AIIMS Bhopal Achieves Medical Milestones: Rare Lung Disease Treated, Cancer Airway Opened

• AIIMS Bhopal's Pulmonary Medicine Department successfully performed two complex lung treatments for the first time in Madhya Pradesh.
• The 'Whole Lung Lavage' technique was used to clear thick substance from the lungs of a patient with a rare disease, significantly improving breathing and oxygen levels.
• A 'Y-shaped metal stent' was implanted bronchoscopically to open an airway completely blocked by cancer, restoring lung function.
• These procedures were led by Dr. Abhinav Chaube and Dr. Alkesh Khurana, with support from Anesthesia and CTVS departments.
• AIIMS Bhopal is now a leading center for advanced interventional pulmonology, eliminating the need for patients to travel to Delhi or Mumbai.

Why It Matters: AIIMS Bhopal sets new medical benchmarks in MP with successful rare lung disease treatment and cancer airway stenting.