We report a case of chronic otitis media which presented late with intracranial complication in a patient with underlying poorly controlled diabetis and end stage renal disease. He presented with righ ... Read More
A 17-year-old adolescent with ataxia-telangiectasia was scheduled to have laparoscopic colectomy for a resection of colon cancer. He had symptoms and signs of dyspnea, generalized dystonia, dysmetria, ... Read More
We present a case of fracture of second lumbar vertebra. 37 years old male presented to us with trauma to the back after collapse of a building. Plain X-ray abdomen showed transverse fracture with com ... Read More
Primary squamous cell carcinoma of parotid gland is rare but it is an aggressive neoplasm that can have extension into the infratemporal fossa. We report a 60-year-old female presenting with toothache ... Read More
This case report demonstrates a case of 5-year-old non-syndromic Malay boy who passed the hearing screening test however he was confirmed has bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss diagnosed at ... Read More
Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) is a rare abnormality of lung development; it is increasingly detected by the routine ultrasound scan during pregnancy. The severity of the abnormalit ... Read More
Sigmoid volvulus complicating pregnancy is an extremely rare condition, that need an emergency management. Intestinal obstruction in pregnancy it self is a rare entity but when associated with sigmoid ... Read More
Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer (PAU) represents part of the “acute aortic syndrome” (AAS) spectrum. It is uncommon but potentially hazardous if delayed or misdiagnosed. It may progress to complicat ... Read More
We report a peculiar case of TA in a young male Pakistani patient presenting with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and aortic dissection. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of TA with DCM an ... Read More
Hydrothorax is a rare and often unrecognized complication associated with peritoneal dialysis (PD). This is usually due to the presence of pleuroperitoneal fistula. Most nephrologist will choose to ce ... Read More
Objective: To determine the frequency of suicidal ideation, its risk factors and clinical Manifestation in Pakistani Medical Students. Methods: Cross Sectional Study; carried-out through a self-made ... Read More
Objectives: To measure the perceived stress in male undergraduate medical students in Umm Al-Qura University Medical School. Methodology: The stress responses in form of scores were determined using ... Read More
Objective: To assess the awareness of thalassemia among the students of management sciences of district Peshawar. Methodology: It was a cross sectional study in which four institutes of management sc ... Read More
Objectives: To stratify patients into various stages, calculate average patient delay and study various causes of delay to presentation. Methodology: This was a one year hospital based cross sectiona ... Read More
Objectives: To explore the knowledge, attitude and practices of the mothers about children immunization and to access the vaccination status of the children. Methodology: Data was collected on pre-de ... Read More
The deleterious and harmful effects of hospital waste on environment and human health is well documented in Pakistan. The hospital waste that may be produced as a result of patient care in hospitals, ... Read More
This study emphasizes the need of trimester specific reference interval of thyroid antibody while interpreting the results in pregnant women with a suspicion of sub-clinical autoimmune hypothyroidism. ... Read More
This cross sectional study was conducted in the department of ENT, Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad. A total of 60 patients with nasal polyposis were enrolled. Patients who did not gi ... Read More
This article show the importance of spending more time with the parents to show them how to do the proper way of nasolacrimal duct massaging and it is efficacy in resolving the symptoms of congenital ... Read More
Objective: To emphasize the importance of postcoital test (PCT) in the management of couples seeking advice for conception as a simple investigation. Methodology: The cross-sectional study was carrie ... Read More
Objective: To identify the risk factors for cesarean delivery among primigravida at Hospital Serdang. Methodology: This was a case control study which involved total 260 of 130 primigravida patients ... Read More
Objective: To determine the efficiency and safety of endoscopic treatment of large vesical calculi with the available modern endoscopic instruments. Methology: In case series, patients were collect ... Read More
Objective: To assess the outcome of volar Barton fracture treated with T-plate and locking plate. Methodology: From December 2011 to August 2014, prospective case series study was conducted at the De ... Read More
Objective: The objective of this study is to find out the frequency of complications of locally made interlock nailing in tibia after nine months of surgery. Material and Method:. This case series st ... Read More
Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the results of close reduction and Ilizarov Fixator in the management of tibial plateau fractures. Method and Material: This case series study w ... Read More
Objective: To compare ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and core needle biopsy (CNB) in patients presenting with palpable breast lumps (PBLs), in terms of sensitivity and specif ... Read More
Objective: To determine factors related to chronic persistent pain lasting more than 6 months after mesh repair for inguinal hernia. Methodology: This study included 114 patients who underwent electi ... Read More
