AGRA: A two-member team lead by a pediatric surgeon from Aligarh Muslim University’s medical college has entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for successfully performing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (procedure in which the gall bladder is removed by laparoscopic technique) on a 244-days-old girl, surpassing the previous record of such a surgery on a 271-days-old infant.Dr Rizwan Ahmad Khan, chairperson of the department, led the surgery while Dr Danish assisted him. Dr Khan said that the little girl Riya Kumari , hails from Aligarh. She visited Khan’s OPD when she was just 215-days-old with complaint of nausea and vomiting.“After initial investigations, we diagnosed the patient with a gall bladder stone and she was soon admitted for a surgery,” said Dr Khan adding that the surgery was successful despite the patient’s young age.The girl has been discharged after successful recovery.“Certainly, in my experience, I was not aware of anyone as young as this baby going through the procedure,” said Dr Khan while referring to the world record, which he now holds. He added that he is glad that the record for performing a successful laparoscopic cholecystectomy is now with the JNMC ( Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College , Aligarh).Khan said that officials from the Guinness Book were in touch with him and JNMC since the surgery and after detailed scrutiny of all documents, they have registered the surgery as a record. “We will be presented with n official certificate from them soon,” said Dr Khan adding that the website of Guiness Book is now showing it.

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