HYDERABAD: Nazir, 9, from Siddipet was born with congenital deformity (a condition existing at or before birth regardless of cause). He complained of a respiratory problem when he was two years old. It was a pillar to post experience for Shahin, his mother. She consulted nearly 30 doctors, but couldn’t find a cure for her son.
Shahin then consulted Maxcure hospital in November 2016 where doctors found two swellings - one on the neck which is uncommon and the other in the chest revealed by CT and MRI scan reports. The doctors were puzzled over Nazir’s condition and found that this was the third case reported till date. The first case was reported in China, second in Pondicherry.
Upon Investigation, doctors found that there is no literature cure for this condition. Nazir’s condition is a genetic disorder called Klippel-Feil syndrome, which has multiple anomalies in which spinal cord malformation is one of the manifestations.
As Nazir’s family is financially back the doctors carried out the surgery under the Arogaya Sree health scheme. The surgery was carried out in three phases- first was done for neck swelling on 16 November 2016. The second was done for the collection in the neck and third was done for chest swelling in December.
“Now the boy is doing well and can lead his normal life. The teamwork of our doctors was the key to the success”. said Dr Ratnakar, Neurosurgeon at Max cure Hospital. The doctors involved in the surgery were Dr.Ratnakar, Dr Kalyan, Dr Vishal V kante and Dr Krishna Prasad.