Editorial
Perseverance
Saleh M. Al-Deeb and Fahdah Alokaily
Book Review
Brief Reports
Percutaneous multiple K-wire fixation for humeral shaft fractures
Abdul Q. Khan, Aftab A. Iraqi, Mohammad-Khalid A. Sherwani, Mazhar Abbas, and Adesh Sharma
Amyloid-depositing plasmacytoma of cervical spine masquerades as a granulomatous inflammatory reaction
Ibrahim S. Tillawi
Maternal and fetal thyroid stimulating hormones and the fetal indices of maturation, growth, and development
Oluwole O. Adedeji and George K. Oyakhire
Case Reports
BK virus infection in a renal transplant Saudi child
Mohamed Maghrabi, Dalia Marwan, and Abimbola O. Osoba
Sudden onset of herpes zoster following chemotherapy for orbital lymphoma in a HIV positive patient
Afekhide E. Omoti and Caroline E. Omoti
Elevated cerebrospinal fluid beta-2 microglobulin as a tumor marker in a patient with myeloma of the central nervous system
Enaam M. Alsobhi, Ibrahim A. Hashim, Mohammad A. Abdelaal, Ahmad M. Aljifri, and Abdelrahman M. Alshamy
Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis
Hilal B. Shawki, Shakir M. Muhammed, Amal N. Reda, Thair S. Abdulla, and Delaram M. Ardalan
Wandering spleen with torsion of the pedicle
Michael C. Safioleas, Michael C. Stamatakos, Ahmad I. Diab, and Panayotis M. Safioleas
Breast fibroadenoma in female adolescents
Tugrul Tiryaki, Emrah Senel, Sema Hucumenoglu, Bahar C. Cakir, and Ayse E. Kibar
Placenta percreta with bladder invasion. A plea for multidisciplinary approach
Fahmy M.I. Shawish, Fayez T. Hammad, and Essa M. Kazim
Letter to the Editors
Accuracy of clinical diagnosis versus echocardiography in evaluating heart murmurs. How to measure accuracy?
Mustafa Afifi
Other
Can worms cause chest pain?
Mohammed A. Yassin, El-Mehdy M. Errayes, Fahmi Y. Khan, Essam A. Elbozom, and Anil Y. Ellahi
A 36-year-old man with palpitation
Fahmi Y. Khan
Research Articles
Prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases-producing isolates over a 1-year period at a University Hospital in Oman
Akbar M. Rafay, Zakariya Al-Muharrmi, and Robert Toki
A comparative study of the ultrastructure of submandibular, parotid and exocrine pancreas in diabetes and fasting
Gulnur Take, Celal Ilgaz, Deniz Erdogan, Candan Ozogul, and Cigdem Elmas
Single breath vital capacity induction of anesthesia with 8% sevoflurane versus intravenous propofol for laryngeal tube insertion in adults
Khaled M. El-Radaideh and Mohammed A. Al-Ghazo
Is it necessary to consider obesity when constructing norms for hemoglobin or when screening for anemia using hemoglobin levels?
Fahaid H. Al-Hashem
Superficial skin ulcers
Modupeola O. Samaila, Abdulmumini H. Rafindadi, Sunday A. Adewuyi, and Olabode P. Oluwole
Ultra-low dose aprotinin effects on reducing the need for blood transfusion in cardiac surgery
Rezayat Parvizi, Rasoul Azarfarin, and Susan Hassanzadeh
Revascularization in patients with severe left ventricular impairment who have ischemic heart disease
Selim Erenturk, Cenk E. Yildiz, and Murat Gulbaran
Effects of salmon calcitonin on fracture healing in ovariectomized rats
Xiaolin Li, Xinle Luo, Nansheng Yu, and Bingfang Zeng
Morel-Lavallee lesion. Results of surgical drainage with the use of synthetic glue
Murat Demirel, Ferit Dereboy, Ali Ozturk, Egemen Turhan, and Tarik Yazar
Laser prostatectomy versus transurethral resection of prostate in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia
Mohammad-Reza Razzaghi, Gholamreza Habibi, Gholamreza E. Djavid, and Hamidreza Gholamrezaee
Iatrogenic bladder injuries during obstetric and gynecological procedures
Ahmed B. Zahrani, Abdul-Rehman Awon, Mohammed Al-Rashid, Mana Al-Assiri, and Mohamed Dahnoun
Hypertension in Saudi Arabia
Mansour M. Al-Nozha, Moheeb Abdullah, Mohammed R. Arafah, Mohamed Z. Khalil, Nazeer B. Khan, Yaqoub Y. Al-Mazrou, Mohammed A. Al-Maatouq, Khalid Al-Marzouki, Akram Al-Khadra, Mohammed S. Nouh, Saad S. Al-Harthi, Maie S. Al-Shahid, and Abdulellah Al-Mobeireek
Management of hypertensive patients in primary health care setting, auditing the practice
Mohammed O. Al-Rukban, Abdurrahman M. Al-Sughair, Bader O. Al-Bader, and Bader A. Al-Tolaihi
The role of renin blockers in the prevention of diabetes
Abdullah H. Alkhenizan and Mohammed A. Alswes
Male infertility in Kuwait. Etiologic and therapeutic aspects
Laila R. Qadan, Adel A. Ahmed, Kusum A. Kapila, Nahida A. Hassan, Jan A. Kodaj, and Shahed K. Pathan
Effect of submersion injury on water safety practice after the event in children, Saudi Arabia
Omar M. Hijazi, Amr A. Shahin, Nasser A. Haidar, Muna F. Sarwi, and Eman S. Musawa
Acral lentiginous melanoma versus lentigo maligna melanoma among Iraqi patients
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Sabeeh A. Al-Meshhadani, and Adil A. Al-Nuaimy
Pattern of rheumatic heart disease in Southern Yemen
Hussein K. Saleh
Causes of nosocomial pneumonia and evaluation of risk factors in a university hospital in Turkey
Lutfu Savas, Yusuf Onlen, Nizami Duran, and Nazan Savas
Review
Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Genetics, pathogenesis, clinical manifestation and management
Manfred Stuhrmann and El-Harith A. El-Harith