January - March 2010 Vol. 26 No. 1
CONTENTS
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
* Percutaneous coronary intervention of osteal lesions in newly established
tertiary care cardiac hospital
1
Riffat Sultana, Nuzhat Sultana, Syed Zahed Rasheed,
Maqbool H. Jafary, Muhammad Ishaq, Abdus Samad
* Changes in comorbid diseases in morbidly obese patients treated
by laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
6
Ibrahim Sakcak, Mehmet Fatih Avsar, Nihal Zekiye Erdem, Enver Okan Hamamci,
Settar Bostanoglu, Muhittin Sonisik, Akin Bostanoglu, Erdal Cosgun
* Latent tuberculosis infection in individuals with human immunodeficiency
virus infection: Comparison of tuberculin skin test to the anti TB-IgM antibodies
11
Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Mohammad Nadimi, Shahram Shokri, Gholamabbas Zamani
* Retained surgical foreign bodies:Can these be prevented?
15
Champa Sushel, Tariq Wahab Khanzada, Abdul Samad
* Prevalence of obesity, abdominal obesity and the associated factors
among a group of Turkish adults
21
Nurcan Yabanci, Ercan Gocgeldi, Isil Simsek, Selim Kilic
* Clinical profile of newly presenting diabetic patients at the University
of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
26
Unadike BC, Akpan NA, Essien IO
* Molecular characterization of VP7, VP4, and NSP4 genes of P[8]G9 rotavirus
strains detected in Saudi Arabia
31
Ali M Kheyami
* Assessment of bone age in Kurdish children in Iran
36
Ghotbi Nahid, Afkhamzadeh Abdorrahim,Salehi Mohammad Gharib, Elyasi Anvar
* Frequency of beta thalassemia trait and carrier in Gorgan, Iran
40
Narges Mirbehbahani, Azam Jahazi, Mohammad Reza Rabie, Flora Vafai
* Postoperative cardiac arrest due to cardiac surgery complications
43
Ahmad Ebadi, Asghar Ramezani, Fakher Rahim, Nasrin Afraee
* Association of order of birth with Schizophrenia
49
Moin Ahmed Ansari, Raza-ur-Rahman, Aftab Ahmed Siddiqui, Syed Zafar Haider Zaidi
* Short term results of concomitant intranasal administration of Salmon Calcitonin
in Intertrochanteric femur fractures operated upon using dynamic hip screw
54
Nasser Sarrafan, Seyed Abdolhossein Mehdinasab, Ahmad Dashtbozorg,
Mohammad Reza Pipelzadeh, Hooman Pedram
* Prevalence of syphilis among patients in a dental clinic in Enugu, Nigeria
59
Amadi ES, Ononiwu CE, Aballa N, Oladimeji SA, Aneke FA, Ugwuoru DC
* Profile of women who experienced vesicovaginal fistula due to obstetric trauma:
Results from survey at Gynecological Surgery Camp
62
Nusrat Nisar, Sajida Yousfani, Firdous Muntaz
* Diffusing capacity for lung carbon monoxide (DLCO) in chemical lung injuries
due to the use of mustard gas in the poisoned soldiers of Iran-Iraq war 2006
66
Hamid Rouhi, Forouzan Ganji
* Redislocation following operations to reduce hip or treating dysplasia in
developmental dysplasia of the hip
71
Saeid Tabatabaei, Ahmad Dashtbozorg, Sharareh Shalamzari
* Gender effect on the use of modified borg and visual analog scales in the
evaluation of dyspnea in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Duygu Ilgin, Sevgi Ozalevli, Hayriye Kul Karaali, Arif H. Cimrin, Eyup S. Ucan
C
76
* Clinical profile of haemodialysis patients with diabetic nephropathy leading
to end stage renal disease
82
Zohair Jamil Gazzaz, Khalid Obeid Dhafar,
Muhammad Amin Tashkandi, Mian Usman Farooq
* Effects of relaxation and citalopram on severity and frequency of the symptoms
of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea predominance
88
Solati Dehkordy K, Adibi P, Sobhi Gharamaleky N
* Prevalence of anemia in pregnant women and its effects on maternal and
fetal morbidity and mortality
92
Farzana Rizwan, Qamarunisa, Habibullah, Amna Memon
* Management of combined femoral artery and vein injuries
96
Hasan Ekim, Dolunay Odabasi
* Prolactin and insulin estimates in pregnancy with glucose intolerance
102
Mohammed H. Shalayel, M. S. Elrobh, Saadeldin A. Idris, M. S Mohammed, Salah A Ahmed
* The frequency of coagulase negative staphylococci urinary infections with
antimicrobial resistance pattern in Rafsanjan
107
Zia Sheikholeslami N, Hassanshahi G
* Knowledge and attitude of Taxi Drivers on the new legislation for
Smoke-free Taxis: An occupational health perspective
111
