"Greater the surgeon, smaller the incision": UPASICON 2009

The surgeons' conglomerate is being organized by the Department of Surgery of CSM Medical University (upgraded King George's Medical College - KGMC) in association with the Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons of India(SELSI), UP Chapter, under the dynamic leadership of Professor (Dr) Rama Kant, Head of the Surgery Department and President-Elect of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI), UP.

"We have come a long way from the days of 'greater the surgeon, bigger
the incision' to 'greater the surgeon, smaller the incision'. And now
we are progressing from Multiple Keyholes to Single Port Laproscopic
Surgery" said Prof Rama Kant.

He added that all this is developed with utmost precaution so that the
safety of patients is not compromised. Laproscopic surgeries lead to
minimum post operative pain, and a very early 'back to normal'
recovery.

This mega event will be an occasion to interact with around 500 doyens
of surgery, especially laproscopic surgery, from around the world,
from 6-8 November 2009, to learn, update and keep abreast of the
moving jet set technology in the field of surgery.

The stalwarts who have consented to grace the conference include Dr
Fukuma from Japan, Dr Mohd Ansari from UK, Dr Prashant Rao of Mumbai,
Dr Shailendra Puntambekar of Pune, Prof SD Maurya from Agra and Dr SK
Mishra from Kanpur.

Prof Rama Kant is indeed happy to bring this conference back to
Lucknow after a gap of 12 years and treat the medical fraternity to
the latest techniques in the field of minimal invasive surgery, as
well as take part in a broad based scientific programme, covering most
of the important issues of surgery.

Of special interest will be the operations performed in the 'Live
Operating Workshop' on the first day of the conference, which will
focus on 'Single Port Laproscopic Surgery' NOTES (Natural Orifice
Transluminal Endoscopy Surgery), Laproscopy in trauma, emergency,
endocrine, thoracic, gynaecological surgeries.

In a lay person's language, Single Port surgery is performed by making a single hole, instead of the normal four to five holes. This technique has been pioneered in India, by Dr Prashant Rao of Mumbai, who will demonstrate this revolutionary surgical procedure at UPASICON 2009.

The second and third day of the conference will showcase various
Operative Master Video Presentations with emphasis on the practical
aspects of Minimal Access Surgeries and Open Surgeries.

Dr Eisuke Fukuma, the Endoscopic Endocrine Surgery expert from Japan,
purports be the star attraction on the second day. He will give a
videoscopic presentation of Endoscopic Mastectomy - a technique which
he has mastered. He and his group at Kameda Medical Centre, Chiba,
Japan, has performed 385 such breast surgeries between 1995 and 2007.

This type of mastectomy involves minimal scarring and post operative
pains.

Apart from Video Presntations, there will be sessions of informative
panel discussions, debates, symposia by faculties from all over the
world, with special emphasis on the practical aspects of Emergency
Care (in management of Melema, Bleeding Per Rectum,etc), basics of
surgical suturing and surgical site infections, and Laproscopy in
emergency (bowel perforation, appendix removal, abdominal trauma etc).

As if this was not enough food for the mind, there will be paper/
poster presentations, guest lectures, orations and a quiz for the
resident doctors.

Last, but not the least, Prof Rama Kant will give a live demonstration
of a unique non-surgical technique for the management of Piles called
Doppler-guided haemorrhoidal artery ligation (DGHAL) and Recto-Anal
Repair (RAR).

The beauty of this procedure lies in the fact that the
patient is discharged within a few hours and is back to work, the very
next day.

So all ye Lucknowites, please brace up to welcome and reap the
benefits of this international gathering of surgeons.

By Shobha Shukla, CNS

(The author is the Editor of Citizen News Service (CNS), has worked
earlier with State Planning Institute, UP, and teaches Physics at
India's prestigious Loreto Convent. Email: shobha@citizen-news.org,
website: www.citizen-news.org)