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Table of Contents

December 01, 2003; Volume 24,Issue 12

Review Article

  • Open Access
    Extraction of urinary bladder stone as described by Abul-Qasim Khalaf Ibn Abbas Alzahrawi (Albucasis) (325-404 H, 930-1013 AD). A translation of original text and a commentary
    Rabie E. Abdel-Halim, Ali S. Altwaijiri, Salah R. Elfaqih and Ahmad H. Mitwalli
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1283-1291;
  • Open Access
    Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. A pediatric review
    Aftab S. Chishti
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1292-1295;
  • Open Access
    Non-Langerhans cell histiocytoses of the skin
    Naseem A. Ansari and Jihad T. Al-Ratrout
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1296-1299;

Original Article

  • Open Access
    Disease burden and case management of bacterial meningitis among children under 5 years of age in Saudi Arabia
    Yagob Y. Al-Mazrou, Elgeili K. Musa, Mohamed N. Abdalla, Mohamed H. Al-Jeffri, Sami H. Al-Hajjar and Omer M. Mohamed
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1300-1307;
  • Open Access
    Prevalence of H.influenzae biotypes and their clinical significance in a University Hospital
    Nurum N. Begum, Abdul-Aziz S Al-Khattaf, Abdelmageed M. Kambal and Edward A. Yeboah
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1308-1312;
  • Open Access
    MRSA prevalence in a teaching hospital in Western Saudi Arabia
    Thomas W. Austin, Marilyn A. Austin, Diane E. McAlear, Brenda T. Coleman, Abimbola O. Osoba, Abdulhakeem O. Thaqafi and Medhat A. Lamfon
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1313-1316;
  • Open Access
    A comparative study on the application of 3 molecular methods in epidemiological typing of bacterial isolates using MRSA as a prototype
    Sahar I. Al-Thawadi, George Kessie, Damian Dela Cruz and Mohammed N. Al-Ahdal
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1317-1324;
  • Open Access
    Tetanus experience in a public hospital in Western Saudi Arabia
    Eman H. Lubbad, Adil M. Khazindar and Muhammad Ayyub
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1325-1328;
  • Open Access
    Prevalence of gestational trophoblastic disease. A single institution experience
    Tariq Y. Khashoggi
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1329-1333;
  • Open Access
    Clinical profile of patients operated for benign adnexal tumors and the histopathological types
    Asma M. Al-Ojaili and Vaidaynathan Gowri
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1334-1336;
  • Open Access
    Study of pelvicaliceal anatomy by helical computerized tomography. Is it feasible?
    Fahd N. Al-Qahtani, Gaber A. Ali, Baher A. Kamal and Saud A. Taha
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1337-1340;
  • Open Access
    A formula for the estimation of the body surface area of Saudi male adults
    Luke O. Nwoye and Mohammed A. Al-Shehri
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1341-1346;
  • Open Access
    Dental health status and caries pattern of preschool children in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
    Tahir R. Paul
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1347-1351;
  • Open Access
    The effect of unilateral partial edentulism to muscle thickness
    Gozlem Koca-Ceylan, Nergiz Taskaya-Yilmaz, Ahmet U. Guler, Lutfi Incesu and Tolga Aksoz
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1352-1359;
  • Open Access
    Malignant biliary strictures
    Ibrahim A. Al-Mofleh, Rashed S. Al-Rashed, Saleh M. Al-Amri, Abdullah S. Al-Ghamdi, Faleh Z. Al-Faleh, Hussein M. Al-Freihi and Arthur C. Isnani
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1360-1363;
  • Open Access
    Gastroesophageal reflux in bronchial asthma patients. A clinical note
    Lubna Al-Asoom, Abdullah M. Al-Rubaish, Hassan A. El-Munshid, Awatif N. Al-Nafaie, Huda A. Bukharie and Ibrahim S. Abdulrahman
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1364-1369;
  • Open Access
    Lack of association of coronary artery disease with H.pylori infection
    Mansour M. Al-Nozha, Mohamed Z. Khalil, Ibrahim A. Al-Mofleh and Abdullah S. Al-Ghamdi
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1370-1373;
  • Open Access
    Predictors of neonatal mortality in the intensive care unit in Abha, Saudi Arabia
    Mostafa A. Arafa and Mohammed A. Alshehri
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1374-1376;
  • Open Access
    Idiopathic granulomatus lobular mastitis. A forgotten clinical diagnosis
    Mona A. Al Nazer
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1377-1380;
  • Open Access
    Skin cancers in Western
    Khalid M. Al Aboud, Khalid A. Al Hawsawi, Manzoor A. Bhat, Venkatashari Ramesh and Syed M. Ali
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1381-1387;

Case Report

  • Open Access
    Mesenteric cystic teratoma in children
    Abdullatif A. Al-Arfaj, Mohammad A. El-Shawarby, Fatma A. Al-Mulhim and Amer A. Lardhi
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1388-1390;
  • Open Access
    A case of Rifampicin induced pseudomembraneous colitis
    Daad H. Akbar, Halia Z. Al-Shehri, Amani M. Al-Huzali and Hind I. Falatah
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1391-1393;
  • Open Access
    Necrotizing fasciitis complicated by multiple pneumoceles
    Sheikh N Maheboob, Andre M Louon and Abdel H Ahmed
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1394-1396;
  • Open Access
    Isolated unilateral pleural effusion as the only manifestation of the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
    Abdulaziz S. Aldawood and Afaf A. Felemban
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1397-1399;
  • Open Access
    Benign mullerian type cyst of the uterus in a perimenopausal woman
    Vaidyanathan Gowri, Fikra Al Busaidi, Vadakkepat Nirmala and Surjeet Kaur
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1400-1401;

Clinical Note

  • Open Access
    Aorto carotid bypass in Takayasus disease
    Seyed M. Alamshah and Amanollah Heydari
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1402-1403;
  • Open Access
    Wandering spleen
    Abdullah A. Abba and Mohsen S. Al-Harthy
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1404-1405;

Brief Communication

  • Open Access
    The burden of infections and child health in Iraq
    Ibrahim M. Khan, Rashid Chotani, Khaled Yassin, Samreen Khan and Ulrich Laaser
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1406-1408;
  • Open Access
    The oral hygiene habits of school students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
    Khalid Almas, Emad O. Al-Shwaimi, Hamed S. Al-Shamrani and Nils Skaug
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1408-1410;
  • Open Access
    Comparison of PCR and disc diffusion methods in detecting methicillin resistance among Staphylococcus species from nosocomial infections
    Manar F. Atoum, Hazem Akel and Mohamed N. Battikhi
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1410-1412;
  • Open Access
    Osmotic fragility and Na+-K+ ATPase activity of erythrocytes of HIV/AIDS patients
    Osaretin A. Ebuehi, Mohammed O. Balogun, Rosemary A. Audu and Emmanuel O. Idigbe
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1412-1413;
  • Open Access
    Tonsillectomy blood splash
    Sami A. Al-Kindy, Ahamefule O. Ibekwe, Mohammed Al Hiemy, Ashraf Z. Al Banayan and Sultan Al Harthy
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1414-1415;

Correspondence

  • Open Access
    Etiology of chronic diarrhea
    Janan Al-Khayat
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1416;
  • Open Access
    Isolated agenesis of the gallbladder
    Shoukat H. Khan, Pradeep Chopra and Samir Hussein
    Saudi Medical Journal December 2003, 24 (12) 1417;
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