Book Review
The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health: A Practitioner's Guide to Service
Noura AlNowaiser
Brief Reports
Gastroduodenal lesions in coronary artery disease patients. Frequency, endoscopic characteristics and risk factors
Damir Fabijanic, Marko Banic, Dusko Kardum, Zeljko Sutlic, Mislav Radic, Igor Rudez, and Bojan Biocina
A comparison of the laryngeal mask airway and cuffed oropharyngeal airway during percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy
Nermin K. Girgin, Sohret F. Kahveci, Belgin Yavascaoglu, and Oya Kutlay
Risk factors associated with esophageal cancer in North of Iran
Abdolvahab Moradi, Khodaberdi Kalavi, Durdi Qujeq, Ezzat-Ollah Ghaemi, Abdoljalal Marjani, and Araz Ghourchaei
Prevalence of passive smoking in children and adolescents in Kahramanmaras, Turkey
Mustafa Celik, Hasan C. Ekerbicer, Ufuk G. Ergun, Ekrem Guler, and Deniz Kaya
Case Reports
Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis in a Saudi Arabian family-genotyping and long-term follow-up
Kawther A. Salah, Mashael A. Mobrad, William D. Mitchell, Maria Olin, and Gosta Eggertsen
A close link between Fas, p53 and Apaf-1 in chronic myeloid leukemia
Faris Q. Alenzi, Richard K. Wyse, Waleed G. Tamimi, Mohammad S. Bamaga, and Mahmoud Lotfy
Vacuum extraction as a treatment modality of neonatal skull depression in a twin infant
Adnan Amin, Alaauddin M. Al-Zeky, and Mowaffak El-Azm
Yolk sac tumor of the vagina
Parvin Mahzouni, Shervin Pejhan, and Mahmoud Ashrafi
Monteggia lesion and ipsilateral humeral supracondylar and distal radial fractures in a young girl
Ali R. Rouhani, Amir M. Navali, Ali R. Sadegpoor, Jaafar Soleimanpoor, and Maaroof Ansari
Bilateral leukocoria in a patient with homozygous protein C deficiency
Nasrat M. Khan and Noura D. Al-Dohayan
Letter to the Editors
Bilateral multicystic renal dysplasia with Potter sequence
Fuad I. Abbag and Ahmet Dursun
Higher prevalence in young population and rightward shift of colorectal carcinoma. Is it right?
Alaa S. Abduljabbar and Salman Y. Guraya
Other
Kaposi's sarcoma complicating rheumatoid arthritis treated with corticosteroid Kaposi's sarcoma and rheumatoid arthritis
Mehmet Sahin, Muharrem Keskin, Sevket E. Tunc, Hasan S. Coskun, and Nilgun Kapucuoglu
Keratoacanthoma associated with lichen planus
Sedat Akdeniz, Mehmet Harman, and Huseyin Buyukbayram
Intra nuclear ophthalmoplegia
Mohammed A. Yassin
Research Articles
Consanguinity and genetic disorders. Profile from Jordan
Hanan A. Hamamy, Amira T. Masri, Azmy M. Al-Hadidy, and Kamel M. Ajlouni
Investigation of the toxic effects of ropivacaine corneal endothelium by the impression cytological method
Sevda Soker, Sevin Cakmak, Gonul Olmez, Huseyin Buyukbayram, and Yusuf Nergiz
Effect of ovariectomy and female sex hormones administration upon gastric ulceration induced by cold and immobility restraint stress
Dogan Kurt, Berna G. Saruhan, Zeki Kanay, Beran Yokus, Berna E. Kanay, Ozkan Unver, and Savas Hatipoglu
The role of inhibin B in prediction of in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles' outcome
Ensieh S. Tehraninejad, Elham Amirchaghmaghi, Monir Owj, Batol H. Rashidi, Nasrin Jalilian, and Maria Sadeghi
The effect of iodine prophylaxis on the frequency of thyroiditis and thyroid tumors in Southwest, Iran
Mahmood Soveid, Ahmad Monabbati, Leyla Sooratchi, and Sara Dahti
Free testosterone, luteinizing hormone/follicle stimulating hormone ratio and pelvic sonography in relation to skin manifestations in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome
Khalifa E. Sharquie, Ansam A. Al-Bayatti, Asmaa I. Al-Ajeel, Awatif J. Al-Bahar, and Adil A. Al-Nuaimy
The potential mechanism of chemosensitive difference between 2 types of ovarian cancer
Xiang He, Bo Lin, Lei Kong, and Jiawen Zhang
A comprehensive analysis of 51 neonates with congenital intestinal atresia
Hayrettin Ozturk, Hulya Ozturk, Senol Gedik, Hatun Duran, and Abdurrahman Onen
Comparative assessment of induction efficacy of propofol preparations
Goksen Oz, Sennur Uzun, Didem Dal, Seda B. Akinci, and Ulku Aypar
Acetabular dysplasia in adult hips of a Saudi population A possible relation to coxarthrosis
Mohammed Moussa and Abdullah Alomran
Results of unicompartmental knee replacement
Talal M. Bakhsh
Percutaneous trigger finger release with 18-gauge needle
Issam A. Dahabra and Issa S. Sawaqed
Prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with laryngeal and voice disorders
Naeem Makhadoom, Ali Abouloyoun, Hassan A. Bokhary, Zohair J. Gazzaz, and Badr A. Azab
Echocardiographic abnormalities in adolescent and adult Saudi patients with sickle cell disease
Aamer Aleem, Ahmed Jehangir, Mohammad Owais, Abdulkarim Al-Momen, Abdulrahman Al-Diab, Huda Abdulkarim, and Hatem Alameri
Bronchial artery embolization in the treatment of massive hemoptysis
Tanveer ul-Haq, Kulsoom Fatima, Muhammad Azeemuddin, Muhammad A. Zubairi, and Muhammad Irfan
Factors influencing engraftment in autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation. The experience of a local Kuwaiti transplantation center
Salem H. Alshemmari, Reem M. Ameen, Jan Gyrafas, Dana A. Alqallaf, and Kamlesh P. Sajnani
Treatment outcome and prognostic factors in non-metastatic esophageal carcinoma
Esra K. Saglam, Sevil Kilciksiz, Naciye Ozseker, Ahmet Karadeniz, Ethem N. Oral, and Ahmet Kizir
Imaging of peripheral arteries by 16-slice computed tomography angiography. A valuable tool?
Anuj Mishra and Ehtuish F. Ehtuish
Growth pattern among primary school entrants in King Abdul-Aziz Housing City for National Guard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mohammad Al-Rowaily, Mazen Al-Mugbel, Sulaiman Al-Shammari, and Ahmad Fayed
Gender differences in smoking behavior among adolescents in Saudi Arabia
Abdelshakour M. Abdalla, Abdulaziz F. Al-Kaabba, Abdalla A. Saeed, Badreldin M. Abdulrahman, and Hein Raat
Evaluation of the effect of periodic health examination in Samsun, Turkey
Mustafa F. Dikici and Fusun Yaris
Reviews
Hepatitis C. An update
Michael C. Safioleas and Christina P. Manti
Recent advances in the imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma. From ultrasound to positron emission tomography scan
Valeria Camaggi, Fabio Piscaglia, and Luigi Bolondi