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INTRODUCTION: Lipoblastoma usually develops in extremities and trunk during infancy or childhood. Its occurrence in head and neck is rare. CASE PRESENTATION: Here we present a case of lipoblastoma in 14 years old female who developed swelling in the nape of her neck. Initially the diagnosis of lymphangioma was made on the basis MRI findings but histopathology after excisional biopsy confirmed it to be lipoblastoma. CONCLUSION: Lipoblastoma can rarely present as swelling in the nape of neck in adolescents.
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the frequency of surgical site infections in patients with type II diabetes undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy as compared with non-diabetic patients. STUDY DESIGN: Cohort study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Surgical Unit 2, Services Hospital, Lahore, from May to October 2012. METHODOLOGY: Patients were divided into two groups of 60 each, undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Group A comprised non-diabetic patients and group B comprised type II diabetic patients. Patients were followed postoperatively upto one month for the development of SSIs. Proportion of patients with surgical site infections or otherwise was compared between the groups using chi-square test with significance of p < 0.05. RESULTS: In group A, 35 patients were above the age of 40 years. In group B, 38 patients were above the age of 40 years. Four patients in group Adeveloped a surgical site infection. Seven patients in group B developed SSIs (p = 0.07). CONCLUSION: Presence of diabetes mellitus did not significantly affect the onset of surgical site infection in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
