abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present our experience with surgical and conservative management of penile fracture. METHODS:This prospective study was carried out in the Urology and Nephrology Center, at Al-Thawra Modern General and Teaching Hospital, Sana'a, Yemen from June 2003 to September 2007, and included 30 patients presenting w...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Ghilan AM,Al-Asbahi WA,Ghafour MA,Alwan MA,Al-Khanbashi OM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infantile malignant osteopetrosis (arOP) is an autosomal recessive disorder. Mutations in the T-cell immune regulator 1 (TCIRG1) gene were found as the cause of arOP. We found the first Iranian patient with a rare gross deletion in this gene. The patient was a 5-year-old girl with macrocephaly, facial dysmorphism, bli...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Abbaszadegan MR,Modarresi A,Khadivi-Zand F,Velayati A

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the effectiveness of 5 different modalities, and determine the usefulness of recently proposed extensor grip test (EGT) in predicting the response to treatment. METHODS:In a randomized controlled clinical trial, 92 of 98 tennis elbow patients in Sina Hospital Tehran, Iran between 2006 and 2007 ful...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Zehtab MJ,Mirghasemi A,Majlesara A,Tajik P,Siavashi B

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe anthropometric characteristics of participants and the influence of sociodemographic and cardiovascular risk factors involved in the prevalence of obesity in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. METHODS:In the year 2004, all Saudi residents in the Eastern province aged 30 years and above, were i...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al-Baghli NA,Al-Ghamdi AJ,Al-Turki KA,El-Zubaier AG,Al-Ameer MM,Al-Baghli FA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To isolate and construct cloning and expression vectors containing human papillomavirus (HPV16-L1) gene as target for application as recombinant vaccine. METHODS:The study was performed in 2007 in Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Four genital specimens DNAs were amplified with the use of HPV type-sp...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Teimoori A,Soleimanjahi H,Fotouhi F,Meshkat Z

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the prevalence and incidence of glaucoma in 2005 of > or =30 years-old Omani population. METHODS:This was a retrospective review of health data type of study conducted in 2007. The study was conducted in the Eye & Ear Health Care Section, Department of Non-Communicable Disease Control, Ministry of...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Khandekar RB,Jaffer MA,Al-Harthy H

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to evaluate outcome of patients with pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) managed by Yttrium90 (90Y) after debulking surgery. Seven patients (3 males and 4 females) with PVNS were studied retrospectively. Mean follow-up was 47.8 months (range 24-97 months). Mean age was 44.8 years (range ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Ozturk H,Bulut O,Oztemur Z,Bulut S

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the value of immunohistochemical staining of thyroid transcription factor-1 TTF-1, cytokeratin 7 CK7, and cytokeratin 20 CK20 in the differentiation between primary and secondary pulmonary carcinomas. METHODS:Forty-three cases of lung carcinoma, 14 squamous cell carcinoma, 12 adenocarcinoma, 8 small...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al-Zahrani IH

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To document the hydatid cyst cases in the endemic Cukurova region of Turkey, by their involvement sites in the body, and discuss the clinical and morphological features of the cases with rare localization. METHODS:Archival materials of 153 hydatid cyst cases that were diagnosed in 2 different medical centers...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Bal N,Kocer NE,Arpaci R,Ezer A,Kayaselcuk F

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia gladioli, a bacterial pathogen, causes a variety of infectious ailments in immunocompromised individuals. We present a case report of foreign body associated Burkholderia gladioli related abscess in an immunocompetent type 1 diabetic patient. Relevant medical literature is reviewed to understand this unus...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Waseem M,Al-Sherbeeni S,Al-Malki MH,Al-Ghamdi MS

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare acute renal toxicity of 2 conditioning regimens of total body irradiation/cyclophosphamide (TBI-Cy) and Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide (ICE). METHODS:Between August 1996 and February 2004, patients treated with autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation in the Department of Medical an...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Beyzadeoglu M,Arpaci F,Surenkok S,Ozyigit G,Oysul K,Caglar K,Ataergin S,Yenicesu M,Kaya A

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe and monitor the causes of neonatal and postneonatal deaths in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) over a 10-year-period. METHODS:This is a descriptive study of all infants who died in the NICU from January 1995 until December 2004 at Riyadh Military Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Majeed-Saidan MA,Kashlan FT,Al-Zahrani AA,Ezzedeen FY,Ammari AN

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the contribution of nitric oxide NO on the relaxation effects of diethylstilbestrol on rat uterus. METHODS:Uterine rings from 8 nonpregnant Wistar Albino rats 300-350 g in the pro-estrous phase were suspended in an organ bath and electrical field stimulation applied for recording isometric tensio...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Hekimoglu A,Celik F,Tas T,Ece A,Kavak V

