DSpace at SDM University: Recent submissions

  • Squash cytology of primary central nervous system lymphoma in an immunocompetent patient 
    Myageri, Aneel; Grampurohit, Vandana U.; Melkundi, Sateesh; Patil, Preetam B.; Kulkarni, Padmaja R. (Wolters Kluwer-Medknow, 2013-10)
    The diagnosis of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) can be suggested by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Cerebral PCNSL in immunocompetent patients generally shows marked homogeneous contrast enhancement in ...
  • Clinico-bacteriological study of chronic dacryocystitis cases in Northern Karnataka, India 
    Pradeep A. V.; Patil, Satish S.; Koti, S. V.; Arunkumar, J. S.; Garag, Santosh S.; Hegde, Jyothirmay S. (JCDR Research and Publications (Pvt) Limited, 2013-11)
    Aims and objectives: The aim of this study was to identify the organisms responsible and to determine the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the bacterial isolates from conjunctiva and nasal mucosa in cases of chronic ...
  • Insulinoma-a misleading neuroendocrine tumour 
    Mahabalshetti, Amruth D.; Aithal, Kiran R.; Patil, B. S.; Patil, Preetam B. (BioMed Scidirect Publications, 2013)
    Hypoglycemia is low blood sugar that could be caused by pancreatic tumors called insulinomas or islet cell tumors. The incidence is 1–4 per million1. While these tumors are usually benign, they produce large amounts of ...
  • Red cross emblem its use and misuse 
    Maled, Venkatesh; Male, Shailesh (Al Ameen Medical College, Bijapur, 2012)
    Geneva Convention in 1964 initiated the Red Cross movement to help the wounded soldiers. The Red Cross emblem was used during war to rescue workers/soldiers. After that incident soon it became popular and doctors, health ...
  • An unusual infection of visceral compartment of the neck following retropharyngeal space infection 
    Bidkar, Vijay G.; Naik, Ashok S.; Shanbag, Raghunath D.; Jalisatigi, Roshan R.; Rashmi, S. (International Organization of Scientific Research, 2013-03)
    A fifty year old male, diagnosed to have an acute retropharyngeal space infection reported two days after his discharge from the hospital with breathing difficulty and rapidly progressive diffuse swelling of the neck. ...
  • Fat bolus impaction: a rare case report 
    Garag, Santosh S.; Anchan, Shibani V.; Arunkumar, J. S.; Santhosh, M. C. B. (International Organization of Scientific Research, 2013-05)
    An impacted esophageal foreign body is most often an urgent, rather than a life-threatening, medical situation. Typically, two types of foreign bodies are encountered: true foreign bodies (buttons, coins, pieces of balloon ...
  • An interesting case of relapsing polychondritis in a young girl 
    Anchan, Shibani V.; Garag, Santosh S.; Arunkumar, J. S.; Prasad, K. C.; Sharma, Poorvi V. (JCDR Research and Publications (Pvt) Limited, 2013-12)
    Relapsing polychondritis is an acute, recurrent and progressive inflammation and degeneration of cartilage and connective tissue including that within the tracheobronchial tree affecting men and women equally and usually ...
  • Endoscope-assisted external approach for lateral lesions in frontal sinus 
    Shanbag, Raghunath D.; Bidkar, Vijay G.; Naik, Ashok S.; Jalisatigi, Roshan R. (Jaypee Publications, 2013)
    Lesions of the frontal sinus (FS) are always a surgical challenge. Conventional endonasal endoscopic techniques do not provide complete access inside the FS. This is especially true with laterally placed lesions like ...
  • Cancer awareness among females of urban slums in their reproductive age group 
    Sherkhane, Mayur S.; Sherkhane, Radhika M.; Anshuman, A. (Medip Academy, 2013-12)
    Background: Cancer is major public health problem affecting millions of people worldwide. The prevalence of cancer is increasing in developing world due to increase in life expectancy, increased urbanization and adoption ...
