulting f...

Dr. Niranjan N Rathod | Reduced Intensity Conditioning (RIC) Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant (PBSCT)

Mr. P.S. a 50 year old man was diagnosed as case of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML), 2 months back. Patient received induction chemotherapy at reputed hospital in Mumbai. Patient required haematopoietic stem cell transplant as part of ideal treatm...

Dr. Niranjan N Rathod | Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (BMT) | Stem Cell Transplant

Mr. N S a 27 years old gentleman was diagnosed to have Aplastic Anaemia 6 months back and have been having low haemoglobin, wbc count and platelet count requiring frequent blood transfusion. This is a life threatening condition of bone marrow fa...

Dr. Shirish Hastak - Brain Attack Or Stroke: The New Hope | Neurology

Brain attack or stroke is a block or rupture of a blood vessel in the brain. In India about 14 lakh people every year suffer from this dreadful disorder but few are aware about the availability of modern care. This is a story of a doctor helped ...

Dr. Suchitra Pandit, Dr. Vinay Joshi and Dr. Preetha Joshi | Gynaecologist & NICU Team

Mrs. Shreya Singh Jitan delivered a healthy baby boy (2.8 Kgs) today at 5.35 pm. She was with us in the hospital for 3 months (since Feb, 2011). She had presented with a pregnancy of six months (26 weeks - 600 gms) with a very short cervix and fun...

Dr. Hemant Vadeyar, Dr. Geeta Billa and Dr. Ankur J. Shah | Liver Transplation

Mr R. M., a 53 year old gentleman, had been suffering from cirrhosis of the liver for some time and had been under treatment from various doctors within the city. The cause of the cirrhosis was not known.  Mr M was a teetotaller and was sur...