MUSCAT: Apollo Hospital Muscat has launched its uro-gynaec clinic to address and cater to the needs of a growing number of women with various uro-gynaec-related problems.
Apollo Hospital launched this unique clinics part of the Continuous Medical Education programme, which was held to discuss the latest methods in urology and uro-gynaecology related treatment.
Leading the uro-gynec clinic is Dr Alpa Khakhar, consultant uro-gynaecologist from Apollo Hospitals Chennai.
Dr Khakhar’s experience includes treating cases related to stress urinary incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, advanced laparoscopy and robotic surgery in difficult gynec and uro-gynaec cases. She will be supported by a full time gynaecologist Dr Archana Devi, Dr Khurshid Jihan and urologist Dr Althaf Hussain as well as other support staff, including a physiotherapist.
“We at Apollo hospital are committed to provide quality healthcare to all people in Sultanate of Oman and to identify their medical needs on a timely basis and upgrade our service to cater their requirements. One such initiative is our uro-gynaec clinic,” said V T Saileswaran, Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals Muscat.
Explaining the advanced methods in treating urology and uro-gynaecology problems, Dr Khakhar said: “Now, with this launch, we have all the facilities available for the advanced investigations and surgeries needed to correct stress urinary incontinence, huge pelvic mass and pelvic organ prolapses at the Apollo Hospital Muscat.”Dr Deepak Raghavan, Consultant Urologist, Renal Transplant Surgeon and Robotic Urologist, speaking at the CME said wide indications starting from acute pain to chronic pain, occurrence of cancer in kidneys or urinary bladder or in the prostate picked up accidentally on CT scan or ultrasound performed for something else or having symptoms attributable to these organs are when surgery is offered.Kidney stones are on the rise in the recent decade in Middle East and doctors have come across many patients with renal stones and its ill effects on the kidney functions. “The management of renal stones has been changing in the recent times to more and more minimally invasive. Advent of Holmium laser has made it possible and we are trying to bring the latest technology in Endo Urological treatment of renal stones. We offer Retrograde Intra Renal surgery in management of renal stones as it is safe and effective for renal stones. Biggest advantage is the high rate of stone clearance. We are trying our best to bring this technology at affordable cost,” explained Dr Althaf Hussain, specialist Urologist, Apollo Hospital Muscat.
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