Yildiz AN, Karadag O, Gonen MO, Gurel F, Ilhan B, Inel M, Islamoglu H, Kara K
* Hyperkalemia as a medical emergency in patients with ESRD on hemodialysis
117
Zahoor Ahmad
* Differentiation of Keratoacanthoma from Squamous Cell Carcinoma
by Argyrophilic Nucleolar Organizer Region (AgNOR) Staining
123
Fariba Abbasi, Zahra Yekta, Shirin Lotfinegad, Golnaz Khurani
* Mothers’ use of traditional approaches in the treatment of
selected child health problems
126
Nurcan Ozyazicioglu, Sevinc Polat, Hatice Bicakci
* Pancytopenia: Megaloblastic anemia is still the commonest cause
132
Tariq Aziz, Liaquat Ali, Tahir Ansari, Hammad Bin Liaquat, Shahnaz Shah, Jamal Ara
* Intravenous Sufentanil and Morphine for post-cardiac surgery pain relief using
Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) device: A randomized double-blind clinical trial
137
Seyed Mostafa Alavi, Rasoul Ferasat Kish, Fariborz Farsad, Farnad Imani, Mehrdad Sheikhvatan
* Evaluation of dysmenorrhea among women and its impact on quality of
life in a region of Western Turkey
142
Alaettin Unsal, Mustafa Tozun, Gul Aslan, Unal Ayranci, Gulsah Alkan
* Identification of recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy
decreases the risk of nerve injury
148
Prem Kumar Rathi, Abdul Razaque Shaikh, Gulshan Ara Shaikh
* Best practice techniques for administration of injections: Impact of lecture
based interactive workshops on training of nurses
152
Insaf Altun, Nursan Dede Cinar, Ozlem Canpolat Barin
* Wilsons’ Disease: Various shapes of one disease
158
Shaikh Samiullah, Shaikh Salma, Shaikh Faheemullah, Kazi Iftikar
* Frequency of smoking among males and its impact on the quality of life
163
Alaettin Unsal, Unal Ayranci, Mustafa Tozun
* Identification of variables affecting infant mortality rate in Eskisehir (Turkey)
168
Selma Metintas, Inci Arikan, Huseyin Fidan, Cemalettin Kalyoncu, Mesut Goktepe
* Safety and efficacy of hyderalzine in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
174
Razia Mustafa Abbasi, Zunaira Shaikh, Sumaiya Farooq, Naushaba Rizwan, Sumera Abbasi
* Gray scale and doppler ultra-sound in the diagnosis of painless scrotal masses
Zahoor Ahmed Khatri, Saba Sohail
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178
* Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of mothers regarding immunization
of one year old child at Mawatch Goth, Kemari Town, Karachi
183
Nighat Nisar, Muddasir Mirza, Majid Hafeez Qadri
* Clinical and mycological studies of otomycosis
187
Ali Zarei Mahmoudabadi, Saied Abdoulhosien Masoomi, Hamdolah Mohammadi
* Parental knowledge and mental health in parents of children with epilepsy
191
Behrouzian F, Neamatpour S
* Knowledge, behaviors and health hazard perception among
Turkish narghile (waterpipe)-smokers related to narghile smoking
195
Nuket Paksoy Erbaydar, Nazmi Bilir, Ali Naci Yildiz
* The Incidence of domestic violence, the causative factors
and their effects on the family
201
Handan Zincir, Fatih Yagmur, Zeliha Kaya, Elcin Balci, Ferhan Elmali
* Epidemiological pattern of non-fatal Injuries in Iran
206
Soori H, Akbari ME, Ainy E, Zali AR, Naghavi M, Shiva N
* Reporting statistics in clinical trials published in Indian journals: A survey
212
Jay Karan, ND Kantharia, Preeti Yadav, Pankaj Bhardwaj
* Nurses understanding about diabetes in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital
217
Unadike B.C, Etukumana E.A
REVIEW ARTICLE
* Effects of envIronmental tobacco smoke on the respIratory health of chIldren
223
Nursan Dede Cinar, Cemile Dede
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
* A comparative analysis of writing scientific references manually and by using
Endnote bibliographic software
229
Ladan Rokni, Ahmad PourAhmad, Mohammad Bagher Rokni
CASE REPORT
* Ulcerative cutaneous metastasis from primary transitional cell
carcinoma of Urinary Bladder
233
Mansoor Rafi, Mutahir Ali Tunio, Altaf Hashmi
* Gorlin-Goltz Syndrome
235
Atessa Pakfetrat, Farnaz Falaki, Reza Zare Mahmoodabadi, Shadi Saghafi
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
* Air pollution and respiratory health: An evolving epidemic
239
Muslim Mohammed Al Saadi
CORRESPONDENCE
* Adult and adolescent pertussis should not be underestimated!
