Chandigarh Surgeon creates history and does India proud

(I-Newswire) October 11, 2006 -
Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India, Wednesday, October 11, 2006 ::
Dr Pankaj Garg, a Senior Consultant in Department of Surgery, Fortis Super Specialty Hospital, Mohali, Chandigarh has done proud to Chandigarh by performing a new method of treating Anal Fistula for the first time in South Asia. This method known as Anal Fistula Plug(AFP) procedure has revolutionized the treatment of Anal Fistula. The Anal Fistula Plug has already been approved for clinical use by the highest standard enforcing authority of America, i.e., US FDA.

Anal Fistula is a perplexing disease affecting lakhs of people all over the world. It has afflicted mankind for centuries but till date there had been no satisfactory treatment available.

Conventionally Surgery � Fistulutomy / Fistulectomy has been the mainstay of treatment. In this surgery, the fistula tract is laid open by cutting out the whole tract with knife. This leads to a large wound from the anal opening to the buttock . Understandably this leaves the patient with lot of pain in the post operative period.

Now this new method, known as Anal Fistula Plug (AFP) has dramatically changed the way we can treat this complex disease. This treatment requires placement and fixing of the plug in anal fistula by a special technique. The plug is made of highly sophisticated absorbable material which provides the scaffold over which body's collagen gets deposited and closes the fistula.

The initiative and lead taken by Dr Garg will definitely help to create awareness about this procedure in India and Asia so that lakhs of people suffering from this agonizing disease can get rid of their 'curse'. Dr Pankaj Garg, who did his masters from the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi is a well known laparoscopic Surgeon of the region and working as a Senior Consultant in Department of Surgery, Fortis Super Specialty Hospital, Mohali. In May 2005, Dr Garg was the first doctor in the region to be given the membership of world's most renowned society of laparoscopic surgeons- SAGES (Society of American Gastro-intestinal Endoscopic Surgeons).Dr Pankaj Garg is also given the credit of founding World Piles Day which is celebrated all over the world on November 20 every year.Dr Garg is the force behind popularizing Stapler Technique for treating piles. Dr Garg has treated maximum number of piles patients by this technique in the whole region. Dr Garg was awarded an International award in March this year in Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi for his contribution in the field of Proctology. Dr Garg is also the founder President of ABCDE - Association for Breast Cancer Death Eradication. ABCDE is creating awareness about breast cancer symptoms and teaching Breast self examination to ladies at a mass level so that breast cancer can be diagnosed in early stage. Hence ABCDE aims to eradicate the deaths caused by breast cancer.

For further information, please contact:
Dr. Pankaj Garg
MBBS (AIIMS), MS(AIIMS),
MIHF(USA), MELSA(HONGKONG),
Consultant General Surgeon
drgargpankaj@yahoo.com
+919815288741

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