What is cirrhosis? Like all organs in the human body, the liver has many vital functions – from producing essential blood clotting and bile chemicals, and removing harmful substances from the blood to storing indispensable vitamins and minerals such as iron and copper. What makes the liver a wonderful organ is that it repairs itself….
Hip replacement (hip arthroplasty) is a highly successful surgical procedure to replace a damaged hip joint. This surgery involves the replacement of the hip joint by an artificial prosthetic implant or hip prosthesis. This kind of surgery is an option for treating hip fractures or pain due to arthritis. The procedure takes about 2-3 hours…
Anterior Cruciate Ligament The anterior cruciate ligament is a band of dense connectivity tissue that holds the bones together within the knee. The ACL is located in the middle of the knee and prevents the shin bone from sliding out in front of the thigh bone. In other words, it helps to keep the knee…
Can you tell how old human civilization is? People often have an idea and many will search or Google. However, nobody pays much attention because, since the time humans became civilized, people have also been exchanging perspectives and ideas. Therefore, many things have been discussed since then. The more things are discussed the more myths…
Extra fat in your liver is termed fatty liver disease or medical practitioners call it hepatic steatosis. Your liver is the second largest organ in your body. It helps process nutrients from food and drinks. It filters harmful substances from your blood. Heavy drinking makes you more likely to get a fatty liver. Over time,…
Liver Biopsy Test- A medical procedure to surgically remove a small piece of liver tissue so that it can be examined under a microscope for signs of disease or damage is known as liver biopsy. Our doctors at Yashoda Hospital & Research Centre, Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad, may recommend a liver biopsy if blood tests or…
Radiotherapy, also known as radiation therapy, is a cancer treatment in which high-energy beams are used to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. The radiation helps in slowing the growth of cancer cells by damaging their DNA. This blog will help you to know about radiotherapy, its types as well as the procedures followed during…
A colonoscopy is an examination or test of the colon particularly, which includes doctors checking for abnormalities or diseases in a patient’s large intestine and/or rectum. During a colonoscopy, a long, flexible tube (colonoscope) is inserted into the rectum. A tiny video camera at the tip of the tube allows the doctor to view the…
KIDNEY STONES – The kidneys are reddish-brown bean-shaped organs located in the retroperitoneal space of the abdomen. They carry out the function of removing waste produced by the metabolism into the urine. But deposition of hard masses of minerals and acid salts inside your kidneys hinders its functioning. These hard masses of minerals and salts…
Fibroscan is a specialized ultrasound machine for the diagnosis of liver-related diseases. It measures fibrosis and steatosis (fatty change) in the liver. Ultrasound elastography is a non-invasive device that allows doctors to figure out the amounts of scar tissue and fatty tissue present in the liver. It is a non-invasive technique (a patient can return…
