Squamous papilloma of the renal pelvis mimicking transitional cell carcinoma.

Squamous papilloma of the renal pelvis is an extremely rare entity. To the best of our knowledge, no case has been reported till date. A 45-year-old female presented to us with flank pain for two months.

Cervical pharyngostomy: an alternative approach to enteral feeding.

Surgical patients may be unable or unwilling to feed normally, owing to mechanical obstruction to ingestion because of nausea or anorexia or secondary to neurologic abnormality. Such patients may be in a malnourished state that compromises their chances of successful recovery. The Nasogastric tube (NGT) has been the standard method of postoperative alimentation in head and neck cancer patients.