Publications by authors named "Bhargav Chikkala"

Worldwide, breast cancer is the commonest malignancy in female population, and an increasing number of women are undergoing modified radical mastectomy (MRM) as a treatment for breast cancer. Though for most patients mastectomy goes uneventful, but for some patients complications of mastectomy are seen that cause morbidity, prolong hospital stay, and delay the adjuvant treatment. Seroma is encountered as a commonest complication after mastectomy.

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This is a case report of 22-year-old girl admitted with abdominal distension, vomiting, and chronic constipation since birth. Abdomen was distended, and perineal examination revealed imperforate anus with vestibular fistula (ARM). So far worldwide very few cases have been reported about anorectal malformation presenting in adulthood, and thus extremely little data is available in the literature about an ideal management of anorectal malformation in adults.

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Primary squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) of thyroid is an extremely rare malignancy of thyroid. Herewith, we describe a case report of female patient who presented with neck swelling; FNAC misdiagnosed it as papillary carcinoma of thyroid but, after resection, biopsy revealed it to be a case of squamous cell carcinoma of thyroid. After extensive investigations no possible primary focus of squamous cell carcinoma was found elsewhere, so diagnosis of primary squamous cell carcinoma of thyroid was made.

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