Objective: To study whether life style patterns are related with total testosterone levels in younger age group. Methodology: This randomized cross sectional study was conducted on 66 male medical st ... Read More
Objective: To observe the response and adverse effects of cyclosporine in combination with oral steroids for management of idiopathic steroid resistant nephrotic syndrome in pediatric patients. Metho ... Read More
Objective: Diabetes is a worldwide disease that has high prevalence throughout the world. It can lead to many complications if not treated properly. Major complications are Coronary Artery Disease, re ... Read More
Objectives: To compare platelet count/splenic size ratio between patients with esophageal varices and without esophageal varices. Methodology: It was cross-sectional study conducted at the department ... Read More
Objective: To study the angiographic characteristics of premature coronary artery disease in our population. Methodology: From April 2014 to March 2015, coronary angiograms of 102 patients less than ... Read More
Objective: To determine association of osteoarthritis (OA) with metabolic syndrome in a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Fauji Foundation Hosp ... Read More
Liver can get damaged from various injurious factors which, when acting chronically can result in liver injury and inflammation. This leads to repair, healing, and fibrosis, which ultimately can resul ... Read More
Cardiovascular disease has become almost a is now generally accepted that microparticles commonplace worldwide. It is estimated to be the interfere with the normal function of endothelial leading ca ... Read More
Pierre Robin Sequence (PRS) are characterized by airway interventions consist of glossopexy, micrognathia, glossoptosis and cleft palate. mandibular distraction osteogenesis and Posteriorly displace ... Read More
Celiac disease is an intestinal immune mediated disorder, triggered by ingestion of gluten-containing diet in genetically susceptible individuals. The genetic pre-disposition is related to human leuko ... Read More
We report a diagnostically challenging case of papilloedema in a morbidly obese, 25 year old male who presented to us with blurring of vision of both eyes, but more marked in the right.Fundus examinat ... Read More
I am reporting a case of spontaneous intraperitoneal rupture of urinary bladder in an inpatient admitted for ethanol abuse, presenting as diffuse generalized peritonitis. Preoperative diagnosis was di ... Read More
A neonate weighed 3.3kg with a huge Sacrococcygeal teratoma extending up to the level of S3, anterior displacement of the anus and rectum underwent operation. He had hyperkalemia caused by massive tra ... Read More
Mastoid osteoma is a rare benign bone forming tumour with worldwide reported cases are estimated around 154 until 2014. It is usually asymptomatic and poses a problem cosmetically although a few repor ... Read More
We report our experiences in two cases of traumatic diaphragmatic injuries and describe clinical presentation, diagnostic methods and thoracotomy approach for better outcome in traumatic diaphragmatic ... Read More
We present a rare case of aberrant hepatic artery in a 40-year-old male with a history of chronic cholecystitis. During laparoscopic surgery, the artery found to pass anterior to the body the gallblad ... Read More
Behcet’s disease (BD) is a multisystem chronic inflammatory disease that’s characterized by recurrent oral, genital ulcers and eye involvement. Vascular involvement is not uncommon, encountered in 7-2 ... Read More
Macrostomia is an extremely rare congenital facial anomaly mentioned in medical literature as lateral facial cleft or lateral lip cleft. It can occur on one side or bilaterally and is usually associat ... Read More
Objective: To identify variables associated with poor performance status of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients and to compare impact of stage of liver disease and that of hepatoma on functional s ... Read More
This review was written on data collected from, review articles, cross-sectional studies, randomized control trials, open-label studies, critical reviews, Cochrane data base system reviews, meta-analy ... Read More
Objectives: To determine the choice of specialty in medical graduates and to verify the reasons in making this career choice in Punjab, Pakistan. Methodology: A self-administered questionnaire was us ... Read More
Objective: To determine mean eruption age, range and sequence of permanent maxillary and mandibular premolars in public schools of Lahore, Pakistan so as to provide a reference for planning orthodonti ... Read More
Objective: To find the association of grandmultiparity with intrapartum complications as well as perinatal morbidity and mortality. Materials &Methods: This prospective, case control study was cond ... Read More
Early identification and successful management of PEDH complication require a high index of clinical suspicion. The present study demonstrated that low systolic BP, the presence of coagulopathy, decom ... Read More
Objective: To compare the intra-operative changes in heart rate, mean arterial blood pressure, oxygen saturation and end-tidal carbon dioxide volume between patients undergoing low pressure and standa ... Read More
Objective: The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is highly prevalent in the Pakistani population but very limited data in available on the use of CAM by orthopedic patients. This stu ... Read More
Objective: To assess the clinical outcome after surgical treatment of primary megaureter. Methodology: A retrospective analysis of 15 patients who had reimplantation of primary megaureters between Ja ... Read More
