Safety and efficacy of treatment for chronic hepatitis C during pregnancy: A prospective observational study in Srinagar, India.

In India, the estimated prevalence of antenatal HCV infection is 0.3%-2.8%, and the rate of mother-to-child transmission has been estimated at 5%-15%.

Outcome of hepatitis C patients in a community with predominant genotype 3 with standard-of-care treatment before and after advent of direct-acting antivirals: A retrospective-cum-prospective study.

Background And Objective: Chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma are mainly caused by hepatitis C infection. It is a worldwide predominant pathogen and is one of the main causes of healthcare problem in Asia. In the last few decades, there has been a considerable change in the treatment regimen for hepatitis C virus.

Malignant solid pseudopapillary tumor of pancreas causing sinistral portal hypertension.

Solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of the pancreas is a rare benign or low-grade malignant epithelial tumor that occurs mainly in young females in second to fourth decades of life. Pathologic and imaging findings include a well-defined, encapsulated pancreatic mass with cystic and solid components with evidence of hemorrhage. We report a 23-year-old female who presented with upper abdominal pain of long duration and epigastric mass on palpation.

Intrabiliary rupture of hepatic hydatid cyst: multidetector-row CT demonstration.

Rupture of a hydatid cyst into the biliary tract, also known as cystobiliary communication, is the most common complication of hepatic hydatid cyst. This may lead to obstructive jaundice, pancreatitis, cholangitis, and sepsis with high mortality. Imaging plays an important role in the preoperative diagnosis of this condition which facilitates its management.

Post-cholecystectomy Mirizzi's syndrome: magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography demonstration.

A long cystic duct remnant may be found after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Stone may form in the remnant cystic duct and can cause postcholecystectomy syndrome. Remnant cystic duct calculus may rarely result in postcholecystectomy Mirizzi's syndrome.