AIM: To correlate cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression profile with clinical and pathological
variables to assess their prognostic/predictive value in colorectal carcinoma (CRC). …

Background To determine the most common abnormal anatomical variations of extra-hepatic
biliary tract (EHBT), and their relation to biliary tract injuries and stones formation. Methods …

Objectives: To prospectively examine the association between human papilloma virus (HPV)
colonization of the colonic mucosa and the development of colorectal polyps (CRPs), and …

OBJECTIVE: To find out whether the objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) using
standardized patients allows the same evaluation of students as the traditional oral clinical …

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cancer in the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia with ever increasing incidence rates. DNA methylation is a common event in …

Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common malignancy among males and the 7th among
female patients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is due to the endemicity of hepatitis B …

Lynch syndrome is inherited in an autosomal dominant mode. Lynch syndrome is caused by
impairment of one or more of the various genes (most frequently MLH1 and MSH2) involved …

Rectal cancer is one of the most common malignancies in the West. The incidence in the
developing countries is also increasing. There are various reasons for this escalation, including …

Discussion Infectious mononucleosis (Pfeiffer's disease, Kissing disease) is a common
benign. acute infective disease due to Epstein Barr (EB) virus affecting mainly teenagers and …

We present a case of traumatic diaphragmatic rupture that presented two years after the initial
thoracic injury. The patient presented with intestinal obstruction and colonic perforations. …