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DEPT. OF GENERAL SURGERY

Introduction

 
  • The department of General Surgery offers tertiary surgical care to about 7 to 8 nearby districts and it imparts surgical education to 100 undergraduates per year and 12M.S post graduates per year.
  • Its was started in 1992 with 4 units under prof. Dr. V.S.BalasubramanianM.S., the then H.OD. By the years the department upgraded to hold 6 units which is now the current status. The department is currently headed by Prof.Dr.Vijayakumar M.S., and comprises of 6 units doing specialised areas of work in general surgery.
  • The other faculty members include Prof.Dr.Kesava Lingam M.S., , Prof.Dr.Raj ashok M.S.,, Prof.Dr.Sumathi.MS.,, Prof.Dr.M.Rajasekaran.MS.,, Prof.Dr.Arulkumaran.MS.,..
  • In present times, the department has gained immense popularity for doing advanced work.
  • In general surgery. The college and hospital is affiliated to the Tamilnadu Dr.MGR Medical University since its inception .
  • The department caters surgical care to an average of 300 outpatients daily
  • Many well-designed research trials too have been conducted in the department involving all the core areas in general surgery.
  • The outcomes of many of the research programs have been presented in leading national and international conferences and published in leading medical journals.

Departmental administration

  • Head of the Department oversees the functioning of the department and ensures seamless coordination among the various units while also presiding over all the important events and activities held.
  • The post graduation commenced in the year 2002 where 2 PG students were admitted per year which was increased to intake 6 PG students per year since 2010 and presently 12 postgraduate students per year from the year 2017.

Departmental infrastructure

  • There is a separate surgical block for the department of general surgery and a separate block for allied specialities under pmssy scheme .
  • Separate male and female wards provide quality care for the patients preoperatively and postoperatively and a septic operation theatre is allocated for diabetic wound care and other septic conditions .
  • Apart from the elective operation theatres , 24 hour emergency operation theatre with a duty anaesthetist to provide immediate surgical care to patients who land up in surgical emergency
  • Well equipped SICU , round the clock assistant professor ,senior and junior residents and well trained staff nurses cater to the needs of post operative care for critically ill patients .
  • Emergency ward in PMSSY functions to admit trauma cases , triage them , immediate resuscitation and preliminary care according to the severity of the case and treated and then shifted to respective departments.

Academic activities of the department

UG Training Programmer

  • Lecture sessions on the various topics of surgical syllabus by faculty of the department. MBBS students visit the surgery wards, opd and casualty from the second year of training for observership. They are initially taught about the basics of history taking, clinical examination and the theory behind commonly seen surgical cases followed by demonstration of a few surgical procedures.
  • Daily bedside clinics with detailed discussion for MBBS final year students with periodic internal assessment (theory and practical) are conducted.
  • Weekly lectures, symposium and operative surgery are meticulously planned and executed.
  • Post MBBS interns are posted in the 6 surgery units for duration of one and a half months with active involvement in day-to-day activities of the unit along with exposure to major and minor surgical procedures.

Post graduate training program

  • Daily bedside discussion of ward cases with detailed plan of management for individual cases is done.
  • New articles are discussed from the high indexed reputed journals in our weekly journal club every week along with the discussion on the latest advances in the field with our surgical residence.
  • Every week postgraduate lectures are conducted where every resident will present on a particular topic in detail.
  • Every week case presentations are conducted in postgraduate clinics. Here the individual surgical resident to the faculties does a detailed clinical case presentation.
  • Followed by extensive discussion on work up and management of the same including latest advances is done.
  • All these activities will be assessed by the faculties on an individual assessment sheet.

