Clinicopathological study and management of liver abscess in a tertiary care center.

Background: Liver abscess is a burning problem in tropical nations, with often lethal consequences and diagnostic/therapeutic challenges. We have determined etiopathology, clinical, radiological, and bacteriological characteristics of this condition and review its management strategies.

Materials And Methods: During the period of the month from May 2007 to September 2009, a prospective study was performed involving 125 patients admitted to the in-patient ward of the Department of General Surgery of N.

Mechanical bowel preparation versus no preparation before colorectal surgery: A randomized prospective trial in a tertiary care institute.

Background: In the first half of 20(th) century; mortality from colorectal surgery often exceeded 20%, mainly due to sepsis. Modern surgical techniques and improved perioperative care have significantly lowered the mortality rate. Mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) is aimed at cleansing the large bowel of fecal content thus reducing morbidity and mortality related to colorectal surgery.

Sociodemographic profile of breast cancer patients diagnosed by FNAC.

The study included 431 patients who underwent breast FNAC over a period of five years between 2003 and 2008. The required clinical details were obtained from the requisition forms. The Information about the level of education and occupation were collected by interviewing the subjects.

Management of large amoebic liver abscess--a comparative study of needle aspiration and catheter drainage.

Amoebiasis in endemic in the tropical countries with amoebic liver abscesses being a common complication. Different modalities of treatment of amoebic liver abscess are conservative (medical management), percutaneous needle aspiration, percutaneous catheter drainage, surgical drainage and endoscopic drainage. This study was carried out to compare the efficacy, safety and outcome of needle aspiration comparing with percutaneous catheter drainage of large (> or = 5cm diameter) amoebic liver abscesses.

Efferent loop gastrojejunal intussusception: a case report.

Gastrojejunal intussusception is a rare complication of gastric surgery. It can occur in cases with gastrojejunostomy done after partial gastric resection or in cases of simple gastrojejunostomy. There are only few cases reported worldwide, Review of literature showed about 200 cases reported till 2006 and a few more cases reported after that.