Ludhiana, December 21
Dr Gurdip Singh Sidhu, Director and Senior Consultant in the Department of Minimal Invasive Surgery at Sidhu Hospital, Doraha, made a presentation in International Web Conference on Piles here. This interactive conference, organised by Pioneer Circle members of India, was attended by over 150 surgeons from all over the world.
In his presentation, Dr Sidhu observed that the “stapler” method of treating piles had revolutionised the treatment of piles. Interacting with elite surgeons from all over the globe, he also introduced a new concept of creating “centres of excellence” all over the world for treating piles.
Dr Ashok Ladha, president of the Association of Colo-Rectal Surgeons of India, gave a presentation on performing stapler surgery as a day care procedure. Dr Antonio Longo from Vienna (Austria) and Dr David Lomento from Singapore focused on various aspects and benefits of stapler surgery for piles.
Giving details of the ‘Pioneer Circle’, Dr Sidhu informed that it was the reputed organisation of piles surgeons all over the world. It was founded to foster, promote, support and encourage academic, clinical and research achievement in piles surgery. Surgeons who were proficient in piles surgery and were well known in this field, were enrolled as members of the pioneer circle.
Dr Gurdip Singh Sidhu, a renowned laparoscopic surgeon of the region, with the distinction of being the first surgeon in the region to be made as member of this elite society, told that piles was a common problem affecting a large chunk of the population. It was estimated that one third of the entire population generally suffered from piles during lifetime. “Constipation has been identified as the main cause of piles. Conventionally, the piles operation was done by open method in which the bunch of dilated veins (piles) are dissected in the lower part of anal canal and then tied off. After this surgery, the patient experiences agonising pain for four to seven post operative days and needs to be admitted in the hospital for three to five days. The patients could resume work only after two weeks when the wound is, at least, partially healed.”
In contrast, the new “stapler” procedure did not create any wound and therefore the patient needed no post operative dressings and hot water baths. Moreover, the patient was completely pain-free right after the operation and therefore could resume work the very next day. The time taken for operation, the blood loss and the recurrence rates in “stapler” technique were also comparatively much less, Dr Sidhu added.