Monthly teaching structure for PGs

Ist Saturday – Journal Club

IInd Tuesday – PG Symposium

IInd Thursday – Tumour Board (surgery, Pathology, Radiodiagnosis, R.t, Medical Oncology)

IIInd Wednesday – Clinical Society Meeting

IVth Friday – PG Seminar

IVth Saturday – Guest Lecture

List of CME programmes conducted

SL.NO: ACADEMIC ACTIVITY DATE
1. CURRENT TRENDS IN SURGERY 24-09-14
2. RECENT ADVANCES IN CRITICAL CARE 27-02-15
3. CSE-INTESTINAL STOMAS 24-06-15
4 . ABC OF ENDOSCOPY 01-10-15
5. SURGICAL DOWNLOAD-2015 15-11-15
6. HEAD AND NECK MALIGNANCIES 21-01-17
7. SURGICAL PEARLS 2017 25-11-17
8. SURGICAL PEARLS 2019 14-12-19

Faculty details

S.NO NAME DESIGNATION
1. PROF.DR.K.VIJAYAKUMAR,MS., HOD & PROFESSOR
2. PROF.DR.KESAVALINGAM ,MS., PROFESSOR

Department census

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Undergoing research works

2020 – 2021 BATCH – THESIS TOPICS
S.NO NAME OF THE COURSE NAME OF THE CANDIDATE TOPIC
1. GENERAL SURGERY DR.E.P. AMBIKA A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON REGRESSION OF FIBROADENOMA IN RESPONSE TO CENTCHROMAN THERAPY.
2. GENERAL SURGERY DR.E. ARAVINDHAN THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA FOR PREDICTION OF ACUTE APPENDICITIS AND ITS ROLE IN APPENDICULAR PERFORATION
3. GENERAL SURGERY DR.M. ELANCHEZHIAN A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF CLINICORADIOLOGICAL SCORES IN PREDICTING RISK AND OUTCOME IN PATIENTS WITH BOWEL OBSTRUCTION AND STRANGULATION
4 . GENERAL SURGERY DR.K. HARIHARAN A PROSPECTIVE STUDY ON CORROSIVE INJURY TO THE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT AND ITS OUTCOME
5 . GENERAL SURGERY DR.P. KAVYA A COMPARISON OF ACCIDENTAL ILIOINGUINAL AND GENITOFEMORAL NEURECTOMY AND NERVE PRESERVATION IN OPEN INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR.
6 . GENERAL SURGERY DR.M. MONISHA A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF DECREASE IN ABSOLUTE EOSINOPHIL COUNT AS A RELIABLE MARKER OF MORTALITY IN PERFORATIVE PERITONITIS
7 . GENERAL SURGERY DR.T. RAJENDRAN A COMPERATIVE STUDY OF PRIMARY RESECTION AND ANASTAMOSIS WITH HARTMANNS PROCEDURE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE SIGMOID VOLVULUS
8 . GENERAL SURGERY DR.K. R RANJITH A STUDY ON ROLE OF FOLLOWUP ENDOSCOPY IN PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT SURGERY FOR GASTRODEUODENAL PERFORATION.
9 . GENERAL SURGERY DR.S. SANTHAKUMAR A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS BETWEEN ACUTE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND CHRONIC HEALTH EVALUVATION 2 (APACHE 2) SCORE AND MANHEIM PERITONITIS SCORE (MPI) IN PREDICTING PROGNOSIS OF PERFORATION PERITONITIS.
10. GENERAL SURGERY DR.A. SANTHOSH SIVA CHRONIC NON HEALING FOOT ULCER CULTURE AND ITS SENSITVITY FOLLOWED BY TREATING THEM WITH NORMAL SALINE VS POVIDINE IODINE DRESSING AND ASSESSED BY TAKING REPEAT CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY.
11. GENERAL SURGERY DR.B. SARATHBABU A STUDY ON ROLE OF C REACTIVE PROTIEN AND SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT IN ASSESSING MORTALITY OF PATIENTS WITH ACUTE ABDOMEN.
12. GENERAL SURGERY DR.G. SRINIVASAN A COMPARITIVE STUDY OF INGUINAL HERNIA PATIENTS MANAGED BY LICHTENSTEIN ( MESH REPAIR) HERNIOPLASTY VS THREE STICH HERNIOPLASTY REGARDING POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS.

