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AIIMS Delhi performs bariatric surgery on 209-kg patient
AIIMS Delhi doctors performed laparoscopic One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass surgery on a 32-year-old man who weighed 209 kg and had a BMI of 74. His weight and abdominal girth initially prevented safe…
The Story in Brief
AIIMS Delhi doctors performed laparoscopic One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass surgery on a 32-year-old man who weighed 209 kg and had a BMI of 74. His weight and abdominal girth initially prevented safe positioning on a standard operating table. He also had severe sleep apnoea, hypertension, prediabetes and other health problems.
A 32-day very low-calorie diet, respiratory physiotherapy and intensive care reduced his weight to 172 kg, while his abdominal girth fell from 198 cm to 178 cm. The team also performed a tracheostomy after he could not maintain oxygen levels with CPAP. Surgery on July 24 lasted two hours and 10 minutes. By the 13th post-operative day, he was breathing independently, walking and managing daily activities.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy narrative would call this either a miracle cure or a failure of personal discipline. Neither fits the facts. Severe obesity here involved breathing failure, depression, mobility limits and several related illnesses, requiring dietitians, surgeons, respiratory specialists and mental-health support. Surgery is a tool, not the finish line. The useful measure now is sustained weight loss and follow-up, including whether the patient approaches the 70 kg target doctors mentioned without serious complications.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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