Abdominal Surgery at the Eden Hospital

Abdominal Surgery at the Eden Hospital, Calcutta

Abdominal Surgery at the Eden Hospital, Calcutta, during the Year 1891

By C. H. Joubert, m. b., Lond,, f.r.c.s., Obstetric Physician, Medical College, Calcutta. During the year 1891, thirty abdominal operations were performed by me at the Eden Hospital of the following nature:? Ovariotomy including parovarian cysts 15 cases. 1 death. Hemorrhagic broad ligament cyst, probably a gestation cyst ... l case. 1 death. Removal of diseased uterine appendage 5 cases. 1 dea...

Penetrating abdominal injuries in an emerging semi-urban teaching hospital

Objective: There has been a worldwide rise in the prevalence of penetrating abdominal injury (PAI), and there are both inter-country and intra-country variations in frequencies. This study evaluates the mechanisms and pattern of penetrating abdominal injuries and the treatment outcome in our center.Methods: This descriptive study of adult patients managed for PAI was conducted at the Ekit...

Abdominal Splenosis: An Unusual Cause of Bowel Obstruction in a 7-Year-Old Child

Splenosis is a rare condition defined as a heterotopic auto-transplantation of splenic tissue, typically after blunt abdominal trauma. It can occur anywhere in the abdominal cavity, or even the chest. Splenosis found in clinical practice is relatively rare because most patients are asymptomatic. We report a rare case of abdominal splenosis in a 7-year-old boy, 3 years after an abdominal blunt t...

Abdominal trauma in a semi-urban tertiary health institution

Objective: There has been a global increase in the incidence of abdominal trauma in surgical patients. We conducted this study to evaluate the pattern of abdominal injuries, patient characteristics and the management outcome in our setting.Methods: It was a descriptive (combined retrospective and prospective) study of all patients with abdominal trauma admitted and managed at Ekiti State ...