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Evaluation of asthma control using the Asthma Control Test (ACT). METHODS:The ACT was used to assess asthma control among patients with bronchial asthma visiting pulmonary clinics in 5 major tertiary care hospitals in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Each hospital had a target of 300 patients to recruit over...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al-Jahdali HH,Al-Hajjaj MS,Alanezi MO,Zeitoni MO,Al-Tasan TH

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone metastasis of endometrial carcinoma is uncommon, and bilateral femur metastasis is extremely rare. A 48-year-old woman with Federation International of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage IIB grade 2-3 endometrial adenocarcinoma underwent curative radical hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and pelvic and ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Qin Y,Peng Z,Gao Y

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the kinetic ability of embryonic human epithelial INT-407 cells to express messenger ribonucleic acid mRNA for various cytokines and chemokines in response to Campylobacter jejuni C. jejuni stimulation. METHODS:In an experimental single-blind study, cultured embryonic human epithelial INT-407 cell...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al-Amri AI,Botta GA,Tabbara KS,Ismaeel AY,Al-Mahmeed AE,Qareeballa AY,Bin Dayna KM,Bakhiet MO

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the accuracy of intraoperative assessment of the node-negative N0 neck with frozen-section biopsy. METHODS:In our study, 60 patients 9 women and 51 men who underwent 88 elective neck dissections with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Medical Faculty,...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Tuncer U,Ozdemir S,Soylu L,Aydogan LB,Uguz A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonorganic dysphonia may present a challenging diagnosis, and management. Here, we present a severe form of nonorganic dysphonia, which we termed as arytenoidal dysphonia. It was a severe form of muscle tension dysphonia, which was described earlier in literature although with different nomenclature. The outcome of th...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Malki KH,Nasser NH,Hassan SM,Farahat M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the plasma homocysteine level and the relationship between plasma homocysteine level and duke treadmill score (DTS) in cardiac syndrome X (CSX) patients. METHODS:Seventy-nine patients (36 male, 43 female, mean age: 50 +/- 8.8 years) admitted to Gazi University Hospital, Ankara, Turkey with typ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Timurkaynak T,Balcioglu S,Arslan U,Kocaman SA,Cengel A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To report our experience of varied presentations and diverse histopathological spectrum of parotid gland malignancies. METHODS:This retrospective analysis incorporated patients with histological evidence of malignant parotid tumors at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia over a 20-year perio...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al-Naami MY,Guraya SY,Arafah MM,Al-Zobydi AH,Al-Tuwaijri TA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of duodenal lipoma in a 53-year-old lady causing symptoms of vomiting and abdominal discomfort, treated by laparoscopic enucleation. Lipomas of the duodenum are rare tumors with less than 230 cases reported in the literature, most of these are from autopsy records rather than clinical experience. Mos...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Abu Daff SN,Abu Daff NS

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study fetal and neonatal heart rate (HR) and cardiac output (COP), following acute maternal exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMF) emitted by mobile phones. METHODS:The present study was carried out at Benha University Hospital and El-Shorouq Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, from October 2003 to March 2004. Nine...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Rezk AY,Abdulqawi K,Mustafa RM,Abo El-Azm TM,Al-Inany H

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To present the experience with the first pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program in Saudi Arabia. METHODS:The prospectively collected data of patients referred to PR program in Saudi Arabia over 30 months starting on July 2004, were reviewed. A standard outpatient PR was offered to those patients with chronic ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al-Moamary MS

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the development of the normal urachus during the fetal period. METHODS:The study was carried out on 149 human fetuses (male 87, female 62) aged between 9-40 weeks, obtained with families' consent from Isparta Maternity and Children's Hospital, Isparta, Turkey, between 1997 and 2002. The study was...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Sulak O,Cankara N,Malas MA,Cetin E,Desdicioglu K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the circulating rotavirus strains among hospitalized children and adults in Gizan City. METHODS:This cross-sectional study was based in 5 hospitals in the Gizan area. Stool samples were collected between November 2004 and March 2005, from sequential patients with acute, dehydrating diarrhea. Rotavi...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Kheyami AM,Areeshi MY,Dove W,Nakagomi O,Cunliffe NA,Anthony Hart C

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The co-existence of breast carcinoma and lymphoma in the axillary lymph nodes, without a history of previous chemotherapy or radiotherapy is rarely described. We present a case of a 50-year-old female with right breast mass, proved by pathological examination to be invasive mucinous carcinoma. Examination of the axill...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al-Hussaini MA,Al-Masad JK,Awidi AA

