Question : TREATMENT OF STONE DISEASE BY ELECTROSCOPIC LASER RAYS



(a) whether the stone disease is being treated in the Government hospitals with the help of electroscopic laser rays;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and

(c) the total number of hospitals in the country, particularly in Rajasthan where treatment of stone disease is done with said technique?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. PANABAKA LAKSHMI)

(a) to (c) Health being a state subject, such information is not maintained centrally. In so far as Central Government Hospitals in Delhi are concerned, facility to treat stone disease with Holmium laser is available.