Articles
Single incision surgeries
By Dr. Saurabh Misra on March 15, 2015 Patients who need to undergo abdominal surgeries are increasingly benefiting from a technique that is performed with just one incision on the body. This method enables surgeons to perform complicated procedures with a single incision port that is...Read More
Opting for Single Incision laparoscopic surgery?
By Dr. Saurabh Misra on February 28, 2015 During years of my training as a surgeon, I was told to learn the “art of surgery” as best as I can and as best as my ‘Teachers’ do. To me, the ultimate goal was to learn the...Read More
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
By Dr. Saurabh Misra on January 21, 2015 Laparoscopic Gastric bypass procedures (LGB) are any of a group of similar operations that first divides the stomach into a small upper pouch and a much larger lower “remnant” pouch and then re-arranges the small intestine to connect to...Read More
Single-port Laparoscopy
By Dr. Saurabh Misra on December 26, 2014 Single-port laparoscopy (SPL), also known as single-port access surgery (SPA), single-port incisionless conventional equipment-utilizing surgery (SPICES), single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS), Single-access endoscopic surgery (SAES), laparo-endoscopic single-site surgery (LESS), natural-orifice transumbilical surgery (NOTUS), and one-port umbilical surgery (OPUS). Single...Read More
Robot Assisted Surgery
By Dr. Saurabh Misra on October 31, 2014 Da Vinci™ is a computer-assisted robotic system that expands a surgeon’s capability to operate within the abdomen in a less invasive way during laparoscopic surgery. Da Vinci™ system allows greater precision and better visualization compared to standard laparoscopic...Read More
Gastrointestinal and other cancer surgeries
By Dr. Saurabh Misra on October 26, 2014 All intra-abdominal surgeries are known as Gastrointestinal surgeries. These surgeries can be on the Intestine or the solid organs within the abdomen. These can be done through the Laparoscopic route or through open surgical route. The choice of...Read More
Weight a minute! Youth complaining of BP, diabetes? Blame the lifestyle
By Dr. Saurabh Misra on February 20, 2014 Obesity is old new. ‘Morbid obesity’ isn’t; patients’ age profile is decreasing. Overweight youngsters in the city are increasingly falling victim to diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol. Earlier identified as a prime risk factor for lifestyle disorders,...Read More
Appendicitis
By Dr. Saurabh Misra on September 26, 2013 Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix which is a tube like pouch that projects from the colon on the lower right side of your abdomen. The appendix doesn’t seem to have a specific function in the body....Read More
GallStones
By Dr. Saurabh Misra on May 12, 2013 Gallstones are hardened deposits of digestive fluid that can form in your gallbladder. Your gallbladder is a small, pear-shaped organ on the right side of your abdomen, just beneath your liver. The gallbladder holds a digestive fluid called...Read More
Laparoscopic CBD Exploration
By Dr. Saurabh Misra on August 28, 2012 Choledocholithiasis can be treated by either open, laparoscopic, percutaneous, or endoscopic means (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography). In experienced hands, the laparoscopic common bile duct exploration is a potential option for managing stones within the biliary tree at the same...Read More
Minimal access and Obesity surgery – Are we going in the right direction?
By Dr. Saurabh Misra on February 29, 2012 What happened to the great Indian Surgeon who would put his firm hand on the abdomen and said, “You have Appendix; you will need surgery.” The patient would look worried which was exactly what the surgeon was expecting...Read More
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