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| EDITORIAL |
| Is hepatocellular carcinoma preventable? [ Abstract ] |
Bandar Al Knawy
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| REVIEW ARTICLES |
| Local ablation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma. From ethanol injection to radiofrequency ablation [ Abstract ] |
Shuichiro Shiina, Ryosuke Tateishi, Hideo Yoshida, Fumihiko Kanai, Masao Omata
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| ORIGINAL ARTICLES |
| Innervation pattern of the pronator teres muscle [ Abstract ] |
Selman M Demirci, Mehmet Alp, Tania Marur, Salih Murat Akkın, Levent Yalcın
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| Role of lipase in glucose and lipid metabolisms [ Abstract ] |
Oluwole O. Adedeji, George K. Oyakhire, Dan M. Ene,, Saeed A. Al-Ghamdi
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| Heat shock protein 60 antibody. A new marker for subsequent atrial fibrillation development [ Abstract ] |
Mehmet Oc, Halil Ibrahim Ucar, Asli Pinar, Birkan Akbulut, Bahar Oc, Seda Banu Akinci, Yakut Akyon, Meral Kanbak, Erkmen Boke, Riza Dogan
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| Coronary artery bypass grafting on beating heart. Does it provide superior myocardial preservation than conventional technique? [ Abstract ] |
Anjum Jalal, Aftab Yunus, Ahmed MN Abualazm, Bakir M. Bakir, Nazeh E. El-Fakarany, Khaled A. Abdul-Salam, Mohamed A. Fouda
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| Effects of standard and low dose 17beta-estradiol plus norethisterone acetate on body composition and leptin in postmenopausal women at risk of body mass index and waist girth related cardiovascular and metabolic disease [ Abstract ] |
Ali R. Odabasi, Hasan Yuksel, Aslihan Karul, Didem Kozaci, Selda D. Sezer, Ergun Onur
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| Comparison of arterial and venous blood gases analysis in patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [ Abstract ] |
Ebrahim Razi, Gholam A. Moosavi
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| A new device to produce a standardized experimental fracture in the rat tibia [ Abstract ] |
Hasan Tatari, Mustafa Fidan, Guven Erbil, Meral Koyuncuoglu, Tolga Karci, Hakan Destan, Isil Tekmen
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| Reconstruction of diabetic foot ulcers by lateral supramalleolar flap [ Abstract ] |
Huseyin S. Yercan, Tackin Ozalp, Guvenir Okcu
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| Comparison of blood lead levels of mothers and cord blood in intrauterine growth retarded neonates and normal term neonates [ Abstract ] |
Ramin Iranpour, Amir A. Besharati, Fatemeh Nasseri, Mahin Hashemipour, Mahdi Balali-Mood, Roya Kelishadi
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| A national study of gynecological morbidities in Oman. Effect of women’s autonomy [ Abstract ] |
Asya Al-Riyami, Mustafa Afifi, Magdi Morsi, Ruth Mabry
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| Relationship of body weight and volume of liver. A morphometrical and stereological study [ Abstract ] |
Berrin Z. Altunkaynak, Muhammed E. Altunkaynak
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| Helicobacter pylori prevalence among medical students in a high endemic area [ Abstract ] |
Majid A. Almadi, Abdulrahman M. Aljebreen, Fadi A. Tounesi, Ayman A. Abdo
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| Comparison of arbitrarily primed-polymerase chain reaction and plasmid profiles typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from burn patients and hospital environment [ Abstract ] |
Aziz Japoni, Shohreh Farshad, Abdolvahab Alborzi, Mehdi Kalani, Raza Mohamadzadegan
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| Bupivacaine with Meperidine versus Bupivacaine with Fentanyl for continuous epidural labor analgesia [ Abstract ] |
Islam M. Massad, Maysa M. Khadra, Fawaz A. Alkazaleh, Ayman M. Qatawneh, Shawqi S. Saleh, Sami A. Abu-Halaweh
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| Effect of salt intake on blood pressure in diabetic hypertensive patients in Saudi Arabia [ Abstract ] |
Abdulkareem Alsuwaida
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| Tracheobronchial straight metallic pin aspiration in young Jordanian females [ Abstract ] |
Haytham M. El-Khushman, Abdelmonem M. Sharara, Mohamed A. Sa`ada, Manaf A. Hijazi
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| Sleep medicine service in Saudi Arabia. A quantitative assessment [ Abstract ] |
Ahmed S. BaHammam, Bandar AlJafen
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| A randomized trial of smoking cessation. Medication versus motivation [ Abstract ] |
Meral Uyar, Ayten Filiz, Nazan Bayram, Osman Elbek, Hasan Herken, Ayfer Topcu, Oner Dikensoy, Erhan Ekinci
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| Multiple authorship trends in prestigious journals from 1950 to 2005 [ Abstract ] |
Sami Shaban
