Meleney’s Gangrene following laparoscopic appendicectomy managed with tailor-made surgical approach

Amyand’s hernia managed with open repair and laparoscopic appendicectomy

We present a rare case of Amyand's hernia that was surgically managed using an open repair of hernia combined with laparoscopic appendicectomy. A 68-year-old man presented with an irreducible recurrent right-sided inguinal hernia and abdominal pain. This gentleman had undergone three previous inguinal hernia repairs on the right, and one on the left using the open mesh technique. Ultrasound sug...

Appendagitis following Diagnostic Laparoscopy and Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

Appendagitis is an uncommon clinical entity, often not recognised, and mistaken for more serious infective conditions. We describe a proven case of appendagitis which occurred after confirmed appendicitis. We postulate that this condition can coexist with appendicitis and indeed may be the result of coinflammation. This has several implications. Firstly, clinicians must retain an index of suspi...

Laparoscopic Appendicectomy

Tailor-made stem cells

CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 90, NO. 10, 25 MAY 2006 1311 livelihoods through marine fishing in the conservation of marine ecosystems, it was also evident that alternatives need to be formulated to minimize the growing pressure on these ecosystems. Providing incentives for prudent extraction of biological resources, sea farming and sea ranching were some of the suggestions made by the speakers. The pa...

Site‐Selective Acylations with Tailor‐Made Catalysts

The acylation of alcohols catalyzed by N,N-dimethylamino pyridine (DMAP) is, despite its widespread use, sometimes confronted with substrate-specific problems: For example, target compounds with multiple hydroxy groups may show insufficient selectivity for one hydroxyl, and the resulting product mixtures are hardly separable. Here we describe a concept that aims at tailor-made catalysts for the...