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Departments
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Urology
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Dr. Ashok Sakthivel
M.S Gen Surg, FRCS Edin, FRCS Glasg, MCh
Urology, FRCS Urology
Consultant Urologist |
MIOT’s
Urology Department offers expert outpatient and
inpatient services to those with problem of the urinary
tract and male genital tract. The department of urology
is equipped with all the latest endo-urological
instruments including a laser machine for expert
management of all elective and emergency urological
procedures
Facilities Available
Complete
Minimally Invasive Urinary Stone Management
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Rigid
Ureteroscopy
Treatment of ureteric stones of all sizes
and location. Stones are broken under vision
with the aid of pneumatic or laser energy
into small fragments. These procedures are
done with minimal morbidity and the patients
are discharged in 24 hours. |
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Retrograde
Intrarenal surgery
Flexible Ureterorenoscope can be passed into
the kidney and stones in any location can be
fragmented with Laser. Again the
hospitalization is 24 hours and the patient
can go back to work in 48 hours. This
procedure is applicable for smaller renal
stones (less than 2 cm) and stones that have
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PCNL (Percutaneous
Nephrolithotomy)
Here a small tract is made from the skin
into the kidney using Fluroscopy (C-Arm)
guidance and stones are fragmented with
Pneumatic, ultrasound and Laser energy
sources. This procedure is applicable for
large renal stones, the procedure carries
minimal morbidity and hospitalization is
about 48 to 72 hours. |
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Laser Machine |
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LithoClast Machine
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Lower Tract
Endourology
All the latest endoscopes and
accessories are available to treat
Prostates (TURP), Bladder Tumors (TURBT),
Urethral Strictures and Bladder stones.
All these procedures are again performed
with minimal discomfort to the patients
and most patients are discharged within
48 to 72 hours.
All open urological procedures like
urethroplasty, radical cystectomy,
incontince procedures, nephrectomy and
partial nephrectomy and renal
transplantations are done at MIOT
hospitals |
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Acute Trauma
Trauma can affect the urinary organs and
round the clock care is available to
deal these situations. Kidney injury,
bladder and uerthral rupture are managed
on a routine basis. |
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Radiology
Imaging of urinary organs is done
efficiently and accurately with our
state of the art 64 slice CT scanner,
1.5 tesla MRI scanner and Nuclear
Scanner. We also have expert
Interventional Radiology assistance to
deal with bleeding lesions of the
urinary tract like angiomyolipomas (angioembolization),
ultrasound guided drainage of
obstructive kidney (PCN) and drainage of
abscesses and biopsy of kidney and
prostate. |
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