Mumbai doctors save life of woman unable to breathe due to massive 20 cm hernia
In a remarkable display of surgical expertise, doctors at a Mumbai hospital have successfully performed a complex, high-risk procedure on a 32-year-old woman diagnosed with a rare giant right sided diaphragmatic hernia.
The condition had led to the displacement of multiple abdominal organs into the chest cavity, resulting in critical compression of the right lung and a severe impact on her ability to breathe.
The woman had been experiencing persistent breathlessness, which had progressively worsened to the point where even minimal movement became difficult. Her medical history revealed a traumatic injury at the age of 12, considered a likely contributing factor.
Clinical evaluation, followed by advanced imaging, confirmed extensive herniation of the liver, stomach, duodenum and colon i...
