Patient guides from Charak Hospital, Lucknow

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Plain-language guides to conditions, treatments, surgeries, tests and scans from the doctors at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow.

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Treatments · Surgical GastroenterologyAbdominoperineal resection Treatments · Orthopaedics & Joint ReplacementACL Injury & ACL ReconstructionACL tear diagnosis and arthroscopic ACL reconstruction at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: symptoms, MRI, surgery, rehab timeline and return to…Conditions · Critical CareAcute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)Conditions · Surgical GastroenterologyAnal fissure Conditions · Surgical GastroenterologyAnal fistula Treatments · Cardiac SciencesAortic Valve SurgeryAortic valve repair and replacement at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: aortic stenosis and regurgitation, valve types, the operation, recovery…Treatments · General & Laparoscopic SurgeryAppendix surgery (appendicectomy)

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Treatments · Laparoscopic & Bariatric SurgeryBariatric & Weight Loss SurgeryBariatric (weight loss) surgery at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: who is eligible, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, tests, recovery, diet …Conditions · Surgical GastroenterologyBile duct stones and cholangitis Conditions · UrologyBladder problems Treatments · Cancer CareBrain & Spinal Tumour SurgerySurgery for brain and spinal cord tumours and spinal metastases at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: symptoms, MRI, surgery, spinal stabilisatio…Treatments · NeurosciencesBrain & Spine SurgeryBrain and spine surgery at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: slipped disc, spinal stenosis, spine injury, brain tumour, head injury and hydrocep…Treatments · NeurosciencesBrain Aneurysm CoilingBrain aneurysm treatment at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: symptoms of a burst aneurysm, CT and DSA angiography, endovascular coiling, surgic…Treatments · NeurosciencesBrain Tumour SurgeryBrain tumour diagnosis and surgery at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: symptoms, MRI, biopsy, craniotomy, recovery and follow-up with oncology.…

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Treatments · Obstetrics & GynaecologyCaesarean Section (C-Section)Caesarean delivery (LSCS) at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: planned and emergency C-section, anaesthesia, NICU support, recovery and costs. C…Treatments · OphthalmologyCataract surgery Treatments · Surgical GastroenterologyCholedochal cyst excision Conditions · NephrologyChronic kidney disease Conditions · Surgical GastroenterologyChronic pancreatitis Treatments · UrologyCircumcision Treatments · Cancer CareColorectal Cancer SurgeryColon and rectal cancer surgery at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: symptoms, colonoscopy, staging, laparoscopic and robotic surgery, sphincter…Treatments · Obstetrics & GynaecologyColposcopy Conditions · Pulmonary MedicineCOPD Treatments · Cardiac SciencesCoronary Angioplasty & StentCoronary angioplasty and stenting at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: angiography, the procedure, emergency angioplasty for heart attack, recov…Conditions · GastroenterologyCrohn’s disease Conditions · Pulmonary MedicineCystic fibrosis Treatments · UrologyCystoscopy

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Conditions · Internal MedicineDengue feverDengue fever in Lucknow: symptoms, NS1 and platelet tests, warning signs that need hospital care, fluids, what not to take, and prevention. Charak Ho…Tests & scans · RadiologyDEXA scanDEXA bone density scan at Charak Hospital, Lucknow: who should have one, how to prepare, what happens during the 10–20 minute scan, and what T-scores…Conditions · Endocrinology & DiabetesDiabetes Treatments · NephrologyDialysis Treatments · Obstetrics & GynaecologyDilation and curettage (D&C)Treatments · Surgical GastroenterologyDistal pancreatectomy Treatments · Cardiac SciencesDouble Valve ReplacementDouble valve replacement (mitral and aortic) at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: rheumatic heart disease, tests, the operation, blood thinners,…

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Tests & scans · Cardiac SciencesEchocardiography (echo)2D echo test at Charak Hospital, Lucknow: why it is done, no preparation needed, what happens during the 20–40 minute ultrasound of the heart, ejecti…Tests & scans · NeurosciencesEEG testEEG (electroencephalogram) at Charak Hospital, Lucknow: why it is done, how to prepare, what happens during the test, sleep-deprived EEG, children an…Conditions · Endocrinology & DiabetesEndocrine tumours Treatments · Obstetrics & GynaecologyEndometrial ablation Conditions · NeurosciencesEpilepsy and seizuresEpilepsy and seizures (fits) in adults and children: first aid, causes, EEG and MRI tests, medicines, living safely and pregnancy. Neurology at Chara…Conditions · UrologyErectile dysfunction

