Can CRM Status on MRI Predict Survival in Rectal Cancers: Experience from the Indian Subcontinent.

To determine the role of MRI as a predictor of circumferential resection margin (CRM) involvement. To study the impact of CRM status on MRI on recurrence and survival, in correlation with pathology. Analysis of a prospective database was performed over a period of 1 year.

Rectovaginal Fistula with Anastomotic Stricture Post Anterior Resection - Sphincter Preservation, a Viable Option.

Rectovaginal fistula [RVF] is a devastating complication of anterior resection whose incidence worldwide is on a rise with widespread use of staplers for the rectal anastomosis. It is a special surgical challenge for the treating surgeon with limited suitable options available to treat this difficult situation. As there is no consensus on its management, most often patient ends up with permanent stoma and overall inferior quality of life.

Renal primitive neuroectodermal tumor as a second malignancy after chemotherapy and radiation for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma--treatment-related or just poor old bad luck?: A case report.

Peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) is a rare histology to be found in primary tumors of the kidney. There are less than a hundred cases reported in the English literature. Most of these have been diagnosed after surgery for a renal neoplasm diagnosed on imaging.

Laparoscopic intersphincteric resection and hand-sewn coloanal anastomosis: a natural orifice specimen extraction technique.

The incidence of rectal cancer in India is on the rise, and unlike in the West, predominantly younger individuals are affected. Surgery for rectal cancer has evolved over the years with the ultimate goals of sphincter preservation and better quality of life, besides oncological safety. With the routine use of magnetic resonance imaging for local staging, intersphincteric resection has become a viable alternative to abdominoperineal resection.

Modified Technique of Mesh Hepatorrhaphy for Management of Juxtahepatic Venous Injury in a Case of Blunt Liver Trauma: A Case Report.

The liver is the most frequently injured organ in cases of blunt abdominal trauma. Injuries to the caudate lobe are rarely isolated and usually associated with retrohepatic caval injury or hepatic vein injury. The management of the associated vascular injuries is usually difficult owing to the short courses of the hepatic veins and the difficulty in obtaining proximal and distal control of the suprarenal and suprahepatic inferior vena cava - hence the frequency of perihepatic packing in the management of caudate lobe and hepatic venous injuries.