244
Muhammad Ali Syed, Syed Habib Ali Bukhari
* Deficiencies in original articles accepted for publication in
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences: A retrospective analysis
245
Anil Aggrawal
* Denial attitude amongst patients: The faceless and dark side of the moon
245
Younis A. M. Skaik
* Asymptomatic coronary artery disease in Type-2 diabetes
Muhammad Babar Imran
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April - June 2010 Vol. 26 No. 2
CONTENTS
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
* Montelukast versus nigella sativa for management of seasonal
allergic rhinitis: A single blind comparative clinical trial
249
Munawar Alam Ansari, Noor Alam Ansari, Sameen Afzal Junejo
* Comparative effects of bromocriptine and cabergoline on serum
prolactin levels, liver and kidney function tests in hyperprolactinemic women
255
Isam Hamo Mahmood, Ahmed Jasim Al-Husaynei, Shatha Hani Mohamad
* Effects of sodium nitrite-induced hypoxia on cerebellar Purkinje cells in adult rats
261
Zeenat F. Zaidi
* Prevalence and risk factors of mortality after surgery for congenital
heart disease in Tabriz, Iran: A five year retrospective analysis
267
Negargar Sohrab, Yagoubi Alireza, Mahmoodpoor Ata,
Samadi Mahmoud, Qaderi Bahram, Rahmani Azad, Sahar Etemadi
* The association between obesity & bood pressure among adolescents in Dubai, UAE
271
Afra A. bin Zaal, Abdulrahman O. Musaiger, Reshma D’Souza
* The effect of urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction on
the quality of life among women with multiple sclerosis
277
Songul Goris, Gonul Sungur, Sultan Tasci, Meral Mirza, Ozlem Ceyhan, Pinar Tekinsoy
* The effect of education on the stress levels in patients undergoing
coronary artery bypass graft surgery
282
Nadiye Ozer, Rahsan Akyil, Afife Yurttas
* Assessment of breast cancer risk factors in Asymptomatic Hospital
staff women aged 32-59: A descriptive report
288
K. Hamdi, S.H. Yahyazadeh, F.Bahoor, F. Ziaee, Sh. Arefi, N. Jafarnia, S. Asadi
* Prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms among men in a rural
district of western Turkey
294
Alaettin Unsal, Unal Ayranci, Mustafa Tozun
* Review of gray-scale ultrasonographic findings: A valuable guide
to suspect Adnexal Torsion
300
Maliheh Arab, Afsaneh Tehranian, Akram Ghara Mohammadi, Mojgan Hashemieh
* Campylobacter jejuni infection and childhood Guillain-Barre syndrome
304
Mohammad Barzegar, Mazyar Hashemilar, Mohammad Reza Bonyadi
* Effect of low-dose folic acid supplementation versus HRT
and combination of folic acid and HRT on plasma level of
homocysteine in postmenopausal women
310
Shahla Nasrolahi, Nahid Radnia, Nosrat Neghab, Akram Shafie
* Antibacterial agents from the seeds of Peucedanum zenkeri L. (Umbelliferae)
314
James A. MBAH, Donatien GATSING, Simon M.N. EFANGE
* Simple technique of uterine compression sutures for prevention of
primary postpartum hemorrhage during caesarian section
319
Shamsun Nahar, Shamim Fatema Nargis, Merina Khannam
* Experience of laparoscopic appendecectomies versus open appendecectomies
324
Rooh-ul-Muqim, Mansoor Khan, Mohammad Zarin
* Outcomes of transurethral and suprapubic urinary diversion
following hypospadias repair in children
329
Osarumwense David Osifo, Abiodun Luqman Azeez
* A study of dysmenorrhea among female residents aged 18–45 years
in semirural area of West Turkey
Alaettin Unsal, Unal Ayranci, Mustafa Tozun
C
335
* Predictors of bacterial meningitis in adult patients of South West Iran
341
Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Naser Moshiri
* Comparison of Metformin and Cyproterone-estrodiol compound
effect on hs C-reactive protein and serum androgen levels in
patients with Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome
347
Nasser Aghamohammadzadeh, Akbar Aliasgarzadeh, Leila Baglar,
Seddigheh Abdollahifard, Amir Bahrami, Farzad Najafipour, Mitra Niafar
* Phorbol myristate acetate (PMA) induced megakaryocytic differentiation
of K562 cells from human chronic myelogenous leukaemia patient
352
Muhammad Imran Naseer, Hassan Zubair, Ikramullah,
Najeebullah, Hae Young Lee, Myeong Ok Kim
* Complementary-alternative medicine used by patients with disc herniation
358
Emine Kiyak, Seyhan Citlik
* The prevalence of superficial fungal infections in the elderly
364
Majid Zarrin, Seyedeh Elham Arab, Reza Yaghoobi
* A new valid formula in differentiating iron deficiency Anemia
