The world is dealing with a new virus known as Coronavirus Disease 19 or COVID-19. COVID-19 spreads rapidly from person-to-person via contact. It can stay alive and become infected on surfaces for several days. COVID-19 is causing our hospitals and health systems to be burdened by the number of people who are critically ill. If…
According to WHO guidelines, if the BMI is greater than 35, then a person is morbidly obese. Bariatric surgery is an operation that helps obese people lose weight. The cost of bariatric surgery in India ranges between Rs. 2 to Rs 5 lakhs, and the implants alone cost around Rs. 1.25 lakhs. Overcoming obesity may…
Are you a person who is scared of going to the stools as it brings pain and tears in your eyes after defecation? Are your bowel movements so painful that you carefully choose what to eat and what not to? Have you ever noticed an irritating mass from your butt that is so itchy that…
Obesity has a high prevalence in India, with changing lifestyles and India is known as the third largest obese country in the world. Many physiological and psychological factors contribute to obesity, but it is often misunderstood. No two people have the same metabolism and body type, hence the same procedure may not work for everyone….
About 12% of people experience gallstones in their lives. Gallstones occur when there are hardened bile deposits in the gallbladder, which is a pear-shaped organ on the right side of the stomach. It stores the bile and then pumps it into the small intestine. Symptoms vary from case to case, and severity depends on the…
The most common atraumatic surgical emergency is appendicitis. It can affect patients of all ages, but the frequency is highest in the second and third decades. Acute appendicitis is one of the most common causes of abdominal pain in children over one year, and the most common non-obstetric surgical emergencies during pregnancy. Consider the diagnosis…