A significant milestone was achieved at Thumbay Hospital Day Care, Rolla, Sharjah when a team of surgeons headed by Dr. J. S. Raj Kumar, Dr. Ashish Sam Enos and Dr. Mohammed Jabber performed a single site laparoscopic surgery on a 35 year old female who had severe pain from gall bladder stones. The patient was discharged the same evening, and was highly pleased with the cosmetic results of the surgery.
“ Traditional Laparoscopic Surgery involves 4 or 5 small holes in the patient’s abdomen,
by Dr. Mohammed Ashraf, Specialist Internal Medicine, Thumbay Hospital Day Care, Rolla, Sharjah
During the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn until sunset. There is evidence to suggest that fasting can have positive effects on your health. The holy month is often seen as the time to practice self-control, self-discipline, sacrifice and empathy. It is encouraged to maintain these practices even outside fasting hours. Also, it is advisable to maintain disciplined eating practice during
Urinary stone is common and recurrent disease and is as old as Human Civilization.
Generally, Twelve Percent of the population will have Urinary Stone during their life time and in UAE may be more due to the environmental and dietary factors.
The oldest known urinary stone was found in Egyptian mummy dated 4800 BC. Most of the stones pass spontaneously when they are small in size less than 5 mm.
As the stone size increases chances of Spontaneous passage decreases.
Urinary stones cause interruption