Showing papers by "Pramod Kumar Garg published in 1997"
TL;DR: Patients with SCI above T10 have an increased incidence of biliary sludge and a decreased gall bladder fasting volume and Gall bladder contractility is normal as shown by normal gall bladder residual volume and emptying time.
Abstract: Background — Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) have an increased prevalence of gallstones. Aims — To study prospectively the incidence of gallstones and gall bladder contractility in patients with SCI. Patients and methods — Thirty six consecutive patients with SCI were studied: 18 patients with SCI above thoracic 10 neuronal segment (>T10) and 18 patients with SCI below T10 ( Results — A significantly higher number (9/18) of patients with SCI >T10 developed biliary sludge compared with patients with SCI T10 (20.56 ml; 95% confidence intervals (CI) 19.74 to 21.38) compared with that in patients with SCI Conclusions — Patients with SCI above T10 have an increased incidence of biliary sludge and a decreased gall bladder fasting volume. Gall bladder contractility is, however, normal.
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TL;DR: Histopathology was diagnostic for primary epithelioid haemangioendothelioma; the first such case reported from India.
Abstract: A 31 year old female patient presented with a one and a half year history of pain in the upper abdomen. The pain was mild, constant, dull aching, and increased with change in posture or sudden movements. There was no definite relation to meals. She also had a lump in the right upper quadrant, which had been gradually increasing in size over three months. She had mild anorexia and reported a 5 kg weight loss over one year. She had no history of intake of oral contraceptive drugs, exposure to vinyl chloride, thorotrast or any other industrial toxin. Ultrasonography of the abdomen revealed multiple space occupying lesions of altered echotexture in both lobes of the liver. The portal venous system and hepatic vascular system were normal. Computed tomography of the abdomen confirmed the ultrasound findings. Histopathology was diagnostic for primary epithelioid haemangioendothelioma; the first such case reported from India. The patient has been put on a waiting list for a liver transplant.
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