Publications by authors named "Aashish Sapkota"

Hepatolithiasis is a rare condition requiring multidisciplinary treatment approach. In this case report we present a case of multiple hepatolithiasis successfully treated with right hepatectomy. A 54 years-old asymptomatic female with previous history of hepaticojejunostomy for recurrent CBD stone was diagnosed with hepatolithiasis during routine follow-up.

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Introduction: Mad honey is commonly used for hypertension, and coronary artery disease, and as a sexual stimulant. Patients with mad honey poisoning present with dizziness, nausea, syncope, blurred vision, bradycardia, and hypotension with ECG findings of sinus bradycardia, complete AV block, and ST elevation.

Case Discussion: Here, the authors report five cases admitted to our tertiary care center following the consumption of mad honey.

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Introduction And Importance: Hurler syndrome, also known as mucopolysaccharidoses type I, is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder with decreased activities of α-L iduronidase, resulting in the accumulation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) within various tissues.

Case Presentation: The authors presented a case report of a 15-year-old male who presented with a lower respiratory tract infection and was admitted to the pediatrics department with a history of facial dysmorphism, skeletal abnormalities, and corneal clouding and below-normal cognitive function which is consistent with the Hurler-Scheie syndrome. Skeletal abnormalities include inverted j-shaped sella turcica, bullet-shaped phalanges, thoracolumbar kyphosis, and acetabular dysplasia.

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We present a case of a 22-year-old male presenting in the emergency room with colicky abdominal pain, vomiting, and abdominal distension for which an early computed tomography scan was done and diagnosed as cecal volvulus. Following diagnosis case was managed promptly by laparotomy with right hemicolectomy and primary anastomosis.

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