Jammu: With significant rise in the incidences of renal complications due to Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD) there is a dire need to adapt to a healthy lifestyle. Since Diabetes, hypertension and obesity are the major factors affecting the kidney functioning in the long run, is responsible for irreversible damage.
Poor dietary intake and physical inactivity are the leading causes that trigger various renal ailments. Obesity is also associated with several risk factors contributing to the higher incidence and prevalence of kidney stones. Diets richer in protein and sodium may lead to a more acidic urine and decrease in urinary citrate, also contributing to kidney stone risk.
“Stones are fairly common in Northern part of India (also known as stone belt). Some people tend to from stones recurrently. Till date, there is no medicine to prevent stone formation or treat it. Surgical treatment is the best bet to clear the stones. With current cutting-edge technologies involving LASERS and specialized digital scopes, stones can be removed without a single cut or scar on the body.” Said Dr. Anant kumar, chairman - urology renal transplant, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket
Tumors of the kidney are one of the aggressive cancers constituting to a malignancy of 2-3% of all cancers. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 15-20 % of the India’s adult population and is one of the top 20 causes of death worldwide. It is a disease which impacts not only the patients but their entire family with devastating economic consequences. Women have unique risks for kidney diseases. Kidney diseases and issues related to access to care have a profound impact on both the current and next generations.
“With increased availability of advanced radiology services, majority of these are now diagnosed at an early stage. These have a very high cure rates following timely surgery. Present day surgical techniques involving the latest state of the art surgical robot the urologist can successfully remove even the most complex tumors along with saving most of the normal kidneys using minimally invasive surgical techniques (Robot Assisted Partial Nephrectomy). The patient resumes diet and movement the very next morning and can be discharged from the hospital on day 2 after surgery.” Added Dr Anant
Over 2 lakh patients with chronic kidney failure are awaiting kidney while hardly around 5000 transplantations take place annually. This huge demand for renal transplantation is attributed to lack of awareness about the advancements made in this field, and people being sceptical about their personal well-being post donation.
“In case of kidney failure, the best treatment is “kidney transplant”, which can allow the patient to return back to normal personal, social and professional life. Transplant surgeons are the master craftsmen, who ensure that kidney is safely removed from the body of voluntary donor and successfully transplanted into the patient. In the last few years, there have been many advances in renal replacement and organ support. Robot-Assisted Renal Transplantation has become extremely useful as it results in quicker recovery, less pain and smaller scar with quicker healing. Unlike regular open surgeries for kidney transplantation where the patient receives the kidney through a larger muscle cutting process, robotic surgery is conducted with only a small incision and involves no cutting of muscle. Blood loss during surgery and scope for human error are also minimized.” He further added.
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