Woman with a rare tumour undergoes successful surgery at Chennai hospital
The Hindu
A press release from Kauvery Hospital said the 56-year-old from Salem, was diagnosed with a tumour in the inferior vena cava, the largest vein in the body that passes through the liver
Doctors at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai have successfully operated on a 56-year-old woman to remove a rare kind of tumour from a major blood vessel closely associated with the liver. A statement by the hospital said that the woman, from Salem, was diagnosed with a tumour in the inferior vena cava, the largest vein in the body that passes through the liver.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.