An inguinal hernia occurs when tissue or portions from the intestine pushes through weak muscle walls in the groin area, causing a visible bulge. Surgery is usually required to treat it, during which the loop of intestine that has moved out is pushed back into the abdominal cavity and the weak muscle is repaired and sealed to avoid re-occurrence. Laparoscopic inguina...
Dr. Nitish returns from..
Dr. Nitish Jhawar General, Laparoscopic and Colorectal Surgeon at Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India recently attended a surgical workshop at Berlin (Germany )to understand and perform VAAFT – Video Assisted Anal Fistula Technique- better. This endoscopic treatment of fistula doesn’t have a risk of incontinence. In today’s era of minimally invasive...
Colorectal Cancer: Dete..
There are various measures that may tell you if you are suffering from colon cancer that includes alteration of bowel habits (diarrhea, constipation etc) lasting for several days, continuous feeling that you need to go for bowel movement which doesn’t occur, dark stools with blood, rectal bleeding, abdominal pain, sustaining weakness and fatigue etc. It is highly ad...
Question and Answers re..
Dr. Nitish Jhawar is answering questions related to Anal Fissure in Times of India Q1. I am 26 yrs old sales executive I had severe constipation after my travel last week ,now feeling severe pain while passing stool and noticed some bleeding also on the tissue while cleaning is it piles ? A. Most commonly piles cause painless bleeding so if it’s a classical cuttin...
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Dr. Nitish Jhawar is answering questions related to Appendicitis in Times of India 1Q. My 15 yrs. old had sudden severe pain in his abdomen last night I gave him some medicine he felt better but now complaining pain in right side abdomen my GP feels its may be appendicitis is it correct? A. The classical pain in appendicitis starts in the whole abdomen and then it s...
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Dr. Nitish Jhawar is answering questions related to Hernia in Times of India 1Q. I am a 25 yr old sportsman. I noticed a lump in my groin 3 days ago. My family physician diagnosed it as hernia & advised surgical opinion want to know what a Hernia is? A. Hernia is a protrusion of contents of the abdomen through a weakness or tear in its muscles forming a lump und...
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