KARACHI, Dec 19: A good number of doctors at a workshop viewed on a closed circuit television some renal-related procedures performed by foreign experts at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation on Tuesday.

The `hands on training workshop’ was conducted as a part of the International Uro-Radiology moot, which began on Monday under the auspices of SIUT.

Dr Tan Bien Soo from Singapore demonstrated Renal Artery Angioplasty and Stenting, while Dr Sarwat Hussain from the US performed CT guided biopsy and drainage of cysts and abscess and Dr Michael J. Kellett from the UK demonstrated Percutaneous Nephrostomy and Percutaneous Nephrolithotmy.

Later, `Munir Siddqui Memorial Lecture’ was delivered by Dr Michael J. Kellett from the UK, who talked on `The need of a Radiologist’.

This session was presided over by Dr Nadeem Ahmed, head of the Department of Radiology, Aga Khan University, while Prof Ali Muhammed Ansari, ex-secretary for health presented the life sketch of Dr Munir Ahmed Siddiqui, ex-director of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Medical Centre, Jamshoro.

Dr Ansari said Prof Munir graduated from the Dow Medical College and did his fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, in General Surgery and Diploma of Radio-diagnostics from London. He had made a tremendous contribution to the field of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, he remarked.

The second day of the international workshop began with a scientific presentation made by Dr Soo, who discussed the role of renal artery angioplasty and stenting in controlling raised blood pressure secondary to the narrowing of the arteries of the kidneys.

Dr Sarwat Hussain discussed the role of imaging in the form of X-rays and Ultrasound scan and presented the latest development on interventional techniques, while Dr J. Kellett from the UK talked on Percutaneous Nephrolithotmy, which is a keyhole surgery for removing kidney stones, concluded a SIUT press release.