Research activities and publications

SL.NO TITLE OF THE ARTICLE AUTHOR(S) NAME OF THE INDEXED JOURNAL TYPE OF ARTICLE
1. An interesting and rare case of small bowel perforation – A case study with review of literature Volume 14, Issue 3 Ver. IV (Mar. 2015), Dr.M.Rajasekar M.S., Prof. K. Vijayakumar IOSR Original Article- case study
2. A Rare Case of Lumbar Hernia – A Case Report with Review of Literature Volume 14, Issue 3 Ver. IV (Mar. 2015), Dr. M. Rajasekar, DR. K.Vijaya Kumar IOSR Original research article
3. Assessment of accuracy of Sentinel node biopsy in deciding Axillary node dissection after Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in carcinoma Breast using Methylene blue injection technique. Volume 15, Issue 6 Ver. V (June. 2016), Prof. N. Tamilselvan M.S., Dr. M. Arulkumaran M.S. IOSR Original research article
4. A comparative study on various techniques in the management of Fistula in ano Volume 15, Issue 6 Ver. XIV (June. 2016), Prof. Dr. A. Nirmala M.S. Dr. N. Jeeva., M.S., Dr. R. Swaminathan.,M.S Dr. V. Sivakumar., M.S., IOSR Original research article
5. A comparative study on various techniques in the management of Incisional hernia Volume 15, Issue 6 Ver. XIV (June 2016), Prof. Dr. A. Nirmala M.S. Dr. R. Swaminathan.,M.S Dr. N. Jeeva., M.S., Dr. V. Sivakumar., M.S., IOSR Original research article
6. A Prospective study of Skin Resurfacing to Maximize cosmesis and function in full Thickness second degree burns Volume 15, Issue 7 Ver. VII (July. 2016), Prof. N.Tamilselvan M.S., Dr.P.V.Dhanapal M.S., Dr. S.S. Meera M.S., IOSR Original research article
7. Novel technique (Woven Darning method) in the management of Large midline Incisional hernias. Volume 15, Issue 7 Ver. VII (July 2016), Prof. N.Tamilselvan M.S., Dr.M.Rajasekar M.S., Dr. S. S. Meera M.S. IOSR Original research article
8. “Intraoperative Touch Imprint Cytology of Sentinel Nodes”, Can it serve as an Alternative to Frozen Section? – A Prospective comparitive study of Touch Imprint Cytology and Frozen Section in the intra operative assessment of nodal metastasis in carcinoma breast. Volume 15, Issue 7 Ver. VII (July 2016), Prof. N. Tamilselvan M.S., Dr.M.Arulkumaran M.S., Dr.P.Satheeshkumar, Prof. Thenmozhi M.D., Prof. Sujatha M.D., IOSR Original research article
9. A Prospective study of Intra Anal drainage of Subcutaneous Perianal abscess Volume 15, Issue 8 Ver. V (August. 2016), Dr.M. Rajasekar M.S., Dr.P. V. Dhanapal M.S., Prof.N.Tamilselvan M.S., Dr. S.S. Meera M.S., Dr.P.Satheeshkumar IOSR Original research article
10. A prospective study of efficacy of Selective Oestrogen Receptor Modulators in (ANDI) Aberration in Normal Development and Involution of breast.Volume 15, Issue 8 Ver. III (August. 2016), Dr. S.S. Meera M.S., Prof.N. Tamilselvan M.S., Dr.M. Arulkumaran M.S., Dr.V.Rishigowtham IOSR Original research article
11. A Comparative study of efficacy of Superoxidized solution against Povidone iodine In The treatment of Diabetic foot ulcers.Volume 15, Issue 8 Ver. VII (August. 2016), Dr. S.S. Meera M.S., Prof.N. Tamilselvan M.S., Dr.M. Arulkumaran M.S., Dr.P.Satheeshkumar IOSR Original research article
