Nephrology and Urology

Nephrology is the medical subspecialty that deals with the kidneys, especially their functions and diseases. The term "nephrology" is derived from the Greek word for kidney, "nephros." Another term commonly used in reference to the kidney is "renal," as in "renal failure." This term is derived from the Latin for kidney, "renes".

Urology is the science dealing with urinary tract surgery. It also deals with all problems relating to the male genital system such as sexual impotence, infertility and prostate problems

The department of nephrology at our institutions is a professionally managed unit, equipped with a team of skilled and dedicated doctors and paramedical staff. Common diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and chronic glomerulo-nephritis can lead to permanent loss of renal functions - with dialysis and renal transplantation being the outcome. The emergence of new therapeutic interventions has enabled to diagnose renal disease early and prevent its progression.

Our Nephrology department is equipped with the latest computerized dialysis machines, reverse osmosis water plant to provide pure and trace element free water supply. Hepatitis patients are provided dialysis in a separate room. The majority of patients are given bicarbonate dialysis.

Our institutions offer Hemodialysis, Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and transplantation. In addition to the basic haemo-dialysis facilities, the patients' requirement for other modalities of treatment such as continuous cycler assisted peritoneal dialysis (CCPD), continuous arterio venous haemofiltration (CAVH), continuous veno venous haemofiltration (CVVH), continuous arteriovenous haemofiltration with dialysis (CAVHD) and plasma pheresis are also met.

Our Nephrology team also provides round the clock service for the critically ill in the intensive care units.

Department of Renal Transplant

Our department of multi organ transplantation offers the services of kidney transplantation, liver transplantation to patients with end stage renal diseases.

Features

• State of the art operating room facilities
• Transplant Intensive Care Unit
• Step down high dependency units
• One to one nursing care

The thrust of our program is offering Cadaver kidney transplantation for adults and children. This will increase the chance of each recipient to receive the best-matched organ. The multidisciplinary team approach in post-operative management based on sound immunological principles, innovative, monitored immuno-suppressive protocols and active long term protocols by both surgical and medical teams ensures provision of quality care of the patient as a whole after kidney transplantation.

The department of Nephrology and Urology of our Institutions has the largest renal transplant programme in the country, having performed both autologous and cadaveric transplants. A host of patients with urological and nephological problems find a cure at our Institutions.

Some conditions and their available treatment:

• Major endoscopic surgeries for urinary obstruction, urinary stone diseases and uretero renoscopies and intracorporeal lithotripsy.
• Uro-oncology which includes radical management of renal and bladder tumours in co-ordination with oncologists.
• Uro-dynamic evaluation, which involves diagnosis of various bladder dysfunctions, neurogenic bladders and urinary incontinences and planning their management.
• Diagnosis and management of impotence including the penile prosthesis inflammation.