Somak Das

Initial Poor Function and Primary Nonfunction in Deceased-Donor Orthotopic Liver Transplantation Maintaining Short Cold Ischemic Time What Is the Influence of Poor Donor Maintenance? Notes From a Single Indian Center

Background: Nations with emerging deceased-donor liver transplantation programs, such as India, face problems associated with poor donor maintenance. Cold ischemic time (CIT) is typically maintained short by matching donor organ recovery and recipient hepatectomy to achieve maximum favorable outcome. We analyzed different extended criteria donor factors including donor acidosis, which may act as a surrogate marker of poor donor maintenance, to quantify the risk of primary nonfunction (PNF) or initial poor function (IPF). Methods: A single-center retrospective outcome analysis of prospectively collected data of patients undergoing deceased-donor liver transplantation over 2 years to determine the impact of different extended criteria donor factors on IPF and PNF. Results: From March 2013 to February 2015, a total of 84 patients underwent deceased-donor liver transplantation. None developed PNF. Thirteen (15.5%) patients developed IPF. Graft macrosteatosis and donor acidosis were only related to IPF (P = .002 and P = .032, respectively). Cold ischemic time was maintained short (81 cases ≤8 hours, maximum 11 hours) in all cases. Conclusion: Poor donor maintenance as evidenced by donor acidosis and graft macrosteatosis had significant impact in developing IPF when CIT is kept short. Similar study with larger sample size is required to establish extended criteria cutoff values.

Duodenojejunal flexure tumors: surgical difficulties with case series

BACKGROUND Distal duodenal and duodenojejunal flexure tumors are rare. They present late due to vague symptomatology and difficulties in establishing a diagnosis. Due to vague symptoms, these tumors would have had spread locally or metastasized to regional nodes or distant organs at presentation. Though the present standard is to achieve R0 resection for any tumor, it is quite difficult in these tumors because of their proximity to many important named vessels and viscera. Role of neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy is not established yet. METHODS Medical records of patients searched who were admitted and diagnosed to have duodenal tumors between January, 2011 and March, 2014. Patients with duodenal tumors arising from third or fourth part were analysed. Radiological, endoscopic findings were noted and compared with operative and histopathological report. RESULTS Nine patients (seven males and two females) were found to have tumor in the third and fourth part of the duodenum. All had undergone laparotomy with curative intention in eight patients. R0 resection was feasible only in five (55%) patients. The most common histopathological type is adenocarcinoma in 66% patients. CONCLUSIONS Segmental resection is feasible and may be curative in most of the patients with duodenojejunal flexure tumors, without the need for vascular resections and reconstructions. Adenocarcinomas are the most common variant. Lymph node involvement and microvascular invasion indicates poor prognosis.

Inferior vena cava obstruction as a rare manifestation of bronchopulmonary sequestration: Inferior vena cava obstruction

Bronchopulmonary sequestration (BPS) is a rare congenital problem with anomalous vascular supply and absence of tracheobronchial communication. Continued inflammation consequent to sequestration can, in rare cases, lead to atherosclerotic damage to the feeding artery and resultant aneurysm formation. We present a case of BPS presenting with partial inferior vena cava obstruction caused by aneurysmal dilatation of the feeding artery.

Hepatic infarction from portal vein thrombosis: A fatal consequence of acute pancreatitis: Hepatic infarction in acute pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis is potentially fatal and its severe form is often associated with pancreatic necrosis and high mortality. The inflammatory response of the disease causes peripancreatic and pancreatic necrosis, and in severe cases results in multi organ damage through vascular insult in the form of either arterial spasm, arterial thrombosis or splanchnic thrombosis. Hepatic infarction from acute pancreatitis is rare as the liver has a dual blood supply. We reported a patient with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) who presented with hepatic infarction due to splanchnic thrombosis.

Asymptomatic Traumatic Hepatothorax, Symptomatic Gall Stone Disease – A Rare Coincidence

Traumatic diaphragmatic hernia rarely affects right side due to protective effect of liver. In adult it is mainly caused by blunt abdominal trauma. Acute presentations are often life threatening and usually clinch the diagnosis early. It may remain asymptomatic for many years unless being detected incidentally during investigations for some unrelated reason or getting complicated by some pathology of herniated viscera. High degree of suspicion is required to detect this delayed presentation particularly in a post-trauma patient as this condition may require modifications in management. We report a case of acute cholecystitis which revealed a rare association of traumatic right diaphragmatic hernia and hepatothorax.

Short-stay daycare laparoscopic cholecystectomy at a dedicated daycare centre: Feasible or futile

Background: In the last decade, laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has become a regular daycare surgery at many centres across the world. However, only a few centres in India have a dedicated daycare surgery centre, and very few of them have reported their experience. Concerns remain regarding the feasibility, safety and acceptability of the introduction of daycare laparoscopic cholecystectomy (DCLC) in India. There is a need to assess the safety and acceptability of the implementation of short-stay DCLC service at a centre completely dedicated to daycare surgery. Patients and Methods: Comprehensive care and operative data were retrospectively collected from a daycare centre of our hospital. Postoperative recovery was monitored by telephone questionnaire on days 0, 1 and 5 postoperatively, including adverse outcomes. Results: A total of 211 patients were admitted for DCLC during the period from November 2011 till November 2014, of whom 211 were discharged on the day of surgery. Two hundred and two patients could be discharged within 6 h of surgery. Mean operation time was 72 min. No patient required admission. No patient needed conversion to open surgery. Only 1 patient was re-admitted due to bilioma formation and was managed with minimal intervention. Conclusion: The introduction of short-stay DCLC in India is feasible and acceptable to patients. High body mass index (BMI) in otherwise healthy patients and selective additional procedures are not contraindications for DCLC.

Transfascial suture in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair; friend or foe?

′Suture hernia′ is fairly a new and rare type of ventral hernia. It occurs at the site of transfascial suture, following laparoscopic ventral hernia repair (LVHR). Employment of transfascial sutures in LVHR is still debatable in contrast to tackers. Prevention of mesh migration and significant post-operative pain are the pros and cons with the use of transfascial sutures, respectively. We report an unusual case of suture hernia or transfascial hernia, which can further intensify this dispute, but at the same time will provide insight for future consensus.

A curious discourse of Krukenberg tumor: a case report

Krukenberg tumor is usually but not always a bilateral involvement of ovaries from metastatic deposit from adenocarcinoma of stomach and rarely from other gastrointestinal (GI) and non GI organs. The route of metastatsis of this rare condition is still not proven. It is still uncertain whether surgical resection of ovarian metastases and/or primary tumor could improve the outcome. We report even a rare presentation of this rare disease entity.