BALLOON CATHETER TECHNIQUE FOR PREVENTION OF VASCULAR INJURIES DURING ARTHROSCOPIC POSTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION

Balloon Catheter Technique for Prevention of Vascular Injuries During Arthroscopic Posterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Arthroscopic posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction is a technically demanding procedure and is associated with several intraoperative and postoperative complications, although less-common but intraoperative iatrogenic popliteal artery injuries have been reported.At our center, we developed a simple and effective technique using a Foley b

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Qualitative assessment of programmatic constraints in delivery of effective interventions for improving maternal nutrition in Bangladesh

Introduction Maternal undernutrition is highly prevalent in most of the developing countries.Prevalence of both extremes of maternal malnutrition (undernutrition and overweight/obesity) are common in those countries.For Bangladesh, the scenario is not different.The Government of Bangladesh recognises maternal nutrition as a public health priority a

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Steroid-Responsive Retroperitoneal Fibrosis and Sclerosing Mesenteritis as the Initial Manifestation of an Occult Neuroendocrine Tumor

Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) and sclerosing 5x4 tattoo mesenteritis (SM) are rare entities characterized by fibrous inflammatory tissue that can surround and compress adjacent abdominal structures, leading to organ damage.RPF and SM have rarely been reported to present simultaneously.Idiopathic forms of RPF and SM are typically treated with immun

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