Open Lip Schizencephaly with Agenesis of Corpus Callosum: A Rare Embryological Defect In Combination.

A five week old newborne presented with recurrent abnormal movements . The child was borne of normal parents with non consangious marriage . There was no history of any ailment of mother during pregnancy and she was not on any drugs. The baby was borne by normal delivery and The CT Scan of the head showed Schizencephaly with Agenesis of Corpus Callosumwith gyralmalformation. Therewere no associated anomalies. Facial features were well developed and the muscle tone and power of the child was normal. The blood investigations were normal as was metabolic profile.

Anterior cerebral artery – Anatomic region favoring aneurysms: Case series.

Aneurysms or Dilatations in the vessels which are prone to rupture occur at bifurcations of large arteries at the base of brain. Rupture occurs into the sub-arachonoid space in the basal cisterns and into parenchyma of the brain. 80-90% of these aneurysms occur at circle of Willis. Commonest types are the Berry’s aneurysms and commonest sites are at junction of anterior communicating artery with anterior cerebral artery and bifurcation of middle cerebral artery.

Liver lacerations in abdominal trauma – Management based on anatomical Knowledge: Case series.

The Liver is commonly injured following penetrating trauma and the second most commonly injured organ following blunt trauma. Due to the soft consistency of the liver parenchyma the injuries are often minor and can be easily managed. The article pinepointd the various anatomical and surgical characteristics and how they relate to liver injuries and trauma management. We reported here two cases of abdominal trauma where both the patients had liver injuries in the form of laceration and bleeding within the substance of liver. The first case was of a young patient who had a high velocity road traffic accident and was brought to the casualty in a state of shock. The Second pattient had a fall from bike and fell on the road by his side.

Injuries to the Spine Mechanics : Anatomical and Orthopedic Aspects.

Vertebral injuries can occur as isolated injuries or may be associated with other injuries. Recognition of the level of injury is important along with the mechanism of injury. The article describes the various types of injuries of the vertebral column along with the main mechanisms and the difference between the types of injuries in the vertebral column.

Cavernous Transformation of Portal Vein : A Rare Anatomic Development with Emphasis on Anatomy and Physiology of Portal Blood Flow.

Portal vein contributes to more than 70 % blood flow to the liver the significant increases in portal venous blood pressure is associated with major systemic manifestations. Having a knowledge about Portal Blood supply is important tio any clinician, gastroenterologist or any Hepatic Surgeon. The Article outlines the rare development of Portal Cavernoma in a patient who had Portal Hypertension. Portal cavernoma is a consequence of portal vein thrombosis. We Present a case of a lady with mild Right hypochondriac pain who on evaluation was found to have Cavernomatous transformation of Portal vein without any other abnormality.

The Rare Case of Left Retro Aortic Renal Vein: Surgico Anatomic Ramifications of the Abnormality.

The Article presents a rare Anomoly of Course of Renal Vein where it lies behind the Aorta . The Consequence of failure to Recognize this clinical entity can be dangerous if left Undetected. This Vein is located between the Aorta and the Vertebrae. The Patient presented with left Flank Pain and on Evaluation was found to have Left RetroAortic Renal Vein.

Hydatid disease of liver and disseminated hydatidosis: anatomical, microbiological and radiological perspective.

The article underlies the geographic locations of the disease as the disease is not uniformly distributed and is common in certain parts of the world and rare in other parts. The article tries to summarize the microbiological aspects along with the anatomical and surgical perspectives for in depth knowledge and reasons for spread of disease. The photographs indicate the radiological spectrum of the disease in line with the text.