Neural tube defects in Southwestern region of Saudi Arabia.

abstract：:The utilization of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) for serum digoxin and theophylline was assessed with respect to the indication, time of sample collection and contribution to patient care. A total of 585 serum drug level determinations of digoxin (275) and theophylline (328) were done in a four month period. Reaso...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Ghamdi MS,Eferakeya A,Al-Sowayan S

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is one of the most challenging problems faced by clinicians in the tropics owing to its fast-changing burden. AKI in the tropics is strikingly different from that in the developed world in terms of etiology and presentation. In addition, there is a stark contrast between well-developed and po...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Mathew AJ,George J

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a ten year period (1979 to 1989), 200 patients have undergone live donor nephrectomy through a flank extraperitoneal approach without rib resection. The average hospital stay was short and the major complications were negligible. Early graft function was seen in 97% of the cases. Delayed function due to acute tub...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Abomelha MS,Assari S,Shaaban A,Al-Otaibi K,Kourah M

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ependymomas outside the confines of the cranium and spinal cord are rare. The occurrence of these tumors in an extradural, sacrococcygeal, or subcutaneous location may prove challenging, particularly in the absence of any obvious central nervous system connection. The origin of these tumors from sub.cutaneous sacrococ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Zaidi SN,AlKhalidi H,Al-Rikabi AC

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Even though the 50 g oral glucose challenge test (GCT) is the most commonly used screening modality for gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), no consensus for the diagnostic approach is available to patients with a markedly elevated GCT result. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility of mar...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Karcaaltincaba D,Altinbas S,Akyol M,Ensari T,Yalvac S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes in the Western Province of Saudi Arabia is unknown. The purpose of our study was to determine the prevalent HCV genotypes among HCV seropositive Saudi patients in the Western Province, and to study the relationship between types/subtypes, clinical status ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Osoba AO,Ibrahim M,Abdelaal MA,Al-Mowallad A,Al Shareef B,Hussein BA

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Studies about stroke in Saudi Arabia are limited. This retrospective study aims to determine the clinical characteristics of Saudi patients with heart failure (HF) with and without subsequent stroke, and also to find out whether gender differences exist in the presentation of HF patients who h...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Alqahtani M,AlKhtaami A,AlGobain M,Aljohani N,Bin SA,AlShalati F,Alanazi T

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of orf occuring in one family are reported. The patients developed characteristic skin lesions one week after sustaining cuts while slaughtering a sheep. The diagnosis of orf was confirmed by electron microscopy which revealed numerous large oval virus particle characteristics of parapox virus. This we belie...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Roy-Boulos AM,Akhtar M,Bendl B

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to help to predict low birth weight infants by measuring placental diameter and thickness. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:A prospective study was conducted of 70 consecutive singleton pregnancies to evaluate placental diameter and thickness by ultrasonographic measurement at 36 weeks gestatio...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Habib FA

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this prospective, randomized study was to compare the effectiveness of fiberoptic, conventional and a combination phototherapy in decreasing bilirubin concentrations in neonatal nonhemolytic hyperbilirubinemia. Forty-six infants who were 36 weeks' gestation and more were randomly assigned to fiberopti...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Alaiyan S

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since late 1975, the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC), a tertiary-care hospital in Saudi Arabia, has continuously collected data on its experience in oncology. With 22,836 cancer cases as a base, covering the years between 1976 and 1993, it is intended to present the hospital data obtained...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Ezzat A,Raja M,Te O,Michels D,Bazarbashi S

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autosomal recessive primary microcephaly (MCPH) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder. Patients with MCPH exhibit reduced occipito-frontal head circumference and non-progressive intellectual disability. To date, 17 genes have been known as an underlying cause of MCPH in humans. ASPM (abnorma...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Hashmi JA,Al-Harbi KM,Ramzan K,Albalawi AM,Mehmood A,Samman MI,Basit S

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nasal polyposis is a common problem in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. Since allergic fungal sinusitis (AFS) can present with unilateral or bilateral nasal polyps, it is important to be aware of the prevalence of AFS in patients with nasal polyps. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The medical records of 91 patient...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Telmesani LM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The etiology of preeclampsia remains obscure. To study the role of insulin resistance in preeclampsia, we compared fasting insulin and glucose changes during the second and third trimesters in preeclamptic women with a normal control group. PATIENTS AND METHODS:In a nested case-control study, subjects were ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Malek-Khosravi S,Kaboudi B

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Different types of modified ultrafiltration (MUF) systems evaluated showed that none of the MUF techniques adhered to the normal venous to arterial blood flow dynamics. This study compared a conventional arteriovenous modified ultrafiltration (AVMUF) system to a custom- designed venoarterial m...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Mohanlall R,Adam J,Nemlander A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Seating position in motor vehicle collisions (MVC) plays a major role in determining the injury pattern in mainly restrained children. However, compliance with child seating and restraint laws is still suboptimal. The role of seating position in predicting injury patterns among unrestrained ch...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Jazaeri A,Zamakhshary M,Al-Omair A,Al-Haddab Y,Al-Jarallah O,Al-Qahtani R

