Reyaz Para

Fortis Memorial Research Institute · Department Of Gastroenterology And Hepatology

Balloon-occluded retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) is an endovascular technique frequently employed in the management of bleeding gastric varices among patients with portal hypertension. Bleeding from gastric varices is associated with higher mortality and morbidity compared to bleeding from esophageal varices, which are typically managed...

Colonic inertia, most of the times synonymously used for slow transit constipation. It often represents patients with chronic constipation which is characterized by slow transit through the colon in the absence of a disorder of defecation or megacolon. Such patients are poorly responsive to laxatives and other conservative measures. It is important...

To achieve the effects of either softened stool or additional fecal bulk, there are a variety of different options available. Some remedies are common over-the-counter medications that can be purchased at any drug store, and some, for more serious problems or chronic constipation, need to be prescribed by a doctor.6 These stool softeners are known...

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is frequent in hospitalized patients with critical illness and presents in up to one-quarter of patients with non-severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), resulting in increased short and long-term mortality. There is a paucity of literature from resource-limited settings regarding the incidence and risk fact...

Introduction Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability throughout the world. Commonly used predictors of outcome both individually or in combination include age, Glasgow Coma Scale score, pupillary reactivity, early hypoxia, and hypotension. Most of the studies previously done to examine risk factors for mortality in sev...

Background: There is a paucity of literature regarding the microbial etiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in India. The current study was aimed to study the microbial etiology of hospitalized adults with CAP. Methods: The study was conducted in a 700-bedded North Indian hospital. Consecutive adults admitted with CAP over a period of 2...

Central venous Catherization (CVC) is rarely complicated by pleural effusion. It is usually due to malpositioned catheter. Our patient was a 35-year-old man admitted with Menningoencephalitis.A cervical central vein catheter was placed into his right jugular vein after induction of anaesthesia in Emergency Room. In chest x ray we encountered bilate...

Ascaris lumbricoides infestations are endemic in tropical countries. Ascaris lumbricoides is the second most common intestinal parasite worldwide and, although the infection can be asymptomatic, in some cases it can present with complications, such as acute pancreatitis. Pancreatitis secondary to ascaris is more common in females. We describe three...

We present a rare case of esophageal tuberculosis causing odynophagia. Tuberculosis of the esophagus is a rare condition, even in countries with a high incidence of tuberculosis (TB) and studies estimate that it constitutes about 0.3% of gastrointestinal TB cases. The case emphasizes the diverse ways tuberculosis can present.

This case is about a young girl who had lamotrigine induced Stevens Johnson syndrome which is known to occur but is rare. Lamotrigine was started when the patient was also receiving valproate for several years; no adverse effects, including any minor skin rash, were recorded while on valproate monotherapy. Valproate is known to augment lamotrigine...

Ascariasis caused by the nematode Ascaris lumbricoides is a very common disorder amongst the Asian population and as many as 1.5 to 2 billion people are affected worldwide. Their agility often takes them through different orifices into ducts and cavities. Hepatobiliary and pancreatic ascariasis (HPA) refers to a group of diseases caused by migratio...