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| Spirituality, religiosity, and dealing with illness in Arabic and German patients [ Abstract ] |
Arndt Bussing, Wael M. Abu-Hassan, Peter F. Matthiessen, Thomas Ostermann
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| CASE REPORTS |
| Primary pulmonary Hodgkin’s lymphoma. A report of 2 cases and review of the literature [ Abstract ] |
Ibrahim S. Tillawi
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| Pott’s puffy tumor. A condition still to be considered [ Abstract ] |
Abdulrahman Alsanosi, Yousry El-Seyed
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| Endometriosis presenting like a psoas abscess [ Abstract ] |
Shyamasunder N. Bhat, Simanchal P. Mohanty, Prahlad Kustagi
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| Intra-articular lipoma causing snapping in the patellofemoral joint [ Abstract ] |
Erhan Yilmaz, Lokman Karakurt, Hanifi Yildirim, Resat Ozercan
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| Gastric immature teratoma [ Abstract ] |
Nisar A. Bhat, Aftab S. Chishti, Khaled Moghazy, Shomimi Saeed, Hassan Bisher
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| Simultaneous bilateral multipuncture tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patient with orthotopic bladder substitution [ Abstract ] |
Khaled M. Al-Kohlany, Tawfik H. Al-Badany, Ibrahim H. El-Nono,
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| CLINICAL NOTES |
| Cor Triatriatum Sinister [ Abstract ] |
Seyed M. Adel, Ali A. Ramezanei, Padmagar Chitins
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| Malignant mesochymal tumor of the spermatic cord. A rare para testicular tumor [ Abstract ] |
Theophilus V. Bhushan, Santhosh Patil, Rajkumar D. Mastolilmath
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| Pyopneumopericardium due to esophago-pericardial fistula in patient with tuberculous pericarditis [ Abstract ] |
Jameela Al-Ajmi, Hussam Al-Soub, Yasser El-Deeb
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| BRIEF COMMUNICATION |
| Death due to primary hyperparathyroidism [ Abstract ] |
Gulbin Aygencel, Ayfer Keles, Ahmet Demircan
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| Ventricular septal rupture presenting with hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic coma [ Abstract ] |
Ersan Tatli, Huseyin Surucu, Mutlu Buyuklu, Mustafa Yilmaztepe
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| A forgotten complication following pancreatic resection. Visceral artery pseudo-aneurysms [ Abstract ] |
Yao-Kuang Huang, Ming-Shian Lu, Feng-Chun Tsai, Po-Jen Ko, Hung-Chang Hsieh, Pyng-Jing Lin
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| Isoniazid susceptibilities of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on blood agar [ Abstract ] |
Cilem Yildiz, Mahmut Ulger, Gonul Aslan, Gurol Emekdas
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| The role of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of peripheral lymphadenopathy. An institutional experience of 83 cases [ Abstract ] |
Hussein A. Al-Abkari, Sohail A. Butt, Abdulghani E. Al-Abkari, Mahmuda Ahmed
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| A life-sustaining single dose of recombinant activated factor VII for an Egyptian patient with hemorrhagic crisis [ Abstract ] |
Gamal Badra, Mohamed El-Abassy, Mahmoud Lotfy, Faris Q. Alenzi, Imam Waked
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| CORRESPONDENCE |
| Reliability of vascularized fibula in maintaining arthrodesis following extra-articular wide excisions of malignant musculoskeletal tumors [ Abstract ] |
Vasudev Aithal
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| Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis is easily mistaken for more common lung diseases [ Abstract ] |
Wanis H. Ibrahim, Hilal B. Shawki
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| Correlation does not always show a causal relationship [ Abstract ] |
Hakan Buyukhatipoglu, Fatemeh Homaei-Shandiz
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| ERRATUM |
| Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia [ Abstract ] |
| Hepatic hydatid disease in children and adults living in different areas in Turkey [ Abstract ] |
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| BOOK REVIEWS |
| Understanding Rett Syndrome: A practical guide for parents, teachers, and therapists [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed Aldosari
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| WHO PRESS RELEASE |
| Schimke immuno-osseous dysplasia [ Abstract ] |
| New WHO report tackles fluoride in drinking-water [ Abstract ] |
| Global strategy aims for effective malaria vaccine by 2025 [ Abstract ] |
| New vaccines against cervical cancer major opportunity for developing world [ Abstract ] |
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| NEWSLETTER |
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| CLINICAL QUIZ |
| Ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome [ Abstract ] |
Mohammed A. Yassin
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