AIM: Our aim is to evaluate the role of flatness index Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) with early hypovolemic shock in blunt torso trauma patients.
 MATERIAL AND METHOD: In computed tomography (CT) scan, patients below 2 were considered as flat IVC patients, and those or more non-flattened patients. Demographic data, comorbidities, mechanism, Injury Severity Score (ISS), Glasgow Coma (GCS), lacta...

Here we report an outbreak of gastroenteritis due to V. cholerae 0139 in Pondicherry, South India. The outbreak lasted for 10 weeks beginning from middle of October, 1992. During the period, a total of 237 cases were admitted to JIPMER (tertiary care hospital) with gastroenteritis, of whom 100 were females. The mean age of all the patients was 39.20 ± 1.06 (SEM) years (range 0.02 to 76 years). ...

Corresponding author: Dr Luke Chen, Clinical Research, Infectious Diseases Unit, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne 3000. Telephone: +61 3 9276 3000. Facsimile: +61 3 953

six cases of gastrointestinal duplications with varied manifestations are being presented. case 1 presented with an epigastric mass, case 2 presented with an epigastric mass along with projectile vomiting since birth time, case 3 had severe colicky pain and was admitted as an emergency case, case 4 presented with massive rectal bleeding along with hypovolemic shock, case 5 was admitted for cons...