Cirrhosis can be defined as scarring (fibrosis) of the liver caused by various forms of liver diseases and conditions, such as hepatitis and chronic alcoholism. This also involves loss of liver cells and cause weakness, loss of appetite, easy bruising,…
When talking about the surgical procedure of pancreases, it is hard to determine which type of surgery is best as for the same one needs to know the stage (extent) of cancer. It can be little difficult to stage pancreatic…
VATS stands for video-assisted thoracic surgery which can be defined as a type of minimally invasive thoracic surgery of the chest, performed with a thoracoscope in which a small videoscope is attached. It makes a small incision with special instruments…
Cancer can be defined as an uncontrollable growth of cells that invade and cause damage to surrounding tissues. It can develop in any part of your body and is generally classified on the basis of the organs that it affects…
Gynaecologists are the professional who are trained in doing gynecologic surgeries, they usually treat women and their diseases are mostly related to their sexual organ. These experts specialises in evaluating and treating women who have a wide range of noncancerous…
What is Hernia? A hernia can be defined as a gap or space in the strong tissue that holds muscles in place. It usually occurs when the inside layers of the abdominal muscle get weakened, resulting in a bulge or…
Sleeve gastrectomy can be defined as a surgical weight loss procedure. Performed laparoscopically, involving the insertion of small instruments through multiple small incisions in the upper abdomen in order to execute the procedure. The procedure involves limiting the size of…
Infected accidentally by swallowing the tapeworm eggs passed in the dog faeces, human here act as an intermediate host in the same way as a sheep, horse or kangaroo. The procedure involves the travelling of eggs through the bloodstream, lodged…
HIPEC stands for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, which can be defined as a highly concentrated, heated chemotherapy treatment that is delivered directly to the abdomen during surgery. The main objective of the procedure is to treat tumours in the abdominal (peritoneal)…