Saudi Medical Journal: 27 (8)

August 01, 2006; Volume 27,Issue 8

Review Article

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Immunological diagnosis of vasculitis
Khalil Abdul-Aziz and Abdul-Aziz Faizal

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1105-1115;
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Motor vehicle collisions with large animals
Masoud O. Bashir and Fikri M. Abu-Zidan

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1116-1120;

Original Article

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Comparison of antigenic sites of the envelope glycoprotein of the Iranian isolate of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 with different subtypes of the virus
Hassan Mohabatkar and Sahar Sadeghi

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1121-1124;
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Lack of evidence of Epstein-Barr virus infection in patients with Castleman's disease. Molecular genetic analysis
Jaudah Al-Maghrabi, Suzanne Kamel-Reid and Denis J. Bailey

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1125-1129;
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Indeterminate human immunodeficiency virus western blot results in Iranian patients with discordant screening assay results
Mehrdad Ravanshad, Fereidoun Mahboudi, Farzaneh Sabahi and Saeed Bayanolhagh

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1130-1133;
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Development of an ultra rapid and simple multiplex polymerase chain reaction technique for detection of Salmonella typhi
Karami Ali, Ahmadi Zeynab, Safiri Zahra, Khalilpour Akbar and Morrovati Saeid

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1134-1138;
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Seroprevalence of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, Epstein-Barr virus, and cytomegalovirus in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Egypt
Samah A. Loutfy, Hanaa M. Alam El-Din, Mohamed F. Ibrahim and Mohamed M. Hafez

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1139-1145;
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Determination of fungal frequency and comparison of allergic symptoms related with buildings and fungi in Afyon, Turkey
Ayse Orman, Elif Korcan, Muhsin Konuk, Emel Kurt, Dilek Toprak and Alaaddin Ay

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1146-1151;
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Seroprevalence of fasciolosis and the difference of fasciolosis between rural area and city center in Isparta, Turkey
Selcuk Kaya, Mustafa Demirci, Reha Demirel, Buket C. Aridogan, Mustafa Ozturk and Metin Korkmaz

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1152-1156;
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Increasing single and multi-antibiotic resistance in Shigella species isolated from shigellosis patients in Sana'a, Yemen
Khaled A. Al-Moyed, Nabil S. Harmal, Abdulilah H. Al-Harasy and Hassan A. Al-Shamahy

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1157-1160;
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The relationship between pregnancy induced hypertension and congenital thrombophilia
S. Cansun Demir, Cuneyt Evruke, Tuncay Ozgunen, Oktay Kadayifci, Umit Altintas and Sehim Kokangul

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1161-1166;
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Predictors of cesarean section following elective post-dates induction of labor in nullipara with uncomplicated singleton vertex pregnancies
Fawaz E. Edris, Peter von Dadelszen, Laurie M. Ainsworth and Robert M. Liston

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1167-1172;
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Misoprostol for termination of second trimester pregnancy in a scarred uterus
Amal G. Shammas and Murad D. Momani

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1173-1176;
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Adolescent pregnancy in West Turkey. Cross sectional survey of married adolescents
Aysun Ozsahin, Mehmet Zencir, Birsen Gokce and Nurhan Acimis

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1177-1182;
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Comparison of underlying lesions in pediatric and adult ovarian torsion
Safiye Aktas, Seyran Yigit, Gulden Diniz, Fatma S. Pehlivan and Ragip Ortac

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1183-1186;
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Recurrence in breast cancer. Analysis with frailty model
Mahmood R. Gohari, Mahmood Mahmoudi, Kazem Mohammed, Einollah Pasha and Reza Khodabakhshi

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1187-1193;
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The effects of dopexamine in bupivacaine and ropivacaine induced cardiotoxicity in isolated rat heart
Ayten Bilir, Birgul Yelken, Ziya Kaygisiz and Yilmaz Senturk

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1194-1198;
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Comparison of analgesic activity of the addition to neostigmine and fentanyl to bupivacaine in postoperative epidural analgesia
Selcen Tekin, Ismet Topcu, Neriman Z. Ekici, Husnu Caglar and Tuna Erincler

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1199-1203;
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Reliability of vascularized fibula in maintaining arthrodesis following extra-articular wide excisions of malignant musculoskeletal tumors
Gursel Leblebicioglu

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1204-1211;
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Assessment of quality of life in children after successful treatment of hip dysplasia as compared with normal controls
Vuslat S. Unal, Murat Gulcek, Zafer Soydan, Ahmet Ucaner and Muharrem Yazici

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1212-1216;
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A retrospective study of peritonsillar abscess in Riyadh Medical Complex toward setting up treatment protocol
Abdulaziz A. Aldakhail and Mohammad I. Khan

