Vol. 33 No. 1 (2017): January – February 2017 Pak J Med Sci

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January – February 2017 Pak J Med Sci
Published: 2017-02-06

Guest Editorial

  • Evolution of medical thoracoscopy in developing countries

    Nasir Siddique, Tajwar Nasir
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.12257

Original Articles

  • Factors affecting the visual outcome in acute central serous chorioretinopathy

    Qamar Ul Islam, Muhammad Farooq Asad Farooq, Mohammad Asim Mehboob
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11664

  • Therapeutic effects of metformin and clomiphene in combination with lifestyle intervention on infertility in women with obese polycystic ovary syndrome

    Jing Zhang, Qinqin Si, Jinqiong Li
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11764

  • Single-dose methotrexate for the treatment of ectopic pregnancy: Our experience from 2010 to 2015

    Emre Erdem Taş, Gülin Feykan Feykan Ye?in Ak, Ayse Filiz Avsar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11238

  • Frequency of Hepatitis C in hospitalized patients with chronic kidney disease

    Salman Tahir Shafi, Muhammad Zaigham Hassan, Mohammed Saleem, Roshina Anjum, Wajid Abdullah, Tahir Shafi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11553

  • The effect of glucose variability on QTc duration and dispersion in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

    Yasar Sertbas, Ali Ozdemir, Meltem Sertbas, Akin Dayan, Seda Sancak, Cihangir Uyan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11440

  • Pulmonary arterial hypertensionin critically ill elderly patients

    Yunyun Zhang, Fan Xu, Ming Chu, Li-qing Bi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.10913

  • Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and its Association withAnxiety among Medical Students at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in Riyadh

    Meshal Khaled Alaqeel, Nasser Abdullah Alowaimer, Anas Fahad Alonezan, Nawaf Yousef Almegbel, Fahad Yousef Alaujan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.12572

  • Sofosbuvir based therapy in Hepatitis C patients with and without cirrhosis: Is there difference?

    Shahid Sarwar, Anwaar Ahmad Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.12163

  • Combination of intracostal sutures with muscle flap to decrease post thoracotomy pain: A singleblinded randomized clinical trial

    Majid Mntazer, Shahryar Hasemzade, Reza Movassaghi Gargari, Ali Ramouz, Sarvin Sanaie, Seyed Ziaeddin Rasihashemi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11581

  • Initial results of efficacy and safety of Sofosbuvir among Pakistani Population: A real life trialHepatitis Eradication Accuracy Trial of Sofosbuvir (HEATS)

    Zahid Azam, Muhammad Shoaib, Masood Javed, Muhammad Adnan Sarwar, Hafeezullah Shaikh, Nasir Khokhar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.12352

  • Evaluation of clinical effect of transabdominal sonographyand transvaginal sonography in early diagnosisof ectopic gestation

    Yinghui Li, Tao Feng, Jiandong Sun
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11444

  • Cognitive dysfunction in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Bilal Azeem Butt, Sumaira Farman, Saira Elaine Anwer Khan, Muhammad Ahmed Saeed, Nighat Mir Ahmad
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11947

  • Does obesity cause chronic inflammation? The association between complete blood parameterswith body mass index and fasting glucose

    Tuba Tulay Koca
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11532

  • Analysis of orbital malignancies presenting in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan

    Asad Aslam Khan, Suhail Sarwar, Mohammad Ali Sadiq, Imran Ahmad, Nayab Tariq, Sibghat-ul- Noor
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.12073

  • Therapeutic efficacy of nutritional support by percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in critically ill patients: A self-control clinical trial

    Fei Zhou, Ya-Ling Gao, Zheng-Jin Liu, Yi-Qun Hu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11627

  • Bronchoscopy for foreign body aspiration and effects of nebulized albuterol and budesonide combination

    Bulent Akcora, Mehmet Emin Celikkaya, Cahit Ozer
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11297

  • Outcomes of transconjunctival sutureless 27-gauge micro‑incision vitrectomy surgery in diabetic vitreous haemorrhage

    Bashiran Shahzadi, Fawad Rizvi Syed, Faisal Murtaza Qureshi, Kanwal Latif, Asaad Mahmood Syed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11617

  • Comparison of two procedures for symptomatic hemorrhoidal disease: Ligation under Vision and Ferguson Hemorrhoidectomy - A retrospective cohort study

    Hakan Demir, Kerem Karaman, Metin Ercan, Havva Belma Kocer, Fehmi Celebi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11266

  • Effects of supervised structured aerobic exercise training program on high and low density lipoprotein in patients with type II diabetes mellitus

    Syed Shakil Ur Rehman, Hossein Karimi, Syed Amir Gilani
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11758

  • Childhood and adolescent obesity: Primary Health Care Physicians’ perspectives from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Faiza Nasser AlOtaibi, Majeedah AlOtaibi, Shiakhah AlAnazi, Hanan Al-Gethami, Deemah AlAteeq, Rowaydah Mishiddi, Amna Rehana Siddiqui
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.12118

  • Risks and benefits of giving early Aspirin within 6 hoursof CABG: A retrospective analysis

    Muhammad Yasir khan, Adnan Zafar Khan, Anjum Jalal, Haider Zaman
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11563

  • Comparison of linear and non-linear regression analysisto determine Pulmonary Pressure in Hyperthyroidism

    Camelia Cornelia Scarneciu, Livia Sangeorzan, Horatiu Rus, Vlad D. Scarneciu, Mihai Stelian Varciu, Oana Andreescu, Ioan Scarneciu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11046

