Endovascular surgery cures 78-year-old woman with critical health disorder

April 4, 2012

Mangalore, April 4: Dr H Prabhakar, a chief interventional cardiologist, Fr. Muller Hospital, Mangalore has saved the life of a 78-year-old woman by performing a very unique and rare endovascular procedure, which was successful and reported to be first of its kind in the medical history of coastal Karnataka.

The patient Ms Sherline (name is changed), hailing from Kundapur, ailing from chronic diabetes was in critical health disorders and had consulted Dr. Prabhakar on last week of March and revealed her deteriorating health conditions added with fatigue and acute, intolerable pain in the abdomen.

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Doctor on thorough investigation and clinical examination, evaluation, diagnosed her with a rare disease called Abdomen Aortic Aneurysm (severe dilation of aorta, which is stretched and on the verge of rupture), causing irregular circulation of blood and it was a serious threat to her life, which warranted emergency attention.

Instantly, Dr H Prabhakar swung into action and admitted her to the I.C.U and formed a team of experts comprising of Dr. Jayakrishna, cardio thoracic surgeon, Cardiologists Dr. Sayyed, Dr. Subhashchandra and Dr. Usha and anesthesiologist Dr. Harsha and performed a very complicated endovascular procedure by creating two holes in her thigh and passing an artificial device stunt and implanting across the aneurysm, thereby preventing it from rupture and restoring blood circulation.

The entire successful procedure lasted for three hours and the patient is responding to the treatment and recuperating speedily and most likely to be discharged from hospital within three days.

According to chief interventional cardiologist Dr. Prabhakar it is a rare disorder which affects only 7 persons among the one lakh population and it is usually associated with old age, hypertension and diabetes.

Director of FMCI Fr. Patrick Rodrigues has congratulated the team of doctors and revealed that the hospital is fully equipped to handle any complex cardiac procedures. Administrator Fr. Richard Coelho has complemented the team for performing a very complex procedure and saving the life of a woman.

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Pvt bus service all set to begin in DK, Udupi with 15 pc hike in fares

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May 31,2020

Mangaluru, May 31: The bus services by private operators in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi Districts will begin from tomorrow (June 1) with 15 per cent hike in the fares, Canara Bus Owners Association president Rajavarma Ballal said on Sunday.

In a statement issued here, he said that the members of the Association have appealed for a 3-month tax break. ''We have received tax breaks for 2 months and have demanded for an additional month again,'' he added.

He said that the government has agreed to a 15 per cent hike in bus fares. All the passes issued already will be converted into cash cards and no discounts will be available till the end of the COVID-19 crisis.

An added attraction in private buses will be the option of paying travel fares through smart cards.

According to Dakshina Kannada Bus Operators Association president Dilraj Alva, 50 per cent of 325 private city buses will resume their services on Monday. It also meant that 50 per cent of buses will operate on the allotted routes.

The smart cards (or travel cards called Chalo Card) will not be introduced on all routes at a time. They will be introduced in a phased manner covering all routes from Monday.

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11-month-old boy of quarantined parents drowns in bucket of water

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June 1,2020

Palakkad, Jun 1: An 11-month-old boy, whose parents are placed under COVID-19 quarantine, drowned in a bucket of water in Chalissery at Palakkad district.

The toddler Muhammed Nisan was the son of Muhammad Sadiq. The parents of the child are under home quarantine after Sadiq's brother, who is living in the same home was tested positive of COVID-19.

The child was found dead in a bucket of water kept in the bathroom on Saturday around 10 pm.

Chalissery police said that ''further actions will be taken only after the test result comes out. We have filed an unnatural death case on this.''

Since the family has been quarantined, the body of the baby has been shifted to the Thrissur Medical College for COVID-19 testing.

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Pakistani roommate striving for release of Udupi man arrested in Saudi over offensive Facebook post

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February 3,2020

Dammam, Feb 3: Harish Bangera, 32, who was arrested in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia more than a month ago after offensive Facebook post went viral, has remained incommunicado.

Bangera, who hails from Goyadibettu in Bijadi village of Kundapur taluk, Udupi district, was an air-conditioning technician for a company in Dammam, capital of Saudi's eastern province.

He was arrested on December 20, 2019 after he posted derogatory messages on Facebook against crown prince Mohammad bin Salman and went on to claim that a Ram temple will be built in the holy city of Makkah too just like in Ayodhya where the Babri mosque was demolished.

Fearing legal action, he later posted a video pleading for forgiveness. “I have committed a mistake. Please forgive me. I will never upload any such posts again," he is seen saying in the video.

After his arrest, his roommate, who happens to be a Pakistani, has reportedly made several attempt to contact him, but in vain. He also has approached many Indian and Saudi authorities in his bid to get Bangera out of prison, sources said.

The Saudi authorities have not even responded to the messages of Indian Ministry of External Affairs. "We've made many efforts to contact the Saudi authorities but they haven't responded,” MEA sources said.

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There can be many such people in the Kingdom.

They should be identified and treated in the same way.

These are real terrorists, keep him few years in jail, they should not be let free. Otherwise they will forget and commit again.

May God help us.

Well done Saudi Authorities, this kind of mentality should be eleminated even any whare in any country we have many BJP dogs barking nonsence always all should be eleminated.