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Boy, 10, to Lead Normal Life After Surgeries; Hospital Donates Fees

Rohit Bachani was born with a small lump on his left hand that, by the time he was 10, was so large he had to hold his arm high above his head at all times to avoid excruciating pain. But today, in New York City, the boy will have the last of five surgeries that will reduce his larger-than-grapefruit-size hand to near normal and allow him to return to his native Pakistan. Rohit was born with a congenital condition called arteriovenous malformation, or AVM, which had caused the tissue in his... Full Story
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