Kuwait Medical Journal



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Contents of the March 2001 Issue

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EDITORIAL
The Basis of Tumor Marker Determinations - Recommendations of the EGTM
Arie van Dalen
REVIEW ARTICLE
Methods for Measurement of Tibial Torsion
Abdulla Ahmed Eyadah, Maria Kondeva Ivanova
Recent Advances in Febrile Seizures
Suad Al-Ossaimi, Naheda H Jawad
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
The Effect of 72 Hours'Continuous Infusion of Long Acting Natriuretic Peptide on Acute Ischemic
Renal Failure in the Rat

Hani M Abdulla
Superior Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis: Riyadh Central Hospital Experience
Mohammed K Alam, Abdelrahman El-Kayali, Abdulmajeed Abdelhamid Mohammed, Radwan Taha Galul
UDP Glucuronosyltransferase 1 (UGT1A1) Gene Promoter Polymorphism among Kuwaitis with
Glucose-6 -Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) Deficiency

Elena Samilchuk, Ibrahim Al-Suleiman, Esien Usanga, Sadika Al-Awadi
Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1C) Levels in a Male Kuwaiti Population
David Nkansa-Dwamena
Sartorius Myoplasty for Groin Infections Following Prosthetic Vascular Graft
Hussein M Rabee
Long-stay Psychiatric Patients in Kuwait: Assessment of their Needs
Muhammad Ajmal Zahid, Mohammed Abdul-Razik, Abdullahi Ali Fido
The Relationship between Zinc/Cadmium Ratio in Human Semen: Effect on Immune Response
Alexander E Omu, Sanjit Fernandes
Risk Factors and Clinical Presentation of Brucellosis in Al-Jahra Hospital (1997-1999)
Adel Shehata, Salim M Adib, Aiad A Al-Anzi A
Critical Analysis of the Protocol for the Conservative Treatment of Developmental Dysplasia of the
Hip in Kuwait

Milan Rejholec, Hani El-Sisi
Acute Mastoiditis in Children
Jamal Al-Harbi, Abdul Mohsin Jafar, Mansour Y Sarkhouh, Hussein Al-Shammari, Kheiry AAbu Shara
PRELIMINARY REPORT
Effects of Toxic Metals on the Onset and Duration of Pentobarbitone-induced Sleep
HVenkatakrishna-Bhatt, GM Panchal
CASE REPORTS
Cecal Diverticulitis
Alaa S Abdul Jabbar
Unusual Right Hepatic Bile Duct Injury Following Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Maged Ali G Hassan, Syed A Kabeer, Ali M Nur
Left Ventricular Thrombus as Seen on Echocardiography: From Evolution to Resolution
Hasan Ali Khan, AD Lulu, Aid Al-Nazi
Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Type 1 in a Bedouin Child: First Reported Case from Kuwait
Nada AM Al-Terkait, Dina G Ramadan, K C Aboobacker
A 11-Year-Old Girl with Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP)
Raimundo G Pinto, Hanan Al-Naki, Yousef Habeeb
INSIGHT
  Overseas Referral of Kuwaiti Surgical Patients
Basel Al-Sumait, Sami Asfar, Khaleel Al-Awadi
SYMPOSIUM HIGHLIGHTS
The First International Conference on Lung Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Khaled AAl-Saleh
ABSTRACTS OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED ELSEWHERE BY AUTHORS IN KUWAIT
FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS
WHO-FACTS SHEET
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
The Ugly Side of Ghee Aspiration and Traditional Herbal Medicine causing Lipid Pneumonia and
Eosinophilic Granuloma

Hanna Banjar
Celiac Plexus Block
H Krishna Galhotra, Mohammad J Al-Khashti
ARABIC ABSTRACTS OF ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN THIS ISSUE


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