Editorial
Book Review
Brief Reports
Constrictive pericarditis presenting as recurrent ascites for 10 years
Nazir A. Lone, Hilal A. Rather, S. Jalal, Khurshid A. Khan, Mohammed S. Alai, Viqar M. Jan, Kaiser H. Hakeem, Pawan K. Suri, and Dharminder K. Angurana
Ultrastructure study of postmenopausal endometria of tibolone, conjugated estrogen + medroxyprogesterone acetate and tamoxifen users
Tuncay Nas, Mustafa F. Sargon, Hamdi H. Celik, Pinar O. Keskin, Rifat H. Gursoy, and Kutay Biberoglu
Metformin discontinuation rate among patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus in Basrah, Iraq
Abbas A. Mansour and Omran S. Habib
Case Reports
Urofacial syndrome
Hamdan H. Al-Hazmi, Ayman A. Hammad, Roman Jednak, and Mohamed T. El-Sherbiny
Gastrosplenic fistula in Hodgkin's lymphoma treated successfully by laparoscopic surgery and chemotherapy
Hamad I. Al-Ashgar, Mohammed Q. Khan, Abduallah M. Ghamdi, Fahad Y. Bamehriz, and Irfan Maghfoor
Minimally invasive retroperitoneal adrenalectomy
Hussam M. BinYousef, Mohammed A. Al-Zaben, Essam M. Murshid, and Mona A. Al-Shahid
Metastatic synovial sarcoma to the left atrium. A management dilemma
Atif W. Qubbany and Abdulhalim J. Kinsara
Multiple schwannomas of cauda equina in the absence of von Recklinghausen's disease
Cetin R. Kayaoglu, Goksin Sengul, and Ismail H. Aydin
Letter to the Editor
Study of the bacterial agents of blood stream infection in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq
Other
Pelvi-perineal myolipoma
Gurhan Sakman, Cem K. Parsak, Tolga Akcam, and Omer Alabaz
Beaus lines
Mohammed A. Yassin, Ibrahim A. Alhijji, Hanadi R. Elayoubi, and Kamal R. Abbodi
Research Articles
Effect of panaxatriol on hematogenesis and granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor in radiation injured mice
Fen Y. Liu, Jun N. Wang, Shu D. Yu, Bo Wang, and Ji D. Zhang
Osteoarthritis models after anterior cruciate ligament resection and medial meniscectomy in rats. A histological and immunohistochemical study
Ahmet Piskin, Mustafa Y. Gulbahar, Yilmaz Tomak, Birol Gulman, Murat Hokelek, Servet Kerimoglu, Bulent Koksal, Taner Alic, and Yonca B. Kabak
The potential anti-inflammatory effect of tetrahydrobiopterin administration in renal mass reduction-induced chronic renal failure in rats
Aida A. Korish and Maha M. Arafah
Molecular testing of human papillomavirus in cervical specimens
FatenSalah B. Gazzaz
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate in healthy first year medical students
Imran A. Siddiqui, Nadeem A. Siddiqui, Jawed Aziz, and Amir Omair
The role of ultrasonography and computed tomography in determining the etiology of ascites
Naile B. Topal, Selim Gurel, Ilker Ercan, and Gursel Savci
Is abandoning routine peritoneal cultures during appendectomy justified?
Azan S. Al-Saadi, Ali H. Al-Wadan, Samir A. Hamarnah, and Hisham Amin
Infliximab TNF-alpha antagonist decreases intraabdominal adhesions
Osman Kurukahvecioglu, Hande Koksal, Ozlem Gulbahar, Ozlem Erdem, Doruk Engin, Omer Yazicioglu, Mustafa Kerem, and Ferit Taneri
The efficacy of paracetamol in the treatment of ankle sprains in comparison with diclofenac sodium
Cemil Kayali, Haluk Agus, Levent Surer, and Ali Turgut
Thorax deformity, joint hypermobility, and anxiety disorders
Murat Gulsun, Mehmet B. Yilmaz, Murat Pinar, Murat Tonbul, Cemil Celik, Barbaros Ozdemir, Kemal Dumlu, and Mevlut Erbas
Delivery outcomes at term after one previous cesarean section
Tarik Y. Yamani-Zamzami
Antibiotic resistance in children with complicated urinary tract infection
Bilal Yildiz, Nurdan Kural, Gul Durmaz, Coskun Yarar, Ilknur Ak, and Nevbahar Akcar
Early outcome of children with complex atrial isomerism undergoing uni-ventricular cardiac palliation
Giridhar V. Santhanam, Hani K. Najm, Johannes P. Duplessis, Riyadh M. Abu-Sulaiman, and Mohamed S. Kabbani
Exhaled breath condensate pH and hydrogen peroxide as non-invasive markers for asthma
Amina H. Al-Obaidy and AbdulGhani M. Al-Samarai
Man-threatening viruses isolated from ticks in Saudi Arabia
Mohammed S. Al-Khalifa, Fathy M. Diab, and Galila M. Khalil
Prevalence of dyslipidemia in the Iraqi adult population
WaadAllah S. Mula-Abed and Saba K. Chilmeran
The prevalence of abdominal obesity and its associated risk factors in married, non-pregnant women born and living in high altitude, southwestern, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed E. Khalid
Regional variations in the prevalence of consanguinity in Saudi Arabia
Mohammad I. El-Mouzan, Abdullah A. Al-Salloum, Abdullah S. Al-Herbish, Mansour M. Qurachi, and Ahmad A. Al-Omar
Prescribing pattern of general practitioners for osteoarthritis in primary care settings in Bolu, Turkey
Mehtap Kartal, Isil Maral, and Ozlem Coskun
Serum resistin levels in Syrian obese patients with diabetes mellitus type II
Ismail E. Al-Sari, Faizah A. Al-Quobaili, and Younes M. Kabalan
Review
Towards safer surgery in patients with sickle cell disease
AbdulWahed N. Meshikhes