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| Name | Patient Stories :: 14 kg Mass Removed from A Man's Thigh | Saidalavi from Kerala, India |
| Video Uploader | Video From Amrita Hospital, Kochi |
| Upload Date | This Video Uploaded At 28-09-2021 14:51:01 |
| Video Discription | Saidalavi, a 46-year-old man regained his ability to walk again after getting 14 kg of swollen mass removed his thigh, the result of his 30 year old fight with elephantiasis. The Head, Plastic & Reconstructive surgeons team from The Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi were successfully able to the humungous swollen mass hanging from his left thigh. Filariasis is a parasitic disease transmitted by blood-feeding arthropods, mainly black flies and mosquitoes. Saidalavi was bedridden for the last two years because of the huge swollen mass which used to hang from his left thigh in a sac like structure that weighed a staggering 14 kg. He was infected with lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) three decades ago and had previously undergone a few surgeries, but to no avail, the swelling did not decrease. Lymphedema is a major health problem in India, next only to malaria. In fact, the country has the highest number of lymphedema patients in the world. Lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) is endemic in 250 districts in 20 states, putting 600 million people at risk. Kerala has about 6 to 7 lakh cases of this disease. The patients, mostly poor and marginalized, suffer mental, social and financial losses, leading to life-long stigma and poverty. Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences has India's most comprehensive lymphedema treatment clinic, due to the prevalence of lymphedema in the coastal regions of Kerala. For more information, Phone : 0484 - 2851401 Email : plasticsurgery@aims.amrita.edu # Elephantiasis #ReconstructiveSurgery #PatientStories #AmritaHospitals #PlasticSurgery |
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