Jammu, April 22 -- Doctors at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital, Katra, successfully performed a rare high-risk brain surgery on a 75-year-old patient.

The patient was admitted with pulmonary thromboembolism, a life-threatening condition requiring clot-dissolving medicines (thrombolytics).

During treatment, the patient suddenly developed a brain hemorrhage.

Dr Khushwant Singh, consultant neurosurgery, said, "The patient developed a large brain bleed while on strong clot-dissolving medication. In such situations, surgery is usually avoided due to the risk of uncontrollable bleeding. However, the patient's condition was deteriorating rapidly, leaving us with no option but to proceed with emergency surgery."

The su...