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World neurosurgeons to share experiences in London BY A STAFF REPORTER Kathmandu, Aug. 29: Prof. Upendra Devkota, FRCS, will be participating at a special meeting of the eminent neurosurgeons from around the world to be held from September 5 –7 in London, England. Dr. Devkota, Chief of the Neurosurgical Unit, Bir Hospital, and Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon at the Norvic Health Care and Research Centre, was invited to the meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (SBNS). At the gathering of internationally acclaimed neurosurgeons, Dr. Devkota will present paper on a technique on Lumbar Disc Surgery. According to the Norvic Health Care and Research Centre, the technique, termed as MIOLD (Minimally Invasive Open Lumbar Disectomy), was pioneered by Dr. Devkota in Nepal. The technique is related to Sciatica, a disease of the sciatic nerve, which leads to pain, sometimes unbearable, in the buttock and lower limb, which is mainly due to the herniation of a lumbar disk. Dr. Devkota says this is a very common disease in general Nepalese. A significant portion of Nepalese has been suffering from the disease in varying degree – from backache to paralyasis. The main cause of Sciatica is attributed to abnormal posture, excess body weight, short stature, excessive forward bending, lifting heavy weight and malnutrition. According to Dr. Devkota this disease can be completely cured. "One can have the surgery done and can go to work the next day." A press statement of Norvic says, Dr. Devkota has already done the operation on 412 patients in the last few years, and the results have been very encouraging with 73 per cent of the patients going home after 15 hours of surgery. Of them 98.5 per cent of the total had a good outcome at three months follow-ups. The acceptance of Dr. Devkota’s paper by the Western Scientific Community after rigorous scrutiny means the technique developed in Nepal will now get wider international acceptance and dissemination. Other Stories |
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