by the house surgeon, of cases op STRANGULATED HERNIA. Under the care of J. Fayker, M.D., C.S.I. 1. Ram Cliand Shaha, a Hindoo male, aged 56 years, a shopkeeper, admitted 29th July, 1864, with strangulated hernia of the right side; disease of 6 years' duration, strangulation of 24 hours' prior to admission ; admitted at 8 a.m., with restlessness, feeble pulse, and constant sickness; operation a...

BACKGROUND Re-do Orchidopexy is not very common, expertise is limited and the results of clinical examination and ultrasonography are not always reliable. METHODS This cross-sectional study was based on medical records of patients under-going re-exploration of inguinal region for a missing testicle after previous groin surgery, and no mention of orchidectomy. All patients were thoroughly exam...

1. Chin RP, Ho CH, Cheung LP. Scheduled analgesic regimen improves rehabilitation after hip fracture surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2013;471:2349‐60. 2. Salgado PF, Sabbag AT, Silva PC, Brienze SL, Dalto HP, Módolo NS, et al. Synergistic effect between dexmedetomidine and 0.75% ropivacaine in epidural anesthesia. Rev Assoc Med Bras 2008;54:110‐5. 3. Saadawy I, Boker A, Elshahawy MA, Almazrooa A...

BACKGROUND The ubiquitin-proteasome system regulate p53, caspase and Bcl-2 family proteins, and is crucial for the degradation of the defective germ cells in testes. Purpose: to evaluate the concentration of ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 1 (UCHL1) in the blood plasma of boys with cryptorchidism and if there is any correlation with patient age. METHODS Patients-50 boys aged 1-4 years (...

To cite: Shahizon AMM, Hanafiah M, Hing EY, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-200609 DESCRIPTION Children with hydrocephalus are commonly treated with a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt for diversion of CSF. Unfortunately, complications arising from VP shunting are not uncommon. Apart from shunt blockage and infection, it may become disco...

Introduction: The incidence of symptomatic thoracic disc herniation (TDH) is quite low, and most patients present with either radiculopathy as pain in the chest wall or thoracic myelopathy involving the lower extremities. However, not only these typical symptoms, but also various other symptoms pointing to other general diseases can be the sole presenting complaints. We describe a rare case in ...

Correspondence: Dr MD Scarlett, Department of Surgery, Radiology, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, The University of the West Indies, Kingston 7, Jamaica, West Indies. Fax: 977-6160, e-mail: [email protected] CASE REPORT A 12-year-old boy of height 130 cm and weight 26.9 kg was scheduled for elective right orchidopexy for an undescended right testis and herniotomy for right inguinal hernia. Russ...

During recent years, the trend toward laparoscopic approach for hernia repair in children has been increasingly justified [1,2]. The ability to detect and repair the contralateral patencies simultaneously, along with safety of the procedure are the cornerstones of the selection of the laparoscopic approach as a reliable alternative to the conventional open techniques[3]. Although many authors b...

Deletions on the long arm of chromosome 6 are relatively uncommon, and only a small number occur on the paternal copy, causing growth deficit. This sentence can be misleading. The Authors refer only to the distal portion of 6q. We thank the Reviewer for the suggestion. We have changed this phrases as for Reviewer suggestion and we hope that it is now not misleading. Birth weight was 1740 gr (-1...