INTRODUCTION Accurate recognition of omental infarction has resulted in increasing supporters of non-operative approach. In order to assess the efficacy and safety of conservative management, we surveyed the cases of omental infarction treated at a single institution. MATERIAL AND METHODS Primary omental infarction treated between 2004 and 2011 were reviewed. Cases recognized by imaging studi...

OBJECTIVE The chemotherapy response score (CRS) system based on histopathological examination has been recently proposed for tubo-ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma (HGSC) to assess response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). This study was aimed at validating the CRS system in an external cohort of tubo-ovarian HGSC patients. METHODS This study included 110 tubo-ovarian HGSC patients who un...

It is crucial to realize that both omental infarction and acute appendicitis can occur simultaneously in the children as both diseases are managed differently. Omental infarction itself is rare in the pediatric group, and its association with acute appendicitis is even rarer. Both diseases usually present with right sided abdominal pain. Ultrasound is the choice of imaging modality in the inves...

CONTEXT Pancreaticoduodenectomy continues to have a high morbidity (40-50%). Major complications of pancreaticoduodenectomy include leaks from the pancreaticojejunostomy and an intra-abdominal bleed from the gastroduodenal artery stump. The omentum has been used for the prevention of anastomotic leaks. OBJECTIVES The use of omental flaps to prevent a pancreaticojejunostomy leak and bleeding c...

Perforated peptic ulcer is common surgical emergency,the immediate definitive treatment operation for perforated peptic ulcer is neither safe. Giant duodenal ulcer is defined as perforation of size equal to or greater than 2 cm in diameter . Gaint perforation is common in Indian surgical practice.but literature is silent regarding its result. Various techniques such as omentopexy , omental plug...

Omental infarction occurring after open and laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy with partial omentectomy for gastric cancer was a very rare disease in the past, but its incidence has increased as more partial omentectomies are now being performed. But there are few case reports or radiologic studies on its increasing incidence. It is necessary to differentiate omental infarction from carci...

Angiomyolipoma (AML) is a rare benign tumor that occurs most commonly in the kidney. Lesions in the liver are usually solitary and multiple AMLs of the liver are extremelyrare. Furthermore, extra renal or hepatic AML are rarely found. We report an unusual case of a 34-year-old man with a solitary omental AML and multiple hepatic AMLs. At the age of 23, the patient underwent right nephrectomy an...

BACKGROUND Extracellular nucleotides play an important role in the regulation of vascular tone and may be involved in cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoidal haemorrhage. This study was designed to characterise the contractile P2 receptors in endothelium-denuded human cerebral and omental arteries. The isometric tension of isolated vessel segments was recorded in vitro. P2 receptor mRNA express...

Context Pancreatoduodenectomy continues to be associated with a high morbidity. Pancreaticojejunostomy leak is one of the major complications of pancreaticoduodenectomy. Pancreaticojejunostomy leak leads to collection and abscess which erodes into the stumps of divided vessels e.g. gastroduodenal artery, to cause delayed intra-abdominal bleed. Delayed intra-abdominal bleed due to pancreaticojej...