Book Review
Brief Reports
Radiofrequency sinus excision. A simple technique for sacro-coccygeal pilonidal sinus disease
Pravin J. Gupta
Evaluation of palliative management of advanced breast cancer in Khartoum, Sudan
Mohamed E. Ahmed, Taha M. Baashar, and Mohamed E. Ahmed
Effect of oral mecobalamin treatment on chest pain in patients with cobalamin deficiency and no evidence of coronary artery disease. A randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Munir Q. Zaqqa, Yahya A. Ismail, Amer M. Khatib, Yacoub G. Bahou, Hani M. Al-Daoud, Mouna M Al-Saad, and Eyas N. Al-Mousa
Arginine, omega-3 fatty acids and nucleotide-enriched diet augment the anti-inflammatory effect of diclofenac on carrageenan-induced rat paw edema
Laila Y. Al-Ayadhi
Chloramphenicol susceptible methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Eastern region of Saudi Arabia
Bodh R. Panhotra, Anil K. Saxena, and Abdulrahman S. Al-Mulhim
Precocious puberty revealing severe hypothyroidism
Bassam M. Taher, Hanan A. Hamamy, Marlin I. Nino, and Kamel M. Ajlouni
Severe digital vasospasm caused by cabergoline
Amani S. Al-Zubaidi and Bachar Afandi
Obstructive airways disease in patients with significant post- tuberculous lung scarring
Imad S. Hassan and Hamdan H. Al-Jahdali
Case Reports
Hypercalcemia syndrome. Coexisting hyperthyroidism, primary hyperparathyroidism and cancer of the gallbladder
Ibrahim Barut, Omer R. Tarhan, Celal Cerci, and Nermin Karahan
Late presentation of a right Bochdalek hernia with a right intrathoracic stomach and organo-axial torsion
Mohammed A. Al-Shehri, Ali M. Al-Binali, Waleed A. Eid, Olu A. Osinowo, and Nabil E. Mohammed
Propionibacterium acnes. A cause of pneumatocele associated pneumonia
Abdulrahman M. Al-Mazrou
Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the endometrium, a rare aggressive tumor
Khalil E. Rajab, Amarjit K. Sandhu, Ashok Malik, and Mangala S. Rajeswari
AIDS-related progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
Mona A. Al-Maslamani, Hussam A. Al-Soub, Yasser M. El-Deeb, Jameela A. Al-Khuwaiter, and Imaad Bin Mujeeb
Letter to the Editors
Biochemical analysis of serum pancreatic amylase and lipase enzymes in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Waad-Allah S. Mula-Abed and Adib A. Aughsteen
The new syndrome is not really a new syndrome. Al-Aqeel Sewairi syndrome, a new autosomal recessive disorder with multicentric osteolysis, nodulosis, and arthropathy
Sulaiman Al-Mayouf, Wafaa Al-Sewairi, and Aida Al-Aqeel
Other
Cytomegalovirus infection in a patient with endogenous Cushing's syndrome
Pinaki Dutta, Anil Bhansali, Mohammad H. Bhat, and Saroj K. Sinha
Electrocardiographic evidence of heart metastasis from a primary lung cancer
Ayse Hicsonmez, Meltem N. Andrieu, Serap Akyurek, Yildiz Guney, and Cengiz Kurtman
Research Articles
General surgical problems encountered in the Hajj pilgrims
Saleh M. Al-Salamah
Post appendectomy small bowel obstruction
Gamal A. Khairy, Mohammad F. Afzal, Khalid R. Murshid, Salman Guraya, and Alaa Ghallab
Homozygous AMN mutation in hereditary selective intestinal malabsorption of vitamin B12 in Jordan
Jamil R. Al-Alami, Stephan M. Tanner, Marwan K. Tayeh, Albert de la Chapelle, and Hatem El-Shanti
Patterns of radiographic changes in hands and feet of rheumatoid arthritis in Saudi Arabia
Abdurhman S. Al-Arfaj and Ahmad A. Al-Boukai
Detection of Helicobacter pylori and Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in human coronary arteries and evaluation of the results with serologic evidence of inflammation
Ali K. Adiloglu, Ahmet Ocal, Rabia Can, Harun Duver, Turan Yavuz, and Buket C. Aridogan
A sensitive immunoblotting method for screening of microalbuminuria in diabetic patients' urine
Deezagi Abdolkhaleg and Shafagi Behrooz
Uterine tube-ovary relationship and fimbrial development during the fetal period
Osman Sulak, Mehmet A. Malas, Kadriye Esen, Esra Cetin, Bahadir Ungor, and Suleyman M. Tagil
Aspirin reduces serum anti-melanocyte antibodies and soluble interleukin-2 receptors in vitiligo patients
Mohammad Z. Zailaie
Bacterial skin infections among patients with hemoglobinopathies
Maha M. Al-Mahfouz, Khalil I. Hamdi, and Sundus S. Baker
Epigenetic changes and their clinical relevance in Saudi diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. A molecular and tissue microarray analysis of 100 cases
Khawla S. Al-Kuraya, Abdul K. Siraj, Fouad A. Al-Dayel, Adnan A. Ezzat, Naif A. Al-Jommah, Valerie L. Atizado, and Rajeswari N. Narayanappa
Screening program for prostate cancer at a university hospital in eastern Saudi Arabia
Saud A. Taha and Baher A. Kamal
Effects and a dose response relationship of physical activity to high density lipoprotein cholesterol and body mass index among Saudis
Abdul R. Al-Ajlan and Syed R. Mehdi
Common causes of child mortality in Sana a, Yemen
Abdul-Khaliq A. Sallam
Child pedestrian fatalities in Diyarbakir, Turkey
Suleyman Goren, Mehmet Subasi, Fuat Gurkan, Yasar Tirasci, and Kemalettin Acar
Review
Laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy
Waleed A. Hasan and Mahmoud M. Al-Akraa