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1217-1221;
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Intentional sun exposure in infancy in Sakarya, Turkey
Nursan D. Cinar, Tuncay M. Filiz, Pinar Topsever, Fatma Ucar, Sukran Akgul and Suleyman Gorpelioglu

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1222-1225;

Case Report

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Hyperfunctioning intrathyroidal parathyroid carcinoma
Wiam I. Hussein, Tarek A. El-Maghraby and Osama Al-Sanea

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1226-1229;
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Granuloma of the appendiceal stump. An unusual cause of right hemicolectomy
Michael C. Safioleas, Michael C. Stamatakos, Ahmad I. Diab, Othon P. Michael, Konstantinos M. Safioleas and George C. Liapis

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1230-1231;
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Numerical variation of the celiac trunk and anatomical variation in origin and course of the dorsal pancreatic artery
Mustafa Karakose, Tuncay Peker, Nadir Gulekon, Deniz Yucel and Hale Oktem

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1232-1235;
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Could imatinib replace surgery in esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Suhail Al-Salam, Hassan A. El-Teraifi and Mazen S. Taha

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1236-1239;
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Twisted mixed germ cell tumor of the ovary in a child
Abdulqadir M. Zangana

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1240-1243;
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Successful use of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation in a complicated flail chest
Mariam A. Al-Ansari

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1244-1247;

Clinical Note

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Giant cell tumor of the rib
Mohammed L. Al-Otaibi, Fawzi F. Al-Jassir and Marc H. Isler

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1248;
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Intranodal palisaded myofibroblastoma with metaplastic bone formation
Umit Cobanoglu, Cigdem Siviloglu, Safak Ersoz and Yavuz Ozoran

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1249-1250;
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Successful coronary artery bypass grafting in a patient with aplastic anemia and Sjogren syndrome
Ismail Koramaz, Mehmet Sonmez, Zerrin Pulathan, Umit Cobanoglu and Suleyman S. Karti

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1251-1252;

Brief Communication

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Ensuring the quality of peer-review process
Mustafa Afifi

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1253;
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Comparison of SPO2, hearth rate and body temperature values in abdominal compartment syndrome in a rat model with intraabdominal sepsis and intraabdominal hypertension
Canan Balci, Gokhan Akbulut, Hamit S. Karabekir, Feyza Karagoz and Hulya Sungurtekin

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1254-1257;
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Effects of different bolus doses of remifentanil on laryngeal mask airway insertion during day-case surgery
Seval Izdes, Ezgi Erkilic, Mehmet Simsek, Tulin Gumus, Tulin Gumus and Orhan Kanbak

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1257-1259;
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Can incision barrier decrease the risk of surgical site infection after appendectomy?
Mustafa T. Ozer, Taner Yigit, Ali I. Uzar, Mehmet Eryilmaz, Orhan Kozak, Sadettin Cetiner, Ismail Arslan and Turgut Tufan

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1259-1261;
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Diagnostic value of bilirubin concentrations compared with novel and traditional biomarkers in atherosclerosis with coronary artery disease
Necat Yilmaz, Hulya K. Cicek, Ahmet Celik and Vedat Davutoglu

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1262-1264;
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Congenital factor X deficiency of coagulation revealed by epistaxis
Samir Atmani, Rachid Aouragh, Kaltoum El-Alaoui, Abdelhak Bouharrou and Moustapha Hida

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1265-1266;
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Effects of erythropoietin on fracture healing in rats
Murat Bozlar, Aydiner Kalaci, Bahadir Aslan, Lutfu Baktiroglu, Ahmet N. Yanat and Arzu Tasci

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1267-1269;
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Effects of moderate alcohol consumption on serum marker enzymes of rabbits
M. Sabih Aktas and Ismail Celik

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1269-1271;
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A study on children and adolescents with disabilities in Kahramanmaras, Turkey
Lale Donbak, Mustafa Celik, Mustafa Celik and Ilter Demirhan

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1271-1273;
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Brucella seropositivity in South and Southeast Turkey
Gurol Emekdas, Gonul Aslan, Seda Tezcan, Pinar Ciragil, Mehmet R. Bayraktar, Yusuf Onlen, Esin Aktas, Vusiat Bosnak and Arzu Kanik

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1273-1275;

Correspondence

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Epidemiology of travel-related malaria in a non-malarious area of Saudi Arabia
Abiola C. Senok and Abdulrahman Y. Ismaeel

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1276;

Book Review

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Central nervous system tumors of childhood
Mohammed Homoud

Saudi Medical Journal August 2006, 27 (8) 1277;

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