from ß–thalassemia trait
368
Bijan Keikhaei
* Non-enzymatic antioxidant status of women using four
different methods of contraception
374
Akinloye O, Oyabiyi SA, Oguntibeju OO, Arowojolu AO
* Location, size and clinical symptoms of uterine polyps
380
Barati M, Masihi S, Ilkhan S
* Communication skills of doctors in a paediatric department,
their perceptions and practices
384
Muzamil Shabana Ejaz, Aneela Ahmed, S.M. Inkisar Ali
* Role of mean corpuscular volume as screening test for thalassaemia
in pregnant women at Isra University Hospital Hyderabad
390
Amna A, Zehra N, Haider G, Anjum F, Rani S, Munir AA
* Injury patterns from road traffic accidents
394
Zaka U Khan, Khaled M Al Asiri, Javaid Iqbal
* Mast cells in basal cell carcinoma
398
Mitra Heidarpour, Parvin Rajabi, Majid Heidarpour, Ali Khalife
* Sero-prevalence of Hepatitis C antibodies in the people visiting roadside barbers
402
Kirpal Das Makheja, Ali Hassan Abro, Susheel Kumar
* Effect of soybean diet on serum lipids an lipoproteins
of postmenopausal women
407
Masoumeh Ghafarzadeh, Mehrdad Namdari
* Use of direct immunofluorescent microscopy in the diagnosis
of vesiculobullous disorders of skin
411
Shoaib Raza Rizvi, Saleem Sadiq
* Microbilogical quality of home cooked meat meals and vegetable salads
416
Funda Elmacioglu, Muhittin Tayfur, Ozgun Bener,
Mehmet Akman, Emine Aksoydan
* Stress in postgraduate trainee doctors of public and private Universities of Karachi
420
Yasmin Mumtaz, Ashraf Jahangeer, Adnan Habib,
Sara Adnan, Zara Mumtaz
* The efficacy of workshop on body fluids in health and disease and
its impact on nurses training
426
Insaf Altun
* The comparative study of pregnancy outcomes in primiparous and
multiparous women with increasing age
Maryam Nooritajer, Azar Aghamohammadi
D
430
* Reducing post operative bleeding after tonsillectomies in children by
modifying the Monopolar Diathermy technique: A study of 1500 patients
434
M Rafique Gooda, Irshad Sheikh, Azam Suleri
* Satisfaction of patients staying in day surgery clinic from nursing services
438
Zeynep Karaman Ozlu, Nadiye Ozer, Sevban Arslan, Isin Cantekin
* An evaluation of the quality of life in patients with tracheostomy
444
Nur Dilek Gul, Ayise Karadag
* Attitudes of health caregivers on teamwork and safety climate in an
educational medical center - Soad Mahfoozpour, Reyhaneh Mojdehkar
* Comparative study of efficacy of mucosal electrocautry versus submucosal
diathermy for the treatment of inferior turbinate hypertrophy of nose
450
454
Gian Chand, Sanjay Kumar, Asudo Mal Khemani
CASE REPORT
* Spontaneous Tumor Lysis Syndrome: A case report and review of literature
458
Ashraf Ahmed Hussein Hashem, Tarek Abdel Hameed Mostafa Dowod,
Mohsen Mahmooud Abdelmajeed
* Behcet’s disease associated with hyperthyroidism:
Case Report and review of literature
464
Ali Hassan Abro, Ahmed M Saleh Abdou, Jamal Al Saleh,
Abdulla M Ustadi, Nadeem J Younis, Wafa F Doleh
* Intra vaginal wooden foreign body causing multiple internal fistulae
and Bladder Stone in a 12 years girl
470
Iftikhar Ahmad Jan, Khurrum Arif , Anwar-ul-Haq, Mudassar Gondal, Hazratullah Orakzai
* Spontaneous coronary artery dissection associated with
apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
474
Mustafa Tuncer, Hasan Ali Gumrukcuoglu, Hasan Ekim, Yilmaz Gunes, Hakki Simsek
* Aggressive angiomyxoma of scrotum presenting as an Inguinal Hernia
478
Safia Rehman, Rooh-ul-Muqim, Tamjeed Gul, M. Aziz Wazir, Muhammad Zarin
* Iatrogenic foreign body from left to right bronchus: The lessons learnt
482
Irfan Mohamad, Hazama Mohamad, Hashimah Ismail, Nadzman Khamis, Khaled Othrub
* Congenital Visceral Leishmaniasis
485
Md. Azizul Haque, ARM Saifuddin Ekram, Laila Shamima Sharmin, Md. Belaluddin, MA Salam
* Neonatal gangrene of the extremity: A complication of Umbilical Catheterization
488
Seyed Abdollah Mousavi, Alireza Alam Sahebpour, Soheila Shahmohammadi
* Osteoid Osteoma of the Patella Presenting as Chronic Anterior knee
Pain Case report and review of the literature
490
Seyed Abdolhossein Mehdinasab, Nasser Sarrafan, Pooyan Alvavinejad
* Pyloric duplication cyst: A rare congenital anomaly
494
Altaf Hussain Rathore, Riaz Hussain, Farhan Rathore
CORRESPONDENCE
* Swine Flu: A fact or manufactured panic attack - Sultan Ayoub Meo, M. Babar Imran
* A comparative analysis of writing scientific references manually and by using
Endnote bibliographic software - Younis Abed AL-Wahhab M. Skaik
