12 articles in this issue
Fayez Alshehri
Background: Impairment of vision can adversely impact the patients quality of life and negatively affect the family dynamic. However, evaluation of the implications of visual impairment on the patients family is often overlooked. Objectives: To summarize ... see more
Asifa Nazir
Background:- Over the past two decades the frequency of invasive mycosis in neonates has increased significantly. Candida species account for a significant percentage of all neonatal bloodstream infections and recently non-albicans Candida (NAC) have emer... see more
Abhishek Chandra, Shivani Swami, Ajay Kumar Verma, Girija Nair, Asif Feroz, Ved Prakash, Anand Srivastava, Darshan Kumar Bajaj
Objective : To study the symptoms, pulse oximetric and spirometric parameters in smokers with respect to pack years and to know the effects of smoking on lung function, in adults, by measuring the FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, FEF25-75. Patients and Methods : The ... see more
Rajesh Kumar Suman, Ipseeta Ray Mohanty, Ujawala Maheshwari, Manjusha K. Borde, Y A Deshmukh
Objective: The present study was designed to evaluate potential effects of Metformin on various components of metabolic syndrome. Also to elucidate the underlying mechanisms: DPP-IV, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant pathways. Material and Methods: A combina... see more
Hariharan V, Arunkumar T, Anbu N Aravazhi
Objectives: This study aims to detect the distribution of Blood groups in students attending Karpagam educational institutions. Also we aim to identify the cardiovascular and diabetic risk among them based on blood groups and demography. Methods : 977 stu... see more
Thimmaraju Sumalatha, I. Gowri, . Tanuja
The rectus sternalis is a rare anatomic variant muscle in the anterior chest wall. Knowledge of variations in the anterior chest wall musculature is important for operating surgeons as well as radiologists. Its overall incidence is 3-5% world wide. The pr... see more
Jaiganesh Mohan, Krishnasamy Narayanasamy, Senthilkumar Ramalingam, Sathishkumar Elumalai
Objectives: Renal dysfunction is a serious complication in patients with cirrhosis and associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Renal failure in cirrhosis is one of the most important risk factors when liver transplantation is being considered... see more
Stephen Chain, Kennteh Ttan, Vaibhav Vashishta, Rajni Singh
Brackets are the key for success in the correction of teeth. Often we see that breakage and loss of the bracket hampers the treatment and can cause mayhem. Replacing is always expensive and a hefty toll is placed on the patient. Our method is an arrangeme... see more
Madhav Hegde, Chanabasappa V Chavadi
Cor triatriatum sinister is a very rare congenital abnormality, with autopsy reported incidence of 0.1 % to 0.4%. Here it is subdivision of the left atrium into proximal and distal chamber by a fibromuscular membrane. Our case is unique in that it is the ... see more
Ishita Maji, Manisha Mahata, Jayati Datta, Sanghamitra Mukherjee, Tushar Kanti Das
Lipomas are benign, slow-growing soft tissue tumors composed of mature adipocytes. Despite of their high prevalence, they are rarely seen at the upper aero-digestive tract. Lipoma formation in palatine tonsil is quite rare (1-4% of all benign neoplasm of ... see more
Anil Kumar Dwivedi, Niyati Airan, Amal Rani Das
The femoral artery is a continuation of external iliac artery below inguinal ligament. The knowledge of variations in the branching pattern of femoral artery is very important for vascular surgeons and intervention radiologists. Variations which involve t... see more
Shalini Singh, Amrita Chaurasia, Vandana Solanki, Shikha Sachan
Uterine inversion is a rare but potentially life threatening obstetric emergency that leads to massive hemorrhage, shock and even maternal death. The morbidity and mortality depends on the degree of hemorrhage, the quickness in diagnosis, multidisciplinar... see more