7 India Gleneagles • A 15-year-old from Mumbai, Anamta Ahmad became the youngest person in the world to receive a shoulder-level limb transplant, after a tragic accident that took her right arm. She was discharged a month after undergoing the milestone surgery. • In Chennai, we successfully removed a large brain tumour measuring 7 by 6.5cm, improving a 20-year-old patient’s prognosis for a rare and aggressive cancer. • Gleneagles in Chennai was also the seventh in India to perform renal artery denervation, a minimally invasive procedure that lowered blood pressure and improved glucose metabolism for the 69-year-old patient. Türkiye Acibadem • A severely hearing-impaired 15-month-old Leia Dynnk heard her mother’s voice for the first time after undergoing cochlear implant surgery at Acibadem Kent Hospital in İzmir. The implant bypasses non-functioning inner ear cells and directly stimulates the brain to enable hearing. The transformative surgery was performed by Ear, Nose and Throat specialist Professor Mehmet Ziya Özüer. Pantai • We performed the first artificial skin grafting in Northern Malaysia on two patients in 2024. Both cases involved wounds with exposed tendons and made use of two types of graft. The first graft was a matrix that promoted granulation over the tendon, while the second was an endofoam, which promoted the growth of new skin cells. The patients’ wounds healed in under three months – a quicker recovery time thanks to techniques utilised and optimal post-operative care. TRANSFORMATIVE TREATMENTS 2024 Malaysia Prince Court • Prince Court’s Nuclear Medicine department performed its first Yttrium-90 Radiosynovectomy (RSV) treatment for Pigmented Villonodular Synovitis (PVNS), a rare benign tumor at the joint. Yttrium-90 was injected into the left knee of the patient, minimising the common risk of disease reoccurrence. Island Hospital • Island Hospital’s Cancer Centre team was the first in Malaysia to receive the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) 2024 Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety Award in December 2024, demonstrating our commitment to maintaining the highest level of clinical excellence.
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