Volume 39 Issue 2
Published: 2013-12-01
Contents
Article
Medical students' attitudes to medical ethics education
Nadia H. Saied
ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of the study is to investigate medical students' attitudes and opinions regarding medical ethics education. Subjects and methods: The study was conducted in the College...
Harmonic versus electrocautery in the dissection of gall bladder in laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Muna M. Ahmad, Samer Alsaffar, Emad Tahir, Nashwan K. Mahjob
ABSTRACT Objective: To demonstrate the efficiency and safety of Harmonic scalpel in comparison with electrocautery for gallbladder dissection and hemostasis in laparoscopic cholecystectomy....
Changes of liver enzymes and serum bilirubin after laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Salah O. Hamad, Khalaf R. Al-Luwaizi
ABSTRACT Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has become the standard treatment of benign gallbladder diseases. However, it has been noticed that following LC, the serum level of certain...
Electrophysiological response to local steroid injection in carpal tunnel syndrome
Muna M. Ahmad, Mahmood A. Aljumaily, Mohammed I. S. Sabaawi
ABSTRACT Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common entrapment neuropathy. Local steroid injections are used for its treatment, which is usually associated with improvement in different...
Aetiology of secondary otalgia in Mosul Medical City
Khalid D. Hamad, Haitham A. Alnoori, Raghdan M. D. Alhamdani, Ali A. Muttalib Mohammed
ABSTRACT Objectives: The aim of the present study is to evaluate the aetiology of secondary (referred) otalgia. Patients and methods: A case series study of 79 patients clinically diagnosed as...
Ocular trauma in Mosul. Descriptive study
Amer Y. Rajab
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the incidence of ocular trauma (OT) in Mosul. Methods: Retrospective case series study of (156) patients of OT admitted to Al-Jamhori Teaching Hospital, who were...
Evaluation of tear film stability in pterygium & pingueculae
Amer Y. Rajab
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the degree of tear film stability in eyes with pingueculae and ptergia in patients from Mosul. Patients and methods: Case-control study from private clinic and...
Prognostic value of C-reactive protein in neonatal sepsis
Zaid M. Yaseen, Mazin M. Fawzi, Ghaith W. Hamdoon
ABSTRACT Background: Infection is one of the major problems in neonates. The diagnosis of neonatal septicemia is difficult to establish based on the clinical criteria alone. Empirical treatment...
Assessment of spermatogenesis by fine needle aspiration of testes in patients with azoospermia
Ibrahim K. S
ABSTRACT Background and objectives: Recent advances of Invitro Fertilization (IVF) and Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) combined with the progress in sperm retrieval from testes have...
Gender effect on coronary angiographic findings in evaluation of chest pain
Majid A. Abdulmajeed, Ismail D. Saeed
ABSTRACT Objective: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of gender on angiographic findings in referred patients with chest pain and to study the gender-related differences...
Pattern of leukaemia in Basrah
Mohammed K. Dorki, Husam M. Salih, Hasson M. Hasson p, Laith A. Alrudainy, Jenan G. Hasan, Asaad AA Khalaf, Omran S. Habib
ABSTRACT Background: In Basrah, previous studies reported increased risk of certain cancers including leukaemia. Two important features were reported: a rise in the incidence rate of leukaemias in...
Bone mineral density in beta thalassemia syndrome in Mosul city
Mashaan M. Salih, Khalid N. Al-Khero
ABSTRACT Objectives: To assess bone mineral density in - thalassemia major (TM) patients and its relation with gender, age, hemoglobin (Hb), calcium, ferritin, body mass index (BMI), chelation...
Histochemical study of alkaline phosphatase enzyme in gallbladder containing cholesterol stones
Leka H. Al-Dulaimy, Samir B. Al-Deen Al-Mukhtar, Mohammed Taib Taher, Luma I. Al-Allaf
ABSTRACT Objective: To study the alterations in the expression pattern of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in gallbladder mucosa in cases of cholelithiasis (cholesterol type) in order to find its role as...
Evaluation of tumor biomarkers and cytokines in the detection and follow up of colorectal cancer
Zainalabideen A. Abdulla, Nada A. Hasso
ABSTRACT Objectives: To use a panel of seven tumor markers for the detection and follow up of colorectal cancer. To compare the diagnostic utility of the tumor markers with that of the standard...
Endoscopic findings of colorectum in patients presenting with bleeding per rectum
Makkie A. K. Alyouzbaki
ABSTRACT Objectives: To determine the causes of bleeding per rectum in patients undergoing flexible colorectal endoscopy, taking in consideration the frequency of serious causes in our locality,...
The roles of radiology and ESR in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in young military males in Iraq
Hussein M. Jumaah
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the radiological findings of active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) and /or tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) in adult males, to determine the site and extent of...