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Indian Journal of Surgery, Vol. 66, No. 4, July-August, 2004, pp. 250-251 Letter To Editor The case report: Like birds tossed over a stormy ocean: Only a few gain a foothold in the rigging of passing ships - For the rest, oblivion Bhattacharya Kaushik Department of Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Medical College
and Research Institute, Deemed University, Chennai - 600116 Code Number: is04066 Sir, It was quite interesting to read the special article on ′The case report′ by Dr. Pujari.[1] Case report are "like birds tossed over a stormy ocean : only a few gain a foothold in the rigging of passing ships - for the rest ,oblivion".[2] Though most of the reputed journals with high impact factor do not encourage publication of case reports, there is also an apathy amongst surgeon to report such cases due to lack of recognition of their uniqueness, a misdiagnosis or lack of thought or desire to disseminate the information. Case report should be written to inform rather than to impress, and in doing so using clear and purposeful prose that is accurate and concise.[3] Case report are an ideal ground for novice / ′debutant′ authors to produce scholarly work during their postgraduate training. In general, the completion of case report is easier and less time consuming and paradoxically, leads to a temptation to write up anything that is remotely interesting in the hope to see one′s name in print. Therefore, there is always an antagonism between evidence - based medicine and case reporting . New Zealand Medical Journal has ′ Case note′ instead of ′Case report′. Finally, Sorinola et al reviewed 249 journals and concurred that ′ Instruction to authors′ pages provided limited and varied information for preparing a case report. They recommended a need for consensus and more consistent guidance for the authors of case report.[4] REFERENCES
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