Vol. 31 No. 4 (2015): July - August 2015 Pak J Med Sci

July - August 2015 Pak J Med Sci
Published: 2015-09-16

Editorial

  • What ails the Pakistani medical institutions?

    Shaukat Ali Jawaid
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.8575

Original Articles

  • Comparison of microcoils and polyvinyl alcohol particles in selective microcatheter angioembolization of non variceal acute gastrointestinal hemorrhage

    Tanveer Ul Haq, Muhammad Idris, Basit Salam, Waseem Akhtar Mirza, Yasir Jamil
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7240

  • Perceptions of clinical years

    Nahla Khamis Ibrahim, Budoor Mohammed Al-Sharabi, Rasha Abdullah Al-Asiri:, Najat Abdullah Alotaibi:, Wejdan Ibrahim Al-Husani, Hussa Adel Al-Khajah, Reem Mohammed Rakkah, Afnan Mohammed Turkistani
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7378

  • Can living donor liver transplantation offer similar outcomesto deceased donor liver transplantation using expandedselection criteria for hepatocellular carcinoma?

    Li-Ping Chen, Chuan Li, Tianfu Wen, Lu-Nan Yan, Bo Li, Jia-Yin Yang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7523

  • The effectiveness of trendelenburg positioning on the cross-sectional area of the right internal jugular vein in obese patients

    Ozkan Onal, Seza Apiliogullari, Alaaddin Nayman, Ali Saltali, Huseyin Yilmaz, Jale Bengi Celik
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7326

  • Occupational lead toxicityin battery workers

    Shahla Basit, Nasim Karim, Alia Bano Munshi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7066

  • Is Gemcitabine and Cisplatin induction chemotherapy superior in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

    Wei Zheng, Sufang Qiu, Lingling Huang, Jianji Pan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7374

  • The effects of blood transfusion on renal functions in orthopaedic surgery

    İsmail Safa Satoğlu, Serkan Ak, Levent Horoz, Erol Kaya, Ahmet Karakaşlı, Eyad Skiak, Onur Başcı
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7884

  • Influenza and respiratory syncytial viruses: Efficacy of different diagnostic assays

    Md Mostafizur Rahman, K.K. Wang, H. Alfizah ., S. Hussin ., I. Isahak .
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7003

  • Practices and challenges of infectious waste management: A qualitative descriptive study from tertiary care hospitals in Pakistan

    Ramesh Kumar, Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Ratana Somrongthong, Robert S Chapman
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7988

  • Readiness for self-directed learning among First Year Saudi Medical students: A descriptive study

    Mona Soliman, Ghadeel Al-Shaikh
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7057

  • Serum levels of MDC and MMP-9 and the relationship between serum levels and disease activity in the patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

    Yang Liu, Tie Ning, Li-Jie Bai
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7325

  • Prognostic factors for stereopsis in refractive accommodative esotropia

    Hande Guclu, Vuslat Pelitli Gurlu, Sadik Altan Ozal, Zeynep Gursel Ozkurt
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7465

  • Comparison of higher order aberrations inpatients with various refractive errors

    Saim Khan, Sadia Humayun, Aisha Fawad, Mazhar Ishaq, Sabahat Arzoo, Fawad Mashhadi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7538

  • Prevalence of obesity and hypertension among University students’ and their knowledge and attitude towards risk factors of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Mukhtiar Baig, Zohair J Gazzaz, Mamdooh A Gari, Haidar G Alattallah, Khaled S alJedaani, Amjad T Mesawa, Abdulrahman A Alhazmi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7953

  • Psychosocial risk factors of myocardial infarctionand adverse effects of streptokinasein public sector hospitals

    Saira Afzal, Muhammad Arif Khan, Muhammad Hafiz waqas Khan, Ayesha Ashraf, Maria Afzal
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.6803

  • Child sexual abuse among adolescents in southeast Nigeria: A concealed public health behavioral issue

    Pius Manyike, Josephat Chinawa, Elias Aniwada, Udechukwu NP, Odutola Odetunde, Awoere Chinawa
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7115

  • Acute post surgical pain may result in chronic post surgical pain: A systemic review and meta analysis

    Wang Jiang Mei, Lin Hong Fei, Yan Hai Jin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7555