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Conditions · Surgical GastroenterologyFaecal incontinence Conditions · Obstetrics & GynaecologyFemale infertility Treatments · Obstetrics & GynaecologyFertility Treatment & IUIFertility tests and treatment at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: tests for both partners, ovulation induction, IUI, laparoscopy and hysterosco…

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Conditions · Surgical GastroenterologyGallbladder cancer Conditions · Surgical GastroenterologyGallstones & Gallbladder RemovalGallstone treatment at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: symptoms, ultrasound, laparoscopic cholecystectomy (keyhole gallbladder removal), recov…Tests & scans · Nuclear MedicineGamma camera (nuclear scans)Conditions · GastroenterologyGastritis Conditions · GastroenterologyGERD (acid reflux)

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Treatments · Surgical GastroenterologyHartmann’s procedure Treatments · Cancer CareHead, Neck & Oral Cancer SurgeryMouth, tongue, jaw, throat and thyroid cancer surgery at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: warning signs, biopsy, staging, surgery with reconstr…Tests & scans · Preventive HealthHealth check-up packages Conditions · Cardiac SciencesHeart attackHeart attack warning signs, what to do in the first minutes, emergency angioplasty, recovery and prevention. 24×7 heart emergency at Charak Hospital,…Treatments · Cardiac SciencesHeart Bypass Surgery (CABG)Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: who needs it, tests, the operation, ICU stay, recovery and costs. Ca…Treatments · Surgical GastroenterologyHemicolectomy Treatments · Laparoscopic SurgeryHernia SurgeryHernia repair at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: inguinal, umbilical, incisional and hiatus hernia, laparoscopic and open mesh repair, recover…Conditions · Obstetrics & GynaecologyHigh-risk pregnancy Treatments · Obstetrics & GynaecologyHysterectomyHysterectomy at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: reasons, laparoscopic, vaginal, robotic and abdominal approaches, recovery and costs, with wom…Treatments · Obstetrics & GynaecologyHysteroscopyDiagnostic and operative hysteroscopy at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: abnormal bleeding, polyps, fibroids, septum and infertility evaluatio…

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Conditions · UrologyInterstitial cystitis Conditions · Pulmonary MedicineInterstitial lung disease (ILD)Treatments · Pain ManagementInterventional pain management Treatments · Surgical GastroenterologyIPAA (pouch) surgery Conditions · GastroenterologyIrritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

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Treatments · Cancer CareKeyhole Cancer SurgeryMinimally invasive laparoscopic, thoracoscopic and robotic cancer surgery at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: who it suits, benefits, risks and…Conditions · UrologyKidney stones Treatments · Nephrology & Kidney TransplantKidney TransplantKidney transplant at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: who can have one, living donors, legal approvals, tests, surgery, recovery, anti-rejectio…Conditions · Orthopaedics & Joint ReplacementKnee arthritis (osteoarthritis)Knee osteoarthritis: causes, symptoms, X-ray grading, exercises, weight loss, physiotherapy, injections and when knee replacement is considered. Orth…Treatments · Orthopaedics & Joint ReplacementKnee Replacement & Sports InjuryTotal and partial knee replacement, ACL reconstruction, meniscus repair and arthroscopy at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow. Tests, surgery, reh…

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Tests & scans · LaboratoryLaboratory tests Treatments · Obstetrics & GynaecologyLaparoscopic GynaecologyKeyhole gynaecological surgery at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: ovarian cysts, endometriosis, fibroids, ectopic pregnancy, infertility evalu…Treatments · UrologyLaser Kidney Stone RemovalLaser kidney and ureter stone removal (ureteroscopy and RIRS) at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: who needs it, the procedure, stents, recovery…Conditions · HaematologyLeukaemia Treatments · Cancer CareLimb-Sparing Cancer SurgeryLimb-sparing (limb salvage) surgery for bone tumours and soft tissue sarcoma at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: symptoms, biopsy, surgery, rec…Conditions · GastroenterologyLiver disease Treatments · Surgical GastroenterologyLow anterior resection Treatments · Cancer CareLung & Chest Cancer SurgerySurgery for lung cancer, oesophageal cancer and chest tumours at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: symptoms, staging, lung function tests, surge…Conditions · HaematologyLymphoma

