Monitored epidural catheter placement-ultrasound-guided neurostimulation-aided thoracic catheter placement via caudal route for perioperative analgesia in neonatal thoracotomies: A technical feasibility study.

In this case series, we investigated the feasibility of combining ultrasound and neurostimulation for inserting a stimulating epidural catheter in the thoracic epidural space through the caudal route in neonates. Twelve neonates undergoing tracheo-oesophageal fistula repair under general anaesthesia were studied. The catheter was visible on ultrasound as a hyperechoic dot in the epidural space.

Evaluation of acute and sub-chronic toxicity of bitter melon seed extract in Wistar rats.

Pharmacological studies have revealed the potential antidiabetic effects of bitter melon seeds () in animals and humans. However, the sub-chronic safety of bitter melon seeds remains elusive. This exploratory study aimed to assess the acute and sub-chronic toxicity of a bitter melon seed extract from supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO) extraction in Wistar rats based on the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) guidelines No.

Splenogonadal Fusion - A Rare Anomaly.

Splenogonadal fusion (SGF) is a rare congenital anomaly. Less than 200 cases of SGF have been documented till date. We present a case of 14-year-old male patient with swelling in the left scrotum for 3 years.

Comprehensive perioperative management of an infant with huge mediastinal mass.

Anaesthesia induction and meticulous airway management is important in a patient with anterior mediastinal mass. It is all the more challenging if this is encountered in infants. We report a comrehensive successful management of an infant with huge anterior mediastinal mass who was anaesthesized for diagnosis initially followed by surgical resection of the tumor.

Horseshoe kidney and associated anomalies: Single institutional review of 20 cases.

Background: Horseshoe kidney (HSK) is a common renal fusion anomaly. We undertook this study to discuss various anomalies associated with HSKs. The objective of the study is to study various anomalies associated with HSKs and to assess the need for surgical intervention in patients with these anomalies.

Long term follow up of proximal hypospadias repair-urethral stricture should be excluded in adults who present with epididymo-orchitis.

Objective: Epididymo-orchitis (EO) is a well-known complication of urinary tract infections (UTI) in children. This is commonly seen in children who had hypospadias repair or in those who had surgery for anorectal malformation especially when it results in urethral stricture. However EO occurring as a complication of urethral stricture in adults operated for hypospadias in childhood is not well documented in the literature.

Rupture of Umbilical Hernia with Evisceration in a Newborn - A Case Report.

Most umbilical hernias in infants do not need surgery and the ring will eventually close. Occasionally few complications can arise and incarceration is most common. Spontaneous rupture of the hernia and eventual evisceration is a rarely seen complication.

Prenatal diagnosis of cryptorchid testicular teratoma.

Testis follows a predictable course during its stepwise descent from its site of origin in the lumbar region to its final destination in ipsilateral hemi-scrotum. Undesended (cryptorchid) testis is more prone for neoplastic transformation. Testicular teratoma is rare relative to ovarian teratoma and occurs rarely prenatally than postnatally.

Nonclosure of rectourethral fistula during posterior sagittal anorectoplasty: Our experience.

Aim: To study the effect of nonclosure of rectourethral (RU) fistula and to do a comparative analysis of the complications with and without nonclosure of RU fistula during posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP) in anorectal malformation cases (ARM).

Materials And Methods: A total of 68 cases of ARM were included in the study group, of which 34 cases were those in whom RU fistula was not closed (group A) during PSARP. Another 34 successive cases were included in study group B in whom the RU fistula was closed as is conventionally done by using interrupted sutures.

Right congenital diaphragmatic hernia associated with anorectal malformation.

We describe a neonate in whom a right congenital diaphragmatic hernia and an anorectal malformation coexisted. Their coexistence in the same patient is rare.