A Retrospective Analysis of Clinicopathological Features in 117 Isolated Maxillary Sinus Pathologies in a Tertiary Care Hospital.

Diagnosis of maxillary sinus pathologies is challenging. Herewith we describe the clinicopathological features in isolated maxillary sinus lesions in tertiary care hospital in Goa, India. The retrospective study included patients treated between 2017 and 2022, of all age groups and gender, who underwent either a biopsy or surgery, providing a histopathological diagnosis.

Effect of salivary urea, pH and ureolytic microflora on dental calculus formation and its correlation with periodontal status.

Context: Dental calculus, formed by mineralization of plaque predisposes to the development of periodontal disease.

Aim: To evaluate the influence of salivary urea and the presence of ureolytic bacteria on dental calculus formation and periodontal status in patients with good, fair and poor oral hygiene.

Material And Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was carried out on 135 patients, 18-60 years of age.

Impact of the use of digital devices on eyes during the lockdown period of COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to observe pattern of digital device use and the various ocular, visual and systemic symptoms associated with them during the lockdown period of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods: Two hundred and thirty-three volunteers were included in web-based open e-survey. The survey was designed on the 'Survey Monkey' website and distributed through social media platform.

Serous papillary cystadenofibroma of vulva: A histopathological surprise.

Introduction: Serous Papillary Cystadenofibromas (SPCAFs) of the vulva is rare.

Case Report: We report a case of a 45-year-old female who presented with a painless slow growing mass in the genital region. Examination revealed a 10 × 8 cm swelling from the vulva.

Plasmodium vivax Strains Use Alternative Pathways for Invasion.

Plasmodium vivax has 2 invasion ligand/host receptor pathways (P. vivax Duffy-binding protein/Duffy antigen receptor for chemokines [DARC] and P. vivax reticulocyte binding protein 2b/transferrin receptor [TfR1]) that are promising targets for therapeutic intervention.

An uncommon diagnosis of a common presentation of mass per rectum.

Introduction - In adults, protrusion of intussuscepted sigmoid growth through the anal canal is exceedingly rare, with only 9 cases being reported till date. Case Report - A 52-year old man presented to emergency department with what appeared to be an episode of rectal prolapse following straining while defaecating. On examination, he had a prolapsed 8 × 8 cm bowel, with a 2 × 2 cm friable villous growth as the lead point, with space between the mass and the perianal skin.

Liver abscess in the tropics: an experience from Jammu.

Objective: To study the various types of liver abscesses. This prospective study was conducted over a period of one year, from November 2011 to October 2012, at the Department of General Surgery in Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences and Hospital Sidhra, Jammu.

Materials And Methods: The patients in this study were admitted from the emergency wing, and from indoor and outdoor departments of surgery and medicine over a period of one year (November 2011 to October 2012) to the Department of General Surgery in Acharya Shri Chander College of Medical Sciences and Hospital Sidhra, Jammu.

Antimicrobial resistance among nosocomial isolates in a teaching hospital in goa.

Background: Emergence of polyantimicrobial resistant strains of hospital pathogens has presented a challenge in the provision of good quality in-patient care. Inappropriate use of antibiotics in the hospital is largely responsible for this catastrophe. Bacteriological surveillance of the cases of nosocomial infections is crucial for framing an evidence-based antimicrobial policy for a hospital.