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Publication Exploratory Laparotomy for Severe Dowry-related Spousal Violence Injuries in a Young Woman(Nepal Health Research Council, 2024) Sapkota, Arbin Dev; Bhattarai, Abhishek; Rimal, Sudesha; Shrestha, Roshan; Regmi, Sadikshya; Atreya, AlokThis case report highlights the severity of dowry-related intimate partner violence in Terai, Nepal. A 24-year-old married female presented with multiple stab injuries to the abdomen and a cut-throat injury inflicted by her husband under the influence of alcohol due to dissatisfaction with dowry demands. Successful management involved exploratory laparotomy, anterior abdominal wall repair, cholecystectomy, and neck injury repair. However, on the third postoperative day, due to persistent pain and feeding difficulties, the patient was referred to a tertiary care center, where a re-exploratory laparotomy revealed missed diaphragmatic injury and bowel herniation requiring further repair. This case underscores the need for high clinical suspicion and early specialist referral in complex trauma scenarios. It also highlights the role of cultural and societal factors in intimate partner violence and the need for a multidimensional approach involving healthcare, legal, and social services. Keywords: Abdominal trauma; dowry; intimate partner violence; Nepal; stab injuryPublication Open Cholecystectomy among Patients undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study(Nepal Medical Association, 2022) Katwal, Gaurav; Thapa, Yeshika; Shrestha, Aisha; Bhattarai, Abhishek; Tamrakar, Kishor Kumar; Neupane, Harish ChandraAbstract Introduction: In the current era, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice for symptomatic gallstone disease. The aim of this study is to find out the prevalence of open cholecystectomy among patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a tertiary care centre. Methods: It is a descriptive cross-sectional study done among 345 patients at the Department of Surgery of a tertiary care centre from June, 2020 to May, 2021 after receiving ethical clearance from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: CMC-IRC/0770798-271). Convenience sampling was done. Successive patients who underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy during the study period were included. Standard 4 port laparoscopic technique was used for the laparoscopic cholecystectomy and sub-costal Kocher incision was used for the open cholecystectomy respectively. After data collection, entry and analysis were done in Microsoft Excel. Point estimate at a 95% Confidence Interval was calculated along with frequency and percentages for binary data. Results: Out of 345 patients, the prevalence of open cholecystectomy among patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy was 6 (1.73%) (0.35-3.11 at a 95% Confidence Interval). Conclusions: This study showed that the prevalence of open cholecystectomy among patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy was lower when compared to similar studies conducted in similar settings.