Cerebrospinal fluid leakage after turbinate submucosal diathermy: an unusual complication.

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：:The main purpose of this report is to describe nine cases of xeroderma pigmentosum with primary spontaneous corneal scarring in the absence of history of corneal ulcers or infectious keratitis. The authors studied nine patients with xeroderma pigmentosum. Each patient underwent complete ophthalmologic and dermatologic...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Tabbara KF,Tabbara WS

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study looks at the incidence of head and neck cancer in the Southwest Region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Asir Region). There were a total of 204 newly diagnosed patients seen at Asir Central Hospital between 1987 and 1992; 113 males and 91 females. All were Saudi patients. Frequency at various sites with refe...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Ghamdi SA,Malatani T,Kameswaran M,Khurana P

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Predictive equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in different clinical conditions should be validated by comparing with the measurement of GFR using inulin clearance, a highly accurate measure of GFR. OBJECTIVES:Our aim was to validate the Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology Collaboratio...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Wakeel JS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemorrhoid is a common anal problem in our country that is currently treated by many different methods. Three modalities were assessed in a randomized prospective trial in which 848 patients with a second-degree hemorrhoid were treated by rubber band ligation (470 patients), injection sclerotherapy (280 patients), or ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Jamjoom AM,Jamal YS

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surprisingly, it is estimated that about half of type 2 diabetics remain undetected. The possible causes may be partly attributable to people with normal fasting plasma glucose (FPG) but abnormal postprandial hyperglycemia. We attempted to develop an effective predictive model by using the metabolic syndrome...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Pei D,Lin JD,Wu DA,Hsieh CH,Hung YJ,Kuo SW,Kuo KL,Wu CZ,Li JC

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Body mass index (BMI) is the most widely used measure to define obesity and predict its complications, such as diabetes and hypertension, but its accuracy and usefulness in Saudi subjects is unknown. This study aimed to assess the validity of standard BMI cut-point values in the Saudi populati...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Almajwal AM,Al-Baghli NA,Batterham MJ,Williams PG,Al-Turki KA,Al-Ghamdi AJ

更新日期：2009-11-01 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：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 AND OBJECTIVE:Vaccination during periods of lymphopenia may facilitate immune responses to weak self-antigens and enhance antitumor immunity. The objective of this study was to determine the effectiveness of tumor vaccine immunotherapy combined with immune reconstruction using tumor-bearing host immune cells...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Li QL,Gao SF,Wang YP,Ma J,Feng CX,Wang Y,Wang YL

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is an X-linked disorder which causes neonatal jaundice in most cases, and under certain conditions, can cause a spectrum of hemolytic manifestations. OBJECTIVE:To determine the local prevalence of G6PD deficiency in newborns. DESIGN:Cross-sectional. SETT...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Elella SA,Tawfik M,Barseem N,Moustafa W

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patterns of smoking in Jordan were determined in a sample of 3489 subjects representing various strata of society. The sample included 2103 students and 1386 nonstudents. In the nonstudent population, 58.5% of the male and 27.4% of the female subjects were smokers; overall, 96% smoked manufactures cigarettes. Male...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Awidi AS

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Saudi Arabia has a high prevalence of hereditary hemoglobin disorders. Data has been collected by the Saudi Premarital Screening and Genetic Counseling Program on the prevalence of sickle cell disease and β-thalassemia but the outcomes were not quantified. We used six years of premarital scree...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Memish ZA,Saeedi MY

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by abnormal levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) in the blood. FH is a risk factor for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. The relationship between the paraoxonase 1 (PON1) gene, atherosclerosis and coronary artery...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Alharbi KK,Alnbaheen MS,Alharbi FK,Hasanato RM,Khan IA

