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Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of transabdominal hydrosonography in the diagnosis of gastric carcinoma. Materials and Methods: Transabdominal hydrosonography of the stomach was carried out on fifty patients with clinical suspicion of gastric carcinoma. Endoscopic or peroperative biopsy was taken from pathological sites in all cases. The validity of transabdominal hydrosonography of the stomach was evaluated as compared to histopathological diagnoses. Results: The sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of transabdominal hydrosonography in the diagnosis of gastric carcinoma were 81.82%, 96.43%, 90.00%, 94.74% & 87.10% respectively. Conclusion: Transabdominal hydrosonography is a useful diagnostic modality for the diagnosis of gastric carcinoma.
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The association of Down syndrome (DS) with congenital cardiovascular malformation is well established. Complete atrioventricular septal defects have been associated most commonly with DS. There are also reports of VSD, ASD, TOF and PDA with DS. We here reported two patients of Down syndrome with ventricular septal defect (VSD), underwent repair of VSD, diagnosis was suggested by echocardiography and confirmed by surgery and chromosomal study. Both the patient discharged from hospital with good result. Survival and quality of life have been improving in patient with Down syndrome after repairing VSD.
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Background: Fast-track recovery protocols in cardiac surgery is gaining worldwide popularity and have contributed to significant reductions in the postoperative hospital stay and cost without any increase in postoperative mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study was to find out the feasibility of fast track paediatric cardiac surgery in Bangladeshi setting. Method: It was a prospective study conducted in National Institute of Cardio-vascular Diseases, Dhaka, from July 2009 to June 2010. All patients, between 3 to 18 years, underwent surgical closure of atrial or ventricular septal defect under cardio-pulmonary bypass. 20 patients from our unit served as fast track group and 30 patients from other units of the same hospital served as conventional group. Fast track patients were extubated in less than 6 hours after surgery, shifted from ICU in less than 24 hours and geared up to discharge home within 3 days of surgery. Result: 18 (90%) of the 20 patient of the fast track group were discharged within 3 days of surgery, 2 patients cannot be discharged within this time frame. Mean post operative hospital stay for study group was 3.1 days, whereas the mean hospital stay in the control group was 7.5 days. Follow-up was 100% complete at 30 days. There was no major in-hospital or out-of-hospital complications in either group. No patient was readmitted at our centre or elsewhere for any complication arising from this process. Conclusion: Fast tracking is feasible and safe in low-risk paediatric open-heart surgery in Bangladeshi scenario. A multidisciplinary approach with a set protocol is required to achieve this goal in a safe and reproducible manner.
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A 35 years old male living in Jamalpur district of Bangladesh working as a shopkeeper presented with dyspnea, fatigue, occasional fever and cough for two years. He did not give any history of hemoptysis or weight loss. He was smoker and non-alcoholic. He had a soft systolic murmur over pulmonary area and wide fixed splitting of the second heart sound. An Atrial septal defect (ASD) was detected by echocardiography. The patient had high circulating eosinophil count and Complement Fixation Test for filarial antibody revealed positive result. Moreover the patient's response to drug Diethylcarbamazime indicated suspected tropical pulmonary eosinophilia with Atrial Septal Defect.