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Our Experience in Database Entry in Ear Surgery
(Kathmandu University, 2020) Shrestha, BL
ABSTRACT
Otological database is must for every otological surgeon. The surgeons who do not
have their own surgical database have difficult in convincing the patients about the
outcome of procedure. Looking at the literature review about the concerned surgery
does not reflect the success rate of the surgeon who is performing the surgery. So
it is very important for every surgeon to have their own data base. The database
helps surgeon to improve their skills and compare their own surgical results within
and with other literatures. This helps the surgeon to convince patients regarding
success and failure rates of their surgery. Not only that, but it also helps to perform
prospective research work.
KEY WORDS
Otologic database, Patients, Surgeons
Saphenous Ladder Formed by Almost Completely Duplicated Great Saphenous Vein
(Kathmandu University, 2020) Packiriswamy, Vasanthakumar; Nayak, Satheesha B
ABSTRACT
Knowledge of normal as well as variant great saphenous vein is useful as it is the
vein that can get varicosed; the vein that is used in bypass surgeries and the vein
that is used for cannulation purpose. We observed almost complete duplication of
the great saphenous vein in the left lower limb of an adult male cadaver. Both the
great saphenous veins arose from the medial end of the dorsal venous arch and
coursed parallel to each other throughout the limb. They united in the femoral
triangle to form a short (1 inch long) common great saphenous vein. Common great
saphenous vein terminated into the femoral vein. There were four communicating
veins connecting the two great saphenous veins in the leg, giving the appearance
of a venous ladder. Knowledge of this variation could be extremely useful in
treatment of varicose veins of lower limb, in catheterizations and in various surgical
procedures of the lower limb.
KEY WORDS
Dorsal venous arch, Femoral vein, Great saphenous vein, Lower limb, Variation
Open Surgical Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm at a Community Based University Hospital in Nepal
(Kathmandu University, 2020) Bhandari, N; Karmacharya, RM; Devbhandari, M; Shrestha, B; Singh, AK; Ranjit, S; Shrestha, KR
ABSTRACT
Aortic aneurysms are abnormal dilatation of aorta. The risk factors include male
sex, age > 65, smoking, coronary artery disease and hypertension. Here we report a
case of infra-renal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) of diameter 6 cm. The patient
sucessfully underwent aorto-biiliac bypass surgery using Dacron Y graft. During
abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery anesthetic challenge is also of paramount
importance and should be considered.
KEY WORDS
Abdominal aortic aneurysm, Aorto-biiliac bypass, Dacron graft, Vascular surgery