Uro-oncology
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How alarming is presence of blood in urine: symptoms of bladder cancer
Passing blood in urine, otherwise called hematuria, is relatively common in patients visiting to urology clinic. There are enormous reasons in which a person can have visible red urine, called gross hematuria. Few persons are unaware of passing blood in urine and only got to know about it when they get urine test done, which… Continue reading
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Laparoscopic simple nephrectomy in Non functional kidney
Nephrectomy (kidney removal) is one of the common laparoscopic surgery done in urology. It can be undertaken in patients with benign conditions such as non functional kidney due to renal or ureteric stone, pelvi-uretetic junction obstruction, pyonephrosis, ureteric stricture, vesico-ureteric reflux etc. When nephrectomy is done in cancer patients, it is called radical nephrectomy. Here… Continue reading
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Bladder cancer awareness month 2024
Bladder is a hollow organ in body that stores urine. Both kidneys drains it’s urine via hollow pipes called ureter into the bladder. The function of bladder in body is to stores urine and evacuate it at regular time interval by urination. May month is observed worldwide as the bladder cancer awareness month. In this… Continue reading
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Understanding about kidney cancer
Kidney cancer is malignant cancer in the kidney cells. As March month is kidney cancer awareness month and being a dedicated doctor for promoting kidney health, here are few key factors regarding kidney cancer. What is kidney cancer ? As in other body cancers, kidney cancer is the malignant conversion of the kidney cells leading… Continue reading
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Bladder cancer awareness month 2022
‘ Blood in urine is ominous sign.’ Bladder cancer is 10th most commonly diagnosed cancer. Nearly 570,000 cases of bladder cancer are diagnosed annually worldwide. Majority of these patients present with blood in urine at the initial presentation. Smokers have higher risk of being diagnosed with bladder cancer than non- smokers. Gross, Painless passage of… Continue reading
Dr Varinder Attri - Urologist, Andrologist and Laparoscopic surgeon 