Vol. 33 No. 3 (2017): May

Published: 2017-06-02

Guest Editorial

  • Revisiting the Randomized Controlled Trial

    Hassam Zulfiqar
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.13221

Original Articles

  • Microalbuminuria in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus; the tip of iceberg of diabetic complications

    Tauseef Ahmad, Imran Ulhaq, Minaz Mawani, Najmul Islam
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12537

  • Revisional laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in failed gastric banding and effects of exercise and frequent sweet-eating on its outcome

    Hamed A AlWadaani, Abdul Qadeer Memon
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12874

  • Regression of right ventricular systolic pressure after successful percutaneous mitral commissurotomy in patients with isolated severe mitral stenosis

    Shah Zeb, Tariq Ashraf, Muhammad Hashim, Syed Nadeem Hassan Rizvi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12565

  • Prognostic factors determining morbidity and mortalityin organophosphate poisoning

    Ay Açıkalın, Nezihat Rana Dişel, Selçuk Matyar, Ahmet Sebe, Zeynep Kekeç, Yüksel Gökel, Emre Karakoç
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12395

  • Effectiveness and safety of recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide in the treatment of acute myocardial infarctionin elderly in combination with cardiac failure

    Hong Xu, Bosong Wang, Qingmei Meng, Jinlong Li, Weidong Sun, Li Xin, Liping Chen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12483

  • Clinical predictors of an abnormal ultrasound in patients presenting with suspected nephrolithiasis

    Salman Thair Shafi, Roshina Anjum, Tahir Shafi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12651

  • Significance of electronic health records: A comparative studyof vaccination rates in patients with sickle cell disease

    Asli Korur, Süheyl Asma, Cigdem Gereklioglu, Soner Solmaz, Can Boga, Akatlı Kürsat Ozsahin, Altug Kut
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12837

  • Clinical and laboratory profile of children with Cystic Fibrosis: Experience of a tertiary care center in Pakistan

    Danish Abdul Aziz, Abdul Gaffar Billoo, Ahad Qureshi, Misha Khalid, Salman Kirmani
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12188

  • Predictive value of stathmin-1 and osteopontin expression for taxan resistance in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer

    Asude Aksoy, Gokhan Artas, Omur Gokmen Sevindik
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12559

  • Values of procalcitonin and C-reactive proteins in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease having concomitant bacterial infection

    Yanyan Li, Linlin Xie, Shuzhen Xin, Kaishu Li
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12554

  • Transepithelial corneal crosslinking in treatment of progressive keratoconus: 12 months’ clinical results

    Bushra Akbar, Rana Intisar Ul Haq, Mazhar Ishaq, Sabahat Arzoo, Kashif Siddique
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.11907

  • Effects of supervised structured aerobic exercise training programon fasting blood glucose level, plasma insulin level, glycemiccontrol, and insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes mellitus

    Syed Shakil -ur-Rehman, Hossein Karimi, Syed Amir Gilani
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12023

  • Metformin attenuate PTZ-induced apoptotic neurodegeneration in human cortical neuronal cells

    Fehmida Bibi, Ikram Ullah, Myeong Ok Kim, Muhammad Imran Naseer
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.11996

  • Role of Ramadan specific diabetes education (RSDE); A prospective study

    Muhammad Yakoob Ahmedani, Shahid Ahsan, Muhammad Saif Ulhaque
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12345

  • Acute renal morbidities with obstetrical emergencies:An important women health issue

    Meharunnissa Khaskheli, Shahla Baloch, Aneela Sheeba, Sarmad Baloch, Fahad Khan, Mohammad Rafique Ansari
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12233

  • Effects of blood lipid stability on progressionof carotid atherosclerosis

    Yu Ding, Bo Li, Feng Tian, Shanshan Zhou, Yundai Chen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12593

  • Effect of exercise and morphine on psychological andphysical dependencies, BDNF and TrkB geneexpression in rat’s hippocampus

