March 2014

Histological characterization of wound healing of flank verses midline ovariohysterectomy in different age groups of cats

The study was carried out to determine the histological characterizations of wound healing in cats. For the purpose, 24 feral/stray with mean age of 7 to 33 months and body weight between 1.72 to 4.02 kg cats were selected and divided in 4 subgroups. Ovariohysterectomy was performed in all the cats. The cats operated through flank approach healed earlier and histological characterization showed better wound healing...

Author(s): Faisal ayub kiani, Allah Bux Kachiwal, Muhammad Ghiasuddin Shah, Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Ghulam Murtaza Lochi, Abdul Manan, Israr ul HaQ and Faiz Muhammad khan.

March 2014

Left ventricular non-compaction of myocardium in forensic autopsy

Left ventricular non-compaction of the myocardium is a rare cardiac disorder characterized by prominent meshwork formation and deep intertrabecular recesses of the left ventricle. Echocardiography provides clinical diagnosis of the non-compaction region, but it is sometimes difficult to distinguish this disorder from cardiomyopathies of other types. This report describes two autopsy cases of sudden death with suspicion...

Author(s): Fumiko Satoh, Toshihiko Nakamura, Kino Hayashi, Eriko Ochiai and Motoki Osawa