Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a respiratory pathogen responsible for community-acquired atypical pneumonia. Apart from respiratory manifestations, other system involvement has also been reported. We present a case of interstitial pneumonia and a…
Serosal involvement in intestinal endometriosis is relatively common, and patients often present with nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms; however, presentation with deeper mucosal infiltration and rectal bleeding is rare. We report a cas…
Background Diagnosing female genital tuberculosis (FGTB) is very difficult by routine laboratory investigations. Collecting tissues from genital structures, especially from tubes for histology, is impossible. The cartridge-based nucleic amp…
ObjectiveTo demonstrate an outpatient vaginoscopic technique for treating multiple vaginal polyps.DesignDemonstration of surgical technique using slides, pictures, and video.SettingPrivate hospital.Patient(s)Thirty-two-year-old nulligravid …
Objective In contemporary neurosurgical practice, keyhole endoscopic approach has established its role in various neurosurgical pathologies. Intracranial epidermoid is an ideal pathology for endoscopic keyhole approach as epidermoid is wel…
ObjectiveUsing the unit-level data of women aged 15-49 years from National Family Health Survey-IV (2015-2016), the article maps the prevalence of hysterectomy across districts in India and examines its determinants.MethodsDescriptive stati…
An 8-year-old, spayed female, Doberman pinscher dog was presented to the Ontario Veterinary College Health Sciences Center for evaluation of a large subcutaneous mass on the right cranial ventral abdomen. Computed tomography localized a 6 ×…
BackgroundThis study was undertaken to explore the treatment-seeking pathways traversed by women with PCOS and elicit their behavior, experiences and perspectives regarding it.MethodsThis concurrent mixed-method study was conducted on 18-40…
Ovarian cancer (OC) causes significant morbidity and mortality as neither detection nor screening of OC is currently feasible at an early stage. Difficulty to promptly diagnose OC in its early stage remains challenging due to non-specific s…
OBJECTIVES: Pancreas transplant is a major intraabdominal operation, and in most cases the graft is placed in the rightiliac fossa. At our center, preemptive appendicectomy is performed at the time of pancreas transplant to prevent any futu…
BackgroundEvidence of hysterectomy in India is limited mainly due to lack of information in large-scale nationally representative health surveys. In 2015-16, the fourth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) - a cross-sectional survey - col…
ObjectiveThis study aims to study the difference in etiology and outcome in terms of implantation rate and abortion rate in fresh (self-stimulated) versus frozen (oocyte donation cycle) in vitro fertilization (IVF) and in transient versus p…
Primary fallopian tube carcinoma is an uncommon gynaecologic malignancy usually seen in postmenopausal females. We present a case of a 66-year-old postmenopausal female who presented with complaint of blood mixed vaginal discharge on and of…
Extrapelvic endometriosis (EPE) is a rare entity which may potentially occur at any site. Symptomatic EPE is now increasingly being managed laparoscopically. Imaging is imperative in diagnosis as well as extent delineation prior to surgery.…
AimTo study the outcomes, benefits and complications of internal iliac artery ligation in both obstetric and gynecological cases.ObjectiveTo study the outcomes, effectiveness and complications of internal iliac artery ligation (IIAL).Method…
BackgroundMetabolic syndrome (MetS) is on the rise due to the epidemic increase of obesity. It increases the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases and type II diabetes mellitus.AimsTo study the prevalence of MetS and its component…
BackgroundThe Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (GBD 2013) aims to bring together all available epidemiological data using a coherent measurement framework, standardised estimation methods, and transparent data sources to enable compariso…
ObjectiveTo determine the, incidence, etiology, management, maternal, and fetal outcome and to evaluate trends in our area and recommend preventable measures.MethodologyThis prospective study is done between Jan 2012 and Aug 2013 in Pt. J.N…
Objective. To evaluate operative and perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy according to their body mass index. Method. A retrospective study was performed for patients undergoing total laparoscopic hy…
Aylamine-N-acetyl transferase is a phase II detoxification enzyme encoded by the gene NAT2. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) changes from the wild type NAT2 *4 allele result in allelic variants *5, *6 and *7. Homozygotes for the NAT2 *4…