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Tribal women prone to urinary tract problems

BERHAMPUR: Tribal women living remote areas are still prone to serious urinary tract problems during pregnancy, opined experts at a regional workshop of the Urological Society of India (USI) organised in the MKCG medical college campus in the city.

It was an audio visual workshop organised by the Urology Society of Orissa on Saturday. The honorary secretary of the society, K.K. Panigrahi said the thrust area of this workshop was urological problems related to surgery and gynaecology. Urologists from all over the State attended this workshop. Prominent urologists like Professor H.K. Nagaraj of M.S. Ramaya Medical College, Bangalore, K.Pradhan and P.K.Mishra of Kolakata elaborated the recent laparoscopic methods through which urinary tract problems related to other post surgery and delivery could be dealt with.

They opined that during gynaecological surgeries like hysterectomy there was ample scope of injury to the urinary tract if the surgeons were not careful. The urologists discussed in detail the injuries caused to the urinary tract due to delayed delivery without any medical supervision. According to Mr Panigrahi cases of urinary tract injury during delivery is coming down yet it is quiet prevalent in remote tribal areas where the expectant mothers do not get regular medical supervision and delivery date gets much delayed.

Due to increased internal pressure of the womb because of delayed delivery the urinary tract gets connected to vaginal canal and urine leaks through the vagina. Now it can be dealt through laparoscopic surgery. But Mr Panigrahi said regular check-ups of pregnant women and pre-delivery check ups to ascertain proper time of delivery or the need of caesarean operation can save women from this grave problem.

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