Objective To determine outcome of patients presenting with retained placenta. Patients and Methods This descriptive study was carried out at Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jinnah Post Gra ... Read More
Objective The aim of the study is to assess various reflux sites in patients with varicose veins by using duplex scan. Patients and Methods This prospective observational study was done at Departme ... Read More
Objective To determine which of four modalities of English lexical knowledge (active recall, active recognition, passive recall and passive recognition), was the most difficult for learners to use in ... Read More
Objective To confirm antithyroid effects of Diphenyl hydantoin (DPH) and determine whether they are reversible by the administration of putrescine in rats. Methods A randomized control trial was ca ... Read More
Objecive To summarize current knowledge on induction of Epithelial-Mesenchymal-Transition (EMT) during viral oncogenesis. Methods Publications describing “induction of EMT in viral induced cancer ... Read More
Although the patho-physiological mechanism is currently considered to be different between Meniere’s disease (MD) and migraine, the clinical overlap of vestibular-cochlear symptoms in patients meeti ... Read More
Abstract We report a neonate delivered with large melanocytic nevus covering the lumbosacral area and buttocks and multiple small nevi on the back, right shoulder and thighs. The patient also had gla ... Read More
Neonatal diabetes is a rare disease usually diagnosed before the age of six months. It can be transient or permanent. We report a case of permanent neonatal diabetes that was diagnosed based on clinic ... Read More
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is common in Pakistan. Since this can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, there is dire need for its prevention. While there are many strategies to achiev ... Read More
Objective To assess effects of vitamin E and C supplements on lipid profiles and antioxidant capacity in cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients. Subjects and Methods Forty CVD patients with age 57.7 ... Read More
Objectives To evaluate the immunization rate against hepatitis B-virus in a group of children below ten years of age in Duhok, Iraq. Patients and Methods This study was included 91 children attendi ... Read More
Objective To compare effectiveness of lumbar stabilization exercises (LSE) with general spinal exercises in patients with postero-lateral disc herniation. Methods In this study which was conducted ... Read More
Objective To compare the maximal infusion rate of FMS 2000 fluid warmer on various intravenous catheters and fluids. Methods This study was performed on 4th February 2011 in operation room, Haeunda ... Read More
Objective To assess the effectiveness of oral midazolam in sedation of children undergoing tonsillectomy under general anesthesia. Methods Sixty patients between the ages of 1 and 6 years were rand ... Read More
Objective To evaluate the analgesic efficacy of intravenous paracetamol (Perfalgan) for pain control after cesarean delivery. Patients and Methods This prospective, double-blind, randomized, placeb ... Read More
Objective To examine the efficacy of the alpha 2 agonist, Dexmedetomidine in prevention of postoperative shivering. Methods Seventy ASA І-II patients were included in this randomized-prospective d ... Read More
Objective To determine types and presentations of foreign bodies (FB) in aero-digestive tract. Patients and Methods This is prospective interventional study was carried out at departments of Pediat ... Read More
Objective To determine causes and management of rectal bleeding in infants and children. Patients and Methods This descriptive retrospective study was carried out at department of pediatric surgery ... Read More
Objectives To evaluate the outcome of the fistulotomy and fistulectomy for the treatment of Low type Fistula in ano. Patients and Methods This analytical study was carried out at Surgical Unit II o ... Read More
Objective To determine the frequency of inability to visualize the Calot’s triangle and hemorrhage leading to conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) to open surgery. Patients and Methods ... Read More
Objective To determine the efficacy of single dose (16 mg) dexamethasone in prevention of post laparoscopic cholecystectomy-induced nausea and vomiting. Patient and Methods This randomized study wa ... Read More
Objective To evaluate the role of α-blockers in treatment of chronic prostatitis. Methods A total of 124 patients with chronic prostatitis were followed in urology clinic at Prince Rashid Military ... Read More
Abstract Objective To determine maternal and fetal morbidity with abruptio placentae and its outcome in these patients. Patients and Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in the departm ... Read More
Objective To determine perception of students on usefulness of Case-Oriented Problem–Solving Tutorials (COPST) in understanding of physiology. Methods This was a cross sectional observational stu ... Read More
