Brief Reports
Atypical 22q11 microdeletions in Iranian patients with congenital conotruncal cardiac defects
Sara Pouranvari, Mehrdad Noruzinia, Reza S. Ghafari, Akbar A. Zeinaloo, and Saeed Kaviani
Pethidine-induced seizure after vestibular anus repair
Tareq M. Al-Ayed and Ahmed Y. Dafalla
The effects of drotrecogin alpha and meropenem treatment on the levels of cytokines in rats with sepsis
Nazim Dogan, Salih Boy, and Abdulkadir Yildirim
Case Reports
Rare gross deletion in T-cell immune regulator-1 gene in Iranian family with infantile malignant osteopetrosis
Mohammad R. Abbaszadegan, Alireza Modarresi, Farhad Khadivi-Zand, and Arash Velayati
Hemoptysis. A rare presentation of a vallecular cyst
Saad A. Alsaleh and Ahmed Y. Al-Ammar
Retropharyngeal hematoma
Ameen Z. Alherabi
An unusual complication of uterine prolapse. Bilateral severe hydronephrosis
Tekin Durukan, Tulay Ozlu, M. Coskun Salman, Nihal Sahin, and Ozgur Kara
Congenital osteofibrous dysplasia of the tibia, associated with pseudoarthrosis of the ipsilateral fibula
Mohammed M. Zamzam
Erratum
Prevalence of dyslipidemia in patients with type 2 diabetes in Jordan
Nazik M. Abdel-Aal, Azmi T. Ahmad, Erika S. Froelicher, Anwar MS Batieha, Musdaq M. Hamza, and Kamel M. Ajlouni
Letter to the Editors
Antibiotic resistance pattern and empirical therapy for urinary tract infections in children
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi
Pattern of neonatal and postneonatal deaths over a decade 1995-2004 at a Military Hospital in Saudi Arabia
Mahmood D. Al-Mendalawi, Muhammad A. Majeed-Saidan, Fawaz T. Kashlan, Atyah A. Al-Zahrani, Faisal Y. Ezzedeen, and Amer N. Ammari
Other
Meningoencephalocele presenting as a mass at the external auditory meatus
Bakur A. Jamjoom, Momen Sharab, and Abdulhakim B. Jamjoom
Endobronchial primary pulmonary meningioma
Ali Fidan, Benan Caglayan, Bulent Arman, and Nimet Karadayi
Research Articles
Microarray analysis of micro-ribonucleic acid expression in primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy
Yong Dai, Weiguo Sui, Huijuan Lan, Qiang Yan, He Huang, and Yuanshuai Huang
Analysis of HIV subtypes and the phylogenetic tree in HIV-positive samples from Saudi Arabia
Alhusain J. Alzahrani
Effects of psychotropic drugs on the thrombin-induced liberation of arachidonate in human platelets
Ramadhan Oruch, Ian F. Pryme, and Holm Holmsen
Short-term effects of irbesartan treatment on microalbuminuria in patients with normotensive type 2 diabetes
Sevki S. Cetinkalp, Muammer M. Karadeniz, Mehmet A. Erdogan, Gokhan A. Ozgen, and Candeger O. Yilmaz
Status of serum leptin levels in females with infertility
Riffat Shafi and Muhammad N. Afzal
Can perioperative C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 levels predict atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass surgery?
Shervin Ziabakhsh-Tabari
Are endoscopic grading and scoring systems in inflammatory bowel disease the same?
Shen Jun, Ran Z. Hua, Tong J. Lu, Chen Xiang, and Xiao S. Dong
Surgical management of colonic volvulus during same hospital admission
Mohammed K. Alam, Fraz Fahim, Mohammed HA. Al-Akeely, Shabir A. Qazi, and Nasser F. Al-Dossary
Management of penile fractures
Waleed A. Al-Asbahi, Mohammed A. Ghafour, Mohammed A. Alwan, and Omar M. Al-Khanbashi
Magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of temporomandibular joint derangement in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients
Manar T. El-Essawy and Ahmad A. Al-Boukai
Comparison between ender and unreamed interlocking nails in tibial shaft fractures
Jafar Soleimanpour, Hojat H. Feizi, Mohammad A. Mohseni, Amin Moradi, and Ali Arzromchilar
Fetal macrosomia greater than or equal to 4000 grams. Comparing maternal and neonatal outcomes in diabetic and nondiabetic women
Ahmed Saleh, Sultan M. Al-Sultan, Anwar M. Moria, Fatema I. Rakaf, and Yasmin M. Turkistani
Infection in childhood sensory hearing loss
Samile Noorbakhsh, Mohammad Farhadi, Azardokht Tabatabaei, Shabahang Mohamadi, and Emam Jomeh
New treatment protocol for primary nocturnal enuresis in children according to ultrasound bladder measurements
Afshin Azhir, Alaleh Gheissari, Ziba Fragzadegan, and Atosa Adebi
The prevalence of sickle cell disease in Saudi children and adolescents. A community-based survey
Mansour M. Al-Qurashi, Mohammad I. El-Mouzan, Abdullah S. Al-Herbish, Abdullah A. Al-Salloum, and Ahmad A. Al-Omar
Stem cell transplantation in hematological disorders. A developing country experience-impact of cost considerations
Maha M. El-Zimaity, Essam A. Hassan, Nazek A. Mahmoud, Amal M. Elafifi, Mohamed M. Moussa, Ghada M. El-Gohary, Mona M. Hagras, and Nadia M. Mowafy
Paederus dermatitis in Najaf province of Iraq
Muhsin A. Al-Dhalimi
Review
Sepsis and septic shock. A global perspective and initiative
Niranjan Kissoon