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AIIMS Delhi pulls 209-kilo patient back from breathlessness
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AIIMS-style multidisciplinary obesity care will draw more attention as severe cases seek surgical intervention.

The case shows how extreme obesity can become life-threatening and how coordinated hospital care can reverse a dangerous trajectory.

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The case shows how extreme obesity can become life-threatening and how coordinated hospital care can reverse a dangerous trajectory.

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Vivek Saxena, 32, arrived at AIIMS Delhi at 209 kg with severe sleep apnoea, tracheostomy support and multiple health problems. Doctors first stabilized him through a multidisciplinary plan before bariatric surgery. He later dropped to almost 160 kg and hopes to finish graduation, join an LLB course and become a corporate lawyer.

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AIIMS Delhi pulls 209-kilo patient back from breathlessness

Doctors used a multidisciplinary plan to make him fit for bariatric surgery and cut his weight by nearly 50 kilos.

Indian Express·1h ago
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