* Profile of women who experienced Vesicovaginal fistula due to obstetric trauma
497
498
499
Junaid Rafi
PUBLICATION AUDIT
* Publication audit for the year 2009 and revised guidelines for authors of
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences - Shaukat Ali Jawaid
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July - September 2010 Vol. 26 No. 3
CONTENTS
SPECIAL
COMMUNICATION
* National Bioethics Committee Guidelines For Healthcare Professionals
interaction with Pharma trade and industry
503
Shaukat Ali Jawaid, Maqbool H. Jafary, Farid Khan, Sohail Karim Hashmi
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
* Anticipated specialties and influencing factors among final year
medical students in a Nigerian University
510
Omokhoa Adedayo Adeleye, Godson Ugwoke Eze
* Frequency of vaccination and exposure to needle-stick sharp injuries
among a group of nurses in Turkey: A Meta regression analysis
515
Nedime Kosgeroglu, Unal Ayranci, Fezan Sahin, Deniz Sayiner, Nebahat Ozerdogan
* Risk factors, mortality and recovery of Stroke: A prospective study on 1000 Patients
520
Shaheen Ahmed Mughal, Hasan Aziz
* Management of penetrating heart and accompanying lung injuries
526
Hasan Ekim, Halil Basel, Dolunay Odabasi, Mustafa Tuncer, Hasan Ali Gumrukcuoglu
* Sodium nitrite-induced hypoxic injury in rat hippocampus
532
Zeenat Fatima Zaidi
* Role of intravenous immunoglobulin in iso-immune jaundice in neonate
538
Faten AL-Awaysheh, Mona Kuwar, Raeda AL-Ghananim,
Nisreen AL-Hamiedeen, Omyma Al-Jarrah
* The development of migration in laparoscopic adjustable gastric
banding and the approach to treatment
542
Sakcak Ibrahim, Avsar Fatih Mehmet, Cosgun Erdal, Erdem Nihal Zekiye
* Association between Helicobacter pylori seropositivity and Hepatic Encephalopathy
547
Ramin Behroozian, Maryam Faramarzpur, Ezat Rahimi
* The effects of delivery in water on duration of delivery and pain
compared with normal delivery
551
Soheila Akbari Torkamani, Farahnaz Kangani, Fatemeh Janani
* The relationship of visfatin with measures of obesity in patients of diabetic nephropathy
556
Nosheen Mahmood, Qamar Jamal, Abdul Manan Junejo
* Results of chemotherapy by UKCCSG protocol in children with
acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Clinical characteristics and outcome
562
Pedram M, Fathi A, Hiradfar AA
* Frequency of different types of paediatric ocular trauma attending
a tertiary care paediatric ophthalmology department
567
Sorath Noorani, Jamshed Ahmed , Aurangzeb Shaikh , Ziauddin Ahmed Shaikh
* Study on HLA-DQB1*03 allele associated with women human
papilloma virus (HPV) lesions
571
Abdollahi Fard S, Solmaz Ilkhchoui, Reza Ghotaslou, Omid Mashrabi
* Abdominal body fatness among Nigerian women: A study on the
anthropometric index of waist-to-stature ratio
577
DT Goon
* Transabdominal repair of Vesicovaginal Fistula: An experience of 27 cases
581
Mohammad Zarin, Mansoor Khan, Mujeeb–ur-Rehman,
Muhammad Rafiq Afridi , Mahmud Aurangzeb
* Serum Copper concentration in Neural Tube Defects pregnancies in
Gorgan-Northern Iran: A case control study
Mohammad Jafar Golalipour, Azad Reza Mansourian, Abbas Ali Keshtkar
C
585
* Surgical outcome of 7-millimeter bilateral medial rectus recession
in large angle child esotropia
589
Sameen Afzal Junejo, Arshad Ali Lodhi, Munawar Alam Ansari
* School-based physical activity intervention improves the physical fitness
of the adolescent girls and their mothers
595
Hamideh Salimzadeh, Davoud Shojaeizadeh, Tahereh Pashaee, Soodabeh Abdollahi
* Changing practice of rectal cancer surgery in Pakistan
601
Abdul Razaque Shaikh, Ambreen Muneer, Zameer Hussain Laghari
* Clinical study of Candida vaginitis in Ahvaz, Iran and susceptibility
of agents to topical antifungal
607
Ali Zarei Mahmoudabadi, Mahin Najafyan, Maryam Alidadi
* The standard of informed consent in elective surgery - An observational
study from a tertiary healthcare facility
611
Muhammad Tayyab, Mahmud Aurangzeb
* Antibiotic resistance pattern of staphylococcus strains isolated from
orange and apple juices in Shahre-kord, Iran
615
Sharafati-chaleshtori R, Sharafati-chaleshtori F, Karimi A
* Attitudes towards menstruation among young women
619
Farhana Anjum, Nishat Zehra, Gulfareen Haider,
Shazia Rani, Ambreen Amna Siddique, Aftab Afroz Munir
* The cognitive dysfunctions of multiple sclerosis: Do we face from the early terms?
