Publications by authors named "Tripti Prajapati"
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- Tailgut cysts are rare congenital anomalies primarily found in women, often asymptomatic but may lead to complications like pain, infection, or even malignancy.
- A case study describes a middle-aged woman experiencing perineal pain, which led to an investigation revealing a cystic swelling in the pelvis diagnosed initially as a pelvic abscess.
- Further imaging confirmed it as a benign tailgut cyst, highlighting the importance of accurate diagnosis to avoid unnecessary procedures and the potential complications of misidentifying such lesions.
Gastric dysplasia signifies the presence of atypical cells in the gastric mucosa, which have not invaded beyond the lamina propria, and it rarely leads to tissue growth large enough to cause gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) to the gastric contents. However, GOO is commonly observed as a first clinical manifestation of advanced invasive gastric cancer in developing countries where patients seek medical care late. The present case highlights the treatment journey of a young woman who presented to us with features of GOO.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGastric teratoma is a rare entity beyond infancy and usually presents as a slow-growing asymptomatic abdominal mass. There are a few published reports of these tumours seen in patients beyond the age of 1 year. In resource-constrained population, these masses are usually neglected because of minimal symptoms associated with these tumours.
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