Background: Paracetamol is a very commonly used analgesic and antipyretic. Even after more than a century of discovery, its exact mechanism of action is still unclear. Consensus exists that paracetamo ... Read More
Many muslim men from Islamic countries are marrying women in Korea. This has significant implications for health care providers in Korea. (Rawal Med J 2011;36:241-242) Key words: Muslim marriages, ... Read More
Diaphragmatic hernia is a life threatening condition. Diaphragmatic injures are quite uncommon and often results from either blunt or penetrating trauma. There is often delay between injury & the diag ... Read More
We report a case of 60yr male with 10day history of pain in abdomen with difficulty in passing stool & flatus, followed by abdominal distension. Radiograph showed multiple air fluid level & dilated ... Read More
A young female patient presented with submental contracture with keloids and was scheduled for release of contracture and flap closure. After premedication and preoxygenation, patient was induced with ... Read More
Abstract We read with interest the original article by Odeh et al on inguinal herniorrhaphy under local anesthesia.1 The authors stated that this article was based on 72 patients and three of them ha ... Read More
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common malignancy and trends in our country are showing that it is occurring in rather younger patients 1,2 Furthermore, large number of patients present in advances stage ... Read More
Objective: To determine the most common pathogens responsible for neonatal sepsis and their antimicrobial sensitivity. Materials and Methods: This retrospective chart review study was carried out at ... Read More
Objective To evaluate food choices and related influencing factors in school children of Tehran, Iran. Subjects and Methods 128 children (6-11 years old) in grades 1-4 and also 32 mothers were stud ... Read More
Introduction: Infectious vaginitis is the most common problem among females in our country. It includes Trichomoniasis and Bacterial vaginosis. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine ... Read More
Objective To examine the nature and prevalence of mental disorders among people who applied for recruitment in the military forces of Jordan. Subjects and Methods In this descriptive study, data wa ... Read More
Objective To assess the knowledge of nursing practitioners towards use of meter dose inhalers (MDIs) and to study the association between their knowledge on MDI use and selected demographic variables ... Read More
Objectives To study demography, etiology and spectrum of civilian vascular trauma and its outcome especially in terms of amputation rate in relation to ischemia time. Patients and Methods All patie ... Read More
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to evaluate the consultations referred to the pediatric cardiology, in order to improve the quality of cardiac care in children. Setting: Pediatric cardiology clin ... Read More
Objective: To find out the causes of cancellation of elective surgical patients in pediatric patients. Study Design: Retrospective study. Setting and Duration: Department of pediatric surgery, the c ... Read More
Objective To determine the frequent site and presentation of colorectal carcinoma (CRC) in our population. Patients and Methods This study was conducted at the Department of Surgery, Chandka Medica ... Read More
Objective To evaluate surgical outcomes and effectiveness of combined antegrade/retrograde cardioplegia for myocardial protection in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting Methods A to ... Read More
Objective: To determine the outcome of treating upper urinary tract calculi with new electro-magnetic lithotripter. Study Design and Place: Prospective descriptive study was conducted from Nov; 2007 ... Read More
Objective: To analyzed the incidence and risk factors for development hernia after elective lower midline caesarean section(ElMCS) . Method: A prospective cohort study of 284 women for incisional her ... Read More
Objectives To asses the pattern of kite related injuries during Bassant season and the burden on health system with financial implications on society. Patients and Methods This descriptive study wa ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate clinical presentation and surgical outcome of haemangiomas. Material and Methods: Ten patients of urinary bladder and external genitalia haemangiomas selected between 2005 to 2 ... Read More
Background- The pivotal position of anatomy in understanding the concepts of medicine is undeniable. The enormous advances in information and technology have changed the trends of 21st century medica ... Read More
Objective To evaluate undergraduate anesthesia curriculum in Pakistan Methods A mail survey was performed and results are presented as descriptive statistics. Results Response rate was 87.5%. Onl ... Read More
