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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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
