Outcome of Surgical Management of Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal Sinus Disease with Rotation Flap in 52 Patients-A Retrospective Study.

 Surgical treatment of sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus disease (SPSD) consists of radical excision of the entire tract and treatment of the resultant raw area. Here, the authors have reviewed the results of the rotation flap for closure of the SPSD.  This study aims to evaluate the outcomes following SPSD excision and rotation flap closure.

Metabolic Syndrome Rather than Obesity Alone Is More Significant for Kidney Disease.

Introduction: Obesity is associated with metabolic syndrome, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and kidney disease. BMI may not be the ideal measure of obesity when used to assess its effect on kidney disease as it does not discriminate for age, sex, ethnicity, muscle, bone, or fat mass.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence microalbuminuria and identify independent risk factors for development of kidney disease in the obese Indian population.

The HAALT Non-invasive Scoring System for NAFLD in Obesity.

Background: The prevalence of NAFLD increases in obese diabetics. Accurate diagnosis of NAFLD requires invasive liver biopsies, which is costly, and time consuming and labor intensive. Currently, there is a lack of non-invasive diagnostic methods to identify those with NASH, in obese Indians.