VENOUS GANGRENE - AN INSTITUTIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: An Institutional Experience

Endoscopic Repair of CSF Rhinorrhea: An Institutional Experience

Introduction: Endoscopic repair is considered the treatment of choice in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea. The aim of our study was to analyze the etiopathogenesis of CSF rhinorrhea, the outcome of treatment and the causes of failure in a developing-country setting.   Materials and Methods: A retrospective review of patients treated with endoscopic repair for CSF rhinorrhea at a tertiary ca...

Intracranial hemangioblastomas: an institutional experience.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS We present our Institutional experience with intracranial hemangioblastomas. SETTINGS AND DESIGN A retrospective study. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study included all patients of intracranial hemangioblastomas admitted in our institution over a period of 11 years from January 1992 through June 2003. RESULTS There were a total of 69 patients (45 males and 24 females). Th...

Venous gangrene secondary to an aorto-caval fistula.

W e report the unusual case of a 60-year-old-man presenting with left lower limb venous gangrene caused by an aorto-caval fistula. There was associated bilateral lower limb and scrotal oedema. In this case a ruptured aortic aneurysm with acute fistulation into the vena cava (fig 1) was repaired in the conventional manner. However, the patient underwent above-knee amputation of irreversible veno...

Fournier's gangrene, a urologic and surgical emergency: presentation of a multi-institutional experience with 45 cases.

OBJECTIVE To review multi-institutional, multidisciplinary experience in the management of Fournier's gangrene (FG) in an attempt to identify etiologic parameters as well as to propose methods of efficient management. PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective chart review of 45 patients diagnosed with FG and treated in three departments (general surgery and urology departments) was performed. RESU...