City doc performs successful complex gastrointestinal surgery

naeem@coastaldigest.com (CD Network)

December 28, 2011

Mangalore, December 28: A city based surgeon has successfully performed complex gastrointestinal surgery for an elderly woman who was having a colostomy and many complications.

Lily Madtha, a 75 year old lady, hailing from Madanthyar, was presented to Dr Vijay Ramachandran, a Surgical Gastroenterologist and Colorectal Surgeon three weeks earlier with complications following diverticulitis.

She had already undergone multiple surgeries earlier at a charitable teaching hospital in the city. She had been operated four times earlier for complications of diverticular disease of the Sigmoid Colon and had a Colostomy, Paracolostomy hernia, Incisional hernia, Colovesical fistula (abnormal communication between large intestine and urinary bladder) and a Bladder Calculus.

Her most distressing symptom was pertaining to the colostomy. After evaluating the patient, Dr Ramachandran decided to perform a single stage procedure tackling all the problems mentioned above in a Complex reoperative colorectal surgical procedure which lasted five hours.

After ten days of hospital stay, the patient recovered fully and is now free of the colostomy and other problems. Such complex gastrointestinal surgeries and re-operative abdominal surgeries for complications are routinely carried out by Dr Ramachandran at the Department of Gastrointestinal, Laparoscopic and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery at Yenepoya Specialty Hospital, Kodialbail.

Mrs. Lily Madtha & Family (After Surgery)

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Mangaluru mob lynching | Only the arrested claimed Ashraf raised pro-Pak slogan; inquiry still ongoing: Home Minister

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April 30,2025

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday stated that speaking in favour of Pakistan is wrong and constitutes treason. However, he emphasized that an inquiry is ongoing in the case of an alleged mob lynching of a man accused of shouting "Pakistan Zindabad" in Mangaluru.

“If the slogan ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ was shouted, it is wrong, regardless of who said it. The inquiry is still underway, a case has been registered, and we will determine the appropriate action based on the report,” Siddaramaiah said in response to questions from reporters about the killing.

He reiterated, “If anyone speaks in favour of Pakistan, it is wrong. It amounts to treason.”

Home Minister G. Parameshwara confirmed that a person was “lynched” in Mangaluru and said that those arrested claimed the victim shouted "Pakistan Zindabad."

“This is under investigation. Only the arrested individuals have made this claim. Nearly 20 people have been arrested so far. The police are also verifying the identity and background of the deceased. We are taking the case very seriously,” he said, noting that several people present at the cricket match where the incident occurred are being questioned.

Responding to allegations that the police initially attempted to portray the incident as a suicide, the Home Minister said, “We have no such information. If any such discrepancies are found during the investigation, appropriate action will be taken.”

According to police, the deceased has been identified as Ashraf from Pulpalli village in Sultan Bathery Taluk, Wayanad district, Kerala.

The incident occurred during a local cricket match near the Bhatra Kallurti temple in Kudupu village, on the outskirts of Mangaluru, on April 27. Ashraf was allegedly beaten with sticks, resulting in multiple injuries that led to internal bleeding and shock. He was declared dead at the hospital.

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