Saudi Medical Journal: 25 (10)

October 01, 2004; Volume 25,Issue 10

Editorial

Open Access
Improvement of research and biomedical publication
Khalil A. Aziz, Talal Sallam, Ayman H. Ibrahim and Towfick Sufian

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1319-1322;
Open Access
Enhancing research productivity in the Arab world
Abdulla A Al-Khader

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1323-1327;
Open Access
Family and Community Medicine in Saudi Arabia. Development and future
Ali M. Al-Shehri

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1328-1330;

SPECIAL REVIEW

Open Access
Biomedical science journals in the Arab world
Ghazi O. Tadmouri

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1331-1336;

Review Article

Open Access
Isolation versus quarantine and alternative measures to control emerging infectious diseases
Fahad A. Al-Ateeg

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1337-1346;
Open Access
Endocrinopathies in patients with thalassemias
Abdulmohsen H. Al-Elq and Hussain H. Al-Saeed

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1347-1351;

Original Article

Open Access
Structural study on cultured isolated fetal rat pancreatic islets
Faisal M. Al-Mashat, Abdulrahman M. Sibiany, Mostafa M. El-Naggar, Mohammed H. Badawoud, Ahmed A. Alayat and Mohammed S. Ardawi

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1352-1355;
Open Access
The effects of chronic consumption of heroin on basal and vagal electrical-stimulated gastric acid and pepsin secretion in rat
Fatemeh N. Rafsanjani, Fatemeh Maghouli, Jalal Vahedian and Farzaneh Esmaeili

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1356-1359;
Open Access
Ultrastructural alterations in renal tissues of rabbits induced by diclofenac sodium Voltaren
Noory T. Taib, Bashir M. Jarrar and Mohammed M. Mubarak

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1360-1365;
Open Access
Improving organ donation in Central Saudi Arabia
Mohammed I. Al-Sebayel, Abdullah M. Al-Enazi, Mohammad S. Al-Sofayan, Mohammed I. Al-Saghier, Hatem A. Khalaf, Monther A. Kabbani, Osama M. Nafae and Sultan S. Khuroo

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1366-1368;
Open Access
Pain relief using continuous bupivacaine infusion in the paravertebral space after loin incision
Ziad M. Awwad and Bashir A. Atiyat

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1369-1373;
Open Access
Ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration using 25G needle as a new technique for a wide range of pathological conditions
Saleh A. Al-Damegh

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1374-1377;
Open Access
Volume assessment of age-related conversion of the tympanic cavity by helical
Ahmet Kavakli, Murat Ogeturk, Hanefi Yildirim, Sacide Karakas, Turgut Karlidag and Mustafa Sarsilmaz

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1378-1381;
Open Access
High independence level in functional activities reduces hospital stay after total hip arthroplasty regardless of pain intensity
Nazan Tugay, Inci Akarcali, Defne Kaya, Baki U. Tugay, Bulent Atilla and Ahmet M. Tokgozoglu

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1382-1387;
Open Access
Magnitude and determinants of refractive error in Omani school children
Rajiv B. Khandekar and Sahar Abdu-Helmi

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1388-1393;
Open Access
Obstetric admissions to the intensive care unit
Jamil S. Anwari, Adil A. Butt and Mohammed A. Al-Dar

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1394-1399;
Open Access
Mefloquine in the treatment of falciparum malaria during pregnancy in Eastern Sudan
Ishag Adam, Daw A. Ali, Altaeib Alwaseila, Mousa M. Kheir and Mustafa I. Elbashir

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1400-1402;
Open Access
Investigation of the antibiotic susceptibility patterns of pathogens causing nosocomial infections
Akgun Yaman, Yesim Tasova, Filiz Kibar, Ayse S. Inal, Nese Saltoglu, Ozlem Buyukcelik, Behice Kurtaran and Ismail H. Dundar

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1403-1409;
Open Access
Changes in epidemiological pattern of Meningococcal disease in Saudi Arabia. Does it constitute a new challenge for prevention and control?
Yagob Y. Al-Mazrou, Mohamed H. Al-Jeffri, Mohamed N. Abdalla, Sirag A. Elgizouli and Amin A. Mishskas

