Original article English Nisar A. Mir, A. Soni, J. Kishan, W. Galczek Sher-I-Kashmir Tute Of Medical Sciences, India, Sringar and Arab Medical University Of Garyounis, Libya, Benghazi Ann Saudi Med. 1988 May, 8 : 206-208 Abstract Over a period of two years, 32,332 consecutive live-born babies were surveyed for facial clefts. A total of 17 …
Original article English Shad S. Akhtar, Khalida P. Salim, Khalil I. El-Habbash, Sayed F. Hug, Shafik A. Wassef, Ikram Ul-Hug Al-Fateh University Tripoli, Central Hospital, Libya, and Western General Hospital Scotland, U. K., Scotland Saudi Med J. 1987 January, 8:53-60 Abstract A retrospective study of 148 patients with malignant lymphoma seen in the multidisciplinary Oncology …
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Original article English Mustafa El-Fakhri, Kilani Ghwarsha, D. Sultan Sherif Department Of Biochemistry, Benghazi, Libya. Saudi Med J. 1988 Septemper, 9:498-502 Abstract The plasma lipoprotein cholesterol profiles of 1770 randomly selected Libyans living in Benghazi city are described in this study. The mean levels of total plasma cholesterol and triglycerides were 160.0 and 148 mg/dI …
Original article English Mohamed A. El-Mangoush, Dimitra Damianidu, Nand K. Singh, Salem A. Ibkhatra Al-Hawari Hospital, Libya, Benghazi Saudi Med J. 1990 July, 11:280-282 Abstract A retrospective analysis has been made of 8 years’ records (1 980-1 987) of 31 21 1 paediatric admissions and 893 adult haematology cases for symptomatic thalassaemia. Also 388 individuals …
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Case report English Sunny Pazhayattil Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya Saudi Med J. 1986 July, 7 : 409-411 Abstract Pyle’s disease is a rare sclerosing bone dysplasia characterized by a long-bone modelling defect and osteoscierosis. A case of this syndrome, encountered in a 12-year-old girl, is reported because of its rarity. Keywords: Pyle`s Disease (Familial Metphyseal …
Original article English Said El-Zunni, Mukhtyar Ahmed, Parampalli Suryanarayar Prakash, Khalid M. Hassan Al-Arab Medical University, Libya, Benghazi Ann Saudi Med. 1995 July, 15 : 367-369 Abstract Over a period of three years (January 1991 to December 1993), a total of 921 cases of stroke occurred in Benghazi, Libya. This provides a crude annual incidence …
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Original article English Ali Elhamel, Ibrahim H. Sherif, Shafik A. Wassef Central Hospital, Faculty Of Medicine, Alfatah University, Libya, Tripoli Saudi Med J. 1988 Septemper, 9:481-484 Abstract A 10-year retrospective survey of 618 thyroidectomy specimens shows that in western Libya simple goitre is the commonest cause of thyroid enlargement. The incidence of thyrotoxicosis seems to …
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Original article English A. S. M. Giasuddin, I. A. Shaafie, A. Abusedra, M. M. Ziu Al-Arab Medical University, Libya, Benghazi Saudi Med J. 1991 Septemper, 12:411-414 Abstract The prevalence of thyroid microsomal autoantibodies (TM-ab) and thyroglobulin autoantibodies (TG-ab) was studied in Libyan patients with Graves’ disease (GD) and idiopathic myxoedema (MX). There were 98 cases …
Case report English Mohammed T. Hussain, Asal Y. Izzidien Al-Samarrai King Khalid University Hospital, Saudi Arabia, Riyadh Ann Saudi Med. 1990 Septemper, 10 : 535-538 Abstract Webbed penis is a rare congenital anomaly. Approximately forty cases have been reported, one in an Egyptian baby. We report five more cases, two in Libyan and three in …
Original article English Nair GA 2, Bohjuari JA 1, Al-Mariami MA 1, Attia FA 1, El-Toumi FF 1 1-Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Garyounis, Post Box: 9480, Benghazi, Libya. 2-Department of Environmental Sciences, Uniersity of Kerala, Kariavattom, Thiruvananthapuram-695 581, India. gachuthannair@yahoo.com J Environ Biol. 2006 Oct;27(4):695-700. Abstract The quality of groundwater was …