Perioperative and oncological outcomes of renal cell carcinoma with venous tumour thrombus.

Aim: The aim of the present study is to report the perioperative and long-term surgical outcomes of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with venous tumour thrombus (VTT).

Materials And Methods: Data of 34 patients (males = 23, females = 11) from 2009 to 2020 who underwent radical nephrectomy with thrombectomy for RCC and VTT was retrospectively analysed. The parameters recorded include tumour laterality, size, level of thrombus, surgical approach, blood loss, transfusion rates, operative time, hospital stay, Clavien complications, tumour histology, follow-up duration, local recurrence, distant metastasis, overall and cancer-specific survival rates.

Hounsfield unit and its correlation with spontaneous expulsion of lower ureteric stone.

Background: Hounsfield unit (HU) is the measure of stone density, and is utilized in the predetermination of type of stone. The purpose of this study was to identify some factors in noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT) of kidney, ureter, and bladder (KUB) that are easily extractable and can be used to determine the outcome of expectant management.

Methods: All patients 18-50 years of age who presented with flank pain and diagnosed as having lower ureteric calculi of size 5-10 mm by NCCT KUB were included in the study.

Emphysematous pyelonephritis: Does a standard management algorithm and a prognostic scoring model optimize patient outcomes?

Objective: The objective of the study is to analyze the risk factors determining the outcomes of patients with emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN) by the adoption of a standardized management algorithm as well as to develop a prognostic scoring model to risk stratify these patients.

Materials And Methods: The hospital records of 72 consecutive patients with EPN from February 2012 to January 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic, clinicoradiographic, and laboratory characteristics were recorded.

Neonatal Intrathoracic Stomach without Gastric Volvulus.

Intrathoracic stomach is a rare and serious congenital abnormality. The anomaly may be complicated by gastric volvulus and can lead to ischemic gastric infarction in the neonate. If diagnosed antenatally, neonatal management can be planned in advance so as to reduce morbidity.

Histopathological study of the outer membrane of the dura mater in chronic sub dural hematoma: Its clinical and radiological correlation.

Background: A chronic subdural hematoma is an old clot of blood on the surface of the brain between dura and arachnoid membranes. These liquefied clots most often occur in patients aged 60 and older with brain atrophy. When the brain shrinks inside the skull over time, minor head trauma can cause tearing of blood vessels over the brain surface, resulting in a slow accumulation of blood over several days to weeks.

Esophageal lung: A rare type of communicating bronchopulmonary foregut malformation, case report with review of literature.

A 2-year-old female child was referred from a private hospital as a case of recurrent lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI). The chest X ray revealed a hypoplastic right lung and further workup led to the diagnosis of esophageal lung - a rare type of communicating bronchopulmonary foregut malformation. A right posterolateral thoracotomy was done, anamolous bronchial communication with esophagus disrupted, esophageal fistula repaired and the lung resected.