Objects: To determine the etiology and management outcome of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO) in female. Methodology: From 2009 to 2012, 37 females with a mean age of 40 (range 20-65) were investigat ... Read More
Objective: To asses the symptoms and size of prostate in male population of same age group. Methodology: This study was carried out in the department of Radiology and Urology Chandka Medical College ... Read More
Objective: To compare the outcome of pedicle ligation vs pedicle coagulation haemorrhoidectomy. Methodology: This comparative prospective study was carried out at Department of Surgery, Ghulam Muhamm ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate and follow the patients who underwent thyroglossal cyst and ducts excision (Sistrunks operation) regarding the recurrence and complications at our institution. Methodology: Dur ... Read More
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the role of probiotics in alleviating infantile colic (IC) while targeting local population. In case of a positive outcome, its use could be suggested in pediatr ... Read More
Objective: To determine the frequency of Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) in End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients receiving hemodialysis and its association with the most common cause of ESRD i.e. Diabe ... Read More
Objectives This study aimed to objectively assess mean serum zinc levels and influence of age, gender and primary etiology of chronic liver disease (CLD) on these levels in a sample of Pakistani pedi ... Read More
Objective: To study the serum levels of vitamin D in Pakistani psychiatric patients. Methodology: This Observational study was carried out at Department of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University, Karachi, f ... Read More
Objective: To high light the importance of laboratory investigations for students and encourage them to participate in research. Methodology: This cross sectional study was carried out at Islamabad M ... Read More
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of active cycle of breathing techniques (ACBTs) on arterial blood gases (ABG), oxygen saturation and other vitals including chest expansion, heart rate, and r ... Read More
Objectives: The study aimed to determine the association between smoking, bone mineral density (BMD), and fragility fractures in a cohort of Pakistani males aged > 50 years and postmenopausal females. ... Read More
There has been general consensus emanating from medical fraternity and general public alike to increase the formal teaching of ethics within the medical school curriculum. In particular, it challenges ... Read More
Carcinoma en cuirasse is a rare variety of cutaneous metastasis. We report a case of carcinoma en cuirasse in a 55 years old female who presented with loss of volume and nipple-areolar complex of righ ... Read More
Atypical presentations of dengue fever might delay the diagnosis and lead to increased mortality and morbidity. Duodenal hematoma is rare and usually related to blunt abdominal trauma. To our knowledg ... Read More
We report a case of acute ischemic stroke presented as acute bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. 47 year-old man presented with bilateral hearing loss for one day. Pure tone audiometry revealed mode ... Read More
Thymolipoma is a rare disease with unknown etiology, first mentioned on 1948 by Hall.2 We report a case of a 33 year old male patient referred from peripheral hospital to King Hussein Medical Center a ... Read More
Incidence of primary penile malignancy or metastatic involvement by a malignant process is exceedingly rare. We report a case of circumscribed Omani male, known with squamous cell carcinoma lung. The ... Read More
Objective: To compare the effectiveness of posterior wheeled walker and anterior wheeled walker on activities of daily living and instrumented activities of daily living during rehabilitation of patie ... Read More
Test anxiety is an arising issue of today’s academia. Present research attempted to explore its hidden realities in view of types, causes, prevalence, impact and coping mechanism. Test anxiety and edu ... Read More
Objective: To determine different kind of stressors and coping strategies for stress among medical students and their association with Year of Medical Education. Methods: A cross-sectional study was ... Read More
Objective: To study the comparison between Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) and Conventional Practical Examination to assess the better understanding of topic and effectiveness of tea ... Read More
Objectives: To evaluate role of Mini-CEX as a learning and assessment tool for clinical competencies and to assess assessor’s and the student’s satisfaction ratings with Mini-CEX at Shifa College of M ... Read More
Objective:The present questionnaire survey investigated perception of students in medical biochemistry curriculum with regard assessment methods by PBL and its comparison with traditional assessment m ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the nutritional value of non conventional plant due to ever increasing population pressure and depletion of natural resources. Therefore, in order to exploit new, easily availab ... Read More
Objective: It is general perception that medicinal herbs and their drugs are safe but incidences of poisoning by toxic heavy metals commonly found in herbal products. In order to ensure the purity, sa ... Read More
Objective: This study aimed at analyzing the association between recurrent spontaneous abortion and prothrombin G20210 gene mutation in Sudanese women. Methodology: This prospective analytical case c ... Read More
Objective: To determine the common pattern of hair loss and the diagnosis for diffuse hair loss in females in Jordan. Methodology: Four hundred female patients presenting to the Dermatology Clinics, ... Read More
