Brief Reports
Vesicovaginal fistula in Sudanese women
Mohammed El-Imam, El-Hassan M. El-Hassan, and Ishag Adam
Percutaneous nephrolithotripsy in supine position in Yemen
Tawfik Baadani, Mohammed Alwan, Ibraheim Alnono, and Ismail Al-Meslemi
Psychosocial functioning and determinants of domestic violence among women. An epidemiological study
Farouk M. Shakhatreh, Rowaida M. Maaitah, and Montaha K. Gharaibeh
Is quality of diabetic care up to the standards?
Manal M. Khorsheed and Fahad S. Tayyeb
Contaminated physician's stethoscope - a potential source of transmission of infection in the hospital. Need of frequent disinfection after use
Bodh R. Panhotra, Anil K. Saxena, and Abdulrahman S. Al-Mulhim
A sero-epidemiologic study on cystic echinococcosis in midwestern region of Turkey
Zafer Cetinkaya, Ihsan H. Ciftci, Reha Demirel, Mustafa Altindis, and Erol Ayaz
Role of pulmonary artery catheters in critically ill patients
Akmal A. Hameed, Suhaila E. Al-Jawder, Hasan S. Mohamed, and Fatima A. Haji
Evaluation of an emergency service attempted by the Saudi Red Crescent Society
Khalid O. Dhaffar, Abdul F. Sindy, Zohair J. Gazzaz, and Javeria Shabaz
New intralesional therapy for basal cell carcinoma by 2% zinc sulphate solution
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Adil A. Al-Nuaimy, and Fadhil A. Al-Shimary
Experiences in rapid diagnosis of Brucella bacteremia using the Bact/Alert 120 system
Mubarak S. Alfaresi
Case Reports
Primary ovarian leiomyoma
Mariam Mathew, Andrezj Krolikowski, Ibrahim Al-Haddabi, and Vadakkepat Nirmala
Successful intrauterine aspiration of a large fetal ovarian cyst
Eftekhar H. Al-Ojaimi
Leuconostoc bacteremia in a child with short-gut syndrome
Abdulnasser Helali, Diane McAlear, and Abimbola Osoba
Progressive pigmentary purpura related to raloxifene
Zulal Erbagci, Almila Tuncel, Suna Erkilic, and Mehtap Ozkur
Parry-Romberg syndrome. Overlap with linear morphea
Sultan Al-Khenaizan and Lemmese Al-Watban
Lennert's lymphoma
Suresh T. Narayanrao, Rajasekharan Pillai, Aymen Nada, and Suhel Hasan
Aborted sudden nocturnal cardiac death in a young man with structurally normal heart
Bashir A. Wani, Mohamed Z. Khalil, Manzour M. Al-Nozha, and Sayed H. Mehdi
Fibrous histiocytoma of the breast
Abdul-Wahed N. Meshikhes, Ghulam M. Jan, and Abdulla H. Al-Jaroof
Letter to the Editor
Need for emphasis on usage of Internet and conducting conferences for the improvement of research and biomedical publication
Srinivasa Jayachandra, Maxim Pinto, and Khaliz A. Aziz
Other
Bacterial meningitis associated with intussusception
Adel A. Mahmoud, Mohammed S. Al-Skaini, and Ibrahim Al-Hifzi
Warfarin resistance in a patient with mechanical valve prosthesis
Hikmat N. Abdel-Razeq, Ali A. Bajouda, Manar M. Khalil, and Hassan Chamsi-Pasha
Unusual presentation of infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae on native tricuspid valve
Fusun Z. Akcam, Guler Yayli, Onur Kaya, and Ibak Gonen
Retroperitoneal hematoma following rofecoxib and enoxaparin coadministration in a patient with atrial fibrillation
Fahmi Y. Khan, Ibrahim F. Hassan, Mustafa H. Allity, and Saifatuallah M. Khan
Presentation and outcome of varicella pneumonia in adults
Abdullah A. Abba, Tarig S. Al-Khuwaitir, Abdurrahman M. Al-Moghairi, and Himanshu Garg
Research Articles
Dietary macronutrient intake of Saudi males and its relationship to classical coronary risk factors
Eman M. Alissa, Suhad M. Bahijri, and Gordon A. Ferns
Clustering of coronary artery disease risk factors in Jordanian hypertensive patients
Nadia F Khasawneh, Saafan Al-Safi, Abla Albsoul-Younes, and Ousayla N. Borqan
Survival analysis of patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy in Oman
Ajit K. Agarwal, Poothirikovil Venugopalan, Ayyril Meharali, and David de Bono
Prevalence of chronic venous insufficiency in the Saudi adult population
Khalid O. Bawakid, Rajaa M. Al-Raddadi, Sameer S. Sabban, Khalid A. Alturky, and Mahmoud S. Mohamed
The use of a standardized pre-participation physical examination form in Turkish adolescent athletes
Hakan Yaman, Halil Ozbas, Fusun Toraman, and Aylin Yaman
Adolescent reproductive health and gender role attitudes in Oman
Yasmin A. Jaffer and Mustafa M. Afifi
Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma
Neelam Siddiqui and Abdulrahman I. Al-Diab
Outcome of patients with hematological malignancies admitted to the intensive care unit with life-threatening complications
Ahmed S. BaHammam, Sayed J. Basha, Mohammed I. Masood, and Shafi A. Shaik
Bcl-2 gene rearrangement in Jordanian follicular and diffuse large B-cell lymphomas
Nidal M. Almasri, Jamil Al-Alami, and Mohammad Faza
Non-invasive diagnosis of fetal anemia due to maternal red-cell alloimmunization
Badreldeen Ahmed, Zahra Ghaffari, Rana S. Ismail, and Najah Saleh
Correlation of endometrial thickness, cycle day and histopathology in women with abnormal uterine bleeding
Lovina S. Machado, Mariam Mathew, Alia Al-Hassani, and Vlasta Vaclavinkova
Uterine ruptures in Yemen
Abdalla E. Diab
Epidemiology of antibody to hepatitis B core antigen screening among blood donors in Eastern Saudi Arabia . Need to replace the test by HBV DNA testing
Bodh R. Panhotra, Ahmed Al-Bahrani, and Zahoor Ul-Hassan
Abdominal tuberculosis. On-going challenge to gastroenterologists
Mahgoub Ibrahim and Abimbola O. Osoba
Immune response to Hepatitis B vaccine among children in Yemen
Talal A. Sallam, Haifa M. Alghshm, Arwa A. Ablohom, Mona S. Alarosi, Rasha E. Almotawakel, Nasrah H. Farea, and Abdo A. Mosleh
Outpatient pilonidal sinotomy complemented with good wound and surrounding skin care
Mohammed Y. Al-Naami
Drainage of pancreatic pseudocysts. The importance of cyst wall biopsy in the recent era
M. Ezzedien Rabie, Ashraf H. Ghaleb, Mosaed A. Al-Ghamdi, Mohammad S. Al-Qahtani, Saeed Abu-Eshy, Tarek S. Malatani, Mohammad Y. Al-Shehri, Talal A. Al-Malki, and Mohammad H. Hosni
Diabetic nephropathy in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus in Bahrain
Badriya E. Al-Hermi, AbdulJabbar M. Al-Abbasi, Manssor H. Rajab, Fayza A. Al-Jenaidi, and Zakariya E. Al-Ekri
An audit of acute pain service in Central, Saudi Arabia
Jamil. S. Anwari, Faham Ahmed, and Tajammal Mustafa
Reviews
Overview of bronchiolitis
Hend A. Bafagih and Maha M. Al-Dabbagh
Health, globalization and developing countries
Nesrin Cilingiroglu