Perforative peritonitis is the most common surgical emergency in India. The aim of the study was to highlight the presentation of perforative peritonitis as encountered by us at Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital. In this study, a total of 174 cases of perforative peritonitis were included. Duodenal perforation (63.8%) was the most common cause of perforative peritonitis. Appendicul...

The occurrence of extreme heat and its adverse effects will be exacerbated with the trend of global warming. An increasing number of researchers have been working on aggregating multiple heat-related indicators to create composite indices for heat vulnerability assessments and have visualized the vulnerability through geographic information systems to provide references for reducing the adverse...

Abstract Background Pneumoperitoneum is defined as the presence of free air in peritoneal cavity. It a surgical emergency that represents 90% cases with hollow viscus perforation and its feared consequences sepsis death. On other hand, spontaneous pneumoperitoneum benign entity occurring newborns requires no intervention. Cases presentation In this series, we report three neonates treated at Jo...

We are reporting a baby who presented with features of neonatal intestinal obstruction, with an x-ray picture suggestive of hold up at the duodenal level. On laparotomy he had malrotation of the gut which was corrected. He also had a dilated urinary bladder, which later on was treated with vasicostomy. The baby did not move his bowel inspite of no mechanical obstruction and even bypass procedur...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Viral hepatitis is a serious complication among intravenous drug users (IDUs). The objectives of this study were to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV and HCV), and associated risk factors among IDUs at a teaching hospital in Ahvaz, southwest Iran. METHODS Medical records of 333 IDUs hospitalized from 2002 to 2006 at Razi Hospital, which is affi...

Since 1980, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been used as an important tool for the evaluation of malignant diseases in hollow viscus and bilio-pancreas, as well as sub-epithelial tumors. The high-resolution capacity and low penetration depth of EUS make it possible to obtain highly detailed images of the gastrointestinal wall and immediate surroundings to a depth of 4-5 cm. Thus, over the past ...

An extremely rare case of spontaneous intraperitoneal rupture of the urinary bladder, caused by a combination of a tumor of the vesical wall and an impacted urethral stone, is reported. The patient's symptoms suggested a perforated hollow viscus. Under general anesthesia the urethral stone was removed, while at laparotomy a diffuse peritonitis with blood-stained purulent fluid emerging from the...

This study examined the adequacy of a health vulnerability index (HVI) for identifying intra-urban differences in vulnerability in the elderly population. Study participants (n = 1,055) were selected by probabilistic sampling of residents in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, aged 60 years or older (mean = 70.1 years). The HVI was constructed with indicators of socioeconomi...