Archive · 21 Jan 2026
Rare Heart Surgery Performed on BBS Patient
Doctors at Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad did a very special and hard heart surgery on a 25-year-old woman named Pallavi.
She has a rare condition called Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) that affects many parts of her body.
Pallavi was having trouble breathing and her heart was beating irregularly.
The doctors found a big hole in her heart and some other problems with her heart valves.
They fixed the hole and repaired her heart valves in a very careful operation.
The surgery was successful, and the doctors are happy with the result.
Pallavi was first treated at other hospitals before being referred to Gandhi Hospital for special care.
Doctors at Gandhi Hospital successfully performed a rare and complex heart surgery on a 25-year-old woman with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS).
The patient, Pallavi, had been experiencing breathlessness and palpitations for 10 days before the surgery.
Medical evaluation confirmed BBS along with associated conditions including polydactyly, red cone dystrophy, central obesity, intellectual disability, and Type 1 diabetes.
Cardiac investigations revealed a significant ostium primum atrial septal defect (ASD) and severe mitral regurgitation.
The surgical team carried out a highly intricate procedure involving mitral valve repair, pericardial annuloplasty, and closure of the ASD.
- Who
- Pallavi, a 25-year-old woman from Asifabad district
- What
- Successful rare heart surgery on a patient with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS)
- When
- Not specified
- Where
- Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad
- Why
- To treat a significant heart defect and associated conditions
- Patient Name
- Pallavi
- Patient Age
- 25
- Patient Residence
- Asifabad district
- Syndrome
- Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS)
- Symptoms
- Breathlessness, Palpitations
- ASD Size
- 14.7 mm and 2.5 cm × 2 cm
- Ejection Fraction
- 65%
- Surgery Details
- Mitral valve repair, annuloplasty, ASD closure