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U Rajendran

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Blunt traumatic rupture of the heart: case report and selected review.

Cardiac rupture is a common complication following blunt thoracic trauma. Blunt traumatic rupture of the heart is a frequent cause of death. Cardiac injuries are rarely diagnosed early in the preoperative period. Most of them die at the scene of the accident and only a few survive to make it to the hospital alive. Rapid evaluation and expeditious management may increase the number of survivors. We present here an illustrative case report and selected review of literature regarding clinical presentation, mechanism of injury, investigation and treatment.

Accidents, Traffic↗

Polyvisceral echinococcosis with involvement of the heart and chest wall: follow-up and review of literature.

Echinococcosis remains an endemic surgical problem in countries where sheep and cattle raising is carried out, particularly in many Mediterranean countries. The life cycle of echinococcosis is usually marked by the filtration of larvae through the liver and lungs which are the organs most commonly affected by a hydatid cyst. Hydatid cysts in other sites are not common. Cardiac echinococcosis has been reported infrequently even in countries in which hydatid disease is endemic, only isolated sporadic cases have been reported in the literature. Here we report a case of polyvisceral hydatid cyst with involvement of heart and chest wall and reviewed the literature and discussed clinical procedures and management.

Adult↗

Pulmonary blastoma.

Pulmonary blastoma is a rare tumor containing both mesenchymal and/or epithelial elements that mimics the embryonal tissues of the developing lungs. We are presenting two cases of pulmonary blastoma for its rarity and reviewed the literature for clinical features, investigative findings, classification, management and prognosis.

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols↗