Book Review
MCQs on surgical diagnosis
Assia Al-Rawaf
Case Reports
An unusual complication of sternal and clavicle osteomyelitis in a child with sickle cell disease
Suliman H. Al-Fifi, Saeed M. Al-Qahtani, Ali M. Al-Binali, and Samuel H. Annobil
Adult lead poisoning from a herbal medicine
Abdulsalam S. Ibrahim and Ali H. Latif
Volvulus of the sigmoid colon in a child
Ghassan Al-Kouder, Akhtar Nawaz, Cirus Gerami, Hilal Matta, Alic W. Jacobsz, and Ahmed H. Al-Salem
The Middle-East connection of Wolman Disease
Durjoy K. Shome, Emtethal Al-Jishi, John F. Greally, Neelam Malik, Hassan A. Zainaldeen, and Nagalla S. Das
Sandhoff disease (GM2 Gangliosidoses) in a premature patient with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Atiqa Abdul-Wahab, Mohammed S. Bessisso, and Mahmoud F. Elsaid
Letter to the Editors
Hirschsprungs disease in Western Saudi Arabia
Ibrahim Mansoor and Ibrahim H. Zahrani
Necrotizing fasciitis
Ahmed N. Ghanem, Ismail A. Halim, John M. Embil, and Catherine Cherneski
Research Articles
The status of cadaveric organ donation for liver transplantation in Saudi Arabia
Mohammed I. Al-Sebayel
Trends in the management of blunt liver trauma
Mohammed A. Al-Gari and Sherif R. Hussein
The effect of magneto-treated blood autotransfusion on central hemodynamic values and cerebral circulation in patients with essential hypertension
Ilgar G. Alizade and Nigar T. Karayeva
Efficacy and tolerability of valsartan in patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension
Mohamed S. Nouh and Samy A. Halim
A pilot study of cardiac troponin I in patients with acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina
Najlaa A. Selim and Houssem T. Hmouda
Screening for congenital hypothyroidism
Gerard Henry, Samia H. Sobki, and Johara M. Othman
Glycemic index of 3 varieties of dates
Campbell J. Miller, Earl V. Dunn, and Isameldin B. Hashim
Copper, zinc and magnesium levels in type-1 diabetes mellitus
Abdul H. Zargar, Mir I. Bashir, Shariq R. Masoodi, Bashir A. Laway, Arshad I. Wani, Abdul R. Khan, and Farooq A. Dar
Conservative treatment of idiopathic detrusor instability in elderly women
Abdulaziz A. Al-Mulhim, Samir A. Al-Gazzar, and Ahmed A. Bahnassy
A new method to aid complete lymphadenectomy in radical treatment of cancer of the cervix
Sadek R. Pharaon and Walid M. Al-Saleh
Frequency of neutrophil alloantigens by polymerase chain reaction
Iman H. Al-Sheikh, Mohammed A. Al-Khalifa, and Amjad S. Rahi
Clinical and laboratory features of congenital factor XIII deficiency
Fahad Z. Al-Sharif, Mahmoud D. Aljurf, Abdulkarim M. Al-Momen, Abdulmajeed M. Ajlan, Mohammed O. Musa, Randa M. Al-Nounou, Fahad I. Al-Mohareb, Hamad M. Alomar, Zyed Z. Zaidi, and Hazzaa A. Al-Zahrani
Pattern of blood procurement, ordering and utilization in a University Hospital in Eastern Saudi Arabia
Layla A. Bashawri
Patterns of presentation of malaria in a tertiary care institute in Saudi Arabia
Nadia A. Al-Hassan and George T. Roberts
Surgery and postoperative mebendazole in the treatment of hydatid disease
Fuad F. Ammari and Abdel K. Omari
Impaired renal function among children in Alexandria, Egypt
Hebatullah O. Tawfik, Nahla K. Ragab, Zahira M. Gad, and Mahmoud M. El-Kersh
Articular chondrocalcinosis in Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman S. Al-Arfaj and Ahmed A. Al-Boukai
Caries prevalence, severity and pattern in pre-school children
Abdullah R. Al-Shammery, Nazeer B. Khan, Amjad H. Wyne, and Nadya A. Al-Ghannam
Use of antiplatelets and lipid lowering therapy in patients with peripheral vascular disease
Abdulaziz S. Aldawood and Roman Jaeschke
Reviews
Current trends in hormone replacement therapy
Tariq Y. Khashoggi
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, epidemiology and patterns in Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman A. Alrajhi and Ali M. Al-Barrak