Comparison of In-Hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair in Patients With vs Without Pulmonary Hypertension (From the National Inpatient Sample).

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is common in patients with left heart disease and is present in varying degrees in patients with severe mitral valve disease. There is paucity of data regarding outcomes following transcatheter mitral valve repair (TMVr) in patients with PH. For this study, we analyzed NIS data from 2014 to 2018 using the ICD-9-CM and 10-CM codes.

Efficacy and side effects of glyceryl trinitrate in management of chronic anal fissure.

Background: Various options are available for treatment of chronic anal fissure, each with its own associated complications. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of topical Glyceryl Trinitrate (GTN) for anal fissures in an outpatient setting.

Methods: A prospective experimental study was carried out at the outpatient department of Surgical Unit IV, Liaquat University Hospital from Aug 2004 to Jul 2005.

Rare case of pediatric cecal volvulus.

An 11-year-old female child presented with abdominal pain, vomiting and constipation. An exploratory laparotomy revealed a cecal volvulus due to a congenital band and malfixation of the cecum. This was treated by excision of the band, derotation and decompression of cecum though an appendiceal stump suction.

A rare cause of right iliac fossa pain.

A child with torsion of appendix epiploicae presenting as acute right iliac fossa pain in abdomen is reported.