Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Saudi Arabia: a comprehensive overview

…, AM Abdoon, MA Aldahan, AG Alzahrani… - Vector-Borne and …, 2017 - liebertpub.com
Despite the great efforts by health authorities in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Cutaneous
leishmaniasis (CL) continues to be a major public health problem in the country. Many risk …

Impact of lymph node retrieval and pathological ultra‐staging on the prognosis of stage II colon cancer

…, FC Wright, T Rapanos, M Alzahrani… - Journal of surgical …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives A minimum number of lymph nodes must be assessed for
accurate diagnosis of stage II colon cancer. We assessed number of lymph nodes retrieved, …

Presentation and outcomes of acute appendicitis during COVID-19 pandemic: lessons learned from the Middle East—a multicentre prospective cohort study

…, SH Emile, A AbdelMawla, M Attia, M Alzahrani… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic had a striking impact on
healthcare services in the world. The present study aimed to investigate the impact of the …

Pancreatic resection for metastatic renal cell carcinoma: presentation, treatment, and outcome

CHL Law, AC Wei, SS Hanna, M Al-Zahrani… - Annals of surgical …, 2003 - Springer
Background: The diverse natural history of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) includes metastases
to the pancreas, a very unusual site for distant spread of other cancers. Considering the …

Basal vs. luminal A breast cancer subtypes: a matched case-control study using estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and HER-2 as surrogate markers

…, HE Gaballa, EE Fawzy, ME El Sayed, MS Alzahrani - Medical oncology, 2009 - Springer
Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease that encompasses several distinct entities with
different biological characteristics and clinical behavior. Basal subtype is considered as a …

The impacts of substance abuse and dependence on neuropsychological functions in a sample of patients from Saudi Arabia

MA Al-Zahrani, YA Elsayed - Behavioral and Brain Functions, 2009 - Springer
Background A lot of studies were directed to explore the relation between drug abuse and
neuropsychological functions. Some studies reported that even after a long duration of …

Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis treatment response varies depending on parasite species, geographical location and development of secondary infection

…, KS Alsohibany, Z Alzeyadi, MH Alzahrani… - Parasites & vectors, 2019 - Springer
Background In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), Leishmania major and L. tropica are the
main causative agents of Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). The national CL …

Visceral leishmaniasis in Saudi Arabia: From hundreds of cases to zero

…, MA Aldahan, MA Al Helal, AM Assiri, MH Alzahrani - Acta tropica, 2020 - Elsevier
The kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has succeeded in bringing the reported numbers of
Visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases from hundreds during the 1980s and 1990s to zero case in …

Two decades of treatment seeking for substance use disorders in Saudi Arabia: Trends and patterns in a rehabilitation facility in Dammam

MS AbuMadini, SIA Rahim, MA Al-Zahrani… - Drug and alcohol …, 2008 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Treatment provision and treatment seeking for substance use disorders is
a relatively new phenomenon in the Middle East. The present study aims to study these …

[HTML][HTML] Saudi experts' recommendation for RSV prophylaxis in the era of COVID-19: Consensus from the Saudi Pediatric Pulmonology Association

AS Alharbi, M Alzahrani, AN Alodayani… - Saudi Medical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and viral pneumonia
in pediatrics worldwide. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), the prevalence of RSV …