The Problem of Occult Pyelonephritis: Acute Pyelonephritis in Patients Presenting Only with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

Pyelonephritis is a prevalent diagnosis of emergency department visits.It commonly presents as flank pain and costovertebral tenderness with urinary symptoms.However, some cases occur without typical symptoms.Our study highlights the dubious presentation of pyelonephritis with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) only.This study was conducted at a t

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Anomaly of Coeliaco-Mesenteric Axis: A Rare Arterial Variation

While doing a routine dissection in Table an 85 years old cadaver, it was observed that instead of a single coeliac trunk, two trunks originated separately from the ventral aspect of the aorta, which were situated approximately 17 mm apart from each other.The proximal one which was known as the gastro splenic trunk, divided into the left gastric an

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Seasonal vegetation shift and wetland dynamics in vulnerable granitic rocky outcrops of Palghat Gap of southern Western Ghats, Kerala, India

Low altitude granitic hillock systems prevalent in Palghat (Palakkad) Gap Tea region of southern Western Ghats were analyzed for seasonal dynamics in wetland taxa associated with marshy ephemeral flush vegetation, small ephemeral pools and deep rock pools.Due to characteristic habitat features, such systems harbor a unique pattern of microhabitats

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