Objective: This study aimed to compare nasal intermittent mandatory ventilation (N-IMV) versus nasal continuous positive airway pressure (N-CPAP) as an initial mode of respiratory support for prematur ... Read More
Objective: Emergence agitation (EA) is defined as a transient condition in which emergence from general anesthesia is accompanied by psychomotor agitation. Dexmedetomidine (Dex) is known to reduce EA ... Read More
Objective: To compare the efficacy of propofol with sevoflurane for Laryngeal mask airway (LMA) insertion during elective surgeries. Methodology: This study was conducted in the Department of Anesthe ... Read More
Objective: This study was carried out to evaluation the patients with Spinal Cord Injuries (SCIs) who followed between 2005-2013 years in Pamukkale University Hospital. Methods: 489 (236 female; 253m ... Read More
Objective: To review two major Royal Medical Services Hospitals experience of non selected patients seen with submandibular gland lesions during last five years. Methodology: A total of 116 patients ... Read More
Objectives : To assess the results of early repair and delayed penile fractures. Methods: The patients presenting with penile fractures comprise comparative study Those who have came with in 6 hours, ... Read More
Object: To compare X-Ray KUB with and without preparation. Materials and Methods: This study was carried out in the department of Urology and Radiology, Chandka Medical College Hospital, Shaheed Mo ... Read More
Objective: To determine rate of negative appendectomies in our setup and to look for the effectiveness of Alvarado score. Methodology: This prospective observational study of 6 months duration was ca ... Read More
Objectives: To evaluate the results of hydraulic joint capsule distension in patients with idiopathic adhesive capsulitis. Patients and Methods: This was descriptive study on 63 with frozen shoulder ... Read More
Objective: The objective of our study was to assess the results of closed reduction and percutaneous pinning in management of supracondylar humerus fracture Gartland Type II & III in children Study d ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate effect of aerobic exercise in lowering the level of LDL cholesterol. Methodology: This randomized controlled trial consisted of two groups, experimental group (n=20) and contro ... Read More
Objective: To document the frequency of risk factors in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients less than 40 years. Methodology: The study was conducted from July 2010 to June 2011in Cardiology dep ... Read More
Objective: To investigate the relationship between Anemia and some trace element Iron (Fe) and ferittin among the school going children of Hyderabad and adjoining areas. Methodology: 160 students stu ... Read More
Objective: To see the association of obesity as a risk factor for infertility in males. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted on the patients attending outpatient department (OPD) from t ... Read More
Objective: To determine the prevalence of food allergy in Hyderabad (Sindh), Pakistan and adjoining areas. Methodology: 450 patients in which 300 (66.6%) were male and 150 (33.33%) were females, the ... Read More
Objective: To determine the prevalence and associated factors for back pain in nurses. Methodology: This is a descriptive cross sectional study and 400 nurses were approached to participate through p ... Read More
Objective: To determine the effect of lower extremity muscle strength training in healthy young adults on improvement of stability and performance. Methodology: In this study 37 volunteers with mean ... Read More
Objective: To determine effect of honey as anti-bacterial agent against cutaneous pyogenic bacteria S. aureus and the MRSA. Methodology: One hundred bacterial isolates including the sensitive and res ... Read More
Anxiety disorders include disorders that share features of excessive and irrational fear associated with behavioral disturbances. Fear is an emotional response to real or perceived threat, whereas anx ... Read More
Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is a benign vasoproliferative disease of undetermined origin. It is characterized by the presence of nodular masses with vascular proliferation withi ... Read More
Actinomycosis is a gram positive bacterium that grows in anoxic conditions. It usually involves cattle, yet remains human commensals, usually found in oral cavity as well as the GI tract. Under favour ... Read More
Pituitary apoplexy is caused by acute infarction or haemorrhage infarctionof pre-existing pituitary adenoma or tissue adjacent. Its presentation varied from neurological impairment to various degree o ... Read More
Stüve-Wiedemann Syndome (SWS) is a rare neuromuscular autosomal-recessive bent-bone dysplasia of prenatal onset. It is characterized by congenital musculoskeletal anomalies, dysautonomia with a tenden ... Read More
To investigate the efficacy of the use of mirror visual feedback in patients with phantom limb pain following amputation applying numerical rating scale. Methodology It was a quasi-experimental stud ... Read More
Objective: To examine the relationship between perceived supervisor support, core self-evaluation and work disengagement among nurses working at public hospitals of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan. ... Read More
Objective: To search for the websites available on the World-Wide-Web that contain resources for scientific medical writing icluding medical writing advices,online biomedical journals,refrence and cit ... Read More
Objective: To determine learning styles of students of 3rd year MBBS with special focus on gender and it correlation with the performance in examinations. Methodology: A descriptive study was conduct ... Read More