    Mojtaba Naghshvarian, Mohammad-Reza Zarrindast, Shahram Ejtemaei Mehr, Mohammad Mehdi Ommati, Seyedeh Fatemeh Sajjadi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12342

  • Role of Vitamin D in reducing number of acute exacerbations in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients

    Dur Muhammad Khan, Aziz Ullah, Fawad Ahmad Randhawa, Somia Iqtadar, Nasir Farooq Butt, Khadija Waheed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12397

  • Screening of adult dental patients visiting Khyber College of Dentistry, Peshawar for HBV and HCV infections and identifying the associated risk factors

    Jamila Haider, Ghosia Lutfullah, Rubina Nazli, Tasleem Akhtar, Asma Shah
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12260

  • Clinical effects of pulmonary surfactant in combination withnasal continuous positive airway pressure therapyon neonatal respiratory distress syndrome

    Congmin Zhang, Xiaojing Zhu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12227

  • Incidence and associated risk factors of low birth weight babiesborn in Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayad Al-Nayan Hospital Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir

    Gulnaz Iltaf, Beenish Shahid, Muhammad Ijaz Khan
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12413

  • Does the effectiveness of core stability exercises correlate with the severity of spinal stenosis in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis?

    Chaxiang Chen, Zhichao Lin, Yingjie Zhang, Zemin Chen, Shujie Tang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12123

  • Estimation of body fat in Pakistani adult: A comparison of equations based upon skinfold thickness measurements

    Hafeeza Naz, Kinza Mushtaq, Bilal Azeem Butt, Khadija Irfan Khawaja
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12806

  • Examining the postural awareness and flexibility changes in physical therapy students who took clinical Pilates class

    Esra Atılgan, Devrim Tarakcı, Fatma Mutluay
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12808

  • Association between Vitamin D deficiency and Breast Cancer

    Noureen Shaukat, Farhat Jaleel, Foad Ali Moosa, Naeem Akhter Qureshi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.11753

  • Clinical results of femoral head fracture-dislocation treated according to the Pipkin classification

    Xiao Yu, Qing-jiang Pang, Xian-Jun Chen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12633

  • Single incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy with conventional instruments and ports: Initial experience at tertiary care public sector Hospital

    Abdul Razaque Shaikh, Syed Asad Ali, Ambreen Munir, Aijaz Ali Shaikh
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12930

  • Cardiorespiratory fitness and its association with adiposity indices in young adults

    Mozaffer Rahim Hingorjo, Sitwat Zehra, Zainab Hasan, Masood Anwar Qureshi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12294

  • Differentiation of beta thalassemia trait from iron deficiency anemia by hematological indices

    Tahir Ahmed Jameel, Mukhtar Baig, Ijaz Ahmed, Muhammad Barakat Hussain, Motlag bin Doghaim Alkhamaly
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12098

  • Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from patients of respiratory tract infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Peshawar

    Abdul Samad, Tanveer Ahmed, Afaq Rahim, Abdul Khalil, Iftikhar Ali
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12416

  • Effectiveness and safety of percutaneous vertebroplasty in the treatment of spinal metastatic tumor

    Yilin Liu, Yuqiang Wang, Liang Zhao, Ruipeng Song, Hongyu Tan, Limin Wang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12276

  • Comparing the effects of two different contact lenses on corneal reepithelialization after corneal collagen cross-linking

    Yusuf Koçluk, Savaş, Emine Alyamaç Sukgen, Murat G, Alper Mete
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12241

  • Comparison of adjunctive therapy with metformin and acarbose in patients with Type-1 diabetes mellitus

    Amir Ziaee, Neda Esmailzadehha, Maryam Honardoost
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12669

  • Visual outcome after phacoemulsification with lens implant indiabetic and non-diabetic patients; A comparative study

    Abdul Rashid Shaikh, Abdul Haleem Mirani, Muhammad Saleh Memon, Muhammad Faisal Fahim
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12589

  • CT findings and features of postoperative abdominal infection patients with pancreatic carcinoma

