ADULTS WITH TESTICULAR PAIN: BE WARY!

As in my last post I discussed a case of child with testicular torsion who came to me as an emergency, similarly I had also seen couple of adults presented with similar complaints. Hence, I am taking this opportunity to discuss it here to show how adults with testicle pain could be different. I had […]
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WHY UROLOGIST SHOULD LOOK INSIDE THE BLADDER!

Cystoscopy in patients with Overactive bladder (OAB) In my practice I mostly get patients with complex urinary problems who had tried several urologists all over and had several treatments before. Many of my patients have neurological bladders as well, which can be extremely complex condition to treat. Every day I receive several calls from patients […]
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LOCKDOWN AND URINE LEAK PROBLEM!

Pramilaben (name changed for patient’s confidentiality) was extremely tired and fade up with the quality of her life. Pramilaben, in her 60s had a healthy life till about five years ago. This is when she first noticed that she was unable to watch her favourite TV program till the episode ends, as she needed to […]
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INTERESTING DEBATE OF MIND -V-CORONAVIRUS!

It was just 4th day into the first lockdown and at 9 O’clock in the evening my phone rang. On the other side there was a deep voice of gentleman who seemed worried. He had called from Borivali, Mumbai requesting my help for his wife Mrs Patil (name changed). Mrs Patil who had previous stone […]
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A STONE WORTH ₹ 2 LACS: COULD SHE AFFORD?

It was just 4th day into the first lockdown and at 9 O’clock in the evening my phone rang. On the other side there was a deep voice of gentleman who seemed worried. He had called from Borivali, Mumbai requesting my help for his wife Mrs Patil (name changed). Mrs Patil who had previous stone […]
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EVERYONE SAYS HOW CAN A DOCTOR BECOME SICK?

Kamlesh and I share a strong and long bond of friendship right from my first year of MBBS when we first met. He opted for post-graduation in a different faculty whilst I was more inclined towards surgery. We were still friends and it continued till I moved to UK and he moved to Nagpur, one […]
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WHY PROSTATE CANCERS IN INDIA PRESENT AT ADVANCED STAGE?

It is shocking that 15 lakh (1.5M) #ProstateCancer cases are detected every year in India. Irony is 85% are diagnosed at #Stage4! Experts says 90% of their work load is patient presenting with advanced stage of their Prostate cancer #advancedProstateCancers. Why is this? #WhyIndia? • Many of the medical practitioners themselves are not aware of prostate cancer early diagnosis. • […]
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