The kidney stone patients would be treated without surgery
An Advanced Urology Centre has become operational at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Rishikesh. Here the patients of kidney stones would be treated without surgery. This treatment is included in the Ayushman Bharat Scheme.
The director of AIIMS Rishikesh Dr Ravikant said that at the advanced Urology Centre the Kidney stone patients would be treated without surgery or making an incision. “Now, there will be no need to make the patient unconscious to break stones with new technology and facilities. With the introduction of this new high-tech facility, the patient receiving kidney stone treatment will be discharged from the hospital on the same day,’’ he said.
The Head of Department of Urology Dr Ankur Mittal said that the centre has state-of-the-art medical facilities and surgical facilities related to urology. “The new centre has additional corporal shock wave lithotripsy facilities. With this facility, stones of maximum size of one and a half cm in the kidney can be broken without any operation. This technique is very accurate and convenient. The latest high-tech Dornier Delta-2 machine has also been installed in the centre,’’ he said.
Friday, 29 January 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
