India's one of the leading Health care centre and No.1 Health Care centre in Tamilnadu.
CARE & CURE & CONFIDENCE
About INH
Indira Nursing Home(INH), the brain work of Dr.P.shankar is one of the leading proctology Centers in Tamilnadu. This hospital has a benchmark in the field of Laser Proctology, Introducing the latest Innovation and advanced Surgical Procedures for Piles, Fissure, Fistula and PNS(Pilonidal Sinus) in India.
INH Ensures the excellent treatment & the latest laser facilities in proctology. Where the new invention of laser technology has been introduced over a period of 16 Years. INH has done more than 25,000 Surgeries. And is one among the largest wide speciality centre in proctology.
CARCINOMA BREAST
Breast cancer can be:
Ductal carcinoma
Lobular carcinoma
SYMPTOMS:
1) Lump in the breast or in an armpit.
2) Pain and skin changes
3) Bloody discharge from the nipple / inverted nipple
4) Change in the size and shape of the breast
CARCINOMA BREAST
RISK FACTORS:
1) Age
2) Genetic causes
3) Obesity, dense glandular tissue and exposure to estrogen.
4) Exposure to radiation, hormonal treatments
DIAGNOSIS:
1) Mammogram
2) Ultrasound & MRI
3) Biopsy
TREATMENT:
1) Surgery
2) Radiation therapy , chemotherapy, hormone therapy
HYDROCELE
A hydrocele is a sac filled with fluid that forms around a testicle.
Symptoms: Swelling
Infertility
Diagnosis:
Ultrasound
Treatment:
Surgery – hydrocelectomy ( evertion of sac)
HERNIA:
A hernia occurs when an organ or fatty tissue squeezes through a weak spot in a surrounding muscle or connective tissue called fascia.
Common types of hernia: Inguinal (inner groin)
Incisional (resulting from an incision)
Femoral (outer groin)
Umbilical (belly button)
CAUSES OF HERNIA: Lifting heavy objects
Constipation
Persistent coughing or sneezing
Obesity
INGUINAL HERNIA:
Intestine, omentum and rarely bladder protruding into the scrotum.
Types: Common types
Direct hernia
Reducible hernia- may be pushed back into the abdomen, unless very large.
Irreducible hernia - Signs and symptoms of bowel obstruction eg. nausea and vomiting.
Strangulated hernia - entrapped intestine has its blood supply cut off - surgical emergency.
Diagnosis: Clinical; Ultrasound
Treatment: Depends on the type’
Surgical management – Hernia repair with mesh;
Laproscopic TEP; Laproscopic TAP
UMBILICAL HERNIA:
Bulge around the belly button (umbilicus).
Diagnosis: Ultrasound
Treatment: Hernia repair – open with mesh; Laparoscopic with mesh
STRANGULATED HERNIA:
Symptoms: fever
severe abdominal pain
tenderness in the abdomen
vomiting
redness
Treatment: Emergency Surgery is the only option.
FEMORAL HERNIA:
Women are more likely than men to suffer from a femoral hernia
Treatment: Surgical repair.
VARICOSE VEINS:
Varicose veins are enlarged, swollen, and twisting veins, often appearing blue or dark purple.
RISK FACTORS: pregnancy
standing for long periods
family history of varicose veins
obesity
SYMPTOMS: Aching legs with heaviness
Varicose nonhealing venous ulcers
swollen ankles
Skin discoloration
VARICOSE VEINS:
DIAGNOSIS: Doppler test
Color duplex ultrasound scan - measure speed of blood flow.
Treatment for varicose veins:
1) Compression stockings.
2) Surgery
a) Endovenous laser treatment
b) Ligation and stripping
c) Sclerotherapy
d) Radiofrequency ablation
LIPOMA It is a harmless deposit of fat under the skin.
The common sites include back, abdomen, neck, shoulders and extremities.
Symptoms:
Usually asymptomatic
Painful only if it grows into nerves underneath the skin.
Diagnosis: Ultrasound
Treatment: Excision of lipoma
Liposuction
SEBACEOUS CYST
They are cysts which originate from the hair follicle or the epidermis.
Symptoms:
Asymptomatic
Occasionally pain and discharge if infected.
Treatment: Surgical excision
DERMOID CYST
A dermoid cyst is a sac like growth that is present at birth.
CONTENTS:
Structures such as hair, fluid, teeth, or skin glands
Treatment: Excision of the dermoid cyst
THYROID SWELLING
A goiter is an abnormal enlargement of the butterfly-shaped gland located at the base of the neck.
The most common cause of goiters is lack of iodine in the diet
Symptoms
A visible swelling with tight feeling in your throat
Hoarseness of voice
Difficulty swallowing
Risk factors: A lack of dietary iodine
Age more than 40 yrs
Females
History of autoimmune disease
Certain medications like amiadarone and lithium.
Radiation exposure
THYROID SWELLING
Diagnosis
Hormone test
Ultrasonography
FNAC
Treatment Medications
Surgery – Total or partial thyroidectomy
FIBROADENOMA BREAST Fibroadenomas, are benign breast tumours
Symptoms:
Lump
Pain
Diagnosis: Ultrosonography
FNAC
Treatment: Excision
COLONIC POLYP: A colon polyp is a small clump of cells that forms on the lining of the colon.
Two main categories of polyps: non-cancerous and cancerous
Symptoms:
Rectal bleeding
Change in stool color
Change in bowel habits
Pain
Diagnosis: Colonoscopy and biopsy
Treatment: Removal with forceps or a wire loop (polypectomy)
Minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery
Colon and rectum removal
CANCER STOMACH
Symptoms:
Asymtomatic
Indigestion- vomiting
Abdominal discomfort
Loss of appetite
Fatique
Causes H pylori infection
Smoking
Diet - smoked foods, salt and salt-rich foods, red meat, processed meat, pickled vegetables, are associated with a higher risk of stomach cancer.
Chronic Alcoholism
DIAGNOSIS: Upper GI scopy
CT scan
CANCER STOMACH
TREATMENT:
Endoscopic mucosal and submucosal resection
Laparoscopic gastrectomy
Open gastrectomy (removal of stomach)
Chemotherapy
Radiation therapy
