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Vesical calculus on the end of forgotten DJ stent: a case report
Double J stent provides a convenient way of draining upper urinary tract. However it is associated with many complications of which forgotten stent and associated comorbidity is an important factor. Careful monitoring of patients could exclude any possibility of a stent being forgotten at all. We present a case report of such complication of forgotten stent with formation of stone at the vesical end of DJ stent
Incidence of Malignant Diseases in Punjab: A Retrospective Study in a Tertiary Level Government Hospital
Introduction: Cancer is a grave problem with increase in
incidence of various malignancies at an alarming rate in
Punjab. Crude annual incidence rate of all cancers in Punjab
has increased from 58.0 in 1990 to 85.5 in 2016 while crude
mortality incidence ratio of all cancers in Punjab is 0.61 in
females and 0.81 in males. Not only it is increasing mortality
and morbidity, but it is also increasing the economic burden
on a state already facing financial crisis. The exact burden of
malignancies is not well-known, although many local surveys
have been done.
Aim: To know the accurate burden of malignant diseases in
patients presenting to a tertiary level government hospital in
Punjab, India.
Materials and Methods: A retrospective observational study
in which data of all cases diagnosed to have malignant disease
on histopathology at Government Medical College and Rajindra
Hospital, Patiala, Punjab, from January, 2006 to December,
2015. The data was retrieved on yearly basis and total of each
malignant disease was done to know the exact incidence of
various malignancies over the decade by the measure of relative
frequency.
Results: A total of 4270 patients (41.65% in age group 41
to 70 years) were diagnosed to have malignant disease on
histopathology out of which 2341 (54.82%) were females and
1929 (45.18%) were males. Leading causes of malignancy were
the cancers of the female genital organs i.e., 20.05%, followed
by breast cancer i.e., 18.17% and cancers of lip, oral cavity and
pharynx i.e., 15.36%.
Conclusion: Maximum incidence was seen in carcinoma breast
followed by carcinoma cervix and carcinoma larynx. Early
screening, timely diagnosis and management along with regular
scrutiny of records should be done in routine to know the actual
burden of cancer in the society