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Srinagar, Oct 25: Paras Hospital Srinagar has achieved a significant medical milestone by successfully performing the region’s first Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-guided therapeutic procedure, marking a breakthrough in the treatment of complex gastrointestinal conditions.

The case involved a 60-year-old male patient with a history of chronic liver disease who had suffered multiple episodes of life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding caused by oesophageal and fundal varices.

Although the patient had previously undergone successful oesophageal variceal ligation and eradication elsewhere, he presented at Paras Hospital with severe bleeding from large fundal varices.

Considering the complexity of the situation, the gastroenterology team planned an advanced EUS

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