12-year old Iraqi boy relieved of 160 cysts in his heart, at Bengaluru hospital
Bengaluru, Sept 3: A 12-year-old boy from Iraq was relieved of 160 cysts in his heart, by doctors at a private hospital here on Tuesday.
"The four hour long surgery was successfully conducted and the patient withstood the procedure well", Dr Vivek Jawali, chief cardiothoracic and vascular surgeon, who led the team of doctors at Fortis Hospital along with Paediatric cardiac surgeon, Dr. Nischal Rajendra Pandya, said.
Hydatid cysts or hydatid disease is a rare parasitic infection occurring mainly in the sheep rearing areas of the world, a statement issued by the hospital said on Tuesday.
Dr Pandya said cases of intracardiac hydatid cysts are uncommon.
Dr Jawali said the boy was known to have contact with sheep and dogs through which it was transmitted.
"These infections generally progress from the gut to the lungs. However in this case it was unusual", he said.
Hydatid disease is a potentially serious and fatal disease which can be cured if treated at the right time and with the right technique, the statement said.
"It is widely endemic in the Middle Eastern countries, but it rarely occurs during childhood.
This case usually involves the liver, which accounts to 5070 per cent or the lungs, accounting to 2030 per cent.
Isolated intracardiac hydatids are very rare, accounting to less than two per cent of cases", the statement said.
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Bus helper held for stealing USD 1,600 from Iranian woman's purse in Delhi; money recovered
New Delhi (PTI): The Delhi Police has arrested a bus helper and recovered USD 1,600 that was allegedly stolen from the purse of an Iranian woman who had forgotten it on a private bus at ISBT Kashmere Gate, an official said on Sunday.
The incident came to light on December 15, when a complaint was lodged at the ISBT Kashmere Gate police post by Dr Ali Akbar Shah, a professor at Delhi University and a resident of Mukherjee Nagar, the police said.
He informed police that his guest, Fareshteh Sayanjali, an Iranian national, had arrived in India on December 13 and was staying at his residence, they said.
The woman had travelled to Uttarakhand's Rishikesh and was returning to Delhi on December 15 in a bus. While de-boarding at ISBT Kashmere Gate around 1.45 pm, she inadvertently left her purse on the bus seat, the police officer said.
After some time, she received a phone call from the bus operator informing her that the purse had been found in the vehicle. However, when the purse was handed back to her, she discovered that USD 1,600 in cash kept inside was missing," the officer added.
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Based on Dr Shah's statement, an FIR was registered at Kashmere Gate police station on December 16, and an investigation was taken up, police said.
During the investigation, the team questioned the driver and conductor of the bus in which the woman had travelled, police said.
During questioning, the conductor told police that Monish, the bus helper, found the purse lying abandoned on a seat and handed it over to him, police said.
Monish initially attempted to mislead the investigators, but later confessed to stealing the US dollars from the purse, police said
Following his disclosure, Monish was arrested on December 17 and recovered the entire stolen amount, police said.
The accused, Monish, 26, is a resident of Jahangirpuri in north Delhi.
He has studied up to Class 10 and has been working as a helper with the private bus service for the past year, they said.