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Conditions · Obstetrics & GynaecologyMenstrual disorders Conditions · HaematologyMultiple myeloma Treatments · Obstetrics & GynaecologyMyomectomy (Fibroid Removal)Myomectomy to remove uterine fibroids while keeping the uterus, at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: symptoms, laparoscopic, hysteroscopic and o…

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Conditions · Surgical GastroenterologyObstructed defecation syndrome Conditions · Pulmonary & Sleep MedicineObstructive sleep apnoeaObstructive sleep apnoea: loud snoring, breathing pauses, daytime sleepiness, sleep study (polysomnography), CPAP, weight loss and ENT options. Sleep…Conditions · Orthopaedics & Joint ReplacementOsteoporosisOsteoporosis explained: who is at risk, DEXA bone density test and T-score, calcium and vitamin D, medicines, exercise and preventing falls and fract…Treatments · Obstetrics & GynaecologyOvarian cystectomy

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Conditions · Surgical GastroenterologyPancreatic cancer Treatments · UrologyPCNL for Large Kidney StonesPCNL (percutaneous nephrolithotomy) for large kidney stones at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: who needs it, the procedure, recovery and costs…Conditions · Obstetrics & GynaecologyPCOS / PCOD Conditions · GastroenterologyPeptic ulcers Tests & scans · Nuclear MedicinePET-CT scan Conditions · Surgical GastroenterologyPiles (Haemorrhoids)Piles treatment at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: symptoms, grades, diet and medicines, banding, haemorrhoidectomy and stapled haemorrhoidope…Conditions · Pulmonary MedicinePneumonia Conditions · UrologyProstate cancer Conditions · UrologyProstate conditions

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Treatments · Cancer CareReconstructive Surgery After CancerReconstructive and oncoplastic surgery after cancer at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: breast reconstruction, head and neck flaps, microsurger…Conditions · Surgical GastroenterologyRectal cancer Conditions · Surgical GastroenterologyRectal prolapse Conditions · Surgical GastroenterologyRectovaginal fistula Treatments · GeneralRobotic SurgeryRobotic-assisted surgery with the da Vinci Xi system at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: urology, gynaecology, GI and cancer surgery, bariatric…

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Treatments · Surgical GastroenterologySacral nerve stimulation Conditions · Critical CareSepsis Conditions · NeurosciencesSlipped disc Treatments · Surgical GastroenterologySphincteroplasty Treatments · Surgical GastroenterologySTARR procedure Conditions · NeurosciencesStroke (brain attack)Stroke warning signs (BE FAST), why the first hours matter, CT/MRI, clot-dissolving treatment, rehabilitation and prevention. 24×7 emergency at Chara…

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Treatments · Obstetrics & GynaecologyTubal ligation Conditions · Pulmonary MedicineTuberculosis (TB)Treatments · UrologyTURP for Enlarged ProstateTURP (transurethral resection of the prostate) for enlarged prostate at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: symptoms, tests, the procedure, cathet…Treatments · Obstetrics & GynaecologyTVT sling surgery Conditions · Internal MedicineTyphoid feverTyphoid (enteric fever): symptoms, why blood culture matters more than the Widal test, antibiotics, diet, complications and the typhoid vaccine. Char…

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Conditions · GastroenterologyUlcerative colitis Tests & scans · GastroenterologyUpper GI endoscopyUpper GI endoscopy at Charak Hospital, Lucknow: why it is done, fasting and preparation, sedation, biopsy, what happens during the 10–20 minute test,…Treatments · UrologyUreteral stent Conditions · UrologyUrinary incontinence Conditions · UrologyUrinary tract infection (UTI)Conditions · Obstetrics & GynaecologyUrogynaecology Treatments · Cancer CareUrological & Gynaecological Cancer SurgerySurgery for prostate, kidney, bladder, uterine, cervical and ovarian cancer at Charak Hospital, Hardoi Road, Lucknow: symptoms, tests, open, laparosc…

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Treatments · Vascular SurgeryVascular surgery

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Treatments · Surgical GastroenterologyWhipple surgery

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