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Soft Tissue Sarcomas in adults: A five-year experience at the 7th April Hospital, Benghazi, Libya

Original article English K. Mangal, A.S. Khamage Department of Surgery, 7th April Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis Univ., Benghazi, Libya Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 18. 1995-1997: 38-44 Abstract A review of 53 patients with soft tissue sarcomas over a 5-year period (January 1989 to December 1993) is presented. They accounted for 5.96% of solid tumors …

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Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Thyroid Nodules with Histological Correlation-Initial Experiences in Libya

Original article English Abdulhadi Musa 1, R.N. Visweswara 2 1-Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis Univ., Benghazi, Libya. 2-Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis Univ., Benghazi, Libya. Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 18. 1995-1997: 32—37 Abstract Fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid gland is now an accepted procedure in the management of thyroid lesions. …

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Changing Pattern of Surgical Diseases in the Benghazi Area

Original article English KMS Abdulwahab, A. Karim Dept. of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis Univ., Benghazi, Libya Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 18. 1995-1997: 29 -31 Abstract In-patients records from Hawari Teaching Hospital, Benghazi, the main referral center in the Eastern part of Libya were reviewed for gallbladder disease, multinodular goitre, gastrointestinal malignant tumors and breast …

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Dexamethasone Treatment and the Outcome of Bacterial Meningitis

Original article English YM Gassar El-Fateh Children Hospital, Benghazi Libya, Holder of a Libyan scholarship at the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 18. 1995-1997: 17 -22 Abstract Steroids show marked modulation in inflammatory processes in experimental meningitis, but their use in the clinical field remains controversial (6,7,9,11). This study deals with 186 …

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Gastrointestinal Injuries in Children

Original article English A. Khamage, TVM Murthy, H. Elsheiby Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 18. 1995-1997: 11-16 Abstract This is a study of 24 cases of intestinal injuries sustained among 316 children admitted with abdominal trauma from January 1986 to December 1992. Road traffic accident was the cause in majority of the cases (58.3 %) followed …

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Male Pseudohermaphroditism Due to Deficiency of Steroid 5-α Reductase Enzyme

Case report English A. Swalem, M. Ahmed Department of Medicine, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, G. S.P.L.A.J. Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 15. January/July 1992: 95-100 Abstract Two Libyan siblings of 19 and 17 years old, with male pseudohermaphroditism, testes and 46 xy karyotypes are described. Derivatives of the wolffian duct were differentiated but they had …

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Renal Tubular Acidosis (Type I) and Acquired Nephrogenic Diabetes Inspidus

Case report English S. Zunni 1, M. Abmed 2 1-Department of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi 2-Senior registrar, 7th April Hospital Benghazi, G.S.P.LA.J. Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 15. January/July 1992:92 -94 Abstract A 35 years old Libyan female was first seen with polyuria, polydipsia, acidotic breathing and severe generalized weakness. Investigations established the diagnosis of …

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