Surgery for nasal polyps, which is known as a nasal polypectomy, is usually considered when others forms of treatment do not provide any lasting relief from the symptoms. Surgical removal of a nasal polyp does not guarantee permanent eradication and there is a chance that the polyp can recur. While you may not be keen on >> Read More ...
Adverse effects of any therapy should always be a consideration for a patient as part of informed consent for the procedure. A hysterectomy is no different and while the indications for a hysterectomy may make the procedure a necessity in order to avoid other complications, as is the case in dysfunctional uterine bleeding >> Read More ...
Contraindications for D&C Pregnancy. Unless a D&C is done for inducing an abortion or in a case of miscarriage. Severe arthritis of the hips. If the legs cannot be moved apart for performing the procedure. If the patient is too ill for surgery. Pelvic infection. To prevent infection from the vagina and cervix being >> Read More ...
What is a D&C? Dilatation and curettage (D&C) is a minor surgical procedure used for the diagnosis and treatment of certain conditions causing abnormal bleeding from the uterus. A D&C is one of the most common forms of surgery performed on a woman. It is a short procedure, usually performed under general >> Read More ...
What is tubal ligation? Female sterilization is surgery performed on women to prevent pregnancy and it may be done by means of bilateral tubal ligation, where the fallopian tubes on both sides are blocked. There are many different methods such as cutting, tying, sealing, or attaching a ring, clamp or clip on the fallopian >> Read More ...
Diagnosis of Uterine Polyps Uterine polyps often go undetected because they do not cause any symptoms. However, when symptoms such as abnormal uterine bleeding occur in a woman, especially after menopause, it becomes important to investigate further to exclude the possibility of conditions such as endometrial cancer. >> Read More ...
Diagnosis of Endometriosis Endometriosis, like other medical conditions, should be diagnosed as early as possible for the best prognosis. Most women visit a gynecologist to investigate one or more of the prominent endometriosis symptoms – pelvic pain worse during menstruation, irregular menses and/or difficulty >> Read More ...
What is Whipple surgery? Whipple Procedure Complications of Whipple Procedure The Whipple procedure is associated with an operative mortality of 2 to 5% even when performed by the most experienced surgeons. The risk of operative mortality and morbidity has been found to be higher in hospitals where the procedure is >> Read More ...
Whipple surgery is the procedure conducted for operable cancers of the pancreas. The procedure involves removal of the head, neck and uncinate process of pancreas along with the lower end of stomach, pylorus, the distal common bile duct, the entire duodenum and often the gall bladder. The reconstruction procedure is also >> Read More ...
Kidney Stone Removal Methods and Techniques Lithotripsy (stone crushing) is the kidney stone removal method where the stone is fragmented either by energy applied from outside the body (shock wave in ESWL) or from within in ureteroscopic methods (laser lithotripsy). These methods will only be considered if other forms of >> Read More ...