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify if there are any advantages of taking swab from the peritoneal fluid during appendectomy, and if it has any clinical implication on the progress of diseases. METHODS:Records of 160 patients who underwent appendectomy in Saqr Hospital, Rak, United Arab Emirates, from 2003 - 2005, and had culture a...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al-Saadi AS,Al-Wadan AH,Hamarnah SA,Amin H

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of abdominal obesity and it's associated risk factors in a married, non-pregnant, high altitude female population. METHODS:A cross-sectional study conducted from January to March 2003, with 438 currently married non-pregnant women aged 18-60 years, born and permanent residents in ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Khalid ME

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rituximab is an anti-CD20 chimeric monoclonal antibody that has shown substantial activity. Since its discovery, rituximab has been used with great success in a variety of hematological malignancies. Its success in the management of aggressive lymphomas led to expansion of its use in other conditions such as stem cell...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： El-Habbash MM,Alwindi AM

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the major risk factors among male and female patients with severe coronary artery diseases undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). METHODS:This randomized clinical trial was performed on 897 (655 male and 242 female) patients from March 2001 to March 2006 in the Department of Cardiovascul...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Adel SM,Ramezanei AA,Hydarei A,Javaherizadeh H,Behmanesh V,Amanei V

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alimentary tract duplications are rare anomalies usually present in childhood. They are most common in the ileum, but can occur anywhere along the alimentary tract from the mouth to the anus. We report a case of a 23-year-old female presented with severe epigastric and lower abdominal pain of one day duration, and was...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al-Sarem SA,Al-Shawi JS

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To isolate and construct a cloning vector containing the human papillomavirus (HPV)16-E7 gene as a target for application as a DNA vaccine. METHODS:The study was performed in 2005 in Iran. The E7 gene, one of the most important HPV oncoproteins and a target molecule for therapeutic vaccines, was amplified by...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Meshkat Z,Soleimanjahi H,Mahmoudi M,Mirshahabi H,Hassan ZM,Ghaffari SR,Sabokbar T

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To establish reference growth charts for Saudi children and adolescents. METHODS:Multi-stage probability sampling of a cross-section of Saudi children and adolescents residing in all 13 regions of the Kingdom. Family interviews, and physical examinations of children and adolescents from birth to 19 years of ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： El-Mouzan MI,Al-Herbish AS,Al-Salloum AA,Qurachi MM,Al-Omar AA

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the effects of esmolol and remifentanil, used as adjuncts for induced hypotension on surgical conditions and short-term cognitive functions, during tympanoplasty. METHODS:The study was conducted in Hacettepe University, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey between January 2005 and December 2006 foll...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Celebi N,Artukoglu F,Dal D,Saricaoglu F,Celiker V,Aypar U

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the main causes of fistula, and to determine the factors related to a successful treatment. METHODS:From November 2002 to October 2005, a total of 70 consecutive patients with enterocutaneous fistula in Gastroenterology and Hepatology Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq, were studied prospectively. Fif...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Ahmad RR,Fawzy SY

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fucosidosis is a rare, autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by a severe deficiency of a-L-fucosidase. Patients usually have some problems with glycoprotein storage in the brain and other organs, and some structural abnormalities that need special consideration in anesthesia. It has 2 types, the early ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Soltani AE,Moharari RS,Ghaffari R,Zahedi H,Hajmahmoodi M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To studied the relationship that exists between leptin, ghrelin, insulin, neuropeptide Y (NPY), anthropometric, and metabolic variables in Saudi females. METHODS:The study was conducted at the Department of Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from Nove...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Daghestani MH,Ozand PT,Al-Himadi AR,Al-Odaib AN

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test in vitro susceptibilities of Brucella melitensis (B. melitensis) blood isolates obtained from an endemic region, by broth microdilution susceptibility test. METHODS:Fifty blood isolates were tested with anti-brucella antibiotics, namely, tetracycline, gentamicin, streptomycin, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxa...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Tanyel E,Coban AY,Koruk ST,Simsek H,Hepsert S,Cirit OS,Tulek N

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased use of mobile phones worldwide has focused interest on the biological effects and possible health outcomes of exposure to radiofrequency fields from mobile phones, and their base stations. Various reports suggest that mobile phone use can cause health problems like fatigue, headache, dizziness, tension, ...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Al-Dousary SH

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in imaging techniques for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) offer the possibility of investigating contrast perfusion of liver nodules in cirrhosis. It is now accepted that a non-invasive diagnosis of HCC can be established based on the vascular pattern obtained with pure blood pool contrast agents. The d...

journal_title：Saudi medical journal

authors： Camaggi V,Piscaglia F,Bolondi L

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00