Determination of the efficacy of ultrasound-guided bilateral transversus abdominis plane (US-TAP) block in laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) repair of unilateral hernia surgeries: A randomized controlled trial.

Background And Aims: Bilateral ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane (US-TAP) block has been successfully used to provide analgesia for most lower abdominal procedures. Our aim was to determine the efficacy of US-TAP block with levobupivacaine in laparoscopic total extraperitoneal (TEP) repair of unilateral hernia surgeries under general anaesthesia (GA) as compared to no block.

Material And Methods: It is prospective randomised controlled study done in a tertiary care centre in South-East Asia.

Is it Possible to Predict Non Sentinel Node Positivity on the Basis of mRNA Copy Numbers of CK19 Receptor in Breast Cancer?

Aims: To determine if there is any correlation between the number of positive non-sentinel lymph nodes (NSLN) and the mRNA copy numbers of cytokeratin 19 receptor on one step nucleic acid amplification (OSNA) in the sentinel lymph node (SLN).

Methods: An 8-year retrospective study of consecutive patients who had primary surgery and sentinel node biopsy for breast cancer from January 2011 to December 2018 was carried out. All these patients had intra-operative analysis of sentinel lymph nodes by OSNA.

Pilot assessment of a virtual intensive outpatient program for adults with eating disorders.

Access to evidence-based treatment for eating disorders is severely limited by patient barriers and available clinician training. While clinical parameters often point to the need for a high level of care, patients may resist pursuing higher levels of care due to these barriers. One option that might mitigate such obstacles is the provision of a higher level of care via internet-based treatment for eating disorders.

An inexpensive method of negative pressure wound therapy for extremities.

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is an established method for the faster wound healing of chronic non-healing wounds. It is also used for laparostomy wounds and healing of split skin grafts. The commercially available machine and the consumables for NPWT are very expensive and economically not feasible in developing and underdeveloped countries.

A rare content in inguinal hernial sac, masquerading as scrotal tumour.

Some of the commonly performed operations can become difficult due to unusual findings which are seen during surgery. One such sort of operation is hernia repair. Decision making during such situations could be challenging, even for experienced surgeons.

Gloves as a teaching tool in vascular surgery.

Training and practice are essential aspects of keeping surgical skills sharp. We present a technique where we use latex gloves as a reliable, easily available, inexpensive tool to train surgeons in vascular surgery.

Ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins using two needle technique - A case series.

Introduction: Varicose veins are one of the most common vascular problems encountered. Ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy is one such option it was introduced in 2001. We present our two needle technique of ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy along with our short term results.

Calcifying pseudotumor of scrotum: a case report.

Calcifying fibrous pseudotumors of the testicular and paratesticular soft tissue are relatively rare. We would like to report the first documented case of calcifying fibrous pseudotumor of the tunica vaginalis in Indian medical literature. This is a case of a 55 year old male who presented with a painless scrotal mass of 10 years duration.