23-year-old trekker saved by lung clot surgery at Apollo Jayanagar
Apollo Hospitals, Jayanagar, saved a 23-year-old trekker from a massive pulmonary embolism using Karnataka's first minimally invasive pulmonary thrombectomy with the USFDA-approved FlowTriever system. The rare, life-threatening saddle clot was removed without open-heart surgery, restoring his health. Doctors stress timely diagnosis for such silent but deadly conditions.