Lucknow:

Patients needing surgery for removal of kidney stones will have to spend less money now following re-development of a key equipment used in the process.

The appliance is called dilator and has been devleoped by Dr Diwaker Dalela, a consultant in urology department atKGMU. Appreciated for surgical precision by different urological societies, the device cuts down the price of stone removal surgery by 70%.

Dr Dalela said he has applied for a patent on the equipment. “to remove kidney stones, surgeons create an access between abdomen and kidney using a dilator.”

The traditional one has 10 screw like pins are inserted one at a time which took time and led to blood loss which is prevented by this dilator.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Lucknow / TNN / April 08th, 2016