Disseminated peritoneal Schistosoma japonicum: a case report and review of the pathological manifestations of the helminth.

abstract：:To evaluate the significance of IgE antibodies in postoperative follow-up studies of patients with primary hydatidosis, 24 patients with detectable levels of Enchinococcus granulosus-specific IgE as determined by radioallergosorbent test (RAST) were re-examined one month and four months after surgical resection of the...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Diwan JK,Al-Balaghi SM,Al-Hadithi TS

更新日期：1991-11-01 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：: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：BACKGROUND:Cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CL/P), is the most common congenital anomaly in the head and neck worldwide. We studied the prevalence of cleft lip (CL) and palate (CP) in Shiraz, which is located in southwestern Iran. METHODS:Data was collected from the teaching hospitals of the Shiraz University o...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Rajabian MH,Aghaei S

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The illegal use of melamine in powdered baby formula resulted in a widespread outbreak of melamine-associated pediatric urolithiasis and kidney damage in China in 2008. We conducted this study because more needs to be known about the long-term effects of melamine-associated urolithiasis and kidney damage. O...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Gao J,Wang F,Kuang X,Chen R,Rao J,Wang B,Li W,Liu H,Shen Q,Wang X,Xu H

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prevalence of overweight/obesity in children in Saudi Arabia is among the highest in the world. The prevalence of dental caries is also high in Saudi children. Studies on the relationship between caries and obesity in Saudi adolescents are lacking. OBJECTIVES:To study the prevalence of overweight/obesit...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Farsi DJ,Elkhodary HM

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with severe sickle cell anemia (SCA) have a higher potential for oxidative damage due to chronic redox imbalance in red blood cells that often leads to hemolysis, endothelial injury and recurrent vaso-occlusive episodes. This study evaluated the plasma levels of vitamins A, C and E as indicators of ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Hasanato RM

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There were no studies on the different stages of diabetic nephropathy in Saudi Arabia, particularly the earliest stages. We have therefore investigated the frequency of occurrence of varying degrees of proteinuria including microalbuminuria in noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) Saudi patients as well as th...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Huraib S,Abu-Aisha H,Sulimani RA,Famuyiwa FO,Al-Wakeel J,Askar A,Sulimani F

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty cases of cerebral abscesses were studied prospectively to establish the microbial agents implicated in these cases. Chronic otitis media (14 patients, 35%), congenital heart disease (five patients, 12.5%),a and meningitis (five patients, 12.5%) were among the important predisposing factors. Streptococcus (14 pat...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Pit S,Jamal F,Cheah FK,Abbas MA

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a five year period, 233 cases of malaria (2.4%) were diagnosed among 9259 children with fever and hepatosplenomegaly seen in Asir Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia. The majority of these were below four years of age and came from Tihama, a hot, humid valley area in the Asir region. The infection was seasonal...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Annobil SH,Okeahialam TC,Jamjoom GA,Bassuni WA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A controlled prospective study was carried out between 16 July 1991 and 31 January 1992 to evaluate the oropharyngeal flora in homozygous sickle cell disease (SS). Throat swabs for cultures were taken from 163 asymptomatic SS patients attending sickle cell clinics (90 children and 73 adults). Throat swabs were also ta...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Dabbous IA,Al-Jam'a AH,El-Bashier AM

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fetal growth is the result of interactions between various factors and can be estimated by ultrasonic measurements. Fetal femur length is a scale for estimating the fetal weight in individual races because fetal growth patterns differ among different races. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:This was a prospective study ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Firoozabadi RD,Ghasemi N,Firoozabadi MD

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adult females have significantly more leptin than males. We investigated the effect of fetal sex on levels of leptin and other pregnancy hormones (progesterone, estradiol, FSH, LH and beta hCG) in pregnant females during different stages of pregnancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS:Serum leptin levels in pregnant fem...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al Atawi F,Warsy A,Babay Z,Addar M