  • Identification of Metabolic risk phenotypes predisposing to Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Pakistani Cohort

    Rizwana Abdul Ghani, Muhammad Saqlain Raja, Muhammad Mobeen Zafar, Shagufta Jabeen, SM Saqlan Naqvi, Ghazala Kaukab Raja
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11445

  • Ferulic acid promoting apoptosis in human osteosarcoma cell lines

    Xu-dong Zhang, Qiang Wu, Shu-hua Yang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.12066

  • Correlation between central corneal thickness and visual fielddefects, cup to disc ratio and retinal nerve fiber layer thickness in primary open angle glaucoma patients

    Mohammad Asim Mehboob, Muhammad Haroon Sarfraz, Rana Intisar-ul-Haq
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11623

  • The Frequency of Primary Sjogren

    Funda Erbasan, Yeşim Çekin, Deniz Turgut Çoban, Uğur Karasu, Dinç Süren, Ayhan Hilmi Çekin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11168

  • Efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab combined with pan retinal photocoagulation versus panretinal photocoagulation alone in treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy

    Murtaza Sameen, Muhammad Saim Khan, Ahsan Mukhtar, Muhammad Amer Yaqub, Mazhar Ishaq
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11497

  • The biomechanical study of the influence to the forefoot plantar pressure of the first tarsometatarsal joint fracture-dislocation fixed by three different implants

    Xiao Yu, Qing-jiang Pang, Xian-jun Chen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11908

  • Labour induction with Gestational Hypertension:A great obstetric challenge

    Meharunnissa Khaskheli, Shahla Baloch, Aneela Sheeba, Sarmad Baloch, Fahad Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.10386

  • Assessment of Headache in Asthma Patients

    Adil Can Güngen, Belma Güngen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11720

  • Correlation between maternal and childhood VitB12, folic acid and ferritin levels

    Fatima Zeeshan, Attia Bari, Saima Farhan, Uzma Jabeen, Ahsan Waheed Rathore
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.10998

  • Prevalence and causes of visual impairment among Saudi adults of Arar, Northern Border Region of Saudi Arabia.

    Mujeeb Ur Rehman Parrey, Farhan Khashim Alswelmi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11871

  • Evaluation of Non-Structural Protein-1(NS1)positive patients of 2013 dengue outbreak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

    Ghosia Lutfullah, Jawad Ahmad, Aftab Khan, Hina Ihsan, Jamshed Ahmad
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11237

  • The effect of bilateral intrapleural infusion of lidocaine with fentanyl versus only lidocaine in relieving pain after coronary artery bypasses surgery

    Kamran Shadvar, Sarvin Sanaie, Ata Mahmoodpoor, Mitra Safarpoor, Bahman Nagipour
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.10847

  • Mid-luteal estradiol levels of poor/good responders and intracytoplasmic sperm injection

    Rehana Rehman, Sundus Tariq, Saba Tariq, Muhammad Faisal Hashmi, Mukhtiar Baig
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11692

  • Efficacy of early endoscopy and colonoscopy in very elderly patients with gastrointestinal bleeding

    Mustafa Celik
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11616

  • Effect of Gender and Physical Activity on Internet Addiction in Medical Students

    Muhammad Alamgir Khan, Faizania Shabbir, Tausif Ahmed Rajput
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11222

  • Immune status of children with obstructive sleep apnea/hypopnea syndrome

    Zihe Zhang, Chunguang Wang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11959

  • The relationship between dispositional empathy and prefrontal cortical functioning in patients with frontal lobe epilepsy

    Amara Gul, Hira Ahmad
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11742

  • The effect of clothes on blood pressure measurement

    Nurcan Ertuğ, Tugba Cakal, Syeda Busra Ozturk, Muhammet Verim
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11811

  • Effect of topical nepafenac in prevention of macular edema after cataract surgery in patients with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy

    Muhammad Haroon Sarfraz, Rana Intisar Ul Haq, Mohammad Asim Mehboob
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11644

  • The 50 most-cited articles in Gastroenterology and Hepatology from Mainland China

    Sun-kuan Hu, Jie Huang, Wan-dong Hong, Xiao-jing Du, Rong Jin, Tie-su Lin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.12286

  • Effectiveness of media awareness campaigns on the proportion of vehicles that give space to ambulances on roads: An observational study

    Shiraz Shaikh, Lubna A Baig, Maciej Polkwoski
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.12176

  • Lipid abnormalities in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Uzma Erum, Tasnim Ahsan, Danish Khowaja
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11699

  • Mood changes at very high altitudes in Pakistan

    Sabih Ahmad, Sadiq Hussain
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11393

Clinical Case Series

  • Mclndoe Neovagina in patients with Mullerian Agenesis: A single center experience

    Abdulrahim Gari
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11867

Case Reports

  • Small cell carcinoma of the ovary hypercalcemictype (SCCOHT): A rare case after In Vitro Fertilization

    Ahmed Abdulazeem Ghazi, Aqueela Ayaz, Tahira Hamid, Mian Usman Farooq, Nikita Islam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11634

  • Allergy to soft cannula of insulin pump in diabetic patient

    Yumin Chen, Hui Huang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.11554

Correspondence

  • Dialectics of Imagination and Experimentation: Basic Science Research in Developing Countries

    HR Ahmad, NA Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.12591

  • Etiology and severity of various forms of ocular war injuries in patients presenting at an Army Hospital in Pakistan

    Qamar Ul Islam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.331.12592