KING GEORGE’S Medical University, Lucknow, vice-chancellor Prof Mahendra Bhandari said growing cases of trauma were causing urethra stricture among the youths in the rural and urban areas.
He was delivering the Himadri Sarkar Memorial Oration on ‘Management of Urethra Stricture’ at the 39th annual conference of the Urological Society of India, titled USICON-06, at Swatantrata Bhawan in Banaras Hindu University on Friday.
Department of Urology at the Institute of Medical Sciences organised the conference.
Prof Bhandari said narrowing of the urethra (urinal vein) was a serious problem as it could also damage the kidney. Cases of narrowing of the urethra were reported among those who either fell from a tree or wall in the rural areas. In the urban areas, it was mostly reported among road accident victims, he said.
Prof Bhandari showed ways of operating on urethra stricture to improve the life of children as they grow. He said the puccal-mucosa technique was quite popular these days.
A panel discussion on ‘Surgery in Renal Failure’ was also held on the occasion. Dr Mahesh Desai (president-elect of the Urological Society of India), Dr Nitin Kekre, Dr Paul Abrams from UK and Dr DK Singh of BHU participated in the discussion. Dr Mahesh Desai spoke on management of various stages of renal stone with chronic renal failure. Dr Nitin Kekre (Vellore) showed his expertise in performing prosthetic surgery on patients suffering from chronic renal failure.
Dr DK Singh of the Department of Anesthesia at the Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, presented anesthetic management of patients. He spoke in detail about the problem and the care that should be taken for surgery in chronic renal failure.
{{/usCountry}}Dr DK Singh of the Department of Anesthesia at the Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, presented anesthetic management of patients. He spoke in detail about the problem and the care that should be taken for surgery in chronic renal failure.
{{/usCountry}}Earlier, BHU vice-chancellor Prof Panjab Singh inaugurated the conference on late Thursday evening. He also felicitated former presidents of the Urological Society of India. Presiding over the inaugural function, Urological Society of India president Prof K Sashidharan said Indian health sector was among one of the most privatised health sectors in the world.
Organising secretary Prof PB Singh proposed the vote of thanks. Prominent among others who attended the inaugural function included IMS director Prof.
Gajendra Singh, Prof VNP Tripathi, Purvanchal University vice-chancellor Prof KP Singh and Dr Mahesh Desai.