Going by the conventional set of treatments available for cancer, many cases requiresurgical invasion to remove their tumor. Although surgery is considered to be one of thepainful procedures but in recent decade with 3D visualization, minimally invasive technique andfasterrecovery robotic surgeries have transformed this idea. In an endeavor to take this visionforwardrecently Narayana Health, Kolkata introduced Renal Tumour Consortium &Next GenerationCryoablation Technology installation for advanced treatment in Cancer Care. The conference was organized at The LaLiT Great Eastern Kolkata, on 15th February, 2022.
Dr. Shuvro Roy Choudhury, Chief of Interventional & Endovascular radiology, NarayanaHealth,Kolkata said “there has been a paradigm shift in the diagnosis and management of renal tumours, particular small renal tumours. Due to increasing imaging performed for other reasons, thesetumours are often detected incidentally at a smaller size before any presenting symptoms. Insurgical practice, this change in paradigm over the last 50 years had prompted a shift fromradical surgery, (removal of the whole kidney) to removing part of the kidney, known as partial nephrectomy. Thissurgery has also evolved, initially done in an open fashion and subsequently done laparoscopicallyand now done very efficiently, robotically. Narayana Health in Kolkata is already offering stateof theart robotic surgery at both its sites”.
Parallel to the development of minimally invasive surgery, there has been the developmentofinterventional therapies, particularly for the smaller kidney tumours, whereby these tumoursaresuccessfully cured without conventional surgery. Existing techniques for treating thesetumourseffectively through a pinhole include radiofrequency or microwave ablation. These techniquesarealready performed here with international expertise spanning 20 years with one of the larger seriesinthe world. Added to this armamentarium is now the newest technique of needle basedmicroinvasive treatment of small kidney tumour, called cryoablation, a technique that freezes cancer initstracts.
Cryoablation offers minimally invasive, scarless and pain-free treatment of small renal tumours thatiswidely acknowledged as the most state of the art technique worldwide with minimal damagetosurrounding normal kidney tissue and preservation of kidney function. This state of the art treatmentis now available at NH Kolkata – the only private sector hospital in the subcontinent tooffer thistreatment. This particular technology uses Liquid Nitrogen to create aiceball to kill the tumour whichsubsequently regresses overtime Dr Roy Choudhury added.
Along with experts offering cryoablation and robotic surgery patients are now offered thefull choiceof treatment of kidney cancer throughout the treatment spectrum, available anywhere elseintheworld. This Renal Tumour Consortium involves a multidisciplinary board including Urologists, Interventional Radiologists and Oncologists.
This newly installed cryoablation system would have other useful applications, including treatmentofbenign breast fibroadenoma without any scars, treatment of bone and soft tissue tumours andwill beoffered across the NH Network. Patients can go home within a day without scars and rapidly resumenormal activities.
Doctors Present in the press meet Dr. Shuvro H. Roy Choudhury, Chief of Interventional &Endovascular radiology, Dr. Satyadip Mukherjee, Consultant- Robotic Surgery, Uro- Oncology, Dr. Tarun Jindal, Senior consultant of oncology, Robotic Surgery, Uro- Oncology. Dr. Vivek Agarwala,Director & Senior Consultant- Dept of Medical Oncology and Haemato-oncology, Dr. ChandrakanthM.V, Consultant- Dept of Medical Oncology and Haemato-oncology.
All experienced and skilled surgeons from the team in Cancer Care discussed about the advancedandfocused treatment of cancer with Next Generation Cryoablation Technology inthe conference.
R. Venkatesh, Regional Director (East), Narayana Health said, “Patients in our hospital havebeenwitness to our active efforts to provide them the best of care and treatment. With thesehi-techadditions we reinforce our commitment to bringing the most advanced technology totreat theirmedical issues..”
