A Case of Intestinal Perforation

So this 24 year old is brought by his relatives and neighbours at 2.00 am on a hot muggy july night. He was having fever for last 15 days and complains of increasing pain in abdomen since last five days. He was looking worse than before so they brought him to the hospital emergency. The […]

President retires.

President A P J Abdul Kalam is remitting office today. I really admire his enthusiasm for work and the fact that he made himself so approachable. He brought grace and respect for a position which is largely ceremonial in Indian Republic. Hear what Rajdeep Sardesai has to say about him. He may be belittled by […]

Absent Testes

Saw a fifteen year old boy brought by parents because he had developed ‘hernia’. On history and examination what was found was that he had absent testes on both sides, with a largish lump in the right groin and a smaller swelling present in left superficial inguinal ring area. What he was suffering from was […]

Follow up to previous post

In case you were wondering what happened to this boy who performed caesarean section read the followup in Hindustan Times- The Tamil Nadu government has ordered an inquiry into the alleged incident of a 15-year-old boy performing a caesarean section surgery, an official said on Thursday. In April, Dileepan Raj, a Class X student, performed […]