Objectives: To increase the awareness amongst clinicians the possibility of spontaneous extradural Haemorrhage in patients with Hemophilia presenting with the various degree of Neurological compromise ... Read More
Objective: To assess perception and performance of students in order to evaluate outcome of Neuro Physiology lab course in learning of Physiology. Materials & Methods: The cross sectional study took ... Read More
Acute injury to the thoracic aorta is a life-threatening and devastating complication following blunt chest trauma. The injury can lead to various types of aortic injury including the formation of fal ... Read More
Congenital cholesteatoma is a disease of young. However, it also been reported in adult and also elderly. The theory of cholesteatoma formation is still debatable. Could the late presentation of conge ... Read More
We report a case of a 65 year old male patient referred from Prince Haya Military Hospital to King Husain Medical Center as a case of right sided lung abscess. The preoperative diagnosis of entero-p ... Read More
We report a case of a L.E.D bulb with two limbs in the trachea and bronchus of an 8 months old baby girl. She presented with a history of alleged foreign body ingestion. The patient remained remarkabl ... Read More
Objective: The purpose of this study was to increase the awareness of physical therapy in management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome amongst the clients and clinicians. Methods: A case was selected from an ... Read More
Multiple Small bowel diverticula is an uncommon entity , the disease is usually asymptomatic and often dignosed when complicated, a triad of epigastric pain, abdominal discomfort, and flatulence one o ... Read More
Abstract Appendicitis is the commonest abdominal surgical emergency. It is caused usually by obstructing fecaliths which might drop in the peritoneal cavity due to perforation or during laparoscopic ... Read More
Rawal Medical Journal An official publication of Pakistan Medical Association Rawalpindi Islamabad branch Established 1975 Volume 37 Number 2 April – June 2012 ABSTRACTS 6th Annual Neurolog ... Read More
This prospective descriptive study was conducted to determine the clinical presentation and treatment outcome of otomycosis, in the department of ENT and Paediatrics at Ghulam Muhammed Mahar Medical C ... Read More
Objective: To identify causes of embryo implantation failure after Intra cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI); by correlation of positive pregnancy outcome with age, number and grading of embryos, day o ... Read More
Delta hepatitis has been known worldwide and prevalence is decreasing in European and more advance countries while in the Asia Pacific region, the prevalence is staying the same or increased.1 It occu ... Read More
Abstract Objective: to investigate the effects of hormonal contraceptives on the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in women. Methods: The study was conducted on 94 women who used hormonal contracepti ... Read More
OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of triple hepatitis in HBsAg positive patients and observe the effect of triple hepatitis infection on liver function test and radiological parameters. METHODS: ... Read More
Introduction: Poor sleep quality is reported to be associated with cardiovascular events, road traffic accident, poor academic performance and psychological distress. Objectives: The study was carried ... Read More
C-reactive protein is an inflammatory marker that is synthesized in the liver post tissue injury or infection.it can be positive in any infection either sever or not, but we found it to be strongly po ... Read More
Seropositivity for T. canis was detected in 21 (23.3%) of 90 patients and one subject (2.2%) of 45 healthy controls with a statistically significant difference (p = 0.0017). When the seropositive and ... Read More
OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of common factors leading to re-laparotomy in secondary peritonitis. PATIENTS & METHODS: This study was carried out at Department of Surgery Chandka Medical Col ... Read More
Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the outcome after esophageal replacement using gastric pull-up performed in children with esophageal atresia (EA) and tracheoesophageal fistula. Study De ... Read More
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology in a breast lump using histopathology as gold standard. STUDY DESIGN: Cross sectional study PLACE AND DURATION It is ... Read More
Background: A large number of specimens are submitted to histopathology departments for microscopic examination where it is felt that this examination is inappropriately time consuming, costly, and co ... Read More
INTRODUCTION: Long bone fractures are one of the commonest causes of mortality and morbidity in young population. Interlocking nail is the treatment of choice but requires image intensifier and specia ... Read More
Objectives: To describe the results of managing urethrocutaneous fistulae after hypospadias surgery in children highlighting the best choice of repair. Patients and methods: Retrospectively we revi ... Read More
