Procedures
Radio Frequency Rhizotomy
What is Radio frequency rhizotomy?
Radiofrequency rhizotomy is the procedure to decrease the pain in the nerve.
What are the tests required?
The test required before the procedure is MRI.
How much time is required?
The procedure takes place in 1-2 hours whereas the hospital stay would be for 1-6 days.
What is the cost of the procedure?
The cost of the procedure is 4300 USD
Rapid ARC With IGRT
What is RAPID ARC with IGRT?
It is radio therapy technology uses hi-tech computers which work effectively and targets tumor cells with more speed and accuracy.
How much time is required?
The test procedure takes about a few minutes and the patient needs come to the hospital on the day of the procedure.
Shaving of Cartilage
What is Shaving of Cartilage?
Shaving of cartilage is when the cartilage in the knee joint is damaged which results in removing all or a part of the tearing meniscus.
What are the tests required?
The tests required before the procedure is:
X-rays
MRI
How much time is required?
The hospital stay will be for 3-4 days. In addition, the patients stay in India will be for around 2-8...
Shoulder Replacement
What is Shoulder Replacement?
Shoulder replacement is a complex surgical procedure that involves replacing the shoulder joint with prosthetic implant.
GOALS- The goal of shoulder replacement is to remove the patient’s arthritic humeral head, replace it with the metal “ball” component attached to a stem that extends down inside the patient’s upper arm bone. Then a plastic socket is placed over...
Sleeve Gastrectomy
What is Sleeve Gastrectomy?
Sleeve Gastrectomy is the process of weight loss where the stomach is surgically reduced by 15% of its size.
What are the tests required?
The test required before the procedure is:
Blood Tests
Urine Tests
Electrocardiogram
X-rays
How much time is required?
The procedure takes place in 90 minutes whereas the hospital stay would be for 2-3 days...
Spinal Decompression
What is spinal decompression?
Spinal decompression surgery is a surgerydone to relieve symptoms which are caused by pressure,compression on the spinal cord.
What are the common techniques for decompression?
Disectomy
This involves removing a portion of a disk to relieve pressure on the nearby nerve roots.
Laminectomy
Small part of the bony arches of the spinal canal is called the...
Spinal Fusion
What are Spinal fusion + Decompression Anthroplasty?
It is the process to correct the problems with the vertebrae bones, to fuse the paining vertebrae into one so that pain becomes less.
What are the tests required?
The tests required before the procedure is:
MRI
CT Scan
Myelogram
How much time is required?
The procedure requires 1-3 hours and the stay in the hospital would...
Spinal Fusion Surgery
A spinal fusion surgery is planned to stop the motion at a tender vertebral segment, which in turn should decrease pain generated from the joint. Lumbar spinal fusion is surgery to join, or fuse, two or more vertebrae in the low back. Spinal fusion is main surgery, usually durable for several hours.
Success Rate
Studies indicate that the patient's pain is improved 60% to 70%...
Stapedectomy
What is stapecdectomy?
Stapecdectomy is the process to replace the innermost bone of the middle ear with the plastic tube surrounding a short length of stainless steel wire. It is done to improve the sound of the inner ear.
What is the test required?
The test required before the procedure is the hearing test.
How much time is required?
The time required for the procedure is about an...
Stroke
What is Stroke?
Stroke is prompted by a blocked blood vessel or bleeding in the brain. The signs of a stroke include an immediate grinding headache, weakness, numbness, vision problems, confusion, trouble walking or talking, dizziness and slurred speech.
When a stroke happens, the blood supply to part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. Brain cells die when they no longer get oxygen and...
Surgical Atrial Septectomy
What are the tests required?
The tests required before the procedure is:
Blood Test
ECG
Chest X-ray
Echo Cardiogram
MRI
CT Scan
How much time is required?
The stay in the hospital is for a week. Moreover, the procedure takes about an hour.
What is the cost of the procedure?
The cost of the procedure is 7300 USD.
Surrogacy
Surrogacy is a arrangement where pregnancy is carried for intended parents. There are generally 2 types of surrogacy, traditional surrogacy and gestational surrogacy. Using a surrogate mother is still somewhat controversial, but still it is one more option for parents having a baby through new reproductive technology.
A woman decide to use a surrogate for several reasons:
She...
Systemic Pulmonary Artery
What are the tests required?
The tests required before the procedure is:
Blood Test
ECG
Chest X-ray
ECHO Cardiogram
MRI
CT Scan
How much time is required?
The stay in the hospital is for a week. Moreover, the procedure takes about an hour.
What is the cost of the procedure?
The cost of the procedure is 5600 USD.
Thymectomy
What is Thymectomy?
Thymectomy is the surgical procedure to remove the thymus. There is remission of myasthenia gravis with the help of medicine, which includes steroids. However, the remission may not be permanent.
What are the tests required?
The tests required for the procedure are:
X-ray,
Blood test.
Breathing test,
Musclestrength test
How much time is required?
The...
Thyroidectomy
What is Thyroidectomy?
Thyroidectomy is the surgical procedure of removing a part or the complete thyroid gland. Usually takes place when the patient has thyroid cancer or goiter.
What are the tests required?
The test required before the procedure is:
Ultrasound
CT Scan
How much time is required?
The procedure takes place in 3-4 hours whereas the hospital stay would be for 2-...
Total Penectomy
How much time is required?
The time required for the procedure is 2-4 hours whereas the hospital stay might last for week or so.
What is the cost of the procedure?
The cost of the procedure is 3600 USD.
Transsphenoidal Operations
What is a Tran’s sphenoid operation?
Transsphenoidal surgery is a type of surgery in which an endoscope and/or surgical instruments are inserted into part of the brain by going through the nose and the sphenoid bone (a butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull) into the sphenoidal sinus cavity. Transsphenoidal surgery is used to remove tumors of the pituitary gland. (Such tumours, although...
TURB (Endoscopic)
What is TURB (Endoscopic)?
TURB (Endoscopic) is the surgical procedure to remove the bladders tumors for the further pathological analysis.
What are the tests required?
The test required before the procedure is:
Urine tests
Blood tests
Imaging
How much time is required?
The hospital stay would be for 1-4 days. The procedure would make the patient stay in the hospital for 3...
TURP/ TUEVP (Laser)
What is TURP/ TUEVP (Laser)?
TURP/ TUEVP (Laser) is the procedure where the doctor performs laser surgery to reduce the reasonable or extreme urinary symptoms caused by the enlarged prostrate.
What are the tests required?
The test required before the procedure is:
Blood Tests
Diagnostic tests
How much time is required?
The procedure takes place in 90 minutes whereas the...
Tympanoplasty
What is tympanoplasty?
Tympanoplasty is the process of surgically reconstructing the eardrum or some parts of the middle ear. It is done to repair the eardrum, which is perforated.
What are the tests required?
The tests required before the treatment is
Audiogram
Other hearing tests.
How much time is required?
The time required for the reconstruction is 1 hour and the patients...
