Evaluation of Factors Predicting Successful Outcome in Patients Undergoing Expectant Management of Uncomplicated Acute Appendicitis.

Background: Expectant management, or non-operative management (NOM), with standalone intravenous antibiotic therapy, has emerged as an effective alternative to appendectomy for the treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis. Various clinical, biochemical, and radiological factors have been implicated in predicting the success or failure of outcomes. Therefore, it is important to identify patients at the onset who are likely to have successful outcomes for conservative management of uncomplicated acute appendicitis.

Urachal Adenocarcinoma: a Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Urachal adenocarcinoma is one of the rare and aggressive neoplasms that often presents at an advanced stage and has a poor prognosis. Urachal adenocarcinoma makes up 0.17 to 0.

Diagnostic dilemma of a rare, giant retroperitoneal schwannoma: a case report and review of literature.

Schwannoma is a benign tumour of peripheral nerve sheath. It usually arises from head, neck, and trunk. Retroperitoneal schwannoma is a rare entity, accounting for only 0.

Diagnostic dilemma in an unusual case of common bile duct obstruction.

Biliary obstructions are rarely caused by a foreign body and have received sparse attention. We present an unusual case with pruritis and abdominal pain caused by impacted full length surgical gauze within the common bile duct. The patient had previously undergone an open cholecystectomy.