CHENNAI PRESS NEWS

Chennai, December 21, 2023: MGM Healthcare, a renowned multi-specialty quaternary care hospital located in the heart of Chennai, proudly announces the successful completion of Brain Bypass (cerebral revascularization) surgery to treat a rare Moyamoya disease in a seven-year-old child from Andhra Pradesh. The rare condition, which is more common in the childhood age group, affects only about one in   a million people.  (L to R) Dr. Saranyan Raju, Consultant, Neurosurgery Dr. Roopesh Kumar, Director, Institute of Neurosurgery;  Dr.Arul Selvan, Consultant, Anesthestist Baby Shrividya (name changed) was brought to MGM Healthcare in September 2023 from Andhra Pradesh in a prolonged unconscious state after having multiple episodes of strokes and seizures. After a thorough investigation Dr. Roopesh Kumar, Director of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery at MGM Healthcare and team performed a cerebral angiogram. The diagnostic procedure involves injecting dye into patie...

Tiny Hero, Scarless Victory Breakthrough Endoscopic Surgery Rewrites the Playbook for Pediatric Neurosurgery Chennai, December 20th, 2023: A seemingly innocent playtime accident nearly cost a 4-year-old boy from a remote Uttar Pradesh village his vision and life. Three months ago, a small injury and eye swelling spiralled into a serious orbital cellulitis with unrelenting pus discharge, causing vision loss in one eye. Despite months of antibiotics and countless doctor visits, the child's fate remained uncertain. Finally, a desperate journey led the boy and his farmer father to Chennai. They were referred to SIMS Hospital, On examination of the MRI, specialists uncovered the reason behind the persistent infection: a 3-cm wooden stick lodged deep within the eye, extending into the cavernous sinus and dangerously close to the brain's crucial blood vessels. Previous diagnoses missed this vital detail, jeopardising the child's health with every passing day. The stick's locat...