  • Biometric analysis-a reliable indicator for diagnosing taurodontism using panoramic radiographs 
    Hegde, Veda; Anegundi, Rajesh T.; Pravin Chandra, K. R. (JCDR Research and Publications (Pvt) Limited, 2013-08)
    Taurodontism is a clinical entity with a morpho– anatomical change in the shape of the tooth, which was thought to be absent in modern man. Taurodontism is mostly observed as an isolated trait or a component of a syndrome. ...
  • Comparison of tube-taping versus a tube-holding device for securing endotracheal tubes in adults undergoing surgery in prone position 
    Santhosh, M. C. B.; Torgal, Shrirang V.; Pai, Rohini Bhat; Roopa, S.; Badiger, Santhoshi; Rao, Raghavendra P. (Acta Medica Belgica, 2013)
    Background : Endotracheal tube displace- ment is one of the leading causes for airway related com- plications. Endotracheal tube displacement is much more common in the prone position than in the supine position. Method ...
  • Orbital exenteration under trigeminal block: an innovative method of regional anesthesia 
    Bhat, Manjunath T.; Hegde, Harihar V.; Santhosh, M. C. B.; Rao, Raghavendra P. (Wolters Kluwer-Medknow, 2013-10)
    Orbital exenteration is a disfiguring operation involving the removal of the entire contents of the orbit, with or without the eyelids. It is widely felt that such extensive surgery can only be performed under general ...
  • Health related complications in menopausal women of North Karnataka 
    Rokhade, Chandramati J.; Begum, Khyrunnisa; Trivedi, Dhiraj J. (AGSI Publications, 2013-08)
    Age at natural menopause may not be same for the entire region. An attempt has been made to define the mean age at natural menopause and heath complications during menopause. Cross-sectional study by random sampling conducted ...
  • Anesthetic management of a child with Bardet-Biedl syndrome undergoing post- auricular dermoid excision 
    Bhat, Manjunath T.; Santhosh, M. C. B.; Hegde, Harihar V. (Wolters Kluwer - Medknow, 2014-01)
  • All endotracheal tubes that appear endotracheal are not so 
    Hegde, Harihar V. (Wolters Kluwer - Medknow, 2014-03)
  • Pseudomalignant myositis ossificans involving multiple masticatory muscles: imaging evaluation 
    Kamalapur, Muralidhar G.; Patil, Preetam B.; Joshi, Shyamsundar K.; Dinesh, U. S. (Wolters Kluwer-Medknow, 2014-02)
    Myositis ossificans is a rare cause of trismus. We present a case of pseudomalignant myositis ossificans involving medial pterygoid, lateral pterygoid, and temporalis muscles. Patient presented with gross limitation in ...
  • Pattern of cutaneous adverse drug reactions due to the use of fixed dose drug combinations 
    Sherkhane, Radhika M.; Sherkhane, Mayur S.; Kop, Priydarshini B. (Medip Academy, 2013-09)
    Background: Fixed dose drug combinations (FDCs) possess a higher risk of causing adverse drug reactions (ADRs) compared to a drug used individually. This study analyzes the pattern of ADRs caused due to the use of FDCs ...
  • A study of dermatophytosis in medical college hospital, Bellary 
    Sonth, Suresh B.; Sathyanarayan, M. S.; Kalabhavi, Anuradha S.; Surekha, Y. A.; Mariraj, J.; Krishna, S. (Darshan Publishers, 2013-06)
    Fungal infections are extremely common in the tropical regions. Dermatophytes are one of the commonest causes of skin infections. Although common, the precise size of the problem defies measurement. Aim of this study ...
  • The chronology of third molar root mineralization in South Indian population 
    Maled, Venkatesh; Manjunatha, B.; Patil, Karthikeya; Balaraj, B. M. (Sage Publications, 2014-04)
    The aim of present study was to determine the chronology of third molar root mineralization and to establish south Indian reference data. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was undertaken by evaluating 192 intraoral ...
  • Establishing an effective journal club: a postgraduate educational tool 
    Patil, Pushpa S. (Medical Education Department Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2013)
    The Journal clubs are used as a standard teaching tool for the post graduates. They help the post graduates to learn the critical appraisal skills, recent trends in the field of medicine which in turn will have an impact ...