Saudi Medical Journal: 28 (8)

August 01, 2007; Volume 28,Issue 8

Review Article

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Saudi newborn screening. A national public health program: needs, costs, and challenges
Ashraf M. Afifi and Mohammad A. Abdul-Jabbar

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1167-1170;
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Surgical management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Liver resection and liver transplantation
Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Norihiro Kokudo and Masatoshi Makuuchi

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1171-1179;

Original Article

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Does N-acetylcysteine have an effect on acetylcholine-induced contractions and histopathological changes on isolated rat ileum?
Emine Koc, Sema A. Yavuzer, Belgin Can, Banu Ocakcıoglu, Ahmet Ergun and Yuksel Saran

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1180-1184;
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The potential osteogenic effects of systemic leptin and insulin administration in streptozotocin-induced diabetic female rats
Hayam I. Gad

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1185-1190;
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Hormonal levels of leptin, insulin, ghrelin, and neuropeptide Y in lean, overweight, and obese Saudi females
Maha H. Daghestani, Pinar T. Ozand, Ahmed R. Al-Himadi and Ali N. Al-Odaib

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1191-1197;
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Comparison of midazolam, propofol and fentanyl combinations for sedation and hemodynamic parameters in cataract extraction
Varol Celiker, Elif Basgul, Altan Sahin, Sennur Uzun, Betul Bahadir and Ulku Aypar

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1198-1203;
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A conservative approach to unilateral ovarian torsion in a rat model
Ebru Dikensoy, Ahmet Gocmen and Ibrahim Sari

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1204-1207;
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Complications of chemoembolization for hepatic neoplasms
Hongxiu Dai, Hui Ding, Faquan Liu, Zhenjiu Yao, Lina Li, Chuang Li, Yiqing Tan and Jun Wang

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1208-1212;
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Breech delivery before and after the term breech trial recommendation
Adekunle Sobande, Farheen Yousuf, Mamdoh Eskandar and Mona A. Almushait

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1213-1217;
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Pediatric parotidectomy. Indications and complications
Khalid A. Al-Mazrou

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1218-1221;
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Is there an oxidative stress in children with Helicobacter pylori infection?
Duran Arslan, Kader Kose and Tahir E. Patiroglu

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1222-1226;
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Decline in the incidence of neural tube defects after the national fortification of flour (1997-2005)
Osama Y. Safdar, Amal A. Al-Dabbagh, Wafa A. AbuElieneen and Jameela A. Kari

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1227-1229;
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Diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus serosurvey in Saudi children
Yagob Y. Al-Mazrou, Mohamed K. Khalil, Sirag A. ElGizouli, Mohamed H. Al-Jeffri, Mohamed M. Bakhsh and Ameen A. Mishkais

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1230-1233;
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Bacteriological monitoring of dialysis fluid in 2 hemodialysis units in Alexandria, Egypt
Ahmed F. El-Koraie, Walaa A. Hazzah, Aleya A. Abbass and Sorya A. El-Shazly

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1234-1238;
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Actual antibiotic resistance pattern of Brucella melitensis in central Anatolia. An update from an endemic region
Esra Tanyel, Ahmet Y. Coban, Suda T. Koruk, Husniye Simsek, Serkan Hepsert, Osman S. Cirit and Necla Tulek

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1239-1242;
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The prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in Turkish children, and genotyping of isolates by nested polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism
Gulden S. Tamer, Meral Turk, Hande Dagci, Bayram Pektas, Edward C. Guy, Adnan Y. Guruz and Ahmet Uner

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1243-1246;
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Effect of androgens on bone mineral density in Saudi Arabian males above the age of 50 years
Mir Sadat-Ali and Abdulmohsen H. AlElq

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1247-1250;
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Autologous chondrocyte implantation for the treatment of large full-thickness cartilage lesions of the knee
Christian Ossendorf, Peter C. Kreuz, Matthias R. Steinwachs and Christoph Erggelet

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1251-1256;
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To evaluate the differences of risk factors in patients with lower extremity venous disease
Ganime Sadikoglu, Alis Ozcakir, Ilker Ercan, Guven Ozkaya and Yurtkuran M. Sadikoglu

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1257-1262;
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Prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among schoolchildren aged 12-14 years in Bursa, Turkey
Nalan Akis, Kayihan Pala, Emel Irgil, Arzu M. Utku and Seyithan Bingol

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1263-1268;
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Obstacles to preventive intervention. Do physicians' health habits and mind-set towards preventive care play any role?
Mohammed Al-Doghether, Abdulmohsen Al-Tuwijri and Abdusattar Khan

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1269-1274;

Case Report

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Light and scanning electron microscopic examination of hair in Griscelli syndrome
Hakan H. Celik, Huseyin Tore, Selcuk Tunali, Ilkan Tatar and Muhammed M. Aldur

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1275-1277;
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Primary testicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with atrial mass as an initial presentation of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Ruba A. Halloush, Haitham Arabi and Mousa A. Al-Abbadi

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1278-1280;
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Coronary artery ectasia in a patient with Behcet's disease
Ersan Tatli, Huseyin Surucu, Meryem Aktoz and Mutlu Buyuklu

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1281-1282;
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Mobile phone induced sensorineural hearing loss
Surayie H. Al-Dousary

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1283-1286;
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Crohn's disease masquerading carcinoma of the esophagus
SeifEldin I. Mahdi, Ahmed M. ElHassan and Mohamed E. Ahmed

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1287-1288;
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Second-trimester diagnosis of osteogenesis imperfecta associated with schizencephaly by sonography
Ayhan Ozkur, Resat Kervancioglu, Selim Kervancioglu, Ebru Dikensoy and Metin Bayram

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1289-1290;

Clinical Note

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Malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor of the rectum with prolapse
Dildar Hussain, Suresh K. Baliga, Sara Al-Madhi and Rolf U. Hartung

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1291-1292;
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Congenital duplication of submandibular ducts
Soliman Ahmed, Hussain Al-Jawad, Abdurrahman Al-Sayyari and Ali N. Khan

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1293-1294;

Brief Communication

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Inhibition of Akt/protein kinase B activity sensitizes moderately- to un-differentiated gastric cancer cells to chemotherapy
Yao G. Wu, Xi M. Xu, Guang J. Yuan, Jun H. Li, Zhong Y. Zhou and Wei Ge

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1295-1296;
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Random amplified polymorphic DNA typing of nosocomial Candida albicans isolates
Somansu Basu, Harish C. Gugnani, Pooja Jain and Zafar K. Khan

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1296-1298;
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Assessment of nutritional status and lifestyle pattern among Saudi Arabian school children
Fayssal M. Farahat, Kamlesh P. Joshi and Falah F. Al-Mazrou

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1298-1300;
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The study of diabetes mellitus in Gorgan, Iran
Gholamreza Veghari, Abdoljalal Marjani and Hamidreza Joshaghani

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1300-1301;

Clinical Image

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Loculated pleural effusion
Mohammed A. Yassin

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1302-1303;

Correspondence

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Laboratory diagnosis in suspected cases of dengue
Subhash C. Arya, Nirmala Agarwal and Ali K. Ageep

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1304;
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Cervical cancer screening with pattern of Pap smear. Review of multicenter studies
Ali S. Al-Zahrani and Kandasamy Ravichandran

Saudi Medical Journal August 2007, 28 (8) 1305;

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