Dr Sanjay Kumar: India’s leading gastroenterologist for laparoscopic gallbladder removal treatment

Dr Sanjay Kumar is a well-known gastroenterologist with over 20 years of experience. He specialises in detecting and treating disorders of the gastrointestinal tract and liver, as well as conducting GI endoscopy, colonoscopy, enteroscopy, capsule endoscopy, ERCP, and EUS, among other diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures. In-patient care, as well as outdoor and emergency treatments are available. Currently, he works in QRG Health City in Faridabad.

After completing MBBS from Patna Medical College in 1994, he pursued MD in General Medicine in 1998 followed by DM in Gastroenterology in 2003 from the same college Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow and DNB Gastroenterology from National Board of Examination, New Delhi. He holds professional associations with the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, the Indian National Association for Study of Liver Disease (INASL), Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Of India( SGEI), National Academy of Medical Sciences ( MNAMS), and American College of Gastroenterology (ACG).

Dr Sanjay Kumar has worked as a Senior Resident in Gastroenterology at Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduation Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow, as a Consultant at Deepak Hospital in Sarabha Nagar, Ludhiana, as an Associate Professor at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences in Andhra Pradesh, and as a Principal Consultant in Gastroenterology at Fortis Escorts and Research in Faridabad.

He has also published  several papers, including:

• Submitted Thesis entitled Role of Corticosteroid in Guillain Barre syndrome accepted by Patna University, December 1998.
• Follow up after Balloon angioplasty and self-expandable metallic stenting for Budd- Chiari Syndrome.
• Balloon Angioplasty and self-expandable metallic stenting are useful in Budd-Chairi syndrome with Cirrhosis. Paper presented at the annual conference of Indian Association for the study of the liver INASL), Kolkata, 2003, March 28-30.
• Long term follows up after pneumatic dilation for Achalasia cardia: Factors associated with treatment failure and recurrence. Paper presented at Asia-pacific digestive week, 2003 in Singapore and ISKCON, Cochin, Kerala, 2002, November 20-26.
• “Pneumatic dilation versus intrasphincteric botulinum toxin injection in the treatment of achalasia cardia in India: en economic analysis”.
• Predicting the need for azathioprine and surgery in patients with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) during initial evaluation: role of an artificial neural network (ANN) model.
• “Severe Ulcerative Colitis: Prospective study for parameters determining outcome” Paper presented at ISKCON 2003, November 20-24, Chennai, Tamil Nadu India.
• Infection with cytomegalovirus in a patient with inflammatory bowel disease: prevalence, clinical significance and outcome.

List of treatment provided by Dr Kumar

• Hepatitis B Treatment
• Liver Cirrhosis Treatment
• Biliary Drainage and Stenting Surgery
• Lap Cholecystectomy - Gall Bladder Removal
• Liver resection
• Bowel Obstruction Treatment
• Crohn's Disease Treatment
• Anti Reflux Procedures
• Whipple Surgery
• Appendectomy
• Hemorrhoidectomy
• Partial colectomy
• Endoscopy

What is laparoscopic gallbladder removal?

Laparoscopic gallbladder removal is a minimally invasive surgery in which a damaged or inflamed gallbladder is removed using tiny incisions and specialised instruments. The gallbladder is a tiny organ in your right upper belly, immediately behind your liver. Bile, a liquid generated by the liver, is stored here. The gallbladder secretes bile into the small intestine, which aids in the breakdown and absorption of dietary lipids. Without a gallbladder, normal digestion is possible. If it gets substantially infected or inflamed, it may be removed as a therapeutic option. The most frequent kind of gallbladder removal procedure is laparoscopic removal. it's formally known as laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Gallstones and the problems they produce are most often treated with cholecystectomy. If you experience the physical conditions, your doctor may consider a cholecystectomy:

• Gallstones in the gallbladder  (cholelithiasis)
• The bile duct is clogged by gallstones (choledocholithiasis)
• Inflammation of the gallbladder (cholecystitis)
• Gallbladder polyps of a large size
• Gallstones cause pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas).

During the procedure

A tiny device called a port is inserted through an incision near your belly button by the surgeon. The port provides a hole through which your surgeon can inject gas into the abdomen. This frees up room for the surgery to take place. They then push a tiny camera into the port. On a screen in the operating room, the camera shows the procedure. Once the surgeon can see well, additional ports are inserted to allow long, narrow tools to be inserted. Finally, your gallbladder is gently disconnected and removed through one of the incisions. The majority of procedures require three or four incisions, but some require more.

Recovery

Although eating-related symptoms are mild and uncommon following gallbladder removal surgery, you may have diarrhoea. As soon as you're up and feeling better, you'll be urged to go for a walk. Your doctor will tell you when you'll be able to resume most routine activities. It usually takes about a week to go back to normal activity. While you're recovering, you'll need to take care of your incision wounds. This includes properly cleaning them. The majority of folks can shower the day following surgery.