更新日期：2017-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:During the Eid al-Adha ("Sacrifice Feast") religious holiday in Muslim communities animal sacrifices are made over a period of 3 days every year. OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to determine the type of sacrifice-related injuries, the characteristics of patients, treatments for injuries, and relationsh...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Basturk M,Katirci Y,Ocak T,Yurdakul MS,Duran A,Baspinar I

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:To study clinical features, imaging findings, and prognosis of hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (HEHE) in Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgical Hospital and to improve the level of recognition and preoperative diagnosis of HEHE. DESIGN AND SETTINGS:This is a retrospective study. The study wa...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Fan F,Yang X,Zhu B,Zhang Y

更新日期：2013-07-01 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：:Three hundred and seventy-six consecutive antinuclear antibody-positive sera were tested for anti-ds DNA antibody by using three commercial kits which use 125 I recombinant DNA (radioimmunoassay), highly purified calf thymus DNA (enzyme linked immunosorbent assay) and Crithidia lucilliae (immunofluorescence assay) as ...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Sheth KV,Alkaff MA,Bahabri SA,El Ramahi KM,Al-Sedairy S,Al-Dalaan AA

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We tested the clinical utility of the platelet count, the aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase (AST/ALT) ratio, and the AST to platelet ratio index (APRI) score in predicting the presence or absence of advanced fibrosis and cirrhosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C in Saudi Arabia. METHO...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Abdo AA,Al Swat K,Azzam N,Ahmed S,Al Faleh F

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The laparoscopic approach for adrenalectomy is now widely accepted and preferred over the conventional open approach. We describe our experience of adreanalectomy and compare the results of open and laparoscopic approach. PATIENTS AND METHODS:From March 1999 to March 2002, we performed 23 adrenalectomies. A...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Yousef HB,Al Zahrani A,Ahmed M,Al Arifi A,Mahfouz A,Hussain R,Al-Sobhi S

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：:The prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) has been measured in 113 Saudi patients with chronic liver diseases. Twenty-five percent of 20 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were positive for anti-HCV and 29.7% of 38 patients with cirrhosis and 27.3% of 33 patients with liver fibrosis, respe...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Fakunle YM,Al-Mofarreh M,El-Drees AZ,El-Karamany WM,Ezzat HO,Ballesteros MN,Khawaji MZ

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study of 92 women with subchorionic hematoma evaluated with sonographic scan in King Khalid University Hospital, it was found that the mean ages and live births of patients who carried their pregnancies to viability were higher when compared with the patients who aborted. There was a statistically significant ass...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al Nuaim L,Chowdhury N,Adelusi B

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A treatable and preventable disorder, congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is still a common cause of mental retardation. A 17-year-old Saudi boy with CH due to an ectopic thyroid gland was diagnosed by the neonatal screening program.Thyroxine replacement therapy was started for one month when the family chose to discontinu...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Alwan I,AlRowaeah A,Bawazeer M

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Improving the reproductive health of females has be.come the focus of the developmental efforts of many nations. OBJECTIVES:To identify the reproductive health style of married females, and to determine the prevalence and predictors of circumcision among girls aged less than or equal 18 years in Hali semi-u...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Milaat WA,Ibrahim NK,Albar HM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is indicated by calcium deposits in the coronary artery wall. Calcification is a component of atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease. Currently, there are no data on calcification in Saudi women at high risk of coronary artery disease. The aim of this st...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Fathala A,Alreshoodi S,Rujaib MA,Shoukri M,Sergani HA,Buriki JA,Sugair AA

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterococci with high level of aminoglycosides resistance are being reported from different parts of the world with increasing frequency. Treatment of infections caused by such isolates is associated with a high incidence of failure or relapse. This is attributed to the loss of the synergetic effect of aminoglycosides...

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Al-Ballaa SR,Qadri SM,Al-Ballaa SR,Kambal AM,Saldin H,Al-Qatary K

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a period of four years. 114 children (> 28 days to

journal_title：Annals of Saudi medicine

authors： Nabi G,Mir NA

更新日期：1992-05-01 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