Publications by authors named "Rahul Devraj"

Objective: To study the clinicopathologic prognostic parameters of malignant adult renal tumors as these have poor over-all survival (OS) and show frequent metastasis.

Material And Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of the clinical and pathologic features of malignant renal tumors in adult patients from January 2011 to December 2020. All the tumors were studied with respect to age, clinical presentation, tumor type/subtype, histologic grade (WHO/ISUP grading system), TNM stage and presence of necrosis.

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Background And Aims: The manipulation of urinary tract, the mandatory requirement of ureteral stenting, and bladder catheterization in patients undergoing percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) produces significant pain and dysuria postoperatively. The present study compared the efficacy of pregabalin with placebo in attenuation of these symptoms in patients undergoing PCNL.

Material And Methods: This randomized controlled study was conducted in 110 patients of either sex, aged 18-65 years undergoing elective PCNL requiring nephrostomy tube under general anesthesia.

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With the rapid and massive vaccination campaign against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) taking place across the globe, there are increasing reports of thrombotic complications with various COVID-19 vaccines such as the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA, Moderna mRNA, AstraZeneca Oxford (serum institute), and Johnson & Johnson/Janssen vaccines. We report a case of successful organ donation from an 18-year-old woman who presented with cerebral venous thrombosis caused by vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia following the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine (AstraZeneca, University of Oxford, and Serum Institute of India), which caused brain death. Four recipients received 5 organs, kidneys (2), liver (1), and combined heart and lung (1).

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Background And Aims: Buccal mucosa harvest for substitution urethroplasty can be painful, and may be associated with long-term complications such as perioral numbness, persistent difficulty with mouth opening, and change in salivary function. This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of infraorbital nerve block (IOB) in relieving postoperative pain at the donor site of the buccal mucosal graft (BMG) and its associated morbidity at 30 days.

Material And Methods: Thirty adults scheduled for BMG urethroplasty were enrolled in this study and were randomized to receive either no block group I (control) and IOB group II intraorally with 1 mL of 0.

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Background And Aims: Intercostal nerve blockade (ICNB) and peritubal infiltration of the nephrostomy tract are well-established regional anaesthetic techniques for alleviating pain after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). This prospective study compared the efficacy of ICNB and peritubal local anaesthetic infiltration of the nephrostomy tract in providing post-operative analgesia following PCNL.

Methods: Sixty American Society of Anesthesiologist physical status 1 and II patients scheduled for PCNL requiring nephrostomy tube were randomised to receive either peritubal infiltration or ICNB.

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Introduction: The National Institute of Health defined 'erectile dysfunction' as the persistent inability to achieve and/or to maintain an erection for a satisfactory sexual performance. In last few years, the concept of erectile dysfunction has evolved from that of a disorder referred to as 'impotence' which used to be considered predominantly psychogenic to that of 'Erectile Dysfunction' (ED), a well understood physiologic result of multiple risk factors, both psychological and organic. The most common cause of organic erectile dysfunction is vasculogenic causes.

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Introduction: Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) is the treatment of choice for large renal calculi. Pain around the nephrostomy tube is a clinical problem and we have previously reported alleviation of pain by peritubal block with bupivacaine, which lasted for 14 hours. The present study aimed to investigate the role of buprenorphine and bupivacaine combination in prolonging the duration of analgesia in peritubal block.

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Introduction: There is no consensus on the optimal management of high grade renal trauma. Delayed surgery increases the likelihood of secondary hemorrhage and persistent urinary extravasation, whereas immediate surgery results in high renal loss. Hence, the present study was undertaken to evaluate the predictors of nephrectomy and outcome of high Grade (III-V) renal injury, treated primarily with conservative intent.

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Unlabelled: Spontaneous non-traumatic renal hemorrhage known as Wunderlich's syndrome is known to occur in renal angiomyolipoma and may be the first manifestation of the disease. Angiomyolipomas in tuberous sclerosis are usually bilateral and multicentric. A 25yr old female, a case of Tuberous sclerosis with bilateral renal angiomyolipomas presented with right loin pain of increasing severity.

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Multiple urethral calculi-forming steinstrasse in the urethra leading to acute urinary retention is a rare event in pediatric urolithiasis. We report a child with urethral steinstrasse that cleared spontaneously with attempted urethral catheterization.

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Background: Buccal mucosal graft (BMG) substitution urethroplasty has become popular in the management of intractable anterior urethral strictures with good results. Excellent long-term results have been reported by both dorsal and ventral onlay techniques. Asopa reported a successful technique for dorsal placement of BMG in long anterior urethral strictures through a ventral sagittal approach.

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