12. The cheating Cheatle”s : How safe they are ? –Original Article Volume 15, Issue 11 Ver. X (November. 2016), Dr. S. GaneshBabu., M.S.,Dr. Murugesan., M.S.,Dr. T.Ravikumar., M.D.,Dr.Mythreyee., MD.,Dr. N. Tamilselvan., M.S.,Dr. K. Kesavalingam ., M.S., Dr. S. S. Meera IOSR Original research article
13. A Clinical Study of Intestinal Stomas, Their Complications And Management.Volume 15, Issue 12 Ver. I (December. 2016), Asso Prof Dr.P.Sumathi M.S Asso Prof Dr.Raja Ashok M.S., Prof Dr.N.Tamilselvan3 M.S, IOSR Original research article
14. A Study on Raised Serum LDH Level In Acute Intestinal Obstruction- A Marker of Bowel Gangrene.Volume 15, Issue 12 Ver. VIII (December. 2016), Dr.Rajaashok M.S., Dr.P.Sumathi M.S., Dr.N.Tamilselvan., IOSR Original research article
15. Analytical Study of Solitary Nodules of Thyroid in Adults: A Clinical, Histopathological and Surgical Management Volume 6 Issue 1, January 2017 T. Henry Prabakaran1, P. Rajeswari2, R. Saminathan3, S. Sachithanantham4 International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR) Original research article
16. A Prospective Comparative Study of Chemical Sphincterotomy (Using 2%Diltiazem) And Lateral Internal Sphincterotomy For Chronic Fissure in Ano Volume 16, Issue 3 Ver. IX (March. 2017), RajasekarM1, Dhanapal P. V IOSR Original research article
17. A Prospective Study on Incidence, Etiopathogenesis, Clinical Presentation, Management And Prognosis of Liver Abscess in 100 Cases Volume 16, Issue 3 Ver. VI (March. 2017), Dr.P.Sumathi MS, Dr.G.Rajashok MS IOSR Original research article
18. Comparison on mesh and non mesh methods of inguinal hernia repair in a tertiary care setup A triple blind rct study over 2 years period Dr.P.Sumathi MS, Dr.G.Rajashok MS Stanley medical journal Original research article
19. Comparative Study of Outcome of Open Vs Closed Hemorrhoidectomy Vs Rubber Band Ligation in Third Degree Haemorrhoids Volume 16, Issue 3 Ver. IX (March. 2017), Dr. Rajasekar M Dr. Jasmine IOSR Original research article
20. A Comparative Study on Healing Of Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using Total Contact Cast Vs Ambulatory Walking Cast Vs Modified MCR Sandals Volume 16, Issue 4 Ver. I (April. 2017) Dr.A.Sundarambal M.S., Prof. Dr.C.Rajasekaran M.S IOSR Original research article
21. A prospective study of hand ulcers in diabetic Patients- an under-recognised spectrum of disease in Indian population Volume – 7 | Issue – 6 | June – 2017 DR.S.S.Meera Dr.N.Tamilselvan Indian Journal of Applied research Original research article

Awards by our faculty and post graduates

No. Name Event Award/Presentation
1 Dr. M. Arulkumaran ASICON 2016, Aug 2016 Best Paper Above 40 Years Category
2 Dr. S. S. Meera ASICON 2016, Aug 2016 Best Paper Award Below 40 Years Category
3 Dr. Padmalaxmi
4 Dr. Madhava Manoj ASICON 2018, Chennai Poster – Duodenal Necessitude: A Masquerade Box
5 Dr. Vijaya Bhaskar ASICON 2019, Bhubaneswar Paper – Comparative Study of Fasciotomy Wound Closure by Shoelace Technique vs VAC Therapy
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