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Jun03
Endourology Endourology is that branch of urology in which small internal endoscopes and instrumentation are used to see into the urinary tract and perform surgery. The branch deals with the diagnosis and treatment of the genitourinary tract, urinary bladder, and urethra. Endourology treatments are decided upon the patient’s age and disease severity. Cystoscopy allows the sur..


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May27
Antenatal Hydronephrosis Introduction: With easy availability of ultrasound screening and improvement in expertise, hydronephrosis is now a very frequently diagnosed problem reported in 1 to 5% of all pregnancies. This has enabled us to have a better understanding of the natural course of the problem and early intervention before it results in permanent renal damage. The distinction..


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May20
Phimosis Treatment In Delhi What is Phimosis? Phimosis is defined as inability to retract prepuce. Non retractile foreskins are common among young boys and is a part of normal preputial development. Prepuce of new born is non retractile and at the age of 3 years up to 10% remain non-retractile. It has been seen that 8% of boys at the age of 6 years and 1% at the age of 16 years still had no..


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May10
Corneal Dystrophy Corneal distrophies are a group of rare and genetic diseases affecting the cornea. It runs in a families and may be present asymptomatic. They affect both the eyes and other parts of the families are not involved. Main cause of corneal dystrophies is foreign material build up in the cornea and that results in clouding of cornea and visual impairment. The cornea is made up..


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May06
Laparoscopic Urology Laparoscopic urology, also commonly known as keyhole surgery, is a minimally invasive surgery that has been recently developed in the field of urology. The patients who have undergone this surgery have the same diagnostic and therapeutic values as the open surgeries, but it also includes reduced postoperative pain, lesser duration of hospitalization, and better cosme..


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Apr29
Reconstructive urology is used to restore urinary, sexual, and reproductive functions in patients who have had congenital conditions or urethral strictures. It is a highly specialized field of male urology. It also brings back the functions to the genitourinary tract. The reconstructive urology procedures include – pyeloplasty, ureteric re-implant, hypospadias repair, bladder exstrophy repa..


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Apr29
Pediatric Urology is a sub-speciality of surgery which deals with disorders of the Genitourinary System in children, that includes the kidneys, ureters, bladder, sexual and reproductive organs. Pediatric urological disorders are present in children from birth and are very different from that of adult urological problems. We focus on a wide range of urologic problems affecting children, including..


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May30
Pediatric Laparoscopy Surgery Surgeries are scary, and when it is for your child it is the scariest! You would be terrified to make your mind to take your child to a surgery, preparing for the hospital stay and going through the child recovery process. The happy news is that, there are minimally invasive approaches to treat children with surgical conditions. Pediatric Laparoscopic surgerie..


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May20
Wilms Tumor A Wilms’ tumour is a type of kidney cancer that usually affects young children. It is also known as a ‘Nephroblastoma’. Wilm’s tumour is the most common type of kidney cancer in children but is very rare. The treatment for Wilms’ tumour usually includes surgery and may also include chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The outcome is usually very good and..


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May11
What is hypospadias? Hypospadias is a birth defect in boys in which the opening of the urethra is not located at the tip of the penis. In boys with hypospadias, the urethra forms abnormally during 8-14 weeks of pregnancy. The abnormal opening can be anywhere, from just below the end of the penis to the scrotum. Depending on the site of the opening they are classified as distal (minor type)and p..


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