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Time of India
24-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
Iron rod got out of labourer's eye after complex op
Mumbai: A 13-cm-long iron object penetrated a 25-year-old labourer's right eye while working at a site in south Mumbai. Doctors at the state-run JJ Hospital, Byculla, removed it in a 3-hour surgery, leaving his vision intact. The labourer, whose name has been withheld on request, was brought to the hospital on May 19 with a thin rod penetrating his eye and blood oozing from the wound. His heart was beating at half the normal rate, and doctors in the casualty department were worried he would soon suffer cardiac arrest. A team of surgeons, led by the ENT dept and including members from the ophthalmology, plastic surgery, and anaesthesiology depts, began the surgery late evening. The rod had an angular entry but was stuck close to the carotid artery, which supplies blood to the brain. A doctor who participated in the surgery said that had the object penetrated straight in the eye, the result could have been fatal. "A complex endoscopic surgery was performed to remove the foreign body. The procedure involved orbital decompression with intranasal removal," said JJ Hospital dean Dr Ajay Bhandarwar. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo The foreign body, measuring 13 cm x 2 cm x 0.5 cm, posed a significant challenge due to its location and potential complications. ENT surgeon Dr Sunita Bage, who performed the surgery, said the thin rod appeared cemented to the spot. After three hours, doctors removed the object with minimal facial damage. Around 2.30 am, he was wheeled out of the OT and taken to the CCU, where doctors tested his vision with rapid hand counting. "We got a doctor to walk in the room and found that even at 3 ft, he could rightly identify her dress colour as green," said Dr Bage. The medical team had feared that the object was so close to the brain that it could cause paralysis, but his movements are fine. He is likely to be discharged on Monday. His relatives and co-workers took him to multiple hospitals before getting him to JJ Hospital. "They wasted five hours, and blood loss resulted in bradycardia (slow normal heart rate)," said Dr Bage.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Health
- Time of India
JJ hosp to start obesity clinic, to focus on prevention, diagnosis and surgery
Mumbai: Apart from the outpatient clinics for patients with infectious diseases, heart or orthopaedic problems, the state govt-run JJ Hospital in Byculla will soon boast an obesity clinic . "Considering the present-day health problems, we plan to open an obesity clinic that will function once a week," said JJ Hospital dean Dr Ajay Bhandarwar. It is estimated that in urban areas, almost 30% of the population is overweight or obese. However, according to the National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5), 24% of Indian women and 23% of Indian men are overweight or obese. There has also been an increase in the percentage of children under five years who are overweight—from 2.1% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 3.4% in NFHS-5 (2019-2021) at an all-India level. You Can Also Check: Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai "Obesity was earlier considered a condition among the wealthy, but in an age of fast food, the lower middle class is becoming obese. This is visible in our OPDs on a daily basis," said Dr Bhandarwar. With the growing recognition that obesity significantly increases the risk of several health problems, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes, certain cancers, and osteoarthritis, there has been a lot of focus on medical and surgical options to contain the condition. "The anti-obesity pills don't have long-term safety data so far, and there are indications of organ damage in some cases," he said. Hence, the JJ obesity clinic will focus on diagnosis and prevention and also look at surgical options for obesity. In 2012, the hospital started a bariatric surgery programme that was discontinued a few years later. However, the field has evolved with the emergence of minimally invasive anti-obesity surgeries. "At JJ, we now have a robotic arm that could help in bariatric surgery," said Dr Bhandarwar, who used to head the general surgery department before he became the dean. The hospital authorities are also trying to create awareness about the need to include robotic surgery for reimbursement in the state-run insurance scheme. Public hospitals, traditionally overwhelmed with the burden of infectious diseases, have in recent times started focusing on lifestyle or non-communicable diseases . While the BMC health department started a door-to-door survey to check for non-communicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, its hospitals have 'NCD corners' where people can measure their blood sugar and blood pressure levels. BMC-run KEM Hospital in Parel recently started a fatty liver clinic.
