JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Nov 2021
Demography of Total Joint Replacement Surgeries Performed in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-sectional Survey.
Total joint replacement of hip and knee is considered as one of the most successful orthopedic surgeries in the twenty-first century because of the only solution to end-stage arthritis of these joints. The real burden of the problem is yet to be established in developing countries like Nepal. This study aims to describe the demographic findings of the joint replacement surgeries among total lower limb surgeries in a tertiary care hospital. ⋯ Total joint replacements of the hip were more common among the lower limb surgeries.
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JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc · Nov 2021
Case ReportsMesothelioma with Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis: A Case Report.
Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis is a rare condition characterized by noninfectious vegetation on cardiac valves which are often associated with malignancy. It often presents with features of embolism rather than cardiac failure. ⋯ This entity is rare but one must have a clinical suspicion of the disease especially in a patient suffering from malignancy presenting with the embolic phenomenon. In this report, we are presenting a case of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis in an inpatient with pleural mesothelioma, a rare malignant neoplasm arising from pleura in a 35 years old mason, and a rare association as well.