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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At least 64 people killed in strike on hospital in Sudan: World Health Organization
Cairo: At least 64 people, including at least 13 children, were killed in a strike on a hospital in the western Darfur region of Sudan on Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.
News agencies have reported that the strike on Al Daein Teaching Hospital in East Darfur on Friday not only injured at least 89 people but also rendered the hospital non-functional, Tedros Ghebreyesus, the head of the WHO, said in a post on X.
Sudan has been in a state of chaos since April 2023, when a power struggle between the military and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) developed into war across the country.
The RSF has blamed the military for the strike on the hospital.
The army, however, has denied the attack, but two military officials have said that the strike targeted a nearby police station. They spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not allowed to discuss the matter openly.
The war has killed more than 40,000 people, according to UN figures, but aid groups say that is an undercount and the true number could be many times higher.
The WHO has said that over 2,000 people have been killed in attacks on medical facilities since the start of the war.
“Enough blood has been spilled. Enough suffering has been inflicted. The time has come to de-escalate the conflict in Sudan,” said Ghebreyesus.
.@WHO has verified yet another attack on health care in #Sudan. This time, Al Deain Teaching Hospital in East Darfur’s capital, Al Deain, was struck, killing at least 64 people, including 13 children, two female nurses, one male doctor, and multiple patients.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 21, 2026
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