BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT
Surgical Oncology, Radiation and Medical comprises the Oncology Units,
which is available in major hospitals in India. Bone Marrow Transplantation
is also available in the country. The BMT unit with high pressure hipa
filers has helped achieve a very high success rate in the various types of
transplantation.
Cord Blood Transplant and mismatched Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant have been performed
successfully. This enviable track record becomes even more significant considering
the fact that the treatment costs one-tenth as compared to the west. Special
surgeons are available for individuals organs. Plastic surgeon is available
for individual organs. Plastic surgeons of repute provide treatment for head
and neck cancer, breast cancer and other malignancies. Facilities offered include
tele-therapy which includes simulation work stations to ensure high precision
and safety during treatment at the 18 MV liner accelerator or tele-cobalt machines,
brachy therapy and 3-D planning systems. In orthopaedics, the Ilizarov techniques
is practised for the treatment of limb deformities, limb shortening and disfiguration.
JOINT
REPLACEMENT SURGERY Shoulder/hip
replacement and bilateral knee replacement surgery using the most advanced
keyhole or endosopic surgery and anthroscopy is done at several hospitals in
India including the Apollo Hospital, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and only Holy
Family Hospital in Delhi, Bombay Hospital, Leelavati and Hinduja Hospital in
Mumbai and the Madras Institute of Orthoepaedics and Trauma Sciences, Some
hospitals like Apollo in Delhi have Operation Theatres with Laminar Air Flow
System which compares with the best in the USA and the UK. a knee joint
replacement costs about Rs. 2-1/2 lakh in India whereas in the UK, a similar
surgery using the same implants and medical consumables costs around £
10,000.
Cord Blood Transplant and mismatched Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant have been performed
successfully. This enviable track record becomes even more significant considering
the fact that the treatment costs one-tenth as compared to the west. Special
surgeons are available for individuals organs. Plastic surgeon is available
for individual organs. Plastic surgeons of repute provide treatment for head
and neck cancer, breast cancer and other malignancies. Facilities offered include
tele-therapy which includes simulation work stations to ensure high precision
and safety during treatment at the 18 MV liner accelerator or tele-cobalt machines,
brachy therapy and 3-D planning systems. In orthopaedics, the Ilizarov techniques
is practised for the treatment of limb deformities, limb shortening and disfiguration.
Shoulder/hip
replacement and bilateral knee replacement surgery using the most advanced
keyhole or endosopic surgery and anthroscopy is done at several hospitals in
India including the Apollo Hospital, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and only Holy
Family Hospital in Delhi, Bombay Hospital, Leelavati and Hinduja Hospital in
Mumbai and the Madras Institute of Orthoepaedics and Trauma Sciences, Some
hospitals like Apollo in Delhi have Operation Theatres with Laminar Air Flow
System which compares with the best in the USA and the UK. a knee joint
replacement costs about Rs. 2-1/2 lakh in India whereas in the UK, a similar
surgery using the same implants and medical consumables costs around £
10,000. 
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