623
Nilufer Cetisli Korkmaz, Levent Sinan Bir, Emre Baskan, Tuba Can, Talip Cabuk
* Knowledge, attitude and practices regarding sleep and sleep hygiene among patients
629
presenting to out-patient and emergency room services at a Teaching Hospital in Karachi
Waris Qidwai, Maryam Baqir, Syed Muhammad Baqir, Seerat-uz-Zehra
* The detection of Eagle’s Syndrome with Three-Dimensional
Multidetector Computerized Tomography (CT)
634
Koksal Yuca, Serhat Avcu, A Faruk Kiroglu, Omer Etlik, Hakan Cankaya, Muzaffer Kiris
* Association of demodicosis with acne rosacea
640
Tas Cengiz Z, Hasan Yilmaz, Necmettin Akdeniz, Mutalip Çiçek, Halil Özkol, Ömer Çalka
* Histopathological grading and staging in liver biopsies of
Hepatitis-C patients and their association with ALT levels
644
Shuja Izhar Syed, Saleem Sadiq
* Seroprevalence of rubella and cytomegalovirus in nursing students
649
Hakan Uslu, M Hamidullah Uyanik, Reva Balci Akpinar, Ayda Celebioglu
* Food Safety Knowledge and the Safe Food Handling Behaviours
of Female and Male Consumers
653
Nevin Sanlier
* Infective endocarditis among hospitalized intravenous drug user patients
in the south west of Iran
659
Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Fatemeh Behdad
* Frequency, maternal and fetal outcome of abruptio placenta in a rural
Medical College Hospital, Mirpurkhas Sindh
663
Qamarunisa, Habibullah Memon, Muhammad Ali
* Association of increased triglyceride levels in metabolic syndrome
with coronary artery disease
667
Mehmet Rami Helvaci, Hasan Kaya, Mehmet Gundogdu
* Morphological study of Pathological Lesions seen in Pleural Biopsies
673
Jawaid Hussain Memon, Saleem Sadiq
* Determination of sociodemographic characteristics and etiological
factors of suicide attempters
Fatih Yagmur, Cavusoglu M, Ramazan Karanfil, Hasan Din
D
678
* Local experience of management of infantile spasms and its treatment:
A retrospective study of ten cases
684
Arif Herekar
* Assessment of medical home care needs in Turkish population
688
Saime Sahinoz, Turgut Sahinoz, Hasan Huseyin Eker, Suleyman Ersin Unlu
* Quality of life in pregnant women results of a study from Kashan, Iran
692
Abbaszadeh Fatemeh, Bagheri Aza2, Mehran Nahid
* Evaluation of menopausal women’s attitudes towards menopause in Shiraz
698
Ebrahim Ghaderi, Masumeh Ghazanfarpour, Masumeh Kaviani
* Labour pain and the development of mother-infant interaction in Turkish mothers
704
Fatma Guducu Tufekci, Hava Ozkan, Serap Ejder Apay
CASE REPORT
* Renal cell carcinoma extending into the inferior caval vein: Report of two cases
709
Halil Basel, Ilhan Gecit, Dolunay Odabasi, Kadir Ceylan, Hasan Ekim, Kerem Taken
* Hyponatremia – A rare and emergency presentation of Sheehan’s Syndrome
713
Singhania P, Singh S, Banerjee R, Singhania B, Banerjee I, Maitra S
* Transverse colon volvulus: Case report and review of literature
716
Nidal Younes, Mahmoud I Al-Ardah
* Brucellar spondylodiscitis in the cervical region
720
Omer Evirgen, Murat Altas, Ramazan Davran, Vicdan Koksaldi Motor, Yusuf Onlen
* Eosinophilic cholecystitis: An infrequent cause of cholecystectomy
724
Kamran Ahmad Malik
* Gastric Maltoma: A case report and literature review
726
Akinbami AA, Durojaiye IO, Oshikomaiya BI, Ismail KA
* Meige,s syndrome
729
Nastaran Majdinasab, Majid Keyhanifard, Mahyar Yosefkhah,
Reza Bavarsad, Armaghan Moravej Aleali
* Screening of gastric cancer in liver transplantation patients:
A case report and review of literature
733
Abuzer Dirican, Bulent Unal, Nuray Bassulu, Dincer Ozgor, Cuneyt Kayaalp, Sezai Yilmaz
* Megaloblastic Anemia Patient admitted with Pancytopenia and
Walking Difficulty with normal Vitamin B12 and MCV Levels
736
Osman Yokus, Ozlem Sahin Balcik, Murat Albayrak
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
* An audit of cases admitted in the children emergency ward
in a Nigerian tertiary hospital
740
George IO, Tabansi PN
BRIEF
COMMUNICATION
* Comparative Study of Some Haematological Parameters in ABO Compatible
and Non Compatible Maternal Foetal Gestation
744
Oseni BSA, Akomolafe OF
* Bacterial contamination of Hospital Telephones
747
Alireza Abdollahi, Saeideh Mahfouzi
CORRESPONDENCE
* Emergency action needed by Asian countries to control diabetes
751
Seyed Mohamad Hosein Mousavi Jazayeri
* Nuclear Medicine Imaging of Osteoid Osteoma - Muhammad Babar Imran, Sultan Ayoub Meo
* Amniotic Bands - Junaid Rafi
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October - December 2010 Vol. 26 No. 4
CONTENTS
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
* Communication skills of specialist doctors: Assessment with SKAF scale a new tool