  • The prevalence and causes of visual impairment in young Turkish men

    Fatih Cakir Gundogan, Necmettin Kocak, Ramazan Akyildiz, Umit Yolcu, Abdullah Ilhan, Ibrahim Aydin, Selim Kilic
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7324

  • Response Guided Interferon Therapy for Genotype 3 of Chronic Hepatitis C: Compliance and Outcome

    Shahid Sarwar, Anwaar A. Khan, Shandana Tarique
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7293

  • Knowledge and practice of implant-retained restorationsamong dental students in Saudi Arabia

    Fahim Vohra, Altaf Hussain Shah, Mohammad Sohail Zafar, Zaheer Kola
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7384

  • Effect of different pH solvents on micro-hardness and surface topography of dental nano-composite: An in vitro analysis

    Aftab Ahmed Khan, Adel Zia Siddiqui, Abdulaziz A. Al-Kheraif, Ambreen Zahid, Darshan Devang Divakar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7517

  • Dietary practices in Saudi Cerebral Palsy Children

    Nouf Saleh Al-Hammad
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7812

  • Prevalence of celiac disease in adult type 1 patients with diabetes

    Burcu Doğan, Can Oner, Oya Uygur Bayramicli, Elif Yorulmaz, Güneş Feyizoglu, Aytekin Oguz
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7206

  • Correlation between uterine fibroids with various magnetic resonance imaging features and therapeutic effects of high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation

    Hailing Cheng, Chen Wang, Jun Tian
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7294

  • Brief culturally adapted cognitive behaviour therapy forobsessive compulsive disorder: A pilot study

    Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Irfan, Farooq Naeem
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7385

  • Estrogen Receptor Alpha (ESR1) gene polymorphismsin pre-eclamptic Saudi patients

    Hesham Abdelaziz El-Beshbishy, Manal A. Tawfeek, Nevin M. Al-Azhary, Reham A. Mariah, Fawzia A. Habib, Lamya Aljayar, Abrar F. Alahmadi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7541

  • Gender difference in components of metabolic syndromeamong patients of Type 2 diabetes

    Muhammad Ahmad Alamgir, Riaz Ahmad Javaid, Abdul Hameed, Irum Mustafa
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.6714

  • Histopathological examination of appendicectomy specimens at a district hospital of Saudi Arabia

    Mohammad Ayub Jat, Farhan Khashim Al-Swailmi, Yasir Mehmood, Majid Alrowaili, Shehab Alanazi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7453

  • Frequency of Hepatitis-B and C in patients undergoing cataract surgery in a tertiary care Centre

    Muhammad Ali Tahir, Alyscia Cheema, Saifullah Tareen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.6771

  • Diagnostic value of urinary protein and creatinine in combinationwith renal ultrasound examination in early renal damage of patients with hypertension

    Jihong Zhu, Ke Wen, Hongwen He
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7513

  • Caudal ropivacaine and bupivacaine for postoperative analgesiain infants undergoing lower abdominal surgery

    Ayse Surhan Ozer-Cinar, Canan Tulay Isil, Sevtap Hekimoglu-Sahin, İnci Paksoy
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.5432

  • Early outcome of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery in patients with significant Left Main Stem stenosis at a tertiary cardiac care center

    Muhammad Sher-i-Murtaza, Mirza Ahmad Raza Baig, Hafiz Muhammad Azam Raheel
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7597

  • Thyroid function status and its impact on clinical outcome in patients admitted to critical care

    Faiza Abdulaziz Qari
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7497

  • Analysis of uterine rupture at university teaching hospital Pakistan

    Nousheen Aziz Memon, Sajida Yousfani
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7303

  • Diagnosis and treatment of acute urogenital and genitalia tract traumas: 10-year clinical experience

    Qingsong Zou, Qiang Fu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.6116

  • Treatment of displaced supracondylar fracture of the humerusin children by open pining from lateral approach: An investigation of clinical and radiographical results

    Nasser Sarrafan, Seyed Abdolhossein Mehdi Nasab, Tahmineh Ghalami
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7696

  • Cytogenetic and Molecular Analyses of Philadelphia Chromosome Variants in CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) Patients from Sindh using Karyotyping and RT-PCR

    Ikram Din Ujjan, Anwar Ali Akhund, Saboor Khan, Muhammad Asif Qureshi, Saeed Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7261

  • Is handgrip strength and key pinch measurement related with biochemical parameters of nutritionin peritoneal dialysis patients?

