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Nov, 2020
A team headed by Dr Imran Shaikh, Consultant GI & HPB surgeon, Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road, saved the life of a 56-year-old man with an infection and ruptured gall bladder that led to multiorgan failure. The patient was very…
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Sep, 2020
A 1.5-kg rare tumour was removed from the right lung of a 15-year-old boy from Byculla, Mumbai. The boy had complained of breathlessness and cough, following which the family physician thought that it could be Covid-19 and asked for few tests. However, chest CT scan confirmed a large tumour of 16cm x 14cm x 12cm size in his right lung. The patient was then admitted to Wockhardt Hospital at Mira…
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Sep, 2020
A team headed by Dr. Ankit Gupta, lead pediatric Intensivist, and Dr. Ashwin Borkar consultant neurosurgeon at Wockhardt Hospital Mira Road gave a fresh lease of life to a 6-year-old boy from Ahmednagar who was suffering from Sideroblastic anemia…
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Sep, 2020
92-year-old Ghanshyamdas Chanchlani and 91-year-old Madhuri Sampat have defeated COVID-19 with sheer patience and an optimistic attitude at Wockhardt Hospital, South Mumbai. The patients have been united with their families and have inspired many to fight this disease instead of getting bogged down by it. Even 90 years plus patients can recover with timely intervention and prompt treatment. At 92-years of age, Ghanshyamdas Chanchlani, a resident of Panvel never missed…
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Aug, 2020
Coronavirus infections are rising and spreading rapidly in the country. To help people fight Coronavirus, the frontline workers are working 24/7 and undertaking unlimited efforts. Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road took a unique initiative to spread awareness and independence from…
READ MOREA 9.5 cm tumour was extracted from the jaw of a 42-year-old man, a courier delivery executive hailing from Palghar, last week and the patient was discharged from hospital on Tuesday. Dr Sheetal Radia, head and neck cancer surgeon in Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road led the bilateral neck dissection surgery. The patient has been discharged from the hospital and can eat, swallow and speak properly now. The patient had developed…
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Jul, 2020
After 12 Surgeries Over 25 Years, 57-Year-Old Woman Walks Freely Again - Apeksha News Mrs. Linda R. Kotak, a 57-year-old lady, came to consult with Dr. Girish L. Bhalerao at Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road about one month ago, for…
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Jul, 2020
Thirty five days after a COVID positive man was admitted to hospital, the 64-year-old walked out of the hospital a recovered man. On June 12, the family of Parel resident Ramesh Parab, was running from one hospital to the other as he was gasping for breath. His oxygen saturation level had dropped to 50 per cent, where it should be between 94 to 100 per cent. With no ICU beds…
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Jul, 2020
The tumor size 3.5 X 1.8 X 1.8 cm compressed the nerve roots of his lumbar region in the spine and led to impending Cauda Equina Syndrome. A team headed by Dr Girish L Bhalerao, Consultant Orthopaedic Joint Replacement(Arthroplasty),…
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Jun, 2020
Several doctors and health workers of Mumbai's Wockhardt Hospital - which was declared a containment zone after its staff tested positive for coronavirus- have donated their plasma to treat COVID-19 patients and create awareness among survivors. Dr Parag Rindani, centre head of the Wockhardt Hospital, who is also a COVID-19 survivor, believes that plasma therapy can prove to be a game-changer in the fight against the virus. "It has been…
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