Patterns of Failure After Trimodal Treatment in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Initial Experiences from a High-Risk Endemic Area.

Recurrence is a significant problem faced in patients with esophageal cancer even after treatment with trimodal approach. We report patterns of failure in our patients of esophageal squamous cell cancer (ESCC) treated with trimodal approach. This is a single-institution retrospective analysis of 46 patients of locally advanced ESCC (treated between 2013 and 2017) managed by trimodal treatment approach.

Efficacy of Drainless Total Thyroidectomy in Intrathyroidal Lesions of Thyroid.

 There is difference of opinion about the placement of the drain in thyroid surgeries, and, to the best of our knowledge, the efficacy of drainless total thyroidectomy regarding various parameters of thyroid lesions has not been well-established.  To report our experience with drainless total thyroidectomy, and to define an appropriate patient population for its performance.  This is a retrospective case analysis of the patients who underwent total thyroidectomy for intrathyroidal lesions with or without central neck dissection in a tertiary referral hospital (number = 74).

A prospective comparison of perioperative morbidity in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer: Primary versus interval cytoreduction - experience from India.

Objectives: The objective was to compare perioperative morbidity and mortality of patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) treated with either of the two treatment approaches; neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) followed by interval debulking versus upfront surgery.

Design: Prospective comparative observational study.

Participants: In total, 51 patients were included in the study.

Primary transitional cell carcinoma of the fallopian tube in a premenopausal woman: A case report and review of literature.

Transitional carcinomas are extremely rare in the fallopian tube. A 41-year-old premenopausal lady presented with colicky abdominal pain and was found to have a left-sided pelvic mass on examination. In view of the elevated CA-125 and imaging findings suggestive of ovarian mass, she underwent staging laparotomy.

Primary mammary small-cell carcinoma: A case report and review of the literature.

Only a few cases of primary small-cell carcinoma of the breast have been documented in the current medical literature. A confident diagnosis can only be made if a nonmammary site is excluded or if an in-situ component can be demonstrated histologically. These criteria have been met only in a very few of the published cases, including this case report.

Primary pancreatic lymphoma: Report of three cases with review of literature.

Background: Primary pancreatic lymphoma (PPL) is an extremely rare neoplasm, which may be confused with pancreatic adenocarcinoma. So far only about 150 cases of PPL have been reported.

Materials And Methods: We present our experience of 3 cases of PPL over a 4-year period.

Transfusion related acute lung injury presenting with acute dyspnoea: a case report.

Introduction: Transfusion-related acute lung injury is emerging as a common cause of transfusion-related adverse events. However, awareness about this entity in the medical fraternity is low and it, consequently, remains a very under-reported and often an under-diagnosed complication of transfusion therapy.

Case Presentation: We report a case of a 46-year old woman who developed acute respiratory and hemodynamic instability following a single unit blood transfusion in the postoperative period.

Irrigation-coupled bipolar cautery unit: A practical, economical, and simple version.

Hemostasis is a fundamental principle of surgery for which electrocoagulation is universally used. Bipolar electrocautery has an advantage over monopolar electrocautery in terms of the precision of the extent of tissue coagulation and the lateral extent of thermal tissue injury. However, secondary to the thermal changes induced in the tissue due to electric current passage, there is charring of tissue, which adheres to the cautery tip.

Androgen secreting steroid cell tumor of the ovary in a young lactating women with acute onset of severe hyperandrogenism: a case report and review of literature.

Introduction: Steroid cell tumors of the ovary account for less than 0.1% of all ovarian tumors 1 and these tumours may present at any age in association with interesting presentations related to the hormonal activity and virilizing properties of tumor. Hayes and Scully 2 reported 63 cases in patients ranging from 2 to 80 years of age.