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CHENNAI: A three-day international conference and workshop on urogynaecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery will be inaugurated in the city on Friday. About 1,000 participants will view live telecast of surgeries done at Government Kasturba Gandhi Hospital (KGH) in Triplicane from Kalaivanar auditorium, superintendent Vasantha Subbaiah said. The conference is meant for gynaecologists, urologists and colo-rectal surgeons tackling disorder of lower urinary tract, pelvic organs and pelvic floor in women. The conference will have 15 visiting international faculty. At the hands-on training to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, 60 doctors from across the country will be trained. Fistula ward adopted
The hospital’s fistula ward, adopted by Paula Rane, would be named after her, on the occasion. She has donated Rs. 10 lakh for the establishment and upgrading of the urogynaecology department. The ward is the only one of its kind in the country. Fistula is a medical term for abnormal communication between two organs. Some women suffer from a debilitating condition in which there is abnormal communication between the urinary tract or rectum and the genital tract, leading to continuous leak of urine and faeces. Causes
Child birth injury, surgery to the pelvic region, radiation, malignancy, inflammation and foreign body presence could cause fistula. It is estimated that at least 50,000 to one lakh women suffer from obstetric fistulae in developing countries. Over 70 per cent of the time urinary incontinence can be treated successfully, said N. Rajamaheshwari, head, Urogynaecology department. The hospital has a cure rate of over 90 per cent in treating genitourinary fistula.
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