SMJ Current Issue


Contents
REVIEW ARTICLES
Pathophysiology and hemodynamic of postresuscitation syndrome  [  Abstract  ]
Ayman A. El-Menyar
 
 
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Acinar cell ultrastructure after taurine treatment in rat acute necrotizing pancreatitis  [  Abstract  ]
Yuksel Ates,  Mehmet R. Mas,  Nuket Mas,  Ilker Tasci,  Bilgin Comert,  Ahmet T. Isik,  Nuran Yener
 
Effects of Vitamin E and Gemfibrozil on lipid profiles, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant status in the elderly and young hyperlipidemic subjects  [  Abstract  ]
Emine Sutken,  Mine Inal,  Filiz Ozdemir
 
The relation between tumor marker Ca 15-3 and metastases in interpectoral lymph nodes in breast cancer patients  [  Abstract  ]
Danko V. Vrdoljak,  Fabijan Knezevic,  Vesna Ramljak
 
Gene expression profiles of the fibroblasts from breast tumors and normal tissue compared with the tumor expression profiles  [  Abstract  ]
Syed S. Hussain,  Amal T. Qattan,  Maimoona S. Nirmal,  Osama A. Al-Malik,  Taher A. Al-Tweigeri,  Asma M. Tulba,  Suad M. Bin Amer
 
Comparing the clinical, histopathological and myoepithelial features of estrogen receptor positive and negative mammary carcinomas  [  Abstract  ]
Zuhal Gucin,  Bilgin Aksoy,  Feray Gunver,  Esra Pasaoglu,  Fadime Bahadir
 
Serum leptin levels and malnutrition in patients with chronic renal failure  [  Abstract  ]
Mahmut Kayardi,  Serhat Icagasioglu,  Abdulkerim Yilmaz,  Ferhan Candan
 
Blood pressure profiles and hypertension in Iraqi primary school children  [  Abstract  ]
Mahmood D. Subhi
 
Human papillomavirus infection among women attending health facilities in the Kingdom of Bahrain  [  Abstract  ]
Aida A. Hajjaj,  Abiola C. Senok,  Ali E. Al-Mahmeed,  Abdulla A. Issa,  Alessandra R. Arzese,  Giuseppe A. Botta
 
Initial experience with an intensive care hyperglycemia protocol in a Saudi Arabian intensive care unit  [  Abstract  ]
Mobeen Iqbal,  Abdulsalam M. Al-Aithan,  Rifat Rehmani,  Mohsen Eledrisi
 
Characteristics of poisoning cases in adult intensive care unit in Sanliurfa, Turkey  [  Abstract  ]
Mustafa Cengiz,  Zeynep Baysal,  Suleyman Ganidagli,  Abdurrahman Altindag
 
The effect of season and Ramadan fasting on the onset of acute cholecystitis  [  Abstract  ]
Seyed V. Hosseini,  Mahsa Torabijahromi,  Mahnaz Mosallaei,  Babak Sabet,  Saeedeh Pourahmad
 
Is early mortality related to timing of surgery after fracture femur in the elderly?  [  Abstract  ]
Abdallah Al-Omran,  Mir Sadat-Ali
 
Traditional beliefs as forgotten influencing factors on breast-feeding performance in Turkey  [  Abstract  ]
Selda Hizel,  Gulsen Ceyhun,  Fatos Tanzer,  Cihat Sanli
 
Pregnancy outcomes after laparoscopic ovarian drilling in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome  [  Abstract  ]
Eftekhar H. Al-Ojaimi
 
The handsearching of 2 medical journals of Bahrain for reports of randomized controlled trials  [  Abstract  ]
Amani A. Al-Hajeri,  Zbys Fedorowicz,  Fawzi A. Amin,  Anne Eisinga
 
 
CASE REPORTS
Leiomyosarcoma of the bladder in a 16-year-old girl with a history of cyclophosphamide therapy for bilateral retinoblastoma during infancy  [  Abstract  ]
Ali A. Al-Zahrani,  Baher A. Kamal,  Hamed M. Eldarawani,  Tariq M. Hashim
 
von Recklinghausen’s neurofibromatosis associated with membranous glomerulonephritis  [  Abstract  ]
Muzafar M. Wani,  Abdul R. Reshi,  Khursheed A. Banday,  Mohd S. Najar
 
A rare case of distal one-third of the transverse colon supplied by a branch from splenic artery  [  Abstract  ]
Belgin Bamac,  Tuncay Colak,  Ayd?n Ozbek,  Baris Ozturk
 
Meningoencephalitis, pancytopenia, pulmonary insufficiency and splenic abscess in a patient with brucellosis  [  Abstract  ]
Fugen Cokca,  Gulden Yilmaz-Bozkurt,  Alpay Azap,  Osman Memikoglu,  Emin Tekeli
 
