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There are 5 surgical oncology units (C1) and 6 sub-speciality oncology units (C2-C8), which are as follows: Reconstructive (Plastic) Surgery (C2), Urosurgery (C3), Musculoskeletal Surgery (C4), Paediatric Surgery (C5), Neurosurgery (C6) and Ophthalmology (C7). The department also runs the Interventional Therapy Centre-IVTC (C8). |
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General Surgical Oncology |
The department offers services in diagnosis, treatment and palliative care of the patients. Different surgical teams occupy five major surgical operation theatres. Day Stay Unit facilities are provided for biopsy and evaluation of lesion before planning of surgery. The department is involved in perioperative care; follow up and care of terminally ill patients. |
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Reconstructive (Plastic) Surgery |
Apart from attending OPD once a week, reconstructive surgeries are done in main operation theatre twice per week. Reconstructive surgeries for head neck cancer patients and craniofacial surgeries with the help of Neurosurgeons are done. Screening of patients requiring prosthesis is done in OPD and they are guided about the artificial limbs and body parts. |
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Urosurgery |
The department offers services in OPD, operation theatre and day stay unit, twice per week. They examine, investigate and treat patients of urogenital cancer. |
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Musculoskeletal Surgery |
| It has two OPD days in a week. The operation theatre of Musculoskeletal Oncology is well equipped with ultra-modern instruments and equipments like oscillating saw, oscillating drill, universal assimilating drill, laminar air flow, radiolucent operation theatre table with all necessary attachments, Image Intensifier Television (IITV), etc. |
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Paediatric Surgery |
The Department offers its services to paediatric OPD, Day Stay Unit and operation theatre for treatment of paediatric cancer patients. The department does the procedure of Hickman catheterisation, a very important central catheter, for paediatric patients. The procedure is done under radiological guidance. |
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Neurosurgery |
The department is well equipped with two operation theatres. The operation theatre is well equipped with Laminar Air Flow and state of the art anesthesia system by British Oxygen Company, Mircroscope with C.C.T.V. by Zeiss, Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator by Valley Lab, Modern Diathermy Generator by Valley Lab and Bovi, C-Arm with DSA facilities, Operation table with remote control, Radio Frequency Lesion Generator, Intensive Care facilities with state of the art cardiorespiratory monitoring system and its own dedicated Central Sterile Supply Department. |
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Ophthalmology |
The department offers services in OPD, operation theatre and day stay unit, twice per week. |
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Interventional Therapeutic Centre (IVTC) |
Routine diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy is performed. For diagnosis, biopsies are taken to know the nature of disease. Therapeutic procedures like dilatation of oesophagus, endoprosthesis, stoppage of haemorrhage, common bile duct (CBD) stenting, stone extraction, polypectomy, central nervous catheterisation (CVC), Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) etc. are performed. Also, flexible diagnostic as well as therapeutic bronchoscopy are carried out for diagnosis of lung diseases. |
