Publications by authors named "B Giridharan"

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  • The abdomen is commonly affected in trauma cases, with blunt trauma being more dangerous than penetrating trauma, often leading to serious outcomes.
  • Diagnostic challenges in blunt abdominal trauma can result in delayed treatment, increasing the risk of morbidity and mortality, especially for hollow viscus and mesenteric injuries.
  • A case study highlights a 48-year-old male with a mid-ileal mesenteric tear and perforation who was treated successfully after a 96-hour delay post-injury through laparotomy and primary anastomosis.
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An inguinal bladder hernia (IBH) is a common ailment in males above 50 years of age, with serious consequences of strangulation, if neglected. It is highly uncommon to have a strangulated inguinal hernia and bladder gangrene. This case reports a strangulated sliding inguinoscrotal hernia with a gangrenous bladder and ileum.

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White finger millet (WFM) starch was modified by hydrothermal (HS) and microwave (MS) methods. Modification methods had a significant change in the b* value observed in the HS sample, and it caused the higher chroma (∆C) value. The treatments have not significantly changed the chemical composition and water activity (a) of native starch (NS) but reduced the pH value.

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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative condition characterized by the dopamine (DA) neuronal loss in the substantia nigra. PD impairs motor controls symptoms such as tremor, rigidity, bradykinesia and postural imbalance gradually along with non-motor problems such as olfactory dysfunction, constipation, sleeping disorder. Though surplus of factors and mechanisms have been recognized, the precise PD etiopathogenesis is not yet implied.

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