Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): Manipal Hospital Whitefield on December 13th organized an exclusive roundtable conference highlighting the advanced treatment methods for people suffering from progressive cancers. In most cases, treating patients with end-stage cancer is challenging. However, there are various advanced technologies available now that can help ease the symptoms, increase the life expectancy, and even cure the patient, depending on the nature of the cancer. At the conference, Dr Rajashekar C Jaka, Consultant - Surgical Oncology, Manipal Hospital Whitefield, spoke in detail on hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC), pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC), Mediastinoscopy, robotic surgery, and more, which can improve survival rates and provide a better quality of life for end-stage cancer patients. According to a recent survey by ICMR, 1 in 9 Indians are likely to suffer from cancer and the cases may increase by 12.8
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], December 16 (ANI/PRNewswire): In the first such report inside a NICU in India, Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bangalore successfully carried out an emergency ECMO in a very small low birth-weight neonate (1.7 Kg) who suffered from a life-endangering condition of pulmonary hypertension and haemorrhage which lead to multi-organ dysfunction and cardiorespiratory failure. Dr Karthik Nagesh, Chairman- HOD and Consultant - Neonatology-NICUs, Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, Bangalore, and the Cardiac team of doctors led by Dr Devananda N S, Head & Consultant - Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery and Dr Lalchand, Consultant - Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery at Manipal Hospital Old Airport Road, Bangalore in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit treated the child with the initiation of veno-arterial ECMO followed by a successful surgery by the Cardiac Surgery team for a problem called large patent ductus arteriosus. The newborn girl initially presented with bre
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], December 7 (ANI/PRNewswire): A one-of-its-kind surgical arthroscopic conference called "Bengaluru Arthroscopy Course" was held on November 26, 2022, as part of an educational initiative by Manipal Hospital Millers road under the aegis of the Indian Arthroscopy Society. Dr Chirag Thonse, Consultant- Orthopaedic Shoulder & Knee Specialist Manipal Hospital Millers Road, Bangalore chaired the conference. The conference witnessed more than 325 delegates from across India. The course was unique on its own as it aimed to demonstrate the most recent advances in shoulder and knee surgery. It involved Arthroscopic surgeries of the knee and shoulders and Osteotomies using joint preservation techniques. Joint preservation was the main focus and theme of the course. A total of 8 live shoulder and knee operations were performed on selected patients. The course also witnessed interactive sessions and case-based panel discussions with the latest video techn
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 4 (ANI/PRNewswire): Manipal Hospital Whitefield, one of the best multispecialty hospitals in India, organized an innovative surgical training and learning experience with its Minimally Invasive Advanced Surgery Masterclass (MIAS), explicitly, for new upcoming surgeons and surgeons who are in practice, on September 23, 2022. A Minimally Invasive Advanced Surgery (MIAS) masterclass exclusively focused on minimally invasive advanced surgical techniques performed at Manipal Hospital Whitefield. The conference was inaugurated by Arnab Mondal, Hospital Director, Manipal Hospital Whitefield, and Dr Aditya Bharath Nallaperumal, Chief Manager - Medical Sciences, Manipal Hospital Whitefield. The conference was presented by Dr Manjunath Haridas, Course Director Consultant - Surgical Gastroenterology, Manipal Hospital Whitefield, and Dr Shashidhara G Matta, Consultant - General Surgery, Manipal Hospital Whitefield. Some of the esteemed speakers and guests wer