Vadodara : A three-day international workshop on Laparoscopic-Endoscopic Single Site surgery (LESS) has been hosted by Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH) in Nadiad. The workshop, which started on Thursday, has over 145 Indian and international delegates attending the seminar.

A live demonstration of LESS was held at the event. LESS is one of the latest surgery techniques. It avoids major scar formations and causes minimal loss of blood, said Mahesh Desai, Director, Jayaramdas Patel Academic Centre, MPUH.

Jayaramdas Patel Academic Centre (JPAC) at Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital (MPUH), Nadiad is organizing the second International multi-disciplinary summit on Laparo-Endoscopic single site (LESS) surgery between December 10 and 12.

MULJIBHAI PATEL UROLOGICAL HOSPITAL, NADIAD (MPUH)

Dr. Mahesh Desai elected as President-Elect of Society International d'Urology (SIU)

Dr. Mahesh Desai, Managing Trustee and Chairman, Department of Urology, Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital, Nadiad was elected as the President-Elect of the Society Internationale d'Urologie (SIU) at its 30th World Congress held in Shanghai, China during November 1-5, 2009.

New Delhi: Its a move that will save thousands of lives and prevent terminally ill patients from falling prey to unscrupulous organ traders. The Union law ministry has cleared the long-pending amendments to the Transplantation of Human Organs Act, 1994, and will send the draft Bill to the Cabinet secretary on Tuesday.