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Health-Line Hospital is a newly built, 13 bedded, superspeciality set up with ultra modern spacious operation theatre, recovery unit, C-arm image Intensifier and monitoring equipments.

It was inaugurated by Shri. Vilasraoji Deshmukh, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Shri. Shivraji Patil who is the Deputy Leader of Congress Party in Parliament, on 3rd March 2002.

The main person behind this is Dr. Vivek Birla, who is a qualified urologist and has completed his MCH and DNB in urology from Mumbai and Delhi respectively.

At this Urology Center, they have the world's best and safe lithotripter (Dornier-Germany) for stone treatment of all varieties.

Lithotripsy (ESWL)

Lithotripsy is the most convenient and accepted state of the art treatment for all types of stones. Dornier Lithotripsy breaks stones by electromagnetic energy, into fine fragments, which are later passed in urine.

Advantages:

• Non-invasive / No incision
• No Anasthesia
• No pain
• OPD basis treatment
• Best choice for poor risk / recurrent stone former
• Safe for all age groups

Dornier Lithotripter	Other Lithotripters
Electromagnetic energy.	Electrohydrallic energy
Minimal damage to the kidney.	More damage to kidney.
Excellent clearance rate.	Poor clearance rate.
Minmal repeat sessions.	More repeat sessions
Very fine fragments.	Larger stone fragments

Ureteroscopy

Ureteroscope is inserted under vision in the ureter and stone is blasted by pneumatic lithoclast.

The Center is equipped with 2 sets of ureteroscopes & lithoclast machines.

Advantages:

• No incision
• Short hospital stay
• Fast ambulation

PCNL

Through a small key hole incision in the skin, a nephroscope is passed under vision in the kidney and stone is blasted with pneumatic energy.

Advantages:

• Minimal damage to kidney
• Small incision
• Hospital stay of 2 to 3 days

Prostate & Allied Disease Management

TURP is well accepted, endoscopic treatment and a gold standard for prostate enlargement.

Other Facilities at the Centre

• Mobile C-arm image Intensifier with T.V. system (9 inches)
• Dragger (Germany) Boyle's Apparatus (Anaesthetic machine)
• L & T medical monitors
• ECG & Defibrilator machines
• Sonography, X-Ray facility
• Pathology investigations