ABSTRACT
@#Being a rare clinical entity, discal cyst presents indistinguishably from other causes of lower back pain and radiculopathy. It is an extremely rare pathology with unclear pathogenesis, indeterminate natural history with no consensus on the ideal management of the condition. We report a rare case of discal cyst in a patient who presented to our centre with localised low back pain and subsequently left sided radicular pain. With the aid of MRI and with clear surgical indication we proceeded with endoscopic removal of the cyst and intraoperatively confirmed its origin from the adjacent disc. The patient had immediate relief of his symptoms and no postoperative complications. We recommend that endoscopic surgery can be an effective alternative to conventional open surgery for discal cyst of the lumbar spine.
ABSTRACT
To study the protective effect of silibinin against arsenic induced alterations in the serum and hepatic lipid profiles in rats. In this context, the chronic oral exposure of sodium arsenite as the source of arsenic (As) at 5mg/kg/bw with silibinin (SB) 75mg/kg/bw for 28 days. In the present experiment, the elevated levels of serum hepatic markers such as aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT),alkaline phosphatise(ALP) and serum cholesterol, triglycerides, low density lipoprotein (LDL), very Low Density Lipoprotein (VLDL), tissue triglycerides and cholesterol with concomitant decrease in serum HDL and tissue phospholipids were observed in As intoxicated rats. Pre-administration of SB with As was found to protect against adverse changes in the serum and hepatic tissue lipid profile in rats. Our results suggest that SB exerts a hypolipidemic effect against arsenic induced toxicity in liver by restoring the altered levels of lipids. The protective effects of SB on serum and liver as evidenced by the clear restoration of lipid profile in rats.