Fortis Hospitals Bangalore has opened an advanced urology care centre at its facility on Cunningham Road in Bangalore. The one-stop dedicated centre will now help diagnose and treat all urological related disorders.
According to Dr. L. N Raju, Consultant Urologist, Fortis Hospitals, the rise in urological problems over last two decades in India driven by causes of hypertension and diabetes have resulted in growing number of cases with renal failure. There is also an overall increase awareness of the disease which has resulted in early detection.
The centre offers comprehensive urology services for adults and children, provided by an expert team. It also provide minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopy, percutaneous and endoscopy urology. The centre also offer a full range of services pertaining to men's health and male factor infertility as well as female and paedetric urology.
Among the focus areas are Laser Urology, an advanced surgery to treat prostate enlargement, bladder tumour, strictures, kidney stones and ureteric stones with minimal hospital stay. In Uro-oncology, surgical treatment of malignant genitourinary disease such as cancer of the prostate, adrenal glands, bladder, kidneys and ureter would be undertaken besides Reconstructive Urology, Endoscopic stone management, Paediatric urology - Paediatric Urology is a highly specialized medical discipline which deals with Surgical Kidney/Pancreas transplantation and Laparoscopic Urology.
“We strive to provide quality care to our patients by combining advanced technology with clinical excellence. Our emphasis is “one-stop” offering comprehensive care for all urological problems. People are different, have unique needs and expectations, with such a dedicated centres we intend to provide complete solution keeping in mind their needs and area of care” stated Dr. Mudit Saxena, Head of Operations, Fortis Cunningham.
It is estimated that more than 2 million patients suffer from kidney failure in India. More than 0.1 million new patients suffer from end stage renal failure every year in our country. Of these 2.1 million patients, 0.9 million will require dialysis (this excludes the existing number of patients who are already under dialysis), out of which only 2% can avail dialysis treatment due to lack of infrastructure and only 5% can get transplant. 1 out of every 3 girl and 1 out of every 5 boys are suffering from UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) before 11 years of age. In general renal scarring is 4th leading cause of transplant in children, 30 -40 % of CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease) are due to diabetes mellitus and 15% due to hypertension. Global incidence of CKD failure in children less than 12 years of age is 5 per million children per year.