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Normal values for lung function tests in Sudanese children.

Original article English Mabrouk AA, Ibrahim SA. Khartoum Teaching Hospital, Sudan. East Afr Med J. 1995 Apr;72(4):258-62. Abstract Forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC) and peak expiratory flow rates (PEFR) were determined in 400 healthy Sudanese school children aged between seven and 12 years aiming to establish normal values of …

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Primary signet ring carcinoma of the colon and rectum.

English Sarma NH, Gahukamble LD, Visweswara RN, Ramesh K, al Fituri O, Saeed SO. Department of Pathology, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. Histopathology. 1995 Apr;26(4):378-9. Abstract Keywords: Primary signet ring carcinoma of the colon and rectum. Link/DOI:

Prospective randomized controlled study of excision versus distal splitting of hernial sac and processus vaginalis in the repair of inguinal hernias and communicating hydroceles.

Original article English Gahukamble DB, Khamage AS. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. J Pediatr Surg. 1995 Apr;30(4):624-5. Abstract A total of 798 pediatric patients between the ages of 16 days and 10 years underwent a randomized trial of two surgical procedures to assess the superiority of one over the other. …

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Limitations of surgery in intraabdominal Burkitt’s lymphoma in children.

Original article English Gahukamble DB, Khamage AS. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya. J Pediatr Surg. 1995 Apr;30(4):519-22. Abstract The role of surgery in intraabdominal Burkitt’s lymphoma is a controversial subject, and different views are expressed. In the authors’ institution, 41 children (30 boys and 11 girls) have been treated who …

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Is vernix caseosa a protective material to the newborn? A biochemical approach.

Original article English Baker SM, Balo NN, Abdel Aziz FT. Department of Nursing, Al-Arab Medical University, Faculty of Medicine, Benghazi, Libya. Indian J Pediatr. 1995 Mar-Apr;62(2):237-9. Abstract Twenty random samples of vernix caseosa were collected from immediately born neonates, in Jamahiriya Hospital, Benghazi. Biochemical studies of these samples revealed presence of lipids (62.5%), proteins (36%) …

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Haemolytic activity of Aeromonas species isolated in Libya.

Original article English Ghenghesh KS, Altomi AS, Elgrari A, Alosta Omar MR, Sharif Eddin AM, Abied SS. Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Al Fateh, University for Medical Sciences, Tripoli-Libya. Arch Inst Pasteur Tunis. 1995 Jan-Apr;72(1-2):13-5. Abstract Twenty seven Aeromonas strains (5A. hydrophila, 8A. sobria and 14A. caviae) isolated from children with …

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Sleeping foetus?–Medicolegal consideration of an incredibly prolonged gestational period.

Case report English Benomran FA. Al-Arab Medical University, Forensic Medicine Department, Benghazi, Libya. Med Sci Law. 1995 Jan;35(1):75-8. Abstract In Libya, sexual intercourse between an unmarried couple is unlawful even if it was consensual. The defendant in this case pleaded not guilty to the charge despite the fact that she delivered a baby 29 months …

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