You have world-class talent and technology   The world is increasingly looking at Bangalore as the place for holistic healing. From the NHS in the United Kingdom to the largest insurance companies in the United States, patients are increasingly being referred to Bangalore for treatment. Some of the specialities in the city include:   Cardiac Care Neurology Cancer Care Orthopaedics Sports Medicine Nephrology Dentistry Paediatrics & Neo-natal Care Ayurvedic Therapy Holistic Healing Naturopathy The city's medical facilities are all supported by state-of-the-art equipment ranging from the technology to conduct Conscious Off Pump Coronary Bypass Surgery to the Cardiac Cathlab that was very recently launched in Germany. Hospitals in the city leave nothing to be desired - often using Bangalore's strong information technology networks to ensure that doctors can continue to monitor critical patients even from home. The average success rate in cardiac surgery done in Bangalore's eight cardiac care hospitals in the last five years is 99.3%, which is easily among the best in the world.       Reconstructing the skull base     A rare surgical feat in which a team of surgeons in Bangalore removed a massive skull base tumour had not only saved a life - but also raised hopes of a panacea for cancer, neuro and plastic surgery patients. Medical experts were engaged in a 14-hour long operation that involved micro-neurosurgery, skull base surgery, craniofacial surgery and complete reconstructive plastic surgery. Such a complicated surgery is undertaken by just a few hospitals in the world and Manipal Hospital has become the first in the Indian subcontinent to achieve success. The patient was dectected with a massive skull base undifferentiated tumour of the size of a fist involving the entire portion of her head between the eyes starting from the roof of the mouth through the base of the skull and eroding into the brain. An incision made on the skull - at the top of the head - revealed that the tumour had grown into the skull through the brain. The brain had to be exposed and the tumour was removed microsurgically. Although the success rates are low in surgeries involving exposure of the brain, this patient recoverd primarily owing to the skill of the team led by Dr. Sujay Rao and Dr. Anantheshwar.