A Study of Factors Leading to Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy at a Tertiary Care Center in Northeastern India.

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is currently the gold standard of care for managing gallstone disease. The time taken to perform LC depends on both patient-related and surgeon-related factors. Recognizing factors associated with difficult LC (DLC) can aid in appropriate surgeon selection and judicious scheduling of cases.

Retrospective histopathologic findings of routine cholecystectomy specimens in a teaching hospital in North East India.

Background: Cholecystectomy is one of the most common general surgical operations performed worldwide. Limited data is available about the histopathological diagnoses of various gallbladder diseases in North Eastern part of India even though a higher incidence of gallbladder cancer has been reported from this part of the Country. Hence, a retrospective review of the histopathological findings of routine cholecystectomy specimens was done to assess the incidence of gallbladder cancer and other gallbladder pathologies.

Plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL): A candidate biomarker to detect early acute kidney injury (AKI) for at-risk intensive care admissions.

Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a presentation of an underlying heterogeneous group of conditions that leads to impairment of filtration and excretion of nitrogenous waste products from the body. A prompt early diagnosis to detect AKI is a mandate due to the associated risk of high mortality and morbidity. We tested the sensitivity and specificity of plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), a potential biomarker of AKI, versus serum creatinine, the gold standard laboratory test.

Biosensors for detection of prostate cancer: a review.

Diagnosis of prostate cancer (PC) has posed a challenge worldwide due to the sophisticated and costly diagnostics tools, which include DRE, TRUS, GSU, PET/CT scan, MRI, and biopsy. These diagnostic techniques are very helpful in the detection of PCs; however, all the techniques have their serious limitations. Biosensors are easier to fabricate and do not require any cutting-edge technology as required for other imaging techniques.

An Anatomical Study on the Measurement of Stature From Ulnar Length in the Adult Ethnic Khasi Tribal Population of the North Eastern Region of India.

Introduction The stature of an individual is an important parameter for establishing identification. The height of an individual can be indirectly estimated from different parts of the skeleton and such measurements are of great use in forensic science, anatomy, and anthropometry. This study was an attempt to formulate a linear regression equation for estimation of stature by measuring the ulnar length in the living adult Khasi population.

Dermatological manifestation can be an early sign in Covid-19: Report of three cases with a novel manifestation masquerading Steven Johnson syndrome.

Various dermatological manifestations have been observed in patients with Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection ranging from maculopapular rashes, urticaria, chickenpox-type lesions, chilblain-like, distal-limb ischemia, and livedo racemosa. While most of these cutaneous findings are self-resolving, they may aid in the timely diagnosis of this infection. We are reporting three patients presenting with dermatological features resembling (i) varicella zoster, (ii) herpes labialis, and (iii) Steven Johnson Syndrome (SJS) who were subsequently diagnosed with Covid-19 infection.

A Study to Evaluate the Association Between Thyroid Function and Serum Potassium Level in Diagnosed Cases of Diabetic Nephropathy.

Introduction Coexistence of diabetes mellitus and thyroid diseases is common. One of the main microvascular complications of diabetes is diabetic nephropathy (DN) and it is found to be the leading cause of chronic kidney disease. The aim of the present study was to assess the association between hypothyroidism and serum potassium levels in diabetic nephropathy patients.

Clinical and Laboratory Presentation of Hydatid Disease: A Study From Northeast India.

Introduction Hydatid disease is an immense health problem in developing countries. The diagnosis of hydatid cyst is often difficult because of its protean manifestations. Our objective was to evaluate the various clinical and laboratory presentations of hydatid disease and various modalities of treatment from a tertiary care center.

Prolactin and thyroid stimulating hormone affecting the pattern of LH/FSH secretion in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: A hospital-based study from North East India.

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most important endocrinal diseases in reproductive age group, clinically manifested by hyperandrogenism and anovulation and different other metabolic disturbances that may have important implications for long-term health.

Aim And Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of abnormal luteinizing hormone/follicle-stimulating hormone (LH/FSH) ratio in women with polycystic ovary and to assess the influence of prolactin and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in the elevated LH/FSH ratio.

Study Design: Retrospective observational study.

A Rare Case Report of Hepatic Subcapsular Pseudocyst of Pancreas.

A pancreatic pseudocyst arises as a result of acute or chronic pancreatitis, pancreatic trauma, or obstruction of the pancreatic duct by a neoplasm. Most of the pseudocysts are located within the head and the body of the pancreas but 20% are extra-pancreatic. We report a case of a 33-year-old gentleman presenting with acute on chronic alcoholic pancreatitis with hepatic sub-capsular pseudocyst involving left lobe of liver, with intra-cystic bleed was successfully treated with Ultrasonography (USG) guided drainage.

Clinical study of burn patients requiring admission: A single center experience at North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences.

Background: Although burns are a major problem in health care, a lot of the variation in risk factors exists from region to region which if uncovered correctly could help take effective prevention measures.

Aims And Objectives: To assess the 3-year (January 2012 to January 2015) epidemiology of burn injuries admitted to our hospital (primary objective) and to find areas of improvement in burn care (secondary objective).

Materials And Methods: After obtaining ethical approval data were obtained from the medical record section regarding age, sex, residence, occupation, marital status, socioeconomic status, dates of admission and discharge, circumstances regarding the place, intent, cause, and source of heat.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy under epidural anesthesia: a feasibility study.

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is normally performed under general anesthesia. But of late this operation has been tried under regional anesthesia successfully without any added complications like epidural anesthesia.

Aims: The aim of the study was to study the feasibility of performing LC under epidural anesthesia in normal patients so that the benefits could be extended to those high-risk patients having symptomatic gallstone disease and compromised cardio-pulmonary status where general anesthesia is contraindicated.

Tubercular esophagocutaneous fistula.

Tubercular esophagocutaneous fistula is a rare entity with only about four cases reported so far. We report here a case in a young female who has a very long tract but responded well to antitubercular treatment.