Publications by authors named "Amitava Sarkar"

Gangrene of the stomach is a rare, often fatal disease which may be due to vascular, chemical, mechanical or infectious etiologies. We report a case of gastric gangrene due to necrotizing gastritis in a 50 year old female.

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Polymastia is a term that is used to describe the presence of more than two breasts in human beings. It is synonymous with supernumerary or accessory breast tissue. Ectopic breast tissue (EBT) may occur any where along the primitive embryonic milk lines, which extend from the axilla to the groin, and may occur unilaterally or bilaterally.

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Background: Amoebic liver abscess (ALA) is the most common inflammatory space occupying lesion of the liver. It has a highly variable presentation causing diagnostic difficulties. Untreated, complicated ALA has high morbidity and mortality.

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We report an unusual cause of haematuria in a young male patient due to leech in urinary bladder. The patient presented with undiagnosed haematuria of 12 days duration. Sonography is a safe and noninvasive procedure for diagnosis.

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