PGIMER Chandigarh launches India s 1st amputee clinic
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PGIMER Chandigarh launches India s 1st amputee clinic. Image Source: IANS News
Chandigarh, Feb 2 : A first of its kind in India, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, has launched an amputee clinic, Director Jagat Ram said on Tuesday.
Formally inaugurated on Monday, the clinic has been set up to improve amputation patient care by providing collection of services under one roof and with significant coordination.
Lauding the initiative, the Director said its basic intent is to unify all diverse sections in the hospital with some upgradations where needed, to provide appropriate management to amputees to guide them in their path to rehabilitation in society.
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January 22, 2021 22:10 IST
Chandigarh institute’s skull-base surgeons have successfully removed a large brain tumour through the nose in a 16-month-old
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Representative Image: After a six hours long surgery, the child was kept in the ICU and recovered very well, according to the hospital. File Photo.
Chandigarh institute’s skull-base surgeons have successfully removed a large brain tumour through the nose in a 16-month-old
The Chandigarh-based premier tertiary care hospital, the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), has said that its team of endoscopic skull-base surgeons have successfully removed a large brain tumour (craniopharyngioma) through the nose on the youngest-ever patient for such a surgery in the world.
Doctors at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here have created history by operating on the world s youngest large brain tumour patient that was removed through the nose, it was announced on Thursday.The .