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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy [ Abstract ] |
Waleed A. Hasan, Mahmoud M. Al-Akraa
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| General surgical problems encountered in the Hajj pilgrims [ Abstract ] |
Saleh M. Al-Salamah
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| Post appendectomy small bowel obstruction [ Abstract ] |
Gamal A. Khairy, Mohammad F. Afzal, Khalid R. Murshid, Salman Guraya, Alaa Ghallab
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| Homozygous AMN mutation in hereditary selective intestinal malabsorption of vitamin B12 in Jordan [ Abstract ] |
Jamil R. Al-Alami, Stephan M. Tanner, Marwan K. Tayeh, Albert de la Chapelle, Hatem El-Shanti
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| Patterns of radiographic changes in hands and feet of rheumatoid arthritis in Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Abdurhman S. Al-Arfaj, Ahmad A. Al-Boukai
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| Detection of Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in human coronary arteries and evaluation of the results with serologic evidence of inflammation [ Abstract ] |
Ali K. Adiloglu, Ahmet Ocal, Rabia Can, Harun Duver, Turan Yavuz, Buket C. Aridogan
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| A sensitive immunoblotting method for screening of microalbuminuria in diabetic patients’ urine [ Abstract ] |
Deezagi Abdolkhaleg, Shafagi Behrooz
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| Uterine tube-ovary relationship and fimbrial development during the fetal period [ Abstract ] |
Osman Sulak, Mehmet A. Malas, Kadriye Esen, Esra Cetin, Bahadir Ungor, Suleyman M. Tagil
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| Aspirin reduces serum anti-melanocyte antibodies and soluble interleukin-2 receptors in vitiligo patients [ Abstract ] |
Mohammad Z. Zailaie
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| Bacterial skin infections among patients with hemoglobinopathies [ Abstract ] |
Maha M. Al-Mahfouz, Khalil I. Hamdi, Sundus S. Baker
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| An acquired form of Bernard Soulier syndrome associated with acute myeloid leukemia [ Abstract ] |
Khalil A. Aziz
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| Epigenetic changes and their clinical relevance in Saudi diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. A molecular and tissue microarray analysis of 100 cases [ Abstract ] |
Khawla S. Al-Kuraya, Abdul K. Siraj, Fouad A. Al-Dayel, Adnan A. Ezzat, Naif A. Al-Jommah, Valerie L. Atizado, Rajeswari N. Narayanappa
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| Screening program for prostate cancer at a university hospital in eastern Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Saud A. Taha, Baher A. Kamal
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| Effects and a dose response relationship of physical activity to high density lipoprotein cholesterol and body mass index among Saudis [ Abstract ] |
Abdul R. Al-Ajlan, Syed R. Mehdi
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| Common causes of child mortality in Sana a, Yemen [ Abstract ] |
Abdul-Khaliq A. Sallam
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| Child pedestrian fatalities in Diyarbakir, Turkey [ Abstract ] |
Suleyman Goren, Mehmet Subasi, Fuat Gurkan, Yasar Tirasci, Kemalettin Acar
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Hypercalcemia syndrome. Coexisting hyperthyroidism, primary hyperparathyroidism and cancer of the gallbladder [ Abstract ] |
Ibrahim Barut, Omer R. Tarhan, Celal Cerci, Nermin Karahan
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| Late presentation of a right Bochdalek hernia with a right intrathoracic stomach and organo-axial torsion [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed A. Al-Shehri, Ali M. Al-Binali, Waleed A. Eid, Olu A. Osinowo, Nabil E. Mohammed
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| Propionibacterium acnes. A cause of pneumatocele associated pneumonia [ Abstract ] |
Abdulrahman M. Al-Mazrou
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| Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the endometrium, a rare aggressive tumor [ Abstract ] |
Khalil E. Rajab, Amarjit K. Sandhu, Ashok Malik, Mangala S. Rajeswari
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| AIDS-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy [ Abstract ] |
Mona A. Al-Maslamani, Hussam A. Al-Soub, Yasser M. El-Deeb, Jameela A. Al-Khuwaiter, Imaad Bin Mujeeb
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| CLINICAL NOTES |
| Cytomegalovirus infection in a patient with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome [ Abstract ] |
Pinaki Dutta, Anil Bhansali, Mohammad H. Bhat, Saroj K. Sinha
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| Electrocardiographic evidence of heart metastasis from a primary lung cancer [ Abstract ] |
Ayse Hicsonmez, Meltem N. Andrieu, Serap Akyurek, Yildiz Guney, Cengiz Kurtman
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| Radiofrequency sinus excision. A simple technique for sacro-coccygeal pilonidal sinus disease [ Abstract ] |
Pravin J. Gupta
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| Evaluation of palliative management of advanced breast cancer in Khartoum, Sudan [ Abstract ] |
Mohamed E. Ahmed, Taha M. Baashar, Mohamed E. Ahmed
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| 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 [ Abstract ] |
Munir Q. Zaqqa, Yahya A. Ismail, Amer M. Khatib, Yacoub G. Bahou, Hani M. Al-Daoud, Mouna M Al-Saad, Eyas N. Al-Mousa
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| Arginine, omega-3 fatty acids and nucleotide-enriched diet augment the anti-inflammatory effect of diclofenac on carrageenan-induced rat paw edema [ Abstract ] |
Laila Y. Al-Ayadhi
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| Chloramphenicol susceptible methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Eastern region of Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Bodh R. Panhotra, Anil K. Saxena, Abdulrahman S. Al-Mulhim
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| Precocious puberty revealing severe hypothyroidism [ Abstract ] |
Bassam M. Taher, Hanan A. Hamamy, Marlin I. Nino, Kamel M. Ajlouni
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| Severe digital vasospasm caused by cabergoline [ Abstract ] |
Amani S. Al-Zubaidi, Bachar Afandi
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| Obstructive airways disease in patients with significant post- tuberculous lung scarring [ Abstract ] |
Imad S. Hassan, Hamdan H. Al-Jahdali
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| Biochemical analysis of serum pancreatic amylase and lipase enzymes in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus [ Abstract ] |
Waad-Allah S. Mula-Abed, Adib A. Aughsteen
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| The new syndrome is not really a new syndrome. Al-Aqeel Sewairi syndrome, a new autosomal recessive disorder with multicentric osteolysis, nodulosis, and arthropathy [ Abstract ] |
Sulaiman Al-Mayouf, Wafaa Al-Sewairi, Aida Al-Aqeel
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| BOOK REVIEWS |
| The human body. An introduction to structure and function [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed F. Ibrahim
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| SOUTH ASIA SLASHES POLIO CASES BY NEARLY HALF. Authorities committed to 2005 target to end paralysing disease [ Abstract ] |
| ANIMAL TO HUMAN TRANSPLANTATION. Future potential, present risk [ Abstract ] |
| 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 [ Abstract ] |
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