New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The Department of Surgical Disciplines at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has crossed a major milestone by performing over 10,000 major surgical procedures in 2025, underscoring its role in delivering advanced, affordable and high-quality public healthcare.

According to AIIMS, the department carried out nearly 10,500 surgeries under general anaesthesia, with procedures ranging from routine gall bladder stone and hernia operations to highly complex cancer surgeries and life-threatening acid ingestion cases requiring specialised reconstruction.

Highlighting the complexity of such cases, an AIIMS statement said,"We do get a variety where we got acid ingestions. So a lot of patients, actually, last ...