    Yuzhuo Ma, Guangsheng Liu, Lingling Zhang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12355

  • An experience with mesh versus darn repair in inguinal hernias

    Gulshan Ali Memon, Syed Kashif Ali Shah, Habib-ur -Rehman
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.13257

  • Diversity, Physiochemical and Phylogenetic Analyses of Bacteria Isolated from Various Drinking Water Sources

    Neveen Hassan Eid, Huda A. Al-Dogghaither, Taha Abdullah Kumosani, Munazza Gull
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12347

  • A comparative study of functional outcome of treatment of intra articular fractures of distal radius fixed with percutaneous Kirschner

    Jahangir Iqbal Khan, Faisal Nazeer Hussain, Tahir Mehmood, Omer Adil
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.11421

  • Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences: A bibliometric assessment 2001-2010

    Zameer Hussain Baladi, Loung V. Umedani
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.13258

  • Clinical features and risk factors for irritable bowel syndrome in Migraine patients

    Chunlin Li, Shengyuan Yu, Huiying Li, Jin Zhou, Jieqiong Liu, Wenjing Tang, Lei Zhang
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12379

  • A study of Galactin-3 on fine needle aspiration as a diagnostic marker differentiating benign from malignant thyroid neoplasm

    Aliya Muzafar, Mulazim Hussain Bukhari, Ihtesham Uddin Qureshi
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12251

  • Prevalence of sexual dysfunction in saudi women with Type 2 diabetes: Is it affected by age, glycemic control or obesity?

    Turki A. AlMogbel, Hussein S. Amin, Saad M. AlSaad, Turky H. AlMigbal
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12166

  • Diagnosis and phenotypic assessment of Pakistani Haemophilia B carriers

    Muhammad Tariq Masood Khan, Arshi Naz, Jawad Ahmed, Tahir Sultan Shamsi, Abid Sohail Taj
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12496

  • Comparison of right and left trans-radial catheterization for coronary angiography and intervention in patients with Acute myocardial infarction

    Hongying Wang, Shijin Song
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12562

  • Impact of 24-hour helpline servicefor people with diabetes

    Farrukh Ahmed, Asim Bin Zafar, Musarrat Riaz, Erum Ghafoor, Rabia Abdul Rehman, Qutub Uddin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12689

  • Prevention of anesthesia-induced injection pain of propofol in pediatric anesthesia

    Dabin Cheng, Lu Liu, Zheng Hu
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12026

Clinical Case Series

  • Peppered and rare

    Sami Samiullah, Moaz Choudhary, Hadi Bhurgri, Arooj Babar, Fatima Samad, Michael Demyen
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12995

Short Communication

  • What is done when endoscopic examination revealsborderline bowel ischemia in patients with sigmoid volvulus?

    Sabri Selcuk Atamanalp, Refik Selim Atamanalp
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12265

Case Reports

  • Transient hypoglossal nerve palsy after transoralintubation for general anesthesia

    Young Jin Choi, Jin Hee Lee, Young Duck Shin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.11662

  • Lower thoracic syndrome

    Muhammad Nazim Farooq
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12340

  • Osteonecrosis in the both femoral heads in a patient with Neuro-Behcet

    Asuman Orhan Varoglu, Asude Aksoy
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12815

  • Apert Syndrome: Report of a rare congenital malformation

    Ehsan Rathore, Altaf Hussain Rathore
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12878

  • Hepatosplenic mucormycosis post autologous stem cell transplant

    Samia Yasmeen, Omer Waqas, Javeria Munir, Faisal Sultan, Abdul Hameed
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12311

  • Unicornuate uterus with a rudimentary horn diagnosedat scheduled third Cesarean Section

    Serkan Bodur, Ulaş Fidan, Mehmet Ferdi Kıncı, Kaz?m Emre Karaşahin
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.12409

Correspondence

  • A New Model for PhD Elective Course

    HR Ahmad, Satwat Hashmi, MH Mahmood
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.333.13259