Table of contents (Vol 11, No 1)
RESEARCH

Incidence and outcome of renal anomalies in children with down syndrome
 

This study aims to estimate the prevalence of renal anomalies in Down syndrome patients, as well as to evaluate their outcome.

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By Osama Y Safdar, Randa I Albloushy, Salma H Sait, Salma H Almadani, Alaa A Ismail

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Updated meta-analysis of the relation between heart disease and androgenic alopecia or alopecia areata
 

This study aims to evaluate the relation between heart disease and androgenic alopecia or alopecia areata.

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By Misato Amamoto, Tomohide Yamada, Kazuo Hara

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Gallbladder polyps between ultrasound and histopathology
 

This sytudy aims to analyse polyps identified in gallbladders removed by laparoscopy over a 14-year period, and to assess the ability of conventional ultrasound to differentiate GBPs from stones.

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By Abdel Rahman Al manasra, Haitham Qandeel, Mohammad Al-Hurani, Tagleb S Mazahreh, Shadi Hamouri

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Prevalence, patterns and predictive factors of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among morbidly obese patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy
 

The present study aims to describe prevalence, histologic patterns, and risk factors of NAFLD in morbidly obese patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy.

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By Abdel Rahman Al Manasra, Mohammed Bani Hani, Haitham Qandeel, Mohammad Alqudah, Ruba Khasawneh, Mohammad Amir, Khalid Al-Sawalmeh, Hiba Al Zou’b

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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT) experience in Victoria, Australia
 

This study describes a series of Porphyria Cutanea Tarda patients presenting to a tertiary center over 35-year period from the 1980s to December 2015.

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By Quynh Le, Robert Fullinfaw, Myra McGuinness, Gayle Ross

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REVIEW

Remedies in asthma treatment: Introduce a new remedy from perspective of Persian medicine
 

This study determines the most popular remedies in asthma treatment from perspective of Traditional Persian medicine manuscripts.

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By Majid Emtiazy, Laleh Oveidzadeh, Minoo Habibi, Zahra Jafari, Mohammad Kamalinejad

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CASE STUDY

Stromal graft rejection after uneventful deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty with a misleading manifestation similar to viral endotheliitis
 

This case study describes an unusual and misleading manifestation of stromal graft rejection after uneventful deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty.

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By Reza Soltani-Moghadam, Mitra Akbari

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A surgeon, a rabbi and a lawyer walk in to an OR… Absorbable haemostatic agents and the dangers of product evolution – clinical, religious and legal implications
 

This case suggests the possibility that some “inert” haemostatic agents may result in allergic type reactions which were not reported previously.

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By Laurence Gluch, Nicky Gluch

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Bilateral ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum associated with cardiac defects
 

This case study reports a case of Ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum associated with cardiac defects happened to an in vitro fertilization female baby whose mother is elderly parturient.

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By Ling Zhu, Rong Ju

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Acupuncture treatment for sleep disturbances patients: A case report with inflammatory cytokine levels evaluation
 

This case study offeres acupuncture management for sleep disturbances patients and also had shown the inflammatory cytokine levels evaluation.

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By Yun Jin Kim

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