| Contents |
| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| The etiology of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in Crohn’s disease [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed M. Alluwaimi |
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| Determination of sensitivity of male Wistar rats to an equal dose of ketamine/xylazine injection at anesthetic dose in a chronic model of hypernatremia in comparison with control group [ Abstract ] |
Fereidoun Heydarpour, Bahram Amini, Sadraddin Kalantari, Ahmad Rostami, Pouria Heydarpour |
| The protective effect of ethyl pyruvate on lung injury after burn in rats [ Abstract ] |
Melih Karabeyoglu, Belma Kocer, Ummuhani Ozel, Fatma O. Atasay, Huseyin Ustun, Mete Dolapci, Isil Karabeyoglu, Omer Cengiz |
| Analysis of HumFABP2 as a polymorphic human genetic marker in the Turkish population [ Abstract ] |
Fatma Y. Beyaztas, Ilhan Sezgin, Eylem Gul, Zerrin Erkol |
| Renin-angiotensin system polymorphisms and renal graft function in renal transplant recipients [ Abstract ] |
Hassan Argani, Masood Noroozianavval, Mohammad Aghaeishahsavari, Pegah Veisi, Nadereh Rashtchizadeh, Amir Ghorbanihaghjo, Mortaza Bonyadi, Mohammad Asgarzadeh, Hosain Hamzeiy |
| Lupus nephritis. Clinicopathological correlation [ Abstract ] |
Ibrahim H. Al-Zahrani, Azhar Qayyum |
| Clinicopathological study of primary gastric lymphoma [ Abstract ] |
Zuheir A. Al-Shehabi, Hassan B. Zezafon, Rana S. Saleh |
| Determination of human papillomavirus type 16 genotype and construction of cloning vector pTZ57R encoding HPV16 E7 gene [ Abstract ] |
Zahra Meshkat, Hoorieh Soleimanjahi, Mahmoud Mahmoudi, Hessam Mirshahabi, Zuhair M. Hassan, Saeed R. Ghaffari, Tayebeh Sabokbar |
| Hepatitis B and C virus infections in patients with hemophilia in Zahedan, southeast Iran [ Abstract ] |
Batool Sharifi-Mood, Payman Eshghi, Esmail Sanei-Moghaddam, Mohammad Hashemi |
| Variations in Serratia marcescens differentiation using different primers [ Abstract ] |
Hassan Mohabatkar, Anahita Hamidi, Reza Mohammadzadegan |
| Monopolar electrodissection versus cold dissection tonsillectomy among children [ Abstract ] |
Manal A. Bukhari, Ahmed Y. Al-Ammar |
| Standard surgical versus percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy in intensive care patients [ Abstract ] |
Jindrich Lukas, Jaroslava Duskova, David Lukas, Jan Paska, Martin Stritesky, Tomas Haas |
| Suturing of the nasal septum after septoplasty, is it an effective alternative to nasal packing? [ Abstract ] |
Daifallah K. Al-Raggad, Ali M. El-Jundi, Osama S. Al-Momani, Mefleh M. Al-Serhan, Omar O. Nawasrah, Muafaq A. Qhawi, Adnan M. Husban |
| Effect of use of mitomycin C on the outcome of Choanal atresia repair [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed Y. Al-Ammar |
| Arthroscopy versus arthrocentesis. A retrospective study of disc displacement management without reduction [ Abstract ] |
Joseph B. Hobeich, Ziad A. Salameh, Eman Ismail, Walid M. Sadig, Nabil E. Hokayem, Khalid Almas |
| Measurement of coronary sinus blood flow after first anterior myocardial infarction with transthoracic echocardiography and its correlation with wall motion scoring index [ Abstract ] |
Mehrnoush Toufan, Jahanbakhsh Samadikhah, Azin Alizadeh-Asl, Rasoul Azarfarin, Seyed-Hadi Hakim, Alireza Yaghoubi, Saeed Farzam |
| Adding remifentanil to propofol and etomidate in cardioversion anesthesia [ Abstract ] |
Zeynep N. Akcaboy, Erkan Y. Akcaboy, Berrin Altinoren, Erdem Karabulut, Nermin Gogus |
| Growth charts for Saudi children and adolescents [ Abstract ] |
Mohammad I. El-Mouzan, Abdullah S. Al-Herbish, Abdullah A. Al-Salloum, Mansour M. Qurachi, Ahmad A. Al-Omar |
| Prevalence and trends in obesity among school boys in Central Saudi Arabia between 1988 and 2005 [ Abstract ] |
Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa, |
| Malnutrition, and anthropometric and biochemical abnormalities in end-stage renal disease patients [ Abstract ] |
Reema F. Tayyem, Majd T. Mrayyan |
| Seasonal variation in the incidence of congenital hypothyroidism in Isfahan, Iran [ Abstract ] |
Mahin Hashemipour, Massoud Amini, Roya Kelishadi, Silva Hovsepian, Sassan Haghighi, Mohsen Hosseini, Mojtaba Talaei |
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Gigantic enlargement of the thymus gland [ Abstract ] |
Mohamed A. Regal |
| Gut metastasis from breast carcinoma [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed S. Al-Qahtani |
| Chronic granulomatous disease with recurrent hepatic abscesses in an adult [ Abstract ] |
Tarig S. Al-Khuwaitir, Tariq A. Madani, Tariq Al-Qahtani, Ali S. Al-Tuwaijri |
| Congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries with ischemic symptoms in middle age [ Abstract ] |
Syed M. Zaidi, Mabrooke M. Al-Sharary, Tarig S. Al-Khuwaitir, Najeeb U. Sajid |
| Isotretinoin in acne agminata [ Abstract ] |
Maryam Daneshpazhooh, Amirhoushang Ehsani, Siavash Toosi, Reza M. Robati |
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| CLINICAL NOTES |
| An invasive thymoma complicated with airway stenosis causing sudden hypoxia during surgery [ Abstract ] |
Chao-Yang Chen, Shih-Chun Lee, Hung Chang |
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| The effect of propolisis and mesalazine on bacterial translocation in an experimental colitis model [ Abstract ] |
Ahmet Aslan, Meryem Cetin, Muhyittin Temiz, Nuray Sahinler, Elmir Besirov, Nedim Aban |
| Peroneal tendon dislocation. A tendon protective and bone preserving technique of stabilization [ Abstract ] |
Alain Akiki, Yvan Arlettaz, Xavier Crevoisier |
| A histopathological study of chronic granulomatous lymphadenitis [ Abstract ] |
Nadya Y. Ahmed, Waffa O. Mohammed-Ali |
| Endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy for primary nasolacrimal duct obstruction [ Abstract ] |
Farhad Farahani, Farnaz Hashemian, Mohammad M. Fazlian |
| Hepatosplenic abscess in brucellosis [ Abstract ] |
Ocal Sirmatel, Pelin Yazgan, Fatma Sirmatel, Adil Ozturk |
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| A fatal case of Behcet’s disease with rare complications [ Abstract ] |
Taher Q. Al-Dabbagh |
| Management of hypertensive patients in primary health care setting, auditing the practice [ Abstract ] |
Bader A. Almustafa |
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| WHO and UNAIDS announce recommendations from expert consultation on male circumcision for HIV prevention [ Abstract ] |
| World Health Day 2007: International Health Security. Invest in health, build a safer future [ Abstract ] |
| WHO proposes global agenda on transplantation. New world observatory launched with Spain [ Abstract ] |
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| CLINICAL QUIZ |
| A family’s name for a familial disease [ Abstract ] |
George Koulaouzidis, Elmuhtady M. Said, Christina Argyropoulou, Anastasios Koulaouzidis |
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