Unusual rectal foreign body presenting as intestinal obstruction: a case report.

Colorectal foreign bodies are infrequently encountered, and are mostly associated with increased incidence of homosexuality and anal auto-erotism. The diagnosis may be confirmed by plain abdominal radiographs and rectal examination, but abdominal computerized tomography can be decisive in the further management. Manual extraction is only possible for very low-lying objects; patients with high-lying foreign bodies usually require a major intervention in the operation theater.

Urogenital fistulae: A prospective study of 50 cases at a tertiary care hospital.

Introduction: The misfortunate incident of formation of a urogenital fistula remains a major challenge for surgical urologists worldwide. Such fistulae may not be a life-threatening problem, but surely the women face demoralization, social boycott and even divorce and separation. The fistula may be vaginal, recto-vaginal or a combination of the two.

Solo extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for management of upper ureteral calculi with hydronephrosis.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) outcomes as a solo therapy in patients with upper ureteral calculi and varying degrees of hydronephrosis.

Materials And Methods: Eighty patients with upper ureteral calculi and a body mass index between 19.5 kg/m2 and 22.

A rare case of incidentally diagnosed primary papillary carcinoma of thyroglossal duct cyst.

Thyroglossal duct cysts are the most common congenital abnormality of thyroid development. Seventy percent of thyroglossal duct cysts are diagnosed during childhood and 7% are diagnosed in adulthood. Less than 1% of these cases are malignant with most being papillary in nature.