Publications by authors named "K Reka"

Unlabelled: A randomized prospective parallel group trial was done to compare the efficacy of intratympanic low dose gentamicin with methylprednisolone in treating intractable unilateral Meniere's disease with serviceable hearing.

Study Design: Randomised prospective parallel group trial.

Setting: Tertiary care centre in South India.

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  • The study focuses on a new surgical technique developed for bladder augmentation in children with failed bladder exstrophy, utilizing an ileocecal segment to create a catheterizable channel and preventing urine reflux.
  • The surgical method involves complex reconfiguration of the ileocecal segment around the appendix, enabling effective bladder neck surgery and ureteric re-implantations when needed.
  • Out of 100 children treated, 95 achieved continent status with catheterization, showing significant improvement in their urinary function post-surgery.
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Background: Tunnel widening after Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using a hamstring graft is known to occur at follow-up. Our study aimed to investigate the effect of suspensory fixation augmentation using an interference screw on tunnel widening in single-bundle hamstring ACL reconstruction.

Methods: 48 patients who had single bundle ACL reconstruction with femoral fixed loop fixation technique in 15 knees, and, fixed loop with augmented aperture (bio screw) fixation in 33 knees were analyzed.

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Aims And Objectives: Thyroglossal duct cyst (TDC) is a common congenital cyst with an incidence of about 7%. Thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma (TDCC) is a rare sequel which arises from TDC and has an incidence of about 1%. As these are rare, they do not have well-defined management guidelines.

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Background & Introduction: Serous cancers are a biologically aggressive variety of endometrial cancer (EC) with a high rate of recurrence and mortality among all the subtypes. Herein we describe our experience with serous endometrial cancer.

Objective: This study was conducted to identify the clinicopathological characteristics, treatment modalities and survival outcomes in women diagnosed with serous endometrial malignancies.

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