Solitary retroperitoneal angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia.

The fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and ultrasound radiologic features of a solitary retroperitoneal angiofollicular lymph node hyperplasia (AFLNH), hyaline vascular type are described. Based on a combination of the two, this diagnosis can be suggested in the differential diagnosis of a retroperitoneal mass.

Analysis of 105 uninodular goitres.

Data on 105 solitary thyroid nodules, confirmed at surgery to be solitary, is presented. Six (5.7%) were malignant, 4 papillary and 2 follicular.

Ureteral obstruction in hydatid disease.

A case of ureteric obstruction in renal hydatid disease is reported. This unusual complication possibly occurred following surgery. To the best of our knowledge, this has not been previously reported.

Use of esophagostomy in the management of corrosive esophageal strictures.

Thirty six cases of corrosive esophageal strictures seen over a period of ten years are presented. The primary treatment modalities followed include antegrade dilatation per oral (11 cases), retrograde followed by antegrade dilatation with endless string per oral (12), retrograde followed by antegrade dilatation with endless string through esophagostomy (12), and surgery (1). Per oral dilatation with endless string was not well tolerated by 15 patients due to friction of the string against the posterior 1/3rd of the tongue, and hence compliance was poor.

Comparative study between modified Freyer's prostatectomy, classical Freyer's prostatectomy and Millin's prostatectomy.

Classical Freyer's method was modified in which, prostatic fossa was packed after the enucleation of the gland for hemostatic purpose; and the pack and suprapubic drain were brought out laterally. The pack was removed after 48-72 hours postoperatively and catheter was introduced per urethrum for early closure of suprapubic ostomy. Fifty such cases of Modified Freyer's prostatectomy were compared with cases of classical Freyer's prostatectomy (n = 25) and Millin's prostatectomy (n = 25).

Spontaneous perforation of the left hepatic duct with acalculous cholecystitis.

Spontaneous rupture of the biliary tree leading to bile peritonitis is rare. We report a boy who developed spontaneous perforation of the left hepatic duct and had acalculous cholecystitis.

Ischemic bowel disease.

Twenty-five cases with ischemic bowel disease seen over a period of 4 years are presented. Of these, 20 cases presented with acute symptoms and five with chronic symptoms. In the majority of patients, the diagnosis was established at operation and on histopathology.