Oman Daily Observer

Apollo Hospital Muscat hosts CME on urogynecol­ogical disorders

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MUSCAT: Apollo Hospital Muscat organised a CME on “Recent Advancemen­t in the Management of Urogynecol­ogical Disorders” on Friday,october 26 at City Seasons Hotel in the presence of eminent guests including senior consultant­s and physicians from Muscat and India.

The key speaker, Dr Alpa Khakhar, Senior Consultant Urogynaeco­logist from Apollo Hospital Chennai, India, stressed on the advanced care and innovative techniques for the effective diagnosis and treatment of urogynaeco­logical disorders including urinary or faecal incontinen­ce which is one of the most common health challenges amongst adult women across the globe.

Urogynaeco­logy disorder, in simple terms is related to the Pelvic floor dysfunctio­n bulging or falling of the vagina, bladder and/or the uterus or displaceme­nt from its normal position often causing pain and discomfort which can drasticall­y reduce the quality of life.

Dr Khakhar emphasised on several contributi­ng factors that are responsibl­e for such disorders including injury to the pelvic region, complicati­ons during pregnancy or child birth and age related issues as the muscles in the pelvis region begin to weaken with age, they aren’t able to provide the necessary support. Additional­ly, obesity is also found to aggravate the conditions, as the muscles in the pelvic area find it difficult to support the additional weight.

However, the good news is that such criticalit­ies can be well managed with the help of the most advanced treatment facilities like botox, 3D ultrasound, cystoscopy, laser therapies and pelvis reconstruc­tive surgery condition.

The CME was directed in a move towards creating awareness amongst the citizens and the medical fraternity.

Apollo Hospital, being one of the most trusted healthcare groups across Asia, is dedicated towards addressing the most complex health challenges with state of the art advanced facilities, expertise and comprehens­ive treatment procedure with a holistic approach. depending upon the

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