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a seven-year period, 1093 cases of tumors of soft-tissue origin were recorded by the Pathology Department of King Fahd Hospital of the University, Al-Khobar. Of these, detailed histopathological analysis was performed on 685 tumors of adipose-tissue origin removed from 640 patients. Of the 45 multiple tumors, 31 ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Satti MB

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Multiple surveys of medical residents have shown a high incidence of harassment and discrimination in academic health centers. Harassment has a negative effects on residents' health and on their ability to function. No previous study has documented the prevalence of harassment and discriminati...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Fnais N,al-Nasser M,Zamakhshary M,Abuznadah W,Dhukair SA,Saadeh M,Al-Qarni A,Bokhari B,Alshaeri T,Aboalsamh N,Binahmed A

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) by either the endobronchial valve (EBV) or coil (EBC) procedure is recommended for severe emphysematous patients. BLVR applications generally help healthy lung areas ventilate more comfortably by reducing the hyperinflation and improving the contraction capacity of ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Dumanli A,Metin B,Gunay E

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The treatment and prognosis of follicular lymphoma (FL) is dependant on the grade of the disease. In the World Health Organization classification of lymphoma, grading of FL into low grade (1 and 2) and high grade (3) is recommended. Grading of FL is possible in excision biopsy; histological grading is subjec...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Mourad WA,Rawas F,Shoukri M,Tbakhi A,Al Omari M,Tulbah A,Al Dayel F

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity, as a core component of the metabolic syndrome, is among the top ten global health risks classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as being strongly associated with the development and progression of chronic renal disease--a widely prevalent but often silent condition. Obesity carries elevated risks of...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Saxena AK

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with thalassemia may complain of numbness and weakness of the lower extremities. The aim of the study was to document whether these patients suffer from a polyneuropathy and to determine any contributing factors for the development of neuropathy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:We examined 30 patients with th...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Sawaya RA,Zahed L,Taher A

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A high caloric intake from fat sources and prevailing obesity in the Saudi population prompted this study. Waist to hip circumference ratio (WHR), fasting cholesterol, triglycerides and insulin were measured in 76 non-insulin dependent adult Saudi diabetics. Serum LDL, HDL and VLDL were measured in 45 of these diabeti...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Khandekar S,Noeman SA,Muralidhar K,Gadallah M,Al-Sawaf KS

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital heart defects (CHD), which are caused by abnormalities early in fetal life, encompass over 50 diagnoses. Since the detailed etiology is unknown, the geographical distribution of defects might suggest likely risk factors. METHODS:The geographical distribution of 5 865 Saudi Arabian nationals with ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Greer W,Sandridge AL,Al-Menieir M,Al Rowais A

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the rate of multiple drug resistance is high, there is no published data on the transmission rate of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Aegean region of western Turkey that are based on molecular methods. METHODS:IS6110 and pTBN12 restriction fragment length polymorphism (R...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Cavusoglu C,Durmaz R,Bilgic A,Gunal S

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The propensity of Ascaris lumbricoides to wander leads to varied surgical complications in the abdomen. Wandering A lumbricoides may sometimes reach the vermiform appendix and its presence there may remain silent or incite pathology. Our aim was to study ascariadial appendicitis. METHODS:Over a period of 3 ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Wani I,Maqbool M,Amin A,Shah F,Keema A,Singh J,Kitagawa M,Nazir M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to determine the yeast species present in clinical specimens obtained from patients attending a busy Saudi hospital, the present study was undertaken. More than 1614 yeasts were isolated in culture from pathologic specimens of over 1303 patients with diverse clinical conditions. Organisms identified in 22...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Hedaithy SS

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In children, steroid-resistant nephritic syndrome due to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) is frequently a progressive condition resulting in end-stage renal disease (ESRD). We report the response of 15 patients with steroid resistant FSGS to treatment with intravenous pulse cyclophosphamide (IVCP) a...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al Salloum AA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia, bilharziasis, bilharziosis or snail fever) is a human disease syndrome caused by infection from one of several species of parasitic trematodes of the genus Schistosoma. The three main species infecting humans are S haematobium, S japonicum, and S mansoni. S japonicum is most c...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Waheeb S,Al-Murshed M,Dashti F,Hira PR,Al-Sarraf L

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tocilizumab (TCZ) is a humanized anti-human IL-6R antibody, a novel therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who fail treatment with disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) or anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNFs). OBJECTIVE:To assess the safety and efficacy of TCZ monotherapy or in combinati...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Abdulkader OAF,Qushmaq K,Aljishi F

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00