Editorial
Is hepatocellular carcinoma preventable?
Bandar Al Knawy
Book Review
Understanding Rett Syndrome: A practical guide for parents, teachers, and therapists
Mohammed Aldosari
Brief Reports
Death due to primary hyperparathyroidism
Gulbin Aygencel, Ayfer Keles, and Ahmet Demircan
Ventricular septal rupture presenting with hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic coma
Ersan Tatli, Huseyin Surucu, Mutlu Buyuklu, and Mustafa Yilmaztepe
A forgotten complication following pancreatic resection. Visceral artery pseudo-aneurysms
Yao-Kuang Huang, Ming-Shian Lu, Feng-Chun Tsai, Po-Jen Ko, Hung-Chang Hsieh, and Pyng-Jing Lin
Isoniazid susceptibilities of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on blood agar
Cilem Yildiz, Mahmut Ulger, Gonul Aslan, and Gurol Emekdas
The role of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of peripheral lymphadenopathy. An institutional experience of 83 cases
Hussein A. Al-Abkari, Sohail A. Butt, Abdulghani E. Al-Abkari, and Mahmuda Ahmed
A life-sustaining single dose of recombinant activated factor VII for an Egyptian patient with hemorrhagic crisis
Gamal Badra, Mohamed El-Abassy, Mahmoud Lotfy, Faris Q. Alenzi, and Imam Waked
Case Reports
Primary pulmonary Hodgkin's lymphoma. A report of 2 cases and review of the literature
Ibrahim S. Tillawi
Pott's puffy tumor. A condition still to be considered
Abdulrahman Alsanosi and Yousry El-Seyed
Endometriosis presenting like a psoas abscess
Shyamasunder N. Bhat, Simanchal P. Mohanty, and Prahlad Kustagi
Intra-articular lipoma causing snapping in the patellofemoral joint
Erhan Yilmaz, Lokman Karakurt, Hanifi Yildirim, and Resat Ozercan
Gastric immature teratoma
Nisar A. Bhat, Aftab S. Chishti, Khaled Moghazy, Shomimi Saeed, and Hassan Bisher
Simultaneous bilateral multipuncture tubeless percutaneous nephrolithotomy in patient with orthotopic bladder substitution
Khaled M. Al-Kohlany, Tawfik H. Al-Badany, and Ibrahim H. El-Nono
Letter to the Editors
Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis is easily mistaken for more common lung diseases
Wanis H. Ibrahim and Hilal B. Shawki
Correlation does not always show a causal relationship
Hakan Buyukhatipoglu and Fatemeh Homaei-Shandiz
Other
Cor Triatriatum Sinister
Seyed M. Adel, Ali A. Ramezanei, and Padmagar Chitins
Malignant mesochymal tumor of the spermatic cord. A rare para testicular tumor
Theophilus V. Bhushan, Santhosh Patil, and Rajkumar D. Mastolilmath
Pyopneumopericardium due to esophago-pericardial fistula in patient with tuberculous pericarditis
Jameela Al-Ajmi, Hussam Al-Soub, and Yasser El-Deeb
Ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome
Mohammed A. Yassin
Research Articles
Innervation pattern of the pronator teres muscle
Selman M Demirci, Mehmet Alp, Tania Marur, Salih Murat Akkın, and Levent Yalcın
Role of lipase in glucose and lipid metabolisms
Oluwole O. Adedeji, George K. Oyakhire, Dan M. Ene, and Saeed A. Al-Ghamdi
Heat shock protein 60 antibody. A new marker for subsequent atrial fibrillation development
Mehmet Oc, Halil Ibrahim Ucar, Asli Pinar, Birkan Akbulut, Bahar Oc, Seda Banu Akinci, Yakut Akyon, Meral Kanbak, Erkmen Boke, and Riza Dogan
Coronary artery bypass grafting on beating heart. Does it provide superior myocardial preservation than conventional technique?
Anjum Jalal, Aftab Yunus, Ahmed MN Abualazm, Bakir M. Bakir, Nazeh E. El-Fakarany, Khaled A. Abdul-Salam, and Mohamed A. Fouda
Effects of standard and low dose 17beta-estradiol plus norethisterone acetate on body composition and leptin in postmenopausal women at risk of body mass index and waist girth related cardiovascular and metabolic disease
Ali R. Odabasi, Hasan Yuksel, Aslihan Karul, Didem Kozaci, Selda D. Sezer, and Ergun Onur
Comparison of arterial and venous blood gases analysis in patients with exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Ebrahim Razi and Gholam A. Moosavi
A new device to produce a standardized experimental fracture in the rat tibia
Hasan Tatari, Mustafa Fidan, Guven Erbil, Meral Koyuncuoglu, Tolga Karci, Hakan Destan, and Isil Tekmen
Reconstruction of diabetic foot ulcers by lateral supramalleolar flap
Huseyin S. Yercan, Tackin Ozalp, and Guvenir Okcu
Comparison of blood lead levels of mothers and cord blood in intrauterine growth retarded neonates and normal term neonates
Ramin Iranpour, Amir A. Besharati, Fatemeh Nasseri, Mahin Hashemipour, Mahdi Balali-Mood, and Roya Kelishadi
A national study of gynecological morbidities in Oman. Effect of women's autonomy
Asya Al-Riyami, Mustafa Afifi, Magdi Morsi, and Ruth Mabry
Relationship of body weight and volume of liver. A morphometrical and stereological study
Berrin Z. Altunkaynak and Muhammed E. Altunkaynak
Helicobacter pylori prevalence among medical students in a high endemic area
Majid A. Almadi, Abdulrahman M. Aljebreen, Fadi A. Tounesi, and Ayman A. Abdo
Comparison of arbitrarily primed-polymerase chain reaction and plasmid profiles typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains from burn patients and hospital environment
Aziz Japoni, Shohreh Farshad, Abdolvahab Alborzi, Mehdi Kalani, and Raza Mohamadzadegan
Bupivacaine with Meperidine versus Bupivacaine with Fentanyl for continuous epidural labor analgesia
Islam M. Massad, Maysa M. Khadra, Fawaz A. Alkazaleh, Ayman M. Qatawneh, Shawqi S. Saleh, and Sami A. Abu-Halaweh
Effect of salt intake on blood pressure in diabetic hypertensive patients in Saudi Arabia
Abdulkareem Alsuwaida
Tracheobronchial straight metallic pin aspiration in young Jordanian females
Haytham M. El-Khushman, Abdelmonem M. Sharara, and Manaf A. Hijazi
Sleep medicine service in Saudi Arabia. A quantitative assessment
Ahmed S. BaHammam and Bandar AlJafen
A randomized trial of smoking cessation. Medication versus motivation
Meral Uyar, Ayten Filiz, Nazan Bayram, Osman Elbek, Hasan Herken, Ayfer Topcu, Oner Dikensoy, and Erhan Ekinci
Spirituality, religiosity, and dealing with illness in Arabic and German patients
Arndt Bussing, Wael M. Abu-Hassan, Peter F. Matthiessen, and Thomas Ostermann
Review
Local ablation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma. From ethanol injection to radiofrequency ablation
Shuichiro Shiina, Ryosuke Tateishi, Hideo Yoshida, Fumihiko Kanai, and Masao Omata