Variations of passages of Chest Disease & Thoracic Surgery
S.P. Fort Hospital has super specialty centre “The SP Chest Foundation” for medical and surgical treatment of patients with chest disease. It is headed by an eminent and expert professional in Thoracic Surgery
- To improve the quality of care and management of chest diseases we have a separate department named “The SP Chest Foundation”
- Well equipped with modern instruments for accurate diagnosis, medical and surgical treatment of all sorts of chest diseases
- Key hole surgery (Thoracoscopy)
- Fluorescence Brochoscopy – Detecting lung cancer in the initial stages and enabling timely effective cure
- Other medical investigations, treatment available in the departments are PFT, Sleep Study, Drug Testing, Closed Lung Biopsy, etc
Our Best Services Included
- Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy
- Bronchoscopic Washings
- Transbronchial biopsy
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Broncho-alveolar lavage
- Trans thoracic needle aspiration
- Closed lung biopsy
- Pleural aspiration - biopsy
- Tube thoracostomy
- Chemical pleurodesis
- Drug allergy testing
- Antigen testing
- Antigen desensitization
- Pulmonary Function testing
SP Chest Foundation
It is an independant unit with all latest and advanced equipment including bronchoscopes, thoracoscope and ventilators making it one of the finest thoriac units in kerala. It is unique in the sense that this center is dedicated to diseases of the chest – lungs & oesophagus. The operation theatre complex has four surgical suites and other state of the art facilities. The team is headed by Dr. S Sasikumar, a thoracic surgeon with more than 2 decades of experience.The team is backed up by qualified and experienced technicians and paramedical staff
Best Asthma Clinic
The prevalence of asthma is increasing rapidly.Newer modalities of treatment available now enable asthmatics to lead a normal, symptom free life without having to undergo frequent hospitalisation. In this clinic, detailed evaluation of asthmatic patients is done including assessment of pulmonary function by spirometry and based on this appropriate treatment is started.
Our Special Doctors
