Gastro intestinal cancer incidence is on the rise in our country. Colorectal cancer is among the common cancers of GI tract. Rectum is the lowermost portion of the large intestine and it is connected to anus. Cancer in this part of the colon can cause
Mumbai- Death due to brain attack, i.e. stroke or paralysis is increasing worldwide. The first 4 hours are considered as the golden period to save a patient of brain stroke, thereafter the chances of recovery from the paralysis reduces as the time goes by the
The American Oncology Institute (AOI) in Kanuru, Vijayawada, has achieved a significant milestone by successfully treating a massive retroperitoneal liposarcoma. Dr Vijay Koduru, Consultant Surgical Oncologist along with Dr Mrudula Tatakuri, Consultant Anaesthesiologist performed a laparotomy and surgical excision of a 30x20 cm retroperitoneal mass
The surgery led by Dr. Ashwinikumar Kudari was done with the help of a new-age surgical robot, da Vinci Doctors at Narayana Health, one of the leading multispecialty hospitals in Bengaluru, performed a unique robotic-assisted surgery to save a 60-year-old woman who had a complicated
~The patient underwent transnasal endoscopic tumor excision surgery for tumor removal. The procedure is rare and done only by neurosurgeons trained in endoscopic surgeries. The procedure doesn’t involve cutting the skull. The advantages of the procedure are no incisions on the head, minimal blood loss, and shorter
Dr Brahma Prasad Senior Consultant Neuro Surgeon, Apollo Hospitals, Secunderabad. Brain Cancer (Brain Tumor) Brain tumors can be malignant (cancerous) or benign (noncancerous) and can affect children and adults. But whether theyʼre cancerous or not, brain tumors can impact your brain function if they grow large enough to
Dr. Chidambaramurthy Udaya Shankar, Senior Consultant – Neurology, Sakra World Hospital Epilepsy, a chronic non-communicable disease of the brain is one of the most common neurological disorders in the world. It comes with recurrent seizures - brief episodes of involuntary movement of either the whole
The company introduced a new production line at the Bengaluru facility to manufacture Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines. The facility will currently focus on manufacturing MAGNETOM Free.Star, a disruptively simple and helium-free approach to high-quality MRI. Taking a lead in the Indian MedTech industry, Siemens
This article is authored by Dr. Sharad Rajamani, Consultant - Neurosurgery, Manipal Hospital Whitefield. Epilepsy is a disorder of overload of electrical activity in the brain, causing a large variety of different ways it can manifest. It can be caused by several different diseases, including lack
Dr. Rajesh V Helavar, Senior Consultant - Radiology, Manipal Hospital Yeshwanthpur Radiology is a discipline of medicine that diagnoses and treats diseases using imaging technology. Radiology may be divided into two different areas, diagnostic radiology, and interventional radiology, both of which are related. Diagnostic radiology is concerned
