Background: Severe autoimmune hepatitis is an entity which has been rarely reported in the Indian literature. We describe here the clinicopathological profile and treatment of severe

This report is an analysis of 231 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) from a tertiary care hospital in India. Most of the HCCs were diagnosed in cirrhotics and at an advanced stage which limited the therapeutic options. Physician awareness of this complication of cirrhosis and regular ultrasound screening of cirrhotic patients will help in detection of early stage cancers and, thus, enhance the survival rates.

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Twelve of 96 patients with pelvic fractures suffered neurologic deficits. Four secondary to acetabular fractures were excluded from the study. Of the remaining eight, five were found by CT scan to be secondary to fractures of the sacral wing extending through the sacral foramina. On the basis of this study, it is believed that the neurologic injuries were due to sacral root injuries rather than lumbosacral plexus injuries. This concept potentially could lead to surgical approaches for decompression of sacral root trauma.

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