Laparoscopic Management of Hydatid Cyst of Liver with Palanivelu Hydatid System over a Period of 3 Years: A Case Series of 32 Patients.

The aim of this article is to evaluate the role and safety of laparoscopic management of hydatid disease of liver using Palanivelu hydatid system (PHS)(1) with initial results. A prospective study of hepatic hydatid cyst underwent laparoscopic management using PHS, during the period from June 2008 to October 2010, in department of general surgery in a tertiary care institute. Selective patients were included in our study.

Two-port laparoscopic management of a giant pseudocyst complicating ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

Insertion of a ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt is the most common operative procedure for the treatment of hydrocephalus in children. Of the several causes of shunt malfunction, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pseudocyst is relatively uncommon. There are several modalities to treat a CSF pseudocyst.

To observe the intensity of the inflammatory reaction caused by neonatal urine and meconium on the intestinal wall of rats in order to understand etiology of intestinal damage in gastroschisis.

Objectives: The aim of this experimental study was to observe the intensity of the inflammatory reaction caused by neonatal urine and meconium on the intestinal wall of rats to better understand etiology of intestinal damage in gastroschisis.

Materials And Methods: A total of 24 adult Wistar rats were used as experimental models to simulate the effect of exposed bowel in cases of gastroschisis. The peritoneal cavity of the rats was injected with substances which constitute human amniotic fluid to study the effect on the bowel.