[Webinar] World Piles Day: Standard guidelines for piles management are a top priority!

Prof Rama Kant to be awarded honorary FCS by College of Surgeons, Sri Lanka

[हिंदी] Renowned Lucknow Surgeon Professor (Dr) Rama Kant will be conferred upon the honorary Fellowship of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka in their convocation on 15th August 2012. The Council of College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka informed Prof Rama Kant of the honorary fellowship award on Saturday, 16 June 2012. Prof Rama Kant will also deliver a lecture on ano-rectal surgery at the annual convention of SAARC Surgical Care Society in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

For how long will anal health and hygiene be neglected?

“It is high time that anal health [and hygiene] comes out of the closet” said Dr Ross Cranston, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh, USA. Dr Cranston was referring to the multitude of anal health complications people practicing receptive anal intercourse are likely to be dealing with in their lives and very little quality care and products that exist to relieve them. Dr Cranston was speaking at the International Microbicides Conference (M2012) in Sydney, Australia. According to the UNAIDS, United Nations joint programme on HIV/AIDS, men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) are at a high risk of HIV around the world. 

Prof Rama Kant will receive honorary fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK

In June 2012, President-elect of Association of Surgeons of India Professor (Dr) Rama Kant will receive honorary fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, UK. Earlier in July 2010, Prof Rama Kant was awarded FRCSI without examination (by special election) by Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland. Professor (Dr) Rama Kant was conferred upon the Fellowship by Special Election of the prestigious Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (FRCSI) on 12 July 2010.

Ano-rectal problems are not minor: Prof RP Sahi

[Listen to audio-recording/ podcast of Prof (Dr) RP Sahi's inaugural address here]
"Ano-rectal problems were considered as minor medical or surgical procedure and never got its due importance. Any damage done to this area by any surgical technique is very difficult to reconstruct. So one has to be a very efficient surgeon to help these patients out from the so-called minor problems - these ano-rectal problems are not minor rather very major ones" said Professor (Dr) RP Sahi, one of the senior-most and decorated surgeons of the country while inaugurating the region's first Ano-Rectal Problems Revisited Workshop at SIPS Super-Speciality Hospital in Chowk, Lucknow.

Treating Piles without surgery possible

Region's first "Ano-rectal Problems Revisited" workshop was held on Sunday (6 March 2011) at SIPS Super-speciality Hospital, Shahmeena Road, Chowk, Lucknow, which brought together distinguished surgeons from the country. One of the senior-most and reputed surgeons of the country, Professor (Dr) RP Sahi inaugurated this scientific meet.

Lucknow to host 'ano-rectal problems revisited' meet

A dedicated symposium and workshop on “ano-rectal problems revisited” which will bring together distinguished ano-rectal surgeons from the country shall be organised at SIPS Super-speciality Hospital, Shahmeena Road, Chowk, said Professor (Dr) Rama Kant, Executive Director of Piles To Smiles Clinics, who is also a former Head of the Surgery Department at CSM Medical University (erstwhile KGMC). One of the senior-most and reputed surgeons of the country, Professor (Dr) RP Sahi shall inaugurate this meet.

Piles to Smiles

More than 50% population suffers from piles (or haemorrhoids) despite of the reality that effective prevention and treatment options are available. I am reminded of my sojourn through solitude in Dublin, Ireland, where I went to receive the honorary FRCS from Royal College of Surgeons Ireland. I was spending my time in Ireland in revising treatment policies in Piles when I went through memorable quote "Had it not been due to painful thrombosed piles, Napoleon would have not lost the War." Read more

Piles to Smiles Clinic: Treating piles without surgery

Piles to Smiles book launched

Treating Piles without surgery is a reality now. With latest techniques and competent well-trained staff, getting relief from haemorrhoids (or piles) without surgical incision is a possibility. Patient's hospital stay is very brief, and clinical outcome outstanding. Noted Lucknow Surgeon Professor (Dr) Rama Kant who is a faculty at the forthcoming XII Annual Conference of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI), Haryana Chapter, and Northern Region CME of ASI in Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, will also deliver a guest lecture on managing haemorrhoids (piles) without surgery by DGHAL/RAR technique. Read more

"Piles To Smiles" book released at 3rd LCS Convocation

“Piles To Smiles” book was released at the 3rd Convocation of Lucknow College of Surgeons (LCS) by Prof (Dr) Saroj Chooramani Gopal, Vice Chancellor of Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU – upgraded King George’s Medical College – KGMC). Dr Dinesh Sharma, Mayor of Lucknow was the Chief Guest. Read more

Malaysian surgeons to learn piles management from Prof Rama Kant

Malaysian surgeons to learn piles management from Prof Rama Kant
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The Department of Surgery, University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has invited noted Surgeon Professor (Dr) Rama Kant, Head of Surgery Department at Chhattrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University (CSMMU) to deliver a talk on haemorrhoids (piles).

CSMMU surgeons have been doing pioneering work in management of piles or haemorrhoids by DGHAL and RAR techniques.

Professor (Dr) Rama Kant shall be delivering a guest lecture in Malaysia on “Revolution in management of haemorrhoids by DGHAL and RAR – can it write off surgery?” Established in 1965, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) is the premier teaching hospital in nation's capital of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

“It is surprising that piles or haemorrhoids have not been high up on the public health agenda despite of the incredibly high prevalence and practical approaches to prevent or manage them. According to varying estimates 50-85% of the world’s population suffers from piles or haemorrhoids at some stage in their lives, especially the risk to develop piles alarmingly increases between 50-70 years of age” said Professor (Dr) Rama Kant, who is also a recipient of World Health Organization (WHO) Director General’s Award in 2005.

Prof Rama Kant was elected as President of Association of Surgeons of India (ASI), UP and also chairs the Lucknow College of Surgeons (LCS).

“There are known lifestyle and dietary factors that aggravate the risk to piles significantly” said Prof Kant.

Piles are swellings that develop from the tissues that line the anal canal or back passage. The tissue of the anal canal is rich in blood vessels. If these vessels become dilated and swollen, they may project into the anal canal or out of the back passage (known as a prolapse) to form visible swellings.

Piles tend to be caused by factors that cause the blood vessels to swell, including anything that increases pressure inside the abdomen such as constipation, pregnancy or being overweight. Prevalence of piles is higher in pregnant women than in non-pregnant women of the same age group.