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M M Harjai

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PubMed2005

Hydatid cyst of the renal pelvis.

Hydatid disease is fairly common and is prevalent worldwide. The principal organs involved are the liver and lungs. Kidney involvement also occurs but usually with involvement of other viscera. Isolated hydatid cyst of the kidney is extremely uncommon. In the kidney, the hydatid cyst usually occurs in the renal parenchyma. We present a rare occurrence of a hydatid cyst of the renal pelvis in a 4-year-old child and discuss measures to decrease surgical morbidity.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed2000

Congenital urethrocutaneous fistula.

Congenital urethral fistula is an extremely rare but easily manageable anomaly that may be confused with hypospadias. This is a case description of a congenital fistula of the anterior urethra. Awareness of the entity will avoid complications.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed2000

Caroli syndrome.

We describe a case of Caroli syndrome (Caroli's disease and congenital hepatic fibrosis) in a 10-year-old boy with bilobar involvement and numerous renal cysts. Liver transplantation offers the only hope for such patients.

Abdominal Pain↗
PubMed2000

Repair of a giant omphalocele by a modified technique.

Large omphaloceles that contain centrally herniated liver pose challenges to surgical closure, the most significant being the space limitation of the abdominal cavity. In addition, the "pedicled" nature of the liver on the inferior vena cava creates a predisposition to acute hepatic vascular outflow obstruction as the liver is reduced into the abdominal cavity. In such cases, the alternatives include conservative treatment or staged silo reduction. The worst complication of silastic silo (SS) placement is tension and infection of the fascia with disruption of the suture line. Once infection or premature disruption occurs, closure of the defect is difficult or impossible. This case report details a different management technique for a newborn with a giant omphalocele and presents an interesting variation of the usual SS technique that may be helpful in the management of some cases, especially in an emergency. The thick silk sutures applied in the present case absorbed the tension and the silastic sheet prevented the risks of infection and adhesions.

Abdominal Muscles↗
PubMed2000

Posterior urethral valves with congenital megalo-urethra.

A 3-year-old male child was admitted with complaints of dysuria and dribbling of urine since birth. There was a small plum sized swelling, on the ventral surface of penis, which increased in size during micturition and on compression of the swelling urine dribbled out. Voiding cysto-urethrogram showed posterior urethral valves with scaphoid megalo-urethra. Vesicostomy with fulguration of the valves and one year later reduction urethroplasty were performed.

Humans↗
PubMed1999

Intestinal volvulus--a rare complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt.

Intestinal volvulus causing obstruction is an unusual complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunts. There are no clear guidelines on the management of this problem. In our patient exteriorization of the shunt with subsequent reinsertion at a different site led to an uneventful recovery. The extreme rarity of this complication and its challenging management are discussed.

Humans↗
PubMed1999

Congenital urethral fistula.

A 3-year-old male child was presented with the history of passage of urine coming from the undersurface of penis and its tip since birth. An opening was present on the ventral aspect of midshaft of penis through which a catheter could be passed. It was diagnosed as urethral fistula which was managed surgically.

Child, Preschool↗
PubMed1997

Megalourethra: a report of four cases and review of the literature.

Megalourethra is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by severe dilatation of the penile urethra. Four cases of congenital megalourethra were seen at Sir Padampat Mother and Child Health Institute, Jaipur, during the last 10 years. Three cases of scaphoid megalourethra had no other associated congenital anomalies and were treat-ed successfully without any complications, while one patient with a fusiform megalourethra had severe associated congenital anomalies and died. These cases are reported with a review of the literature.

Child↗
PubMed1997

Congenital retroperitoneal tumour: rhabdomyoma or rhabdomyosarcoma?

This case report demonstrates the difficulties experienced by pathologists when confronted with a tumour that is not typical of either a benign tumour or its malignant counterpart and adds to the rapidly growing list of conditions diagnosed by means of antenatal ultrasonography.

Female↗