Introduction: A stoma is a surgical procedure in which a part of gut is taken out and connected on the anterior abdominal wall. An anastomosis is the joining together of the two intestinal ends that remain after a diseased section has been removed. The closure of the stoma though thought to be minor surgical procedure, yet it may be associated with appreciable morbidity. When the reversal of stoma is done in less than 8 weeks following primary surgery then it is considered to be early closure. Early closure of the temporary stoma might reduce both stoma -related complications and patient ailment. Wound complications are common but there are many associated morbidities due to delay in closure. So the aim of this study is to find the complications associated with early closure of temporary

Introduction: The thyroid gland is one of the largest endocrine gland constitute of two lobes connected by an isthmus. Thyroid nodules are a frequent clinical problem and its incidence is rising. The solitary nodules are the palpable nodule in otherwise normal gland whereas dominant nodules are the palpable nodule in an enlarged gland. There is a variable frequency of malignancy in solitary cold nodule. Our study is aimed to find its frequency in local population. Objective: To determine the frequency of Malignancy in solitary cold nodule thyroid. Material and Methods: This is the descriptive case series study conducted at East Surgical Ward, Mayo Hospital Lahore in 1 year duration from 01-01-2014 to 31-12-2014. 140 patients age more than 12 years of either sex with confirmed solitary cold nodule thyroid