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Mahesh K. Pillai

Publications 2

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A True Human Tail in a Neonate: Case report and literature review

Mahesh K. Pillai, Smitha T. Nair · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/squmj.2016.17.01.020

A true human tail is a benign vestigial caudal cutaneous structure composed of adipose, connective tissue, muscle, vessels, nerves and mechanoreceptors. A true human tail can be distinguished from a pseudotail as the latter is commonly associated with underlying spinal dysraphism, which requires specialised management. …

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Tension Subdural Hygroma Following Resection of Posterior Fossa Tumour in a Child: A new clinico-radio-pathological entity

Mahesh K. Pillai, Rajeev Kariyattil, Rajesh Chhabra et al. · Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal · 2025 · 10.18295/squmj.9.2023.056

Persistent hydrocephalus is common in children after resection of posterior fossa tumours. However, occurrence of subdural hygroma is very rare. We report the case of a 14-month-old child who presented at a paediatric neurology clinic in Muscat, Oman in 2021 who developed a tense subdural hygroma with stable hydrocepha …

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