Multicentric, synchronous giant-cell tumor of bone  [  Abstract  ]
Turgay Cavusoglu,  Alpaslan Senkoylu,  Hakan Ozsoy,  Ercan Dincel
 
Emergency cerclage. A successful challenge despite advanced second trimester cervical dilatation  [  Abstract  ]
Khaled B. Soliman,  Mohamed M. Abbas,  Nisreen K. Aref,  Zamfira M. Zada
 
 
CLINICAL NOTES
Forgotten surgical sponge gossy-piboma, removed 5 years later  [  Abstract  ]
Ali A. Mohammadi,  Hooman Yarmohammadi
 
The interventricular septal giant hydatid cyst caused by biventricular outflow tract obstruction  [  Abstract  ]
Murat Guvener,  Omer F. Dogan,  Enver Atalar,  Mustafa Yilmaz,  Metin Demircin
 
 
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
Predictive value of thrombolysis in myocardial infarction risk score analysis for in-hospital and long term survival of patients with right ventricular infarction  [  Abstract  ]
Samad Ghaffari,  Jahanbakhsh Samadikhah
 
An analysis of patients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism in terms of clinical and meteorological data  [  Abstract  ]
Ilker Ercan,  Funda Coskun,  Sengul Cangur,  Ahmet Ursavas,  Esra Uzaslan,  Ercument Ege,  Ismet Kan
 
Busulfan induced myoclonus  [  Abstract  ]
David J. Denison,  Asem A. Alghzaly
 
Chlorambucil therapy in children with steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome  [  Abstract  ]
Jameela A. Kari,  Abdulmohsen Alkushi,  Hammad O. Alshaya
 
Do C-reactive protein and procalcitonin predict hospital-acquired infection in patients with trauma?  [  Abstract  ]
Bulent M. Ertugrul,  Aylin Yilmabasar,  Ozden Ertugrul,  Hatice B. Ayabakan,  Sevda Kizilirmak,  Sembol Turkmen
 
Scolicidal agents in hydatid cyst surgery  [  Abstract  ]
Nadham K. Mahdi,  Mohammad H. Al-Johar
 
Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes mellitus treated by glargine insulin  [  Abstract  ]
Abdulrahman A. Al-Shaikh
 
Tamoxifen effects on treatment fibrocystic breast disease in women  [  Abstract  ]
Seyed R. Mousavi,  Michaeal Rezaei
 
Family medicine in Turkey. Need for trainers in general practice  [  Abstract  ]
Okay Basak,  Dilek Guldal
 
 
CORRESPONDENCE
Assessment of the nutritional status of the elderly. Is ambiguity an aesthetic principle?  [  Abstract  ]
Mustafa Afifi
 
The effect of breast milk and lanolin on sore nipples  [  Abstract  ]
Ralph L. Hagen,  Ashraf Mohammadzadeh
 
 
ERRATUM
Erratum: The Ottawa Statement. International registration of protocol information and results from human trials of health related interventions. Saudi Med J 2005; 26 (12): 1860-1861  [  Abstract  ]
Zbys Fedorowicz,  Amani A. Al-Hajeri
 
Notice of duplicate publication: The use of mitomycin-C for respiratory papillomas. Clinical, histologic and biochemical correlation. Saudi Med J 2005; 26: 1737-1745.  [  Abstract  ]
Ashraf H. Hamza,  Manal M. Nasr,  Akram A. Deghady
 
Erratum: Assisted reproductive technology. What is needed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Med J 2005; Vol. 26 12: 1871-1874  [  Abstract  ]
Muhammad A. Majeed-Saidan
 
Erratum: In the introductory pages of Saudi Med J 2006; 27: January to March.  [  Abstract  ]
Erratum: Study designs in healthcare research Saudi Med J 2006; 27 (2): 283.  [  Abstract  ]
Mustafa Afifi
 
 
WHO PRESS RELEASE
NEW TUBERCULOSIS THERAPY OFFERS POTENTIAL SHORTER TREATMENT  [  Abstract  ]
WHO CALLS FOR AN IMMEDIATE HALT TO PROVISION OF SINGLE-DRUG ARTEMISININ MALARIA PILLS  [  Abstract  ]
WHO INCLUDES ADDITIONAL ANTIRETROVIRAL PRODUCTS IN LIST OF PREQUALIFIED MEDICINES  [  Abstract  ]
 
CLINICAL QUIZ
A young patient with rash in the lower limbs  [  Abstract  ]
Fahmi Y. Khan
 
 

Saudi Medical Journal is copyright under the Berne Convention and the International Copyright Convention. All rights reserved. Electronic ISSN 1658-3175. Print ISSN 0379-5284.