Sushil Dhungel
Department of Surgery, Annapurna Children and Women’s Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal.
Title: Comparison of clinical efficacy of topical common salt with topical silver nitrate and electric cauterization in umbilical granuloma
Biography
Biography: Sushil Dhungel
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of this study was to compare the three different treatment methods and investigate the effectiveness of the therapeutic effect of common salt on umbilical granuloma.
METHODS:
This retrospective study involved patients who were treated in our clinic for umbilical discharge disease between December 2015 and December 2016. The patients were divided to three subgroups according to treatment methods. Group I: Cases treated with only local common salt on umbilical granuloma, group II: cases treated with silver nitrate, group 3: cases treated with electro cauterization under intravenous anesthesia.
RESULTS:
In this study, 75 patients with the diagnosis of umbilical discharge were treated in our clinic. The patients were classified into three groups; group I included 28 patients, group II included 25 patients and group III included 22 patients. During 6-12 months of follow-up, no recurrences occurred in all 3 groups. The overall cure rate was 100%. No complication was observed during treatment. Healing time and resolution rates were identical for silver nitrate and common salt. Mild side effects were occasionally reported, all of which were self-limiting.