753
Khalid Umar Gill, Faisal Nazeer Hussain, Amina Husnain , Sardar Sohail Ali Khan
* Management of constrictive pericarditis: a comparative study between
median sternotomy and left thoracotomy
759
Hasan Ekim, Halil Basel, Dolunay Odabasi, Mustafa Tuncer
* Effect of ear surgery on bone conduction thresholds of patients with
chronic middle ear disease
764
Muhammad Azeem Aslam
* PER-1-type extended-spectrum ß-lactamase producing Acinetobacter baumannii
isolated from clinical specimens in Tabriz, Iran
769
Nasrollah Sohrabi, Mohammad Taghi Akhi, Safar Farajnia,
Mohammad Reza Nahaei, Mohammad Ahangarzadeh Rezaei
* Comparison of Karydakis technique with Limberg Flap Procedure in
Pilonidal Sinus Disease: Advantages of Karydakis technique
773
Settar Bostanoglu, Ibrahim Sakcak, Fatih Mehmet Avsar, Erdal Cosgun, Enver Okan Hamamci
* Frequency of back pain following spinal anesthesia and its relationship to
various factors in 176 patients
778
Mahmood Eidy, Maarouf Ansari, Hamzeh Hosseinzadeh, Khosro Kolahdouzan
* Self reported physical activity among University Students in Ajman, UAE
782
Jayakumary Muttappallymyalil, Elsheba Mathew, Jayadevan Sreedharan,
Shatha Al Sharbatii, Rizwana B Shaikh, Shaikh Altaf Basha
* Laparoscopic gastrostomy in children
787
Ahmad Al-Raymoony
* Frequency of insulin resistance in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome:
A study from Karachi, Pakistan
791
Mussarat Riaz, Abdul Basit, Asher Fawwad, Muhammad Yakoob Ahmadani ,
Asim-Bin-Zafar, Zahid Miyan, Ahmed Salman
* Managing the healthcare solid waste in selected Districts of Punjab, Pakistan
795
Junaid Habib Ullah, Khurshed Ahmad, M. Amanullah Khan
* Behavioral risk factors that predispose women to vaginal infections in Turkey
800
Sezer Kisa, Lale Taskin
* Results of Magnuson-stack operation in recurrent anterior shoulder instability
805
Saeid Tabatabaei, Mohsen Khorrami, Mirabbas Ahmad Arabi, Shahnam Mousavi
* Comparison of the effects of spinal anesthesia between pre-eclamptic
patients and normal pregnant women during cesarean section
809
S Masoumeh Hosseini Valami, S Abbas Hosseini Jahromi, Jafar Shirazi, Navid Mohammadi
* Chest radiograph in the pediatric inpatient: A chart review
814
Sobia Nizami, Naila Nadeem
* Frequency of ABO and Rh blood groups in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia
818
Saleh M. Abdullah
* Daily progress notes by surgical interns: An assessment of quality
822
Masood Jawaid, Muhammad Asif Qureshi, Muhammad Arshad, Zubia Masood
* The relationship between body mass index and physical activities
among medical students in Saint Lucia
827
OO Oguntibeju, RO Orisatoki, EJ Truter
* A comparison between minilaparotomy and conventional approach for the surgical
therapy of Aortailiac Occlusive disease
Dolunay Odabasi, Hasan Ekim , Adem Kiymaz
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* Risk factors of Iranian patients with three vessels disease candidate for
coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG)
837
Majid Najafi Kalyani, Nahid Jamshidi
* Analysis of patients followed-up at the emergency internal medicine outpatients
department of Gulhane Military Hospital in 2003 for suicide attempt
842
Mehmet Cetin, Yusuf Ziya Turk, Mustafa Ozer, Turker Turker, Bilal Bakir
* Quality of research articles published in Iranian Dental Journals
847
Sheibaninia A, Valaiee N, Bita Tavakoli, Azizi F, Mohamadsadeghi Sh, Nourbakhsh M
* A combination of tramal with bupivacine versus bupivacaine alone in wound
infiltration and ilioinguinal blocks in herniotomy
852
Hussein I Al-Khraysha, Ahmad Al-Raymoony
* Pattern of perineal tears during vaginal delivery at a public sector
University Hospital of Sindh
856
Sumaiya Farooq, Shaista M. Farook, Razia Mustafa Abbassi
* Assessment of acute phase proteins and oxidative stress status of
Nigerians using bleaching agents
860
Akiibinu MO, Arinola OG, Afolabi KA
* The effect of finger tip contact on the electromyography activity of ankle muscles
864
Bazrafshan AR, Okhovatian F, Naeemi S, Ghorbani M
* Exposure to tobacco dust in primary tobacco-processing workers
867
M Mohammadyan, A Alizadeh, S Etemadinejad
* Perception of 4th year Medical students about Problem Based Learning
871
Waseem Suleman, Rafay Iqbal, Ali Alsultan, Shahid Masud Baig
* Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the CDC HRQOL-4 scale in
patients with chronic low back pain
875
Ummuhan Bas Aslan, Ugur Cavlak, Nesrin Yagci, Emre Baskan
* In vitro antifungal activity of Satureja Khuzestanica Jamzad against
Cryptococcus neoformans
880
