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Volume 2, Issue 10

Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: The initial experience at a low volume centre


Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is considered as one of the most demanding gastrointestinal (GI) surgery that entails a complex resection involving dissection in an anatomically crucial area where anomalies are a rule rather than an exception. ...

Liver transplantation in Nigeria: The road so far


Liver diseases are responsible for approximately 2 million deaths per year globally. One million deaths occur due to complications of cirrhosis and one million deaths have been attributed to viral hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma. There are estimated 20 million Nigerians living with viral hepatitis B or C and most are undiagnosed. Knowledge of viral hepatitis remains low among Nigerians despite the mortality caused by the disease each year ...

Gastric cancer complicated with primary liver cancer: A case report


Multiple primary cancer (MPC) is caused by a variety of factors such as genetic factors, living environment factors, iatrogenic factors and so on. According to the difference in the interval between the two cancers, it can be divided into simultaneous MPC and heterochronous MPC. Due to the large individual difference of MPC patients, the diagnosis and treatment process of MPC is relatively complicated. ...

Ultrasonography to measure abdominal fat: A future marker of cardiovascular risk?


To evaluate ultrasound measurements of abdominal fat and correlation with body composition and cardiovascular (CV) disease markers. A pilot study with 37 females aged 18-40 years, body mass index <30 (BMI; kg/m2) and no history of illness or use of medication. All patients were assessed for insulin resistance using the Hyperinsulinemic Euglycemic Clamp (HEC) at baseline and at 12 months. ...

Critical diagnosis of HCMV induced enterocolitis in a preterm neonate admitted at a tertiary care hospital of Eastern India


Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is the most common cause of congenital viral infection worldwide. In this case report we have presented a unique case of HCMV induced enterocolitis mimicking as general necrotizing enterocolitis in an infant admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. This article will be the first reported evidence from India to discuss the potentiality of congenital HCMV infection. ...