Background The objectives of the study were to study the seroprevalence of hepatitis B
virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among health college students (HS) and …

Echinococcosis was described by Hippocrates more than two thousand years as a “fluid-filled
liver”, followed by the famous Arabian physician “Al-Rahzes.” 1 It is endemic in the Middle …

Objectives: To investigate the present occurrence of stunting and explore the role of iodine
deficiency disorders (IDDs) as a predictor of stunting among primary school children in the …

Objective: A deficiency of iodine is characteristic of moutainous regions of the world, and the
frequency of goitre in such areas has been recognized for centuries. The aim of the present …

… Mahfouz, MPH, DrPH, Saeed A. Abu-Eshy, FRCS, FACS. … From the Departments of
Surgery (Refeidi, Abu-Eshy), and Community Medicine (Mahfouz), College of Medicine …

Materials and Methods: All consecutive cases of acute pancreatitis (AP) admitted to a
tertiary care hospital over a two-and-half-year period were included in this prospective study. …

ObjectiveTo study (i) the current prevalence of iodine-deficiency disorders among schoolchildren
in south-western Saudi Arabia after universal salt iodization and (ii) the iodine content …

We present here a case of cavernous hemangioma of the parotid which presented as an acute
emergency with sudden pain, trismus and swelling. The patient subsequently developed …

Objective: To calculate the frequency of acute abdomen in pregnancy due to non-obstetric
causes in a Saudi population, to discuss the etiology of the high incidence, to discuss how …

Results Among the 361 cases studied, 255 (70.6%) were Saudi nationals. The causes of
goiter in surgically treated patients is shown in Table 1. The ages ranged from seven to 120 …