Jain point: an alternate laparoscopic non-umbilical first blind entry port to avoid vessel, viscera, adhesions and bowel (VVAB).

The Jain point entry is based on the concept of non-umbilical entry to avoid sudden catastrophic injury to major retroperitoneal vessels, viscera, adhesions and bowel which could happen before the start of procedure by blind umbilical entry. To study the safety and efficacy of a novel first non-umbilical blind entry port. Tertiary referral centre for advanced laparoscopic surgeries with active training and fellowship programs.

Upfront Xpert MTB/RIF for diagnosis of pediatric TB-Does it work? Experience from India.

Background: Diagnosis of TB in pediatric population poses several challenges. A novel initiative was implemented in several major cities of India aimed at providing upfront access to free-of-cost Xpert MTB/RIF to presumptive pediatric TB cases. This paper aims to describe the experience of implementing this large initiative and assess feasibility of the intervention in high TB burden settings.

Two unusual nerve abscesses--lepromatous leprosy and pure neural leprosy: case reports.

We report two cases of nerve abscesses, one suffering from lepromatous leprosy (LL) and the other from tuberculoid neural leprosy. Neither had any signs of reactions. Both were untreated cases.

Erythema Elevatum Diutinum.

A case of erythema elevatum diutinum (EED) in a 60 years old male is presented. This patient has been followed up for seven (197380) years so that the evolution of the disease could be seen and some of the treatment modalities suggested by earlier workers tried out.