更新日期：2005-03-01 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 AND OBJECTIVES:The current practice in Zagazig University Hospitals Laboratories (ZUHL) is manual verification of all results for the later release of reports. These processes are time consuming and tedious, with large inter-individual variation that slows the turnaround time (TAT). Autoverification is the p...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Sediq AM,Abdel-Azeez AG

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a period of 14 years, 1246 patients had emergency gastroscopy because of upper gastrointestinal tract (UGIT) bleeding. The endoscopic findings in these patients showed duodenal ulcer disease (DUD) in 364 (29.2%) was the most common followed by esophageal varices in 302 (24.2%), erosive gastritis in 198 (15.9%), g...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al Karawi MA,Ghandour Z,Mohamed Ael S

更新日期：1995-11-01 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:Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important health outcome, representing one of the most important goals of all health interventions. The objectives of this study were to determine HRQOL and the factors affecting it in type 2 diabetic patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS:This cross-secti...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Shehri AH,Taha AZ,Bahnassy AA,Salah M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the sequelae of menopause and how this can be managed in a primary health care setting. Between June 1992 and June 1994, 261 postmenopausal females who attended the menopause clinic at the Kuwait Maternity Hospital were evaluated clinically and with laboratory investigations; mamm...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al Qattan N,Omu AE

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are the third leading cause of death in Saudi Arabia. Because speed is a major risk factor for severe crash-related injuries, a camera ticketing system was implemented countrywide in mid-2010 by the traffic police in an effort to improve traffic safety. There are no published stu...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Alghnam S,Alkelya M,Alfraidy M,Al-Bedah K,Albabtain IT,Alshenqeety O

更新日期：2017-01-01 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 AND OBJECTIVES:The main objectives of this cross-sectional study were (1) to examine chronic pain using the Multidimensional Pain Inventory-Spinal Cord Injury (MPI-SCI) version and (2) to assess the relationship between chronic pain and functional status, depression, and sleep quality among patients with SCI...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Avluk OC,Gurcay E,Gurcay AG,Karaahmet OZ,Tamkan U,Cakci A

更新日期：2014-05-01 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：:Thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma is a rare malignancy, with an incidence of 0.7% to 1.6%. Most cases of thyroglossal duct cyst carcinoma are papillary carcinoma, with follicular carcinoma having been rarely reported. In this study, a 33-year-old man presented with a typical thyroglossal duct cyst and underwent surgica...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Bifari IN,Alherabi A,Alkaff H,Al-Arqen H,Jastania RA

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of 100 referral letters and reports randomly selected from two health centers in Riyadh identified that the main reason for referral was general therapeutic advice (43.2%), general diagnostic evaluation (24.8%), and routine specialist examination (11.7%). Of the total referrals, 82.1% were seen within a week ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Jarallah JS

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suleimania Children's Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia was the site of a on-year study, started June 1987, which was designed to investigate measles vaccine failure. The first part of the study consisted of 336 patients with measles. Diagnosis was established on clinical grounds and confirmed by fluorescent IgM analysis...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Abanamy A,Khalil M,Salman H,Abdulazeem M

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Central venous cannulation is a necessary invasive procedure for fluid management, haemodynamic monitoring and vasoactive drug therapy. The right internal jugular vein (RIJV) is the preferred site. Enlargement of the jugular vein area facilitates catheterization and reduces complication rates. Common methods...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Karaaslan P,Gokay BV,Karakaya MA,Darcin K,Karakaya AD,Ormeci T,Kose EA

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated enteropathy, induced by gluten in genetically susceptible individuals. The objective of this study was to describe the clinical pattern of CD in children from the western region of Saudi Arabia. DESIGN AND SETTING:Retrospective, hospital-based. PATIE...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Saadah OI

更新日期：2011-01-01 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 differentiation of extramedullary myelogenous leukemia/granulocytic sarcoma (GS) from malignant lymphoma can sometimes be difficult. In the current study, we explored the value of CD34, myeloperoxidase and nonspecific esterase (Leder) stains in differentiating GS from lymphomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Fi...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Mourad W,Kfoury H,Al Husseini H

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00