    Bulent Yardimci, Ercan Cetinus, Savas Ozturk, Emel Tatli, Sami Uzun, Serhat Karadag, Zeki Aydin, Meltem Gursu, Ibrahim Kaya, Abdullah Sumnu, Rumeyza Kazancioglu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7595

  • Comparing the effectiveness of airway managementdevices in pre-hospital emergency care: A randomized clinical trial

    Shahla Khosravan, Ali Alami, Arash Hamzei, Jalal Borna
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7296

  • Selective lymphadenectomy in endometrial cancer: Retrospective analysis of morbidity and survival data at a tertiary care centre

    Uzma Chishti, Aliya B Aziz, Munazza Akhtar, Sana Sheikh
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7593

  • Arthroscopic synovectomy and postoperative assisted radiotherapy for treating diffuse pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee: An observational retrospective study

    Wei Li, Xiaofei Sun, Jianning Lin, Wei Ji, Dike Ruan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7383

  • Control of bleeding by silk ligation and diathermy coagulation during tonsillectomy: A comparison of efficacy of the two techniques in the first 24 hours after surgery

    Khurshid Anwar, Rafiq Ahmad, Muneeb Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7445

  • Differences in various biochemical and clinical parameters with respect to family history of Non Communicable Diseases in fourth year MBBS students of Karachi, Pakistan

    Asher Fawwad, Muhammad Asadullah Munir, Iftikhar Ahmed Siddiqui, Sidra Siddiqui, Abdul Basit, Khalid Abdul Basit
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7021

  • Bone mineral density and diet of teachers of College of Home Economics at Lahore

    Zahra Javed, Sardar Fakhar Imam, Kanwal Saba, Mulazim Hussain Bukhari, Neelam Imam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.8433

  • It is not “Just Circumcision”

    Ebru Yesildag
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7689

  • Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in detection of blunt abdominal trauma and comparison of early and late ultrasonography 24 hours after trauma

    Ali Feyzi, Masoud Pezeshki Rad, Navid Ahanchi, Jalil Firoozabadi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.6614

  • Frequency of ABO blood groups and RhD factor in the female population of District Peshawar

    Rubina Nazli, Jamila Haider, Mohammad Akmal Khan, Tasleem Akhtar, Hina Aslam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.6640

  • Outcome of four years experience in laparoscopic ventral hernia repair

    Dileep Kumar, Hina Khan, Muhammad Shamim Qureshi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.6326

  • Significant association of serum creatinine with HbA1C in impaired glucose tolerant Pakistani subjects

    Tasnim Farasat, Saima Sharif, Shagufta Naz, Sabiha Fazal
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7063

Clinical Case Series

  • Success of hydrocone (TORIS-K) soft contact lens for keratoconus and traumatic keratopathy

    Ahmet Altun, Sevda Aydin Kurna, Tomris Sengor, Gulengul Altun, Osman Okan Olcaysu, Mert Hakan Simsek
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.6125

Review Article

  • Association of smoking with restenosis and major adverse cardiac events after coronary stenting: A meta-analysis

    Bangli Hu, Rui-ting Hu, Jie Liu, You Zhou
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7495

Special Communications

  • The panacea statistical toolbox of a biomedical peer reviewer

    Younis Abdelwahab Skaik
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.8611

Case Reports

  • Fulminant Hepatic Failure (FHF) due to acute Hepatitis-C

    Bilal Bin Younis, Rozina Arshad, Saima Khurshid, Junaid Masood, Farhan Nazir, Maham Tahira
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7618

  • Rare cause of bilateral groin swelling: Round ligament varicosities

    Erdogan Bulbul, Mine Islimye Taskin, Bahar Yanik, Gulen Demirpolat, Ertan Adali, Murat Basbug
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.7954

  • Hepatic metastasis complicated by abscess formation

    Yi Liao, Lihua Qiu, Xianming Diao, Qiyong Gong
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.6885

  • Neglected bilateral posterior shoulder fracture dislocation in an uncontrolled seizure patient

    Moaath A. Amir, Bashir Alenazi, Richard K.H. Wyse, Waleed Tamimi, Omar Kujan, Tajdar Khan, Faris Q Alenzi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.314.8231