* Author for Correspondence: E-mail: [email protected], Mobile: +91-944 893 910 5; Fax: 0091-821-2421263, 2516133 † The September 2009 Issue of the Journal had got delayed. To avoid delay in publication, this article has been included in the present Issue even though it was accepted after September 2009. Determination of Drug Content of Pharmaceuticals Containing Lamotrigine by Titrimetry ...

The satisfactory substitute for catgut suture, Vicryl (polyglactin 910) suture, was used in fifty-three patients who underwent general and thoracic surgical procedures. Theoretical advantages of increased strength, controlled absorption by slow depolymerization and dissolution, and superior handling characteristics were confirmed. No suture-related complications were observed.

Episiotomy, the incision of the perineum during the last part of the second stage of labour or delivery is still considered a controversial procedure. Long-term complications after episiotomy repair are common. A large proportion of women suffer short-term perineal pain and up to 20% have longer-term problems (e.g. dyspareunia).1 Other complications involve the removal of suture material, exten...

Crisis Takahiro Kiyohara, Masanobu Kumakiri, Hitoshi Kobayashi, Mariko Mayuzumi and Akira Ohkawara Department of Dermatology, Fukui Medical University, 23 – 3 Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910 – 1193, Japan, Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, N15 W7 Sapporo, JP-060-8638, Japan. E-mail: kiyo @ fmsrsa.fukui-med.ac.jp Accepted November 18, 2...