Prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia in stable patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Sub-Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh, India.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lifestyle-related chronic inflammatory pulmonary disease and a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Osteoporosis and osteopenia are common observations in COPD and degree of the loss of bone mineral density (BMD) has been found to be proportionate to the severity of the disease.

Objectives: Our objective was to study the prevalence of osteoporosis and osteopenia in stable COPD patients in Indian Sub-Himalayan population.

Use of High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) in Diagnosis of Sputum Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Objectives: To study the role of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in sputum smear negative patients and to design HRCT criterion to forecast the threat of pulmonary tuberculosis.

Material And Methods: We studied 69 patients having sputum smear negative for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) but still with clinical suspicion of PTB after taking written informed consent. We studied their medical characteristics, numerous separate HRCT-results and combination of HRCT findings to foresee the danger for PTB by utilizing univariate and multivariate investigation.

Aneurysm of an aberrant splenic artery: An extremely rare occurrence.

An aberrant splenic artery arising from the superior mesenteric artery, also known as the splenomesenteric trunk, is a rare anatomical variant seen in less than 1% of the population and is more common in females. Aneurysms of the splenic artery originating anomalously from the superior mesenteric artery are extremely rare; only 35 cases of aneurysm of an aberrant splenic artery have been described so far in the English medical literature. We report an extremely rare case of aneurysm of aberrant splenic artery in a 28-year-old man in whom the lesion was detected during routine abdominal scanning and confirmed on computed tomography angiography.

Predictors of acute myocardial infarct size in STEMI patients receiving thrombolytic therapy: A delayed contrast enhanced cardiac MRI study.

Introduction: Delayed contrast enhanced Cardiac MRI has been accepted as a standard tool worldwide for determination of infarcted myocardium and viability. Infarct size as determined by cardiac MRI has important therapeutic and prognostic information.

Methods: Twenty six STEMI patients who had received thrombolytic therapy were subjected to cardiac MRI assessment at 5-7 day of admission.

Bouveret's Syndrome: 64-Slice CT Diagnosis and Surgical Management-A Case Report.

Gastric outlet obstruction caused by duodenal impaction of a large gallstone migrated through a cholecystoduodenal fistula has been referred to as Bouveret's syndrome. We present a case of gallstone-induced duodenal obstruction in an elderly female patient, diagnosed on a 64-slice MDCT scanner. One-stage surgery, that is, stone removal and cholecystectomy, was performed resulting in relief of obstruction and complete cure.