A single case study: Excision of Medojagranthi (PedunculatedLipoma)

Authors

  • Saurabh Patel Department of Shalya Tantra,Government Akhandanand Ayurveda College, Bhadra, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
  • Rajesh Kumar Sharma Professor and H.O.D, Shalya Tantra Department, Government Akhandanand Ayurveda College, Bhadra, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
  • Vaibhavi Patel Department of Shalya Tantra, Government Akhandanand  Ayurveda College, Bhadra, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22270/ajprd.v9i4.991

Keywords:

Lipoma, Medojagranthi, Excision

Abstract

A Lipoma is benign tumor made of fat tissue as per modern that resemble in Ayurveda as Granthi in general and medojagranthi as specific.In ayurvedic classic charaka and Sushruta mentioned the management of medojagranthi is the sakoshensastrendagdhvai.e total excision. In this case a 55 years old female patient visited OPD of Shalya tantra with complaints of hanging painless mass like swelling at right gluteal region. On the basis of clinical findings and USG report a lipoma was diagnosed and excision was done under local anaesthesia (2% lignocaine hydrochloride with adrenaline). After excision there was 60*54*24 mm size pedunculated lipoma noted. Hence this case highlighted that lipoma can occur at unusal place like gluteal region and need the excision.

 

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Author Biographies

Saurabh Patel, Department of Shalya Tantra,Government Akhandanand Ayurveda College, Bhadra, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Department of Shalya Tantra,Government Akhandanand Ayurveda College, Bhadra, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Professor and H.O.D, Shalya Tantra Department, Government Akhandanand Ayurveda College, Bhadra, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Professor and H.O.D, Shalya Tantra Department, Government Akhandanand Ayurveda College, Bhadra, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Vaibhavi Patel, Department of Shalya Tantra, Government Akhandanand  Ayurveda College, Bhadra, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Department of Shalya Tantra, Government Akhandanand  Ayurveda College, Bhadra, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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Published

2021-08-15

How to Cite

Patel, S., Sharma, R. K., & Patel, V. (2021). A single case study: Excision of Medojagranthi (PedunculatedLipoma). Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, 9(4), 81–82. https://doi.org/10.22270/ajprd.v9i4.991