Background. Day to day advances in the fields of radiology like sonography and CT need to revive interest in the cadaveric study of morphological features of liver, as the accessory fissures are a potential source of diagnostic errors. Accessory fissures vary from single to multiple over different parts of the liver. Aim. In the present study the morphological features of human liver specimens were evaluated by macroscopic examination and morphometric analysis. Methods. The study was conducted on 58 specimens obtained from cadavers utilized for routine dissection for medical undergraduates from the year 2004 to 2012 in the Anatomy Department of MIMS Medical College. Results. In the present study the livers as described in the established anatomical literature with normal surfaces, fissures, and borders were considered normal. Out of the 58 specimens, 24 were normal without any accessory fissures or lobes and with normal contours. Two specimens were with hypoplastic left lobes. Lingular process of left lobe was observed in only one specimen. Conclusions. Knowledge of the various accessory fissures of liver prevents misdiagnosis of cystic lesions or any pathological lesions of the liver.
Internal Iliac Artery has a large territory of distribution like all pelvic viscera, Gluteal region and the posterior & antero medial compartments of thigh through its visceral and parietal branches. The rare variation in the branching pattern of posterior division of Internal Iliac Artery was noted during routine cadaveric dissection of pelvic region for first year medical undergraduates in a 60 year old male cadaver. Knowledge of the variations of Internal Iliac Artery may be of use to the radiologists and also to the surgeons to avoid accidental hemorrhage during pelvic surgeries.
Internal Iliac Artery has a large territory of distribution like all pelvic viscera, Gluteal region and the posterior & antero medial compartments of thigh through its visceral and parietal branches. The rare variation in the branching pattern of posterior division of Internal Iliac Artery was noted during routine cadaveric dissection of pelvic region for first year medical undergraduates in a 60 year old male cadaver. Knowledge of the variations of Internal Iliac Artery may be of use to the radiologists and also to the surgeons to avoid accidental hemorrhage during pelvic surgeries.
Background: Snakebite envenoming is a potentially life-threatening disease that typically results from the injection of venom following the bite of a venomous snake. Sometimes envenoming can also be caused by venom being sprayed into a person's eyes by certain species of snakes that have the ability to spit venom as a defense measure. Not all snakebites are venomous. Some snakes are non-venomous and venomous snakes do not always inject venom during a bite. Subjects and Methods: Patients were examined for complications of snake bite. Haemotoxicity was assessed based on features like bleeding from the bite site, gums, epistaxis, haemoptysis, haematemesis, rectal bleeding or malaena, haematuria, vaginal bleeding, bleeding into the mucosae, skin (petechiae, purpura, discoid haemorrhages, ecchymoses. Neurotoxicity by drowsiness, paraesthesiae, abnormalities of taste and smell, ptosis, external ophthalmoplegia, paralysis of facial muscles and other muscles innervated by the cranial nerves, respiratory and generalized flaccid paralysis. Results: Majority of the patients were farmers with 44% followed by housewives (26%). Lower limbs were the most common site of bite in our study group comprising of74% of the patients. Conclusion: Most common manifestation of envenomation is local envenomation comprising of 66%.
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