Scoliosis is a deformity of the spine affecting 2-3 per cent of the population. Often, children in their early teenage years are affected by this progressing deformity, which usually requires treatment depending on the severity of the condition. With milder form of scoliosis, treatment includes physiotherapy and bracing while a more significant curve needs a surgical correction. The surgical correction until recently has consisted of the implantation of rods that allows for straightening of the spine, with the drawback that the spine becomes stiff and immobile, preventing further growth, significant participation in sports and bears the risk of further degeneration of the other parts of the spine at a later stage.
“Lately, there has been a paradigm shift in the management of scoliosis, in that surgical procedures have become available allowing for correction of the deformity without requiring the stiffening of the spine,” explains Dr Marc Sinclair, Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedi
Often, children in their early teenage years are affected by this progressing deformity which usually requires treatment depending on the severity of the c..
Dr Marc added, “The newest version of the ApiFix is promising as it allows for correction with minimal surgical time and significantly reduced blood loss leading to a very short hospital stay for the patient. The patient can also return to recreational level of sports activities within a couple of months.
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital in Dubai is leading the way in endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), which is a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure for esophageal, gastric and colorectal cancers.
“ESD is the primary modality for treating esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), confined to the superficial esophageal mucosa,” explains Dr Mazin Rasool Aljabiri, Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist and Head of Gastroenterology at Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, Dubai. “It is also considered for selected patients with Barrett s esophagus and early gastric cancers. ESD is also perfect for treating colonic lesions larger than 2cm that are suspected invasive cancers with limited (shallow) invasion depth, all rectal lesions larger than 2cm that are non-granular, and those larger than 3cm that are granular or mixed.
“Today was a memorable day at Mediclinic Parkview Hospital as we performed our first ESD for colorectal cancer under the lead and supervision of Prof. Pradeep Bhan