It is said that the only constant thing in this universe is change. In the last two decades, with the advent of the internet, the world has changed exponentially.Here are some of the important changes in the field of gastro surgery during this period -l Rapid progress has taken place in the last t...
What is Spirituality?How does spirituality help you and me as a professional? Does it mean we need to be religious? Does it mean we need to be virtuous in all that we do? How does being spiritual help us in our daily lives, if at all?Let me tell you a little story before I answer for myself. It wasn...
Heartburns have become so common-place in modern life that many have started believing it’s the new normal. However, it’s definitely a disease if it’s prolonged and persistent and goes by the scientific term - Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD).It is estimated that the prevalence of GERD ...
Recently, I had an opportunity to visit the Philippines as an invited faculty for a hernia workshop. The opportunity resulted when one of our trainees - Dr Domingo Sampang- a talented and kind-hearted surgeon who spent a couple of weeks at our centre, recommended my name to Dr. Alfred Allen Beunafe ...
I was in Taiwan recently when I met some surgeons who have been working on hernias for half their lifetime. They had been thinking about it, the ways to improve, the approach to take, the tailoring of the procedures. Yes, nothing is perfect, my readers. Everything in science is transient since...
In India, doctors are crying foul over the allegations of victimisation. To understand this, it is probably time to introspect the doctor-patient relationship. It is necessary more than ever now as a recent survey shows that a large section of the Indian population perceives doctors as one of the mo...
Bariatric surgery (a keyhole surgery for obesity and diabetes) has increasingly become popular in our country because of its profound efficacy in managing severe obesity and diseases produced by it such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnea, arthritis, infertility, etc. Angrisani et al publ...
