Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy in a case of situs inversus, dextrocardia and rheumatic mitral stenosis

Situs inversus with dextrocardia is a rare congenital disorder. There is rare coincidence of rheumatic severe mitral stenosis in a patient with situs inversus and dextrocardia. Technical difficulties for doing percutaneo...

Antimicrobial sensitivity pattern of gram positive CSF isolates in children with septic meningitis in a tertiary care hospital

The present study was conducted with the objective to determine antimicrobial susceptibility of Gram positive CSF isolates in septic meningitis in a tertiary care hospital. CSF (3-5 ml) was collected from 638 admitted ch...

RAPUNZEL SYNDROME: A RARE CAUSE OF ACUTE SMALL BOWEL OBSTRUCTION

The Rapunzel syndrome is a very rare condition where trichobezoar has extended up to the small bowel. Here we are reporting a rare case of Rapunzel syndrome in an adolescent girl with history of trichophagia who presente...

Percutaneous aspiration of pulmonary hydatid cyst: a homemade device is not yet born!

Clinical implications of ST segment time-course recovery patterns during the exercise stress test

The exercise stress test (EST) is the commonest non-invasive test to elucidate the nature of chest pain/discomfort. ST segment depression provides evidence of ischemia, but is hampered by a significant number of false ne...