Publications by authors named "Pritesh Singh"

Advances in surgery and multidisciplinary approach have made limb salvage surgery feasible in most patients with tumours around the shoulder joint. Although resection and reconstruction options are complex, good outcomes can be achieved when performed at a specialised centre. The data of patients with bone tumours who underwent proximal humeral resection and reconstruction in a single cancer centre were prospectively analysed.

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 Esophageal cancers, both squamous cell and adenocarcinoma, have poor outcomes with high morbidity and mortality. Our hospital-based registry for the year 2017 to 2018 showed that esophageal cancer constituted 22.7% of annual caseload.

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Purpose: Locally advanced colorectal cancer may require an en bloc resection of surrounding organs or structures to achieve complete tumor removal. This decision must weigh the risk of complications of multivisceral resection against the potential survival benefit. The purpose of this study is to review a single-center experience of feasibility of en bloc multivisceral resections for locally advanced colorectal carcinoma and to examine the effect of surgical experience on immediate outcome and rate of R0 resections.

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Background And Aim: Lymph node dissection in gastric cancer had been controversial, but recent data have led us to the conclusion that D-2 dissection should be the standard of care for potentially curable advanced gastric carcinoma. In this study, we present our single-institution experience of D-2 lymph node dissection.

Methods: From January 2013 to September 2018, 115 patients of gastric cancer were treated with D-2 gastrectomy, 91 of whom met the criteria for study analysis.

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Gastric cancer (GC) is common in the northeast and southern parts of India. Radical surgery is the cornerstone of treatment and offers the only chance for cure. This study was conducted to assess the outcomes of all resectable gastric cancers that presented to our tertiary cancer center in Northeast India.

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Background: Soft-tissue management around the lower third of the leg and foot presents a challenge to the surgeon. To achieve local control of tumor, additional surgical margins are required, thus creating large soft-tissue defects. The reverse sural artery flap (RSAF) is a popular option for many of these defects.

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Rectal metastasis from primary ovarian cancer is a rare condition. In this case report, we present a case of 45-year-old female presented with chief complaint of pain abdomen and vomiting and with on and off history of per rectal bleeding. On examination, patient was pallor, hemoglobin level of 5.

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