Retrospective histopathologic findings of routine cholecystectomy specimens in a teaching hospital in North East India.

Background: Cholecystectomy is one of the most common general surgical operations performed worldwide. Limited data is available about the histopathological diagnoses of various gallbladder diseases in North Eastern part of India even though a higher incidence of gallbladder cancer has been reported from this part of the Country. Hence, a retrospective review of the histopathological findings of routine cholecystectomy specimens was done to assess the incidence of gallbladder cancer and other gallbladder pathologies.

A case control study of needlescopic herniotomy versus open herniotomy in children.

Introduction: Since the inception of laparoscopy, it has been explored in many fields of surgery, like in the abdomen, hernia, thorax, etc., Laparoscopic hernioplasty in adults is being practiced by many surgeons nowadays. However, the role of laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in pediatric patients is not well-established, even though it is being explored as an alternative to open herniotomy procedure.

A case report on umbilical endometriosis.

Endometriosis is generally common benign disease manifested by the presence of uterine tissue outside the uterus. Umbilical endometriosis as such is rare entity but many a time it may go unnoticed to general physician if no symptoms arises from it. The documented case of umbilical endometriosis case is below 100 as per the case reports research.

Primary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor of stomach-report of a very rare case.

Primary inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a very rare tumor arising from stomach and it closely mimics gastric GIST. It usually affects the lung and found in children and young patients. The diagnosis of gastric IMT is usually done post-operatively by immunohistochemistry examination where it is seen that IMT is positive to SMA and vimentin.

Role of serum C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 as a predictor of intra-abdominal and surgical site infections after elective abdominal surgery.

Introduction: Infections after surgeries considerably increase patients' hospital stay, thereby prolonging patients' early return to productive life. At the same time, the cost of hospitalization also increases. Therefore, if objective tests can predict infections before it actually happens, then more preventive measures in the form of upgrading antibiotics can be taken which might prevent patients from developing serious infections and thereby reduce morbidity and mortality of surgery.

A cross sectional study of risk factors for surgical site infections after laparoscopic and open cholecystectomy in a tertiary care hospital in North East India.

Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) after cholecystectomy unduly delays patients' early return to normal activities and also leaves behind relatively disfigured cosmetic scars at the port sites. This prospective study was undertaken to assess the various risk factors leading to SSI in patients undergoing cholecystectomy, both by laparoscopic and open techniques in this part of India for which no data is available at present.

Material And Methods: A total of 1507 cholecystectomies (1184 by laparoscopy and 323 by open technique) during a 6 year period.

A clinical study on surgical causes of Hematuria.

Introduction: Hematuria is a clinical sign and symptom that every individual would have a worst nightmare and invokes a physician to carefully evaluate possible causes of hematuria. It may be medical or surgical causes. A thorough examination is required to exact the primary pathology.

Meckel's diverticulum causing acute intestinal obstruction: Report of two cases.

Reporting herewith 2 cases of Meckel's diverticulum presenting with acute intestinal obstruction. The patients were managed surgically. The cases were presented in emergency department and management were based on clinical and imaging after a initial resuscitation.

A comparative study of postoperative port-site pain after gallbladder retrieval from umbilical versus epigastric ports in laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Introduction: Gall bladder (GB) retrieval is an important cause for postoperative pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). GB is usually extracted either from the epigastric or the umbilical port and there are limited data to decide the superiority of one over other in terms of postoperative pain. This study was designed to determine whether GB retrieval from the umbilical port was associated with less pain as compared to epigastric port in adult patients undergoing four ports elective LC.