Objectives: To compare the result of students by problem based learning (PBL) and traditional based learning (TBL) methods. Methodology: This comparative study was done from January 2013- March 2013. ... Read More
Objectives: The current study, therefore, aimed at determining the effects of nicotine on the frontal cortex of animal models during the process of development. Methods: Adult female Wistar rats were ... Read More
Objective: We investigated basilic vein transposition (BVT) for its efficacy and safety and short-term outcome in our setting. Methodology: All end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients with no option ... Read More
Objective: To describe our technique of mid-thigh prosthetic arteriovenous loop graft for hemodialysis access, and to assess our results in terms of patency rates and complications. Methodology: We co ... Read More
Objective: To investigate the effects of a single dose of diclofenac-sodium suppository on urinary retention in patients undergoing Milligan-Morgan-hemorrhoidectomy. Methodology: A total of 186 patie ... Read More
Objective: To perform an audit to review and minimize the reasons of failure to administer Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis [IAP] to all GBS positive mothers who presented in labor and it’s effect o ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the ability of RMI in preoperative discrimination of benign from malignant ovarian mass among women presenting at Nishtar Hospital Multan Pakistan. Methodology: It was a prospe ... Read More
Objective: To determine prevalence, etiological factors and surgical outcome of women with genitourinary fistulae attending Isra University Hospital Hyderabad. Methodology: This descriptive case se ... Read More
Objective: To determine the impact of female education on the decision to use contraceptives in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Design: Cross section study Place and Duration of Study: Gynecology and Obstetri ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate effectiveness of vestibular exercises in acute vertigo. Methodology: 45 patients with acute vertigo were divided into 2 groups; 23 in Study Group (SG) and 22 in Control Group ( ... Read More
Objective: to determine the effectiveness of wound closure in external dacryocystorhinostomy with use of small skin incision in terms of safety, postoperative skin scar, and patient comfort. Study de ... Read More
Objectives: To determine frequency of malignancy in specimens of multi nodular goiter tissue after subtotal thyroidectomy. Methodology: Specimens of whole thyroid were preserved in formalin solution, ... Read More
Objective: To generate national level statistics to calculate the disease burden and to implement awareness and screening programs for breast cancer. Methodology: All breast biopsies received at the ... Read More
Objective: To compare the conduction abnormalities between anterior and inferior myocardial infarction. Methodology: Study was conducted from 1st January 2011 to 30th June 2011 in Cardiology Depart ... Read More
Objective: To determine the clinical presentation of congenital adrenal hyperplasia and short- term response to treatment. Background: Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a genetic disorder which ... Read More
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of slump neural mobilization technique compared with lumber stabilization exercise (LSE) and shortwave diathermy (SWD) in the physical therapy management of c ... Read More
Objective: To evaluate the demographics of individuals presented with oropharyngeal dysphagia, correlation of different demographic factors with the quality of life (QOL) after validation of the Urdu ... Read More
Objective: The purpose of the study was to find out the efficacy of Neuromobilization in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy. Methodology: The research is a randomised clinical trial. The durat ... Read More
Objective: To determine the ethical perspective of special and regular school teacher towards beneficence and non-maleficence among people with learning disabilities for their inclusive education. Me ... Read More
Objectives: This study aimed at determining the frequency and severity of anxiety and depressive symptoms in primary caregivers of severely depressed patients and evaluate the impact of demographic fa ... Read More
Objective: To asses Anxiety &Depression in 3rd year MBBS students of CMH Lahore Medical College. Study design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and duration of study: This study was conducte ... Read More
Objective: To determine prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the E. coli isolated from urine in our setup, especially in low income group of population. Methodology: The study was carr ... Read More
Objectives: Late recognition of lung cancer is the major factor contributing towards its unsuccessful treatment. We conducted a prospective study to define any significant relationship of presenting s ... Read More
Objective: To study the distribution of naturally growing plants with possible allergenic potential and study their pollen morphology in Karachi, Pakistan. Methodology: We performed field surveys of ... Read More
Objective: The present study was planned to determine the serum vitamin D levels and its relation with the various components of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in MetS positive and MetS negative subjects. ... Read More
Innovation is an ongoing process in medical sciences. Newer and newer medical techniques are developed every day. Due to technological developments during later part of nineteenth century, it became p ... Read More
