Annular pancreas in adults: single unit experience from a tertiary care centre of Northern India

Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: Experience at a tertiary care centre of Northern India

INTRODUCTION Solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of the pancreas is rare, accounting for 0.13-2.7% of all pancreatic tumors. It is unique, has low malignant potential and predominantly affects young women. Radiological and pathological studies have revealed that the tumor is quite different from other pancreatic tumors. But the cell origin of SPT and tumorigenesis are still enigmatic. Abdominal m...

Transperitoneal transvesical laparoscopic repair of vesicovaginal fistulae: experience of a tertiary care centre in northern India.

OBJECTIVE To present our experience of treating supratrigonal vesicovaginal fistulae by laparoscopic technique and their long-term follow-up. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between January 2008 and June 2012, 28 cases of supratrigonal fistulas were repaired by laparoscopic transperitoneal transvesical technique with interposition flap. The obstetric fistula was present in 18 and gynecologic fistula in ...

Healthcare Resource Management and Pandemic Preparedness for COVID-19: A Single Centre Experience From Jodhpur, India

Significance of vancomycin resistant enterococci from urinary specimens at a tertiary care centre in northern India.

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES There is a paucity of information on vancomycin resistance in enterococci from India. In the present study, enterococci isolated from urine specimen were screened for vancomycin resistance. METHODS 144 enterococci isolates obtained in pure and significant numbers (>10(5) cfu/ml) from 9664 urine specimens were subjected to agar screen method of National Committee for Cl...

Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy in HIV/AIDS: Observational study from a tertiary care centre in northern India

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Progressive multifocal leucoencephalopathy (PML) is seen mostly in advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Little is known about the epidemiology and disease course of these patients from India. This study was aimed to determine the frequency of PML in patients with HIV/AIDS, and the clinical features and survival of these patients. METHODS The charts of...