Rare pelvic peritoneal defect causing small bowel obstruction in a young female with virgin abdomen.

This case report discusses a 46-year-old female with no prior surgical history who presented with severe abdominal pain and generalized tenderness. She was found to have a small bowel obstruction secondary to internal hernia caused by a rare congenital pelvic peritoneal defect in the Pouch of Douglas. She required diagnostic laparoscopy and repair of the pelvic peritoneal defect.

A Sneak Peek Toward Polyaryletherketone (PAEK) Polymer: A Review.

Metals, acrylics, zirconia, and other such materials have been conventionally used in dentistry. The development of polymers has facilitated significant changes in clinical dentistry. High-performance polymer materials are at the forefront of dentistry.

Smart Materials Leading to Restorative Dentistry: An Overview.

Dental material has emerged in the last few decades with enhanced biological properties. The prime characteristics required for dental materials are that they should be compatible with oral cavity fluids such as saliva and gingival crevicular fluids. Their functionality should be enhanced in the presence of such biological factors.

Status Quo in Mechanical Plaque Control Then and Now: A Review.

There are various kinds of dental diseases, of which dental caries and disease of periodontal origin are the most common. A very strong connection has been proven between oral inflammation and general health of an individual. Dental Biofilm is the main cause for gingivitis and periodontitis.

Poor Employment Conditions Adversely Affect Mental Health Outcomes Among Surgical Trainees.

Background: Poor mental health in junior clinicians is prevalent and may lead to poor productivity and significant medical errors. We aimed to provide contemporary data on the mental health of surgical trainees and identify risk factors relating to poorer mental health outcomes.

Methods: A detailed questionnaire was developed comprising questions based on the 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36) and Physical Activity Questionnaire.

Fifteen-year groin hernia trends in Australia: the era of minimally invasive surgeons.

Background: Groin hernia repairs (GHRs) are among the commonest general surgical procedures in the Western population. The introduction of minimally invasive surgery has prompted the development of laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal and trans-abdominal preperitoneal hernia repairs. We aimed to determine the hernia treatment trends in Australia over the last 15 years.

A case of concomitant perforated acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis.

Introduction. Concomitant cholecystitis and gallstone pancreatitis is an infrequent clinical encounter, reported sparsely in the literature. Concurrent acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis complicated by gall bladder perforation has not been reported before.

A 12-year experience of the Trendelenburg perineal approach for abdominoperineal resection.

Background: The abdominoperineal resection (APR) is the current accepted surgical technique for low rectal cancers. Negative circumferential surgical margins are an important prognostic indicator and are best obtained by producing a cylindrical specimen. The 'ideal' approach to produce such specimen is debated between a standard lithotomy position and turning the patient in the prone position in the later stages of the procedure.