Good outcomes of living donor liver transplant in primary sclerosing cholangitis: an experience from North India.

Background: Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease. In the absence of effective medical therapy, liver transplant is the definitive treatment for advanced stage. However, recurrence of PSC after liver transplant is of concern which can lead to graft failure and may require retransplant.

A randomised controlled trial of Lichtenstein repair with Desarda repair in the management of inguinal hernias.

Background: Ever since the advent of mesh hernioplasty with low recurrence rates, surgeons have turned a blind eye towards its devastating mesh related complications. Consequently, the quest for the best hernia surgery, that is as effective as the mesh repair but lacks its complications, continues.

Objectives: The present study was carried out to compare the results of the Lichtenstein repair with the Desarda repair in the treatment of inguinal hernias.

Pre-sternal thyroid swellings: a case of rare aberrant site recurrence and review of literature.

Background: Thyroid swellings enlarge caudally into the mediastinum behind the sternum. Pre-sternal swelling of thyroid origin is very rare. We present our case of pre-sternal thyroid swelling which was albeit a surprisingly rare site of papillary thyroid carcinoma recurrence and review of pre-sternal thyroid swellings reported till date.

Malrotation of the Gut in Adults: An Often Forgotten Entity.

Malrotation of the gut is a common paediatric condition that usually presents in the first month of life. However, presentation in adults is rare, and as a diagnostic dilemma quite often surprises the surgeon intraoperatively. If this condition is not timely recognized, it may result in disastrous consequences, such as gangrene of the small gut.