Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, VPS Lakeshore Hospital, headed by Dr. R. Padmakumar, offers comprehensive surgical care of a variety of cancers including, stomach cancer, colon cancer, breast cancer, chest cancer, soft tissue tumors etc. The Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) has an efficient team with vast experience in laparoscopic surgeries. Dr. R. Padmakumar […]

VPS Lakeshore hospital launched Lakeshore Obesity Clinic, a dedicated and comprehensive weight loss clinic. Famous Music Director Deepak Dev, Actress Aparna Balamurali, VPS Lakeshore CEO S K Abdulla and the LOC team together unveiled the LOC logo. VPS Lakeshore Obesity Clinic was inaugurated at March 4. The clinic, which aims to provide a holistic solution […]

Tummy Tuck or Abdominoplasty is a surgical procedure which is performed to remove excess belly fat and skin from the abdomen and to tighten the abdominal wall muscle and fascia. Hanging abdomen with an apron is unsightly and uncomfortable for any woman. Not able to wear the dress of their choice is so depressing to […]

Anal Fissure: An Anal fissure is a small tear that occurs in mucous lining tissues of the anus. This crack in the skin can cause severe pain and bleeding after bowel movements.  The condition may occur when passing hard or large stools during a bowel movement.    Anal fissures are very common and can affect people […]

Bariatric Surgery or Bariatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with the study of obesity, the causes, prevention and treatment of obesity. The Greek word Baro means heavy or large. Diet, exercise, anti-obesity drugs, behavioral therapy are first line treatments of obesity, but success is limited in people with severe obesity. Bariatric Surgery or Weight […]

Stapler Hemorrhoidectomy is a surgical procedure for the treatment of hemorrhoids. It is a new technique and can be used to treat hemorrhoids that protrude with straining and can be seen on physical exam outside the anal verge and where intermittent manual reduction is necessary.

A ventral hernia can occur in any location of the abdominal wall as a bulge of tissues of abdominal tissues through a weak opening in the abdominal wall muscles. When the intestinal tissue gets tightly caught as a bulge in the abdominal wall, then the condition is termed as strangulated ventral hernia. In this case […]

Laparoscopic Splenectomy procedure is the removal of spleen that has been ruptured or enlarged by any abdominal injury. Laparoscopic splenectomy is a widely used minimally invasive treatment technique to remove damaged spleen from the body. Spleen is an organ that functions to remove unwanted materials such as old and damaged blood cells from the blood […]

Gastrojejunostomy is a surgical procedure performed when the individual is suffering from stomach cancer causing obstructing in the passage of food in to the gut. The surgery is performed between the stomach and the proximal loop of the jejunum to drain the contents of the stomach or to provide a bypass for the gastric filling. […]

Appendectomy is a surgical procedure performed to remove an inflamed appendix from the body.  Laparoscopic Appendectomy is a minimal invasive surgical procedure performed through few small incisions made in the abdomen with the help of a laparoscope. A laparoscope is a thin elongated tube like structure that has a camera attached to its end. The […]