Majid Zarrin, Nasrin Amirrajab, Batool Sadeghi-Nejad
* Colostomy in children: Indications and complications
883
Bashir Ahmed Soomro, Roshan Ali Solangi, Maqsood Ahmed Siddiqui
* Detection of ESBL producing nosocomial gram negative bacteria from a tertiary care
hospital in Bangladesh - Rezwana Haque, M.A. Salam
* Evaluation of outcome of facet joints injections in low back pain
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892
Syed Dil Bagh Ali Shah, Zahid Askar, Israr Ahmad, Umme Habiba Gillani
* An experience with Retrosternal Goiter: Analysis of 89 cases
897
Ishtiaq Ahmed, Umar Farooq, Zia Ud Din Afridi, Abida Maryum
* Infectious Diseases in hospitalized children of central Iran
901
Hossein Ali Habibinejad, Ali Akbar Riahin, Akram Heidari, Farhad Mahjourian
* Rubella seroprevalence among the girls (aged 7-15) in the primary-school
period living in low and high socio-economic areas in Denizli, Turkey
905
Ali Ihsan Bozkurt, Nural Cevahir, Mehmet Bostanci, Ahmet Ergin,
Nurhan Meydan Acimis, Esma Alkis, Ugur Yildirim
* Risk of hypoxia during flexible upper GI endoscopy in unsedated patients of
a tertiary care public sector hospital in Karachi, Pakistan
909
Asad Usman, Qaiser Jamal , Adeel-ur-Rehman Siddiqui,
Shahzaib Pervez, Jahanzaib Pervez, Arfeen Durrani
* Effect of patient height and weight on sonographically measured renal
sizes in a sample of Nigerian adults without known renal disease
914
Wellington Ivbolagbe Ohikhokhai, Osesogie Usuale Ogbeide, Adenike Akhigbe
* Estimation of body mass index in students of a public sector medical college in Pakistan
Hamza Tariq Minhas, Daniah Anis, Ambreen Jawaid, Hira Naeem, Mehwish Naz, Bader Faiyaz Zuberi
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* High prevalence of mild hyperhomocysteinemia and folate, B12 and B6
deficiencies in an urban population in Karachi, Pakistan
923
Mohsin Yakub, Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal, Ghulam Nabi Kakepoto, Ghazala Rafique,
Yousuf Memon, Iqbal Azam, Naseema Mehboobali, Siddiqa Parveen, Ghulam Haider
* Prevalence of low back pain among a group of Turkish men and its effect on quality of life 930
Alaettin Unsal, Mustafa Tozun, Unal Ayranci
* Conjunctival mycoflora in patients presenting to Eye Ward of Imam Khomeini Hospital
935
Mostafa Feghhi, Ali Zarei Mahmoudabadi, Hosein Roustaei, Roja Aghajan Zadeh
* Nursing Students Professional Behaviors Scale (NSPBS) validity and reliability
938
Fugen Goz, Emine Geckil
* Serum Zinc Level in Thalassemia Major
942
Bijan Keikhaei, Mohammad Badavi, Mohammad Pedram, Khodamorad Zandian, Fakher Rahim
* Study of urethritis among subjects regardless to religious rites
946
Seyed Mohammad Alavi, Mohammad Hossein Soltani
* Determining ethical sensitivity of a group of military physicians
950
Mesut Cimen, Mehmet Cetin, Yusuf Ziya Turk
* Study of scorpionism in Kashan in central Iran
955
Rouhullah Dehghani, Babak Vazirianzadeh, Mehdi Rahimi Nasrabadi, Seyed Abbas Moravvej
* Is diet a risk factor for benign prostatic hyperplasia and carcinoma prostate?
959
Zehra Naz, Saadia Anjum
* Fungal biota of the domestic animals in a city in Pakistan
964
Irshad Hussain Soomro, Abdul Hussain Shar, Fateh Mohammad Soomro
CASE REPORT
* Variations in the origin and course of the inferior alveolar neurovascular bundle
968
Zeenat F. Zaidi, Zeba Hanif
* EBV-induced fulminant hepatic failure treated with liver transplantation
971
Ibrahim Silfeler, Hilal Kurnaz, Yesim Acar, Bayram Ali Dorum, Vefik Arica, Fugen Pekun
* A giant malignant hemangiopericytoma of the orbit
973
Xiao Huang, Ruili Wei, Jiping Cai
* An unusual cause of bilateral anterior shoulder dislocation
976
Alireza Rouhani, Keyvan Aliyari Zonooz, Hossein Akbari Aghdam
* Kyphoscoliosis type of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in a family
978
Md. Azizul Haque, Md. Aminul Islam, ARMS Ekram,
Laila Shamima Sharmin, Muhatarima Tabassum, Syed Mahbub Alam
* Endometriosis in a Caesarean section scar
982
Habiba Sharaf Ali
* Acute psychosis after therapy with Peginterferon alpha 2a (Pegaferon)
in chronic Hepatitis C
985
Seyed-Moayed Alavian
BRIEF COMMUNICATION
* Vaginal birth after cesarean section: A retrospective study
987
Masoome Ghafarzadeh, Mehrdad Namdari, Haleh Ashraf
REVIEW ARTICLE
* Risks associated with mild anemia in apparently healthy individuals: How to combat
anemia in general population - Tanveer Jilani, Mohammad Perwaiz Iqbal
990
CORRESPONDENCE
* Dyslexia: The faceless threat of patient safety in clinical chemistry laboratories
Younis Abed AL-Wahhab M. Skaik
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