Objective To compare the frequency and intensity of a presenting clinical picture between females and males through an acute airway obstruction in our emergency department. Methods Our prospect ... Read More
OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of quilting mucoperichondrial flaps with routine nasal packing in patients undergoing septoplasty. SUBJECTS AND METHOD: One hundred patients were selected through n ... Read More
Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a serious complication of cirrhosis with significant mortality.1It can present with various stages and can be recurrent. Once cirrhosis is established, several factors c ... Read More
Objective To evaluate the predictive value of Mallampati classification with Cormack & Lehane grading for tracheal intubation and assess their correlation at direct laryngoscopy. Methods This compa ... Read More
Objective To evaluate the results of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in symptomatic gall stones disease emphasizing on complications, morbidity and mortality. Patients and Methods This descriptive ret ... Read More
Objective To describe our experience with a simple technique of inguinal hernia repair in which the weak posterior wall of the inguinal canal is strengthened by continuous suturing of External Obliqu ... Read More
Objective To evaluate the frequency, risk factors and prevention, i.e, port closure technique of port site incisional hernia following laparoscopic surgery. Patients and Methods This is a prospecti ... Read More
Objective To highlight the importance and incidence of associated injuries with spinal cord trauma. Patients and Methods Retrospective analysis of 375 spinal cord injury patients admitted to spinal ... Read More
Objective To review presentation, evaluation and surgical management of typhoid ileal perforation. Patients and Methods This retrospective descriptive study was carried out at surgical unit-II, Cha ... Read More
Objective To investigate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in adolescent girls in Lahijan City, Iran and to determine the association between overweight/obesity and intake of energy and macron ... Read More
Objective To study characteristics of lupus nephritis in Jordan and compare our results with other studies. Patients and Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records and the renal histop ... Read More
Objective To determine factors contributing to the development of diabetic foot ulcers and the role of health literacy in our set up. Patients and Methods This descriptive observational study was c ... Read More
Objective To assess the effectiveness and safety of fluoxetine and nortriptyline in major depressive disorders Patients and Methods This study was conducted in Sir Cowsee Jee Jehangie Institute of ... Read More
Objective To describe the risk factors, clinical presentation and laboratory findings associated with candida infection in neonates. Methods A retrospective review of the medical records of 45 isol ... Read More
Objective To evaluate the bacterial contamination of ògì and omidùn by determination of viable and culturable, indicator bacterial composition, and antimicrobial potentials of omidùn and ògì. Method ... Read More
Objective To evaluate the combinational effects of lecturing and small group learning (SGL) with axial role of excellent students on the learning of Medical Immunology course. Methods The Medical s ... Read More
Abstract Objective To evaluate the in vitro cytotoxic effects of human cord blood T lymphocytes sensitized with carcino embryonic antigen (CEA) expressing HSP60 under thermal stress on human cancer ... Read More
Objective To determine the effects of placental abruption on the mode of delivery, whether vaginal or abdominal, primary PPH and baby’s weight. Patients and Methods This descriptive studyincluded ... Read More
Schwannomas or neurilemmomas are benign, slow growing, usually solitary and encapsulated tumor, originating from Schwann cells of the nerve sheath. Intraoral schwannoma account for only 1% of the head ... Read More
Osteomyelitis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei is an uncommon presentation of melioidosis. The clinical diagnosis of melioidosis is difficult as the signs and symptoms are non-specific and the dura ... Read More
Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome (KTS) is a congenital vascular disorder consisting of vascular malformation and disturbed growth of bone or soft tissue. KTS is generally confined to the limbs but may invol ... Read More
Most common primaries for choroidal metastases are the breast and lung. Very rare urothelial tumor metastasis to choroid has been published. We present a case of metastatic bladder cancer to choroid. ... Read More
Abstract We report a case of ruptured splenic artery aneurysm in pregnancy during an urgent caesarean section for suspected fetal distress. The outcome was good for both mother and baby. The conditio ... Read More
