Doctors in Gurugram successfully performed surgery on a 70-year-old man suffering from a large, recurrent abdominal hernia, compounded by severe cardiac issues. 

The patient, Ghanshyam Thakur, was presented with an incisional hernia in March 2024. The hernia had grown so large that the overlying skin began ulcerating, necessitating immediate surgical intervention. However, Thakur's severe heart condition, with an ejection fraction of only 25 per cent, made him a high-risk candidate for surgery. Not operating posed the risk of skin rupture and exposed bowel loops.