Endoscopic surgery is a surgical procedure using a device known as an endoscope. It is a long flexible and thin tube with a camera attached to the end that is inserted into the body. With endoscopic surgery, the wound remains small so that the recovery time is shorter and the procedure is more precise.
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My wife's kidney stone removal is delayed due to infection. Help.
Query: Hi doctor,My wife is in the hospital right now. This is the second time we have been here. The first time was two weeks ago. She had a major stone blocking her kidney and a kidney infection. She has a nephroureterectomy catheter installed, and the bag is no longer filling up, and she had a fever las... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. First, I want you to relax since the emergency treatment to unblock the kidney was done by nephrostomy or nephroureterectomy. Secondly, endoscopic treatment for the stone should never be done with active infection. The stone will be there, and antibiotics treatment shou... Read Full »
I am diagnosed with three kidney stones that are bigger than 10 mm in size. Should I be concerned?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 25 -year -old male. I have been diagnosed with three kidney stones an approximate size of 0.39 inch. Out of three, one of the stones dropped into the bladder and two are on the way. When and how will I be able to pass it out normally? I am taking Alfuzosin and Drotin-M, which help ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. It is a good thing that your stones are passing down. Usually stones less than five millimeters will pass out spontaneously in 95 percent of cases. When this increases to ten millimeters as in your case, the chances of spontaneous clearance redu... Read Full »
My uncle is serious. Kindly check the report and suggest treatment.
Query: Hello doctor, I do not know the exact issue, but the doctor says my uncle is in a serious condition. Please review the report I have attached and guide us on what we can do. Thanks. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understood your concern. I have reviewed your attached report (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity), and it indicates a tumor at the lower end of the esophagus with a high suspicion of cancer. The two most essential investigation... Read Full »
At what age can surgery be done for a branchial cyst?
Query: Hello doctor,My 20-month-old son is diagnosed with a branchial cyst in the anterior aspect of his neck, at the right paramedian location at the level of the thyroid gland. It is anterior to the strap muscle with cranial extension up to the right submandibular gland. Is the only option surgery? If ye... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have reviewed your information and the ultrasonography report provided (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The only treatment for this condition is surgery. Any surgery that is done under general anesthesia does have a very small risk of things going wro... Read Full »
What is the possibility of pilonidal sinus recurrence even after surgery?
Query: Hello doctor, I have pilonidal sinus. I had two surgeries one with the endoscopic method and the second one six months before by incision and drainage method. After recovering from this, I had a small pimple on the wound. Doctor said it is normal and it is because of surgery. But now I am having re... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Do not worry. I will help you with your problem. As you said, you underwent surgery for pilonidal sinus two times and now you have one boil at the same site. As I can see in the image (attachment removed toprotect patient identity) it can be boil or recurrence of pi... Read Full »
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