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1410-1413;
Open Access
Effectiveness of Hepatitis B vaccination in children of chronic hepatitis B mothers
Peyman Adibi, Rezvan Ghassemian, Seyed-Moayed Alavian, Mitra Ranjbar, Amir H. Mohammadalizadeh, Fariborz Nematizadeh, Mojgan Mamani, Mahdi Rezazadeh, Fariba Keramat, Ali Ardalan, Abbas Esmaeili and Mohammad R. Zali

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1414-1418;
Open Access
Prevalence of human T-lymphotropic virus type I and type II antibody among blood donors in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Zahoor Ul-Hassan, Ahmad T. Al-Bahrani and Bodh R. Panhotra

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1419-1422;
Open Access
Prevalence of osteoporosis among postmenopausal females with diabetes mellitus
Mohamed A. Al-Maatouq, Mahmoud I. El-Desouki, Saleh A. Othman, Essam H. Mattar, Zainab A. Babay and Mohammed Addar

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1423-1427;
Open Access
Clinical and endocrine aspects of pituitary tumors
Abdul H. Zargar, Bashir A. Laway, Shariq R. Masoodi, Mohammad Salahuddin, Mohammad A. Ganie, Mohammad H. Bhat, Arshad I. Wani and Mir I. Bashir

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1428-1432;
Open Access
Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among patients with dyspepsia in South-Western Saudi Arabia
Ayobanji E. Ayoola, Hussein M. Ageely, Mohammed O. Gadour and Ved P. Pathak

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1433-1438;
Open Access
The effect of acetylsalicylic acid on the release rates of leukotrienes B4 and C4 from cultured skin melanocytes of active vitiligo
Mohammad Zailaie

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1439-1444;
Open Access
Fc receptor gamma subunit polymorphisms and systemic lupus erythematosus
Aliya Alansari, Ahmet Gul, Murat Inanc, Jose Ordi, Lee-Suan Teh, William E. Ollier, Miguel A. Gonzalez-Gay and Ali H. Hajeer

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1445-1448;
Open Access
Naxos disease in an Arab family is not caused by the Pk2157del2 mutation. Evidence for exclusion of the plakoglobin gene
Manfred Stuhrmann, Iqbal A. Bukhari and El-Harith A. El-Harith

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1449-1452;
Open Access
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing. An underutilized diagnostic tool in Saudi Arabia
Hazzaa M. Al-Hazzaa, Abdullah F. Al-Mobeireek and Abdurrahman M. Al-Howaikan

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1453-1458;
Open Access
Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy. Diagnostic yield
Mohamed S. Sawy, B. Jayakrishnan, Nasser Behbehani, Adnan T. Abal, Abdulsalam El-Shamy and M. G. Prabhachandran Nair

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1459-1463;
Open Access
Use of nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation to avoid intubation in neonates
Shabih Manzar, Arun K. Nair, Mangalore G. Pai, Jose Paul, Prakash Manikoth, Mariam Georage and Saleh M. Al-Khusaiby

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1464-1467;

Case Report

Open Access
Multidrug resistant miliary tuberculosis and Pott's disease in an immunocompetent patient
Ashok Shah, Chandramani Panjabi, Vikas Maurya and Puneet Khanna

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1468-1470;
Open Access
Thoracic actinomycosis presented with tracheoesophageal fistula and fatal pulmonary infection
Saleh M. Aldaqal, Talal M. Bakhsh, Yahya A. Almarhabi and Mahmoud G. Fakiha

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1471-1473;
Open Access
Congenital alveolar proteinosis
Abdulhakeim K. Kattan, Prakash S. Bulagannawar and Iftikhar Hussain

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1474-1477;
Open Access
An unusual presentation of primary amyloidosis
Mehmet Dursun, Orhan Ayyildiz, Serif Yilmaz and Aslan Bilici

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1478-1481;
Open Access
Abdominal cocoon. An unusual cause of intestinal obstruction
Abdulla Al-Abassi and Mohammed Emad

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1482-1485;
Open Access
Salmonellosis and ulcerative colitis. A causal relationship or just a coincidence
Ali O. Karaoglu, Vahit Yukselen, Gunay T. Ertem and Muhan Erkus

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1486-1488;
Open Access
Unusual location of eosinophilic granuloma
Ammar S. Haouimi, Zakaria M. Al-Hawsawi and Ahmed N. Jameel

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1489-1491;
Open Access
Uterine lipoma
Jaudah A. Al-Maghrabi, Khalid H. Sait and Sattam S. Lingawi

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1492-1494;

Clinical Note

Open Access
Congenital absence of gall bladder in a young Saudi medical student. Clinical, laboratory findings and analysis of body composition
Sultan A. Meo

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1495-1496;
Open Access
Acquired pes cavus as a manifestation of limited joint mobility in type-1 diabetes mellitus
Anil Bhansali, Pinaki Dutta, KSS Reddy, Shariq R. Masoodi and Arif Gul

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1497-1498;

Brief Communication

Open Access
Kidney transplant recipients and the incidence of adverse reactions to cyclosporin
Zahra Tolou-Ghamari and Abbas-Ali Palizban

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1499-14500;
Open Access
A simplified bedside method for estimating glomerular filtration rate in term neonates
Shabih Manzar, Arun K. Nair, Mangalore G. Pai and Saleh M. Al-Khusaiby

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1501-1502;
Open Access
Anuric unless catheterized
Zenaida S. Reyes, Flordeliz A. Bataclan, PMC Nair and Dilip K. Sankhla

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1503;
Open Access
A surviving baby born 24 weeks of gestational age and 490g weight without mechanic ventilation and surfactant replacement
Mustafa Akcam

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1504-1505;
Open Access
Neonatal systemic candidiasis. A 14-year review
Abdulla Al-Khayat, Ayman Koutouby, Javed Habibullah and Khaled El-Atawi

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1505-1507;
Open Access
Neutropenia
Subair Rawther

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1507-1508;
Open Access
Typhoid fever due to multiresistant Salmonella enterica serovar typhi having reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin and nalidixic acid resistance
Bodh R. Panhotra, Anil K. Saxena and Ali M. Al-Ghamdi

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1509-1511;
Open Access
Treatment of cutaneous leishmaniasis by intralesional metronidazole
Makram Al-Waiz, Khalifa E. Sharquie and Mohammad Al-Assir

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1512-1513;
Open Access
Comparison of intravenous aminoglycoside therapy with switch therapy to cefixime in urinary tract infections
Salmieh Noorbakhsh, Abdolaziz R. Lari, Faramarz Masjedian, Hamid Mostafavi and Reza Alaghehbandan

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1513-1515;
Open Access
The services provided for combined oral contraceptive users in health care centers, Kerman, Iran
Tahereh Ashraf-Ganjoei

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1515-1516;
Open Access
Safety of vaginal breech delivery
Fadheela S. Al-Najjar and Afaf M. Al-Shafiai

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1517-1518;
Open Access
Arteriovenous fistulas for hemodialysis. Patency rates and complications
Ozalp Karabay, Ufuk Yetkin and Hakan Onol

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1518-1520;
Open Access
Effects of Ramadan fasting on cardiovascular diseases
Majda T. Benchekroun and Samya Moussamih

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1520-1521;
Open Access
Rheumatic valvular heart surgery and Maze III procedure
Abbas Afrasiabi and Naser Safaii

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1522-1523;
Open Access
The outcome of non-operative treatment for undisplaced patellar fractures
Mohammed L. Al-Otaibi, Fawzi F. Al-Jassir and Rudy Reindle

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1524-1525;
Open Access
Frequency of anemia in pregnancy in Northern Jordan
Abla M. Albsoul-Younes, Rawa J. Al-Ramahi and Saafan A. Al-Safi

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1525-1527;
Open Access
Specific chromosomal satellite association among infertile male patients
Akeel A. Yasseen and Salih M. Al-Khafaji

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1527-1529;
Open Access
Hajj caravan 1423
Khalid O. Dhafar, Zohair J. Gazzaz and Javeria Shahbaz

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1529-1530;
Open Access
Acetylator phenotype in Iraqi patients with discoid lupus erythematosus
Rafid A. Najim, Yahya Y. Farid and Shihab A. Shihab

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1530-1532;
Open Access
Risk factors of coronary heart disease among Jordanians
Sireen Shilbayeh

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1532-1534;

Book Review

Open Access
Neoplastic diseases of the blood
Tariq Shafi

Saudi Medical Journal October 2004, 25 (10) 1535;

Main menu

User menu

Search

Table of Contents

Editorial

SPECIAL REVIEW

Review Article

Original Article

Case Report

Clinical Note

Brief Communication

Book Review

In this issue

Jump to

CONTENT

JOURNAL

AUTHORS