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Heaviest kidney tumour ever removed from a human being

This is the story of a 49-year-old lady, a native of Afghanistan. She had been suffering from bloating sensation in the abdomen and a steadily increasing abdominal girth for about three years prior to been seen by me. Of and on she would also experience dull ache in the left flank. She was investigated elsewhere and found to be having a giant tumour in the abdomen. With this information I saw her at a tertiary care hospital in New Delhi, India. A review of CT scan films revealed that a large fat containing tumour had replaced the left kidney while... read-more

Reconstruction of penis

Penile Reconstruction following gas gangrene
CaseReport

A case report of a diabetic male who suffered from gas gangrene following urethral instrumentation underwent reconstructive procedure using local tissue flap. A 40 years old diabetic man underwent cystolithotripsy for a vesical calculus in a suburban nursing home. After removal of catheter he failed to pass urine and needed an indwelling catheter. Reinsertion of catheter could be possible only after the dilatation of urethra using a metal bougie. The patient developed... read-more

Hole in the urinary bladder

Hole in the urinary bladder closed by challenging surgery performed at PSRI Hospital

This is an unfortunate story of a woman whose life became miserable due to the most basic privilege of any lady of her age. While she was in labour during child birth, she did not receive adequate medical help resulting in what is technically called ‘Obstructed Labour’. In simple words, it means that the head of the unborn fetus gets stuck in the bony pelvis of the mother. As a result of this, the tissues of bladder get squeezed between the head of the... read-more

Stones in transplanted liver

Endoscopic removal of stones in the transplanted liver ( Rare surgery in a boy with liver transplant )

This is the story of a 19 year old boy S.D., who suffered liver failure at the age of 12 years. He underwent liver transplantation in 2002. Except for some initial problems after the transplant he was doing reasonably well till few months ago when he developed fever and jaundice again. He was found to have developed obstruction to the flow of bile due to formation of stones in the ducts within his liver. The ducts within his liver had... read-more

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