Factors Determining Diabetic Remission after Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Prospective Study.

Background: An exponential rise in the prevalence of obesity and the associated type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has led to an explosion in the field of bariatric surgery worldwide. It has been proposed that laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) not only results in excess weight loss (EWL) but also leads to excellent glycemic control.

Aims: However, not every patient benefits from the bariatric surgery.

Plasma ghrelin levels after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in obese individuals.

Background & Objectives: Ghrelin is an orexigenic gut hormone expressed by the gastric fundus. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) procedure involves resection of the gastric fundus leading to a decreased appetite and weight loss. This study was undertaken to determine the levels of plasma ghrelin after sleeve gastrectomy in obese patients.

Role of Hunger Hormone "Ghrelin" in Long-Term Weight Loss Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Introduction: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has become a popular weight loss technique in morbidly obese patients. The aim of our study was to evaluate the changes in plasma ghrelin levels in relation to weight loss following LSG and to study the efficacy of LSG in terms of long-term glycemic control and resolution of diabetes.

Methodology: The study was conducted on 70 morbidly obese patients (body mass index [BMI] >40 kg/m) or severely obese patients (BMI >35 kg/m) with comorbidities who underwent LSG in Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India.

Effects of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Central Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome in Indian Adults- A Prospective Study.

Introduction: Increasing incidence of obesity in Indian population has led to an exponential rise in the number of bariatric operations performed annually. Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) has been proposed to cause rapid remission of Type 2 Diabetes Melitus (T2DM) and metabolic syndrome in a weight loss independent manner.

Aim: To evaluate the effects of LSG on metabolic syndrome and central obesity in morbidly and severely obese Indian adults.

Giant Condyloma Acuminata of the Inguinal Region.

A 70-year-old male presented with a progressively increasing polypoidal lesion in the right inguinal region since last 10 years. He had no anal or penile lesion. Excision biopsy was done under spinal anaesthesia.

Post-operative Abdominal Wall Mucormycosis-a Case Series.

Mucormycosis is caused by saprophtytic fungi which cause acute invasive zygomycosis. It clinically presents with necrosis, and on histopathology, acute and chronic infiltrates are seen. It rarely infects a healthy host, but is devastating in an immunocompromised host.

Sports Induced Cardiac Arrest: A Case of Missed Rhabdomyolysis.

Exercise induced rhabdomyolysis although uncommon, is well known in strenuous and exhaustive sports like marathons, cycling and wrestlers. But it is not known in Kabaddi players. We report a case of nearly fatal rhabdomyolysis which was missed during early resuscitation in emergency room and lead to cardiac arrest due to catastrophic metabolic acidosis and severe -hyperkalemia.

An awareness of a possible cause of obstruction due to an ureteric aspergilloma mistaken for stone.

Ureteric aspergilloma is a rare cause of ureteric colic and obstruction. We are presenting a rare entity in a 58-year old man who had complained of pain abdomen. It is a case of unilateral ureteric aspergilloma in a middle aged diabetic male.