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Fractures of the facial bones in the eastern region of Libya.

Original article English Khalil AF, Shaladi OA. Br J Oral Surg. 1981 Dec;19(4):300-4. Abstract Two hundred and eighty-eight patients with different types of facial bone fractures were investigated and treated at two maxillofacial departments in Benghazi, Libya during the years 1977–1979. The results of the retrospective statistical analysis were different in some aspects from similar …

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Atypical forms of spinal tuberculosis.

Case report English Naim-ur-Rahman. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1980 May;62-B(2):162-5. Abstract Thirteen patients, aged 7 to 45 years, have been treated for atypical forms of spinal tuberculosis at the Neurological Centres at Benghazi and Lahore. All presented with signs and symptoms of compression of the spinal cord or cauda equina, ranging from paraesthesiae and …

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Kala-azar in Libya.

Letter English Dar FK. Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, Libya Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1980;74(3):425-6. Abstract Keywