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Abstract: Virgin coconut oil (VCO) is a processed edible oil, which is removed from the mature coconuts. It is a colourless water insoluble liquid and obtained by the hot and cold extraction processes. The nutritional components of VCO are mainly contributed to by lauric acid, its primary content. VCO has shown its anticancer, antimicrobial, analgesic, antipyretic and antiinflammatory properties. Because of these medicinal properties, VCO has gained the wider attention among the medical field. Most evidently VCO has shown its potential antioxidant property, because of its phenolic compounds and medium chain fatty acids. It is one of the beneficial compounds used to prevent and treat the oxidative stress induced neurological disorders like stress, depression and Alzheimer's disease. Dietary supplementation of VCO is easy and economical and safer in daily life among all age groups. It is also beneficial for the cardiovascular, respiratory, dermatological, reproductive and bone health. It can also be applied to the skin as a moisturizer in the paediatric age group. Hence, exploration of antioxidant property as well as other beneficial effects of VCO in various health conditions will be valuable.
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Antioxidantes , Estresse Oxidativo , Humanos , Criança , Óleo de Coco/uso terapêutico , Óleo de Coco/farmacologia , Antioxidantes/farmacologia , Antioxidantes/uso terapêutico , Antioxidantes/metabolismoRESUMO
A 56-year-old man presented with acute abdomen. Clinically, he was diagnosed as having perigastric abscess. On exploration, a retroperitoneal cystic teratoma was encountered. Postoperatively, he recovered uneventfully and has no residual disease two years later.
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Abdome Agudo/etiologia , Neoplasias Retroperitoneais/complicações , Teratoma/complicações , Abscesso Abdominal/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias Retroperitoneais/diagnóstico , Neoplasias Retroperitoneais/cirurgia , Teratoma/diagnóstico , Teratoma/cirurgiaRESUMO
A case of multiple chylous cysts of the abdomen in a 35 years old female is presented here. The patient presented with signs and symptoms of acute intestinal obstruction. Exploratory laparotomy revealed few intestinal adhesions along with multiple small cysts containing blood stained gelatinous material in the abdominal cavity, some of which were excised alongwith lymph nodes. The abdomen was closed after a saline peritoneal lavage. Chylous nature of the cysts was confirmed on histopathology. The post-operative course was asymptomatic.
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Quilo , Obstrução Intestinal/etiologia , Cisto Mesentérico/complicações , Adulto , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Humanos , Cisto Mesentérico/patologia , Cisto Mesentérico/cirurgiaRESUMO
A case of eosinophilic granuloma presenting as a large benign gastric ulcer is reported. On operation table, the lesion was interpreted as malignant.
