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We describe a case of an occult fronto temporo parietal meningoencephalocele discovered in a 45 days old infant baby. The most common cause for meningoenphalocele is trauma by any means during birth or during development. But here in our case there is lack of such significant history of trauma and so the possible cause of the lesion may be congenital defect only. Preoperative Clinical, CT and MR images are presented. Lesion was removed surgically with satisfactory post operative recovery.
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Gall bladder disease is considered rare in child hood and hence is frequently over looked in the differential diagnosis as the classical clinical picture and laboratory confirmation in adults does not apply to children. Attention must be paid to the possibility of gall stones in the evaluation of children with non specific abdominal symptoms. Ultrasonography has become a very accurate tool for the evaluation of these children. Once the diagnosis of cholelithiasis is established, elective cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice.
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Child , Cholelithiasis/diagnosis , Female , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Risk Factors , Rupture, Spontaneous/congenital , Stomach Rupture/congenitalABSTRACT
Serial serum inorganic phosphate estimates were done following production of experimental intestinal ischaemia in dogs by occlusion of superior mesenteric artery (10 dogs) or vein (10 dogs) and compared to phosphate values in control dogs (5 for each experimental group). Elevated phosphate values were seen within one hour after ischaemia. Elevation was more marked following arterial occlusion, becoming statistically significant within 2 hours. It is suggested that serum inorganic phosphate elevation can be used as important laboratory test in early diagnosis of acute intestinal ischaemia.