Urinary bladder tumour - Surgery is enough to cure the disease in early stages

  Dr Kumar Gauraw (Consultant Urologist - Ruby General Hospital)


A 62 year old gentlemen having Diabetes, Hypertension presented to us with symptoms of Blood in the urine.

Upon investigation he was found to have a tumour in the urinary bladder.

Half an hour of completely painless micro-surgery without making a cut on the body which was done through urinary passage finally cured the disease.

So early detection and proper micro-surgery in expert hand can lead to cancer free life.

Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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