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July Highlights ...
REVIEW ARTICLE
Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy
WALEED A. HASAN, MAHMOUD M. AL-AKRAA ...
ARTICLES
General surgical problems encountered in the Hajj pilgrims
SALEH M. AL-SALAMAH ...
Post appendectomy small bowel obstruction
GAMAL A. KHAIRY, MOHAMMAD F. AFZAL, KHALID R. MURSHID, SALMAN GURAYA, ALAA GHALLAB ...
Homozygous AMN mutation in hereditary selective intestinal malabsorption of vitamin B12 in Jordan
JAMIL R. AL-ALAMI, STEPHAN M. TANNER, MARWAN K. TAYEH, ALBERT DE LA
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Patterns of radiographic changes in hands and feet of rheumatoid arthritis in Saudi Arabia
ABDURHMAN S. AL-ARFAJ, AHMAD A. AL-BOUKAI ...
Detection of Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in human coronary arteries and evaluation of the results with serologic evidence of inflammation
ALI K. ADILOGLU, AHMET OCAL, RABIA CAN, HARUN DUVER, TURAN YAVUZ,
BUKET C. ARIDOGAN ...
A sensitive immunoblotting method for screening of microalbuminuria in diabetic patients’ urine DEEZAGI ABDOLKHALEG, SHAFAGI BEHROOZ ...
Uterine tube-ovary relationship and fimbrial development during the fetal period
OSMAN SULAK, MEHMET A. MALAS, KADRIYE ESEN, ESRA CETIN, BAHADIR UNGOR, SULEYMAN M. TAGIL ...
Aspirin reduces serum anti-melanocyte antibodies and soluble interleukin-2 receptors in vitiligo patients
MOHAMMAD Z. ZAILAIE ...
Bacterial skin infections among patients with hemoglobinopathies
MAHA M. AL-MAHFOUZ, KHALIL I. HAMDI, SUNDUS S. BAKER ...
An acquired form of Bernard Soulier syndrome associated with acute myeloid leukemia
KHALIL A. AZIZ ...
Epigenetic changes and their clinical relevance in Saudi diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. A molecular and tissue microarray analysis of 100 cases
KHAWLA S. AL-KURAYA, ABDUL K. SIRAJ, FOUAD A. AL-DAYEL, ADNAN A. EZZAT, NAIF A. AL-JOMMAH, VALERIE L. ATIZADO, RAJESWARI N. NARAYANAPPA ...
Screening program for prostate cancer at a university hospital in eastern Saudi Arabia
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Effects and a dose response relationship of physical activity to high density lipoprotein cholesterol and body mass index among Saudis
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Common causes of child mortality in Sana’a, Yemen
ABDUL-KHALIQ A. SALLAM ...
Child pedestrian fatalities in Diyarbakir, Turkey
SULEYMAN GOREN, MEHMET SUBASI, FUAT GURKAN, YASAR TIRASCI,
KEMALETTIN ACAR ...
CASE REPORTS
Hypercalcemia syndrome. Coexisting hyperthyroidism, primary hyperparathyroidism and cancer of the gallbladder
IBRAHIM BARUT, OMER R. TARHAN, CELAL CERCI, NERMIN KARAHAN ...
Late presentation of a right Bochdalek hernia with a right intrathoracic stomach and organo-axial torsion
MOHAMMED A. AL-SHEHRI, ALI M. AL-BINALI, WALEED A. EID, OLU A. OSINOWO,
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Propionibacterium acnes. A cause of pneumatocele – associated pneumonia
ABDULRAHMAN M. AL-MAZROU ...
Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the endometrium, a rare aggressive tumor
KHALIL E. RAJAB, AMARJIT K. SANDHU, ASHOK MALIK, MANGALA S. RAJESWARI ...
AIDS-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
MONA A. AL-MASLAMANI, HUSSAM A. AL-SOUB, YASSER M. EL-DEEB,
JAMEELA A. AL-KHUWAITER, IMAAD BIN MUJEEB ...
CLINICAL NOTES
Cytomegalovirus infection in a patient with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome
PINAKI DUTTA, ANIL BHANSALI, MOHAMMAD H. BHAT, SAROJ K. SINHA ...
Electrocardiographic evidence of heart metastasis from a primary lung cancer AYSE HICSONMEZ, MELTEM N. ANDRIEU, SERAP AKYUREK, YILDIZ GUNEY,
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BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Radiofrequency sinus excision. A simple technique for sacro-coccygeal pilonidal sinus disease
PRAVIN J. GUPTA ...
Evaluation of palliative management of advanced breast cancer in Khartoum, Sudan
MOHAMED A. AHMED, TAHA M. BAASHAR, MOHAMED E. AHMED ...
Effect of oral mecobalamin treatment on chest pain in patients with cobalamin deficiency and no evidence of coronary artery disease. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial
MUNIR Q. ZAQQA, YAHYA A. ISMAIL, AMER M. KHATIB, YACOUB G. BAHOU, HANI M. AI- DAOUD, MOUNA M. AL-SAAD, EYAS N. AL-MOUSA ...
Arginine, omega-3 fatty acids and nucleotide-enriched diet augment the anti-inflammatory effect of diclofenac on carrageenan-induced rat paw edema
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Precocious puberty revealing severe hypothyroidism
BASSAM M. TAHER, HANAN A. HAMAMY, MARLIN I. NINO, KAMEL M. AJLOUNI ...
Severe digital vasospasm caused by cabergoline
AMANI S. AL-ZUBAIDI, BACHAR AFANDI ...
Obstructive airways disease in patients with significant post-tuberculous lung scarring
IMAD S. HASSAN, HAMDAN H. AL-JAHDALI ...
CORRESPONDENCE
Biochemical analysis of serum pancreatic amylase and lipase enzymes in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
WAAD-ALLAH S. MULA-ABED ...
Reply. ADIB A. AUGHSTEEN ...
The new syndrome is not really a new syndrome. Al-Aqeel Sewairi syndrome, a new autosomal recessive disorder with multicentric osteolysis, nodulosis, and arthropathy
SULAIMAN AL-MAYOUF ...
WAFAA AL-SEWAIRI ...
Reply. AIDA AL-AQEEL ...
BOOK REVIEW
The human body. An introduction to structure and function
AHMED F. IBRAHIM ...
WHO Press Release
South Asia slashes polio cases by nearly half. Authorities committed to 2005 target to end
paralysing disease ...
Animal to human transplantation. Future potential, present risk ...
Gates Foundation funds new polio vaccine to accelerate eradication efforts. Monovalent oral polio vaccine destined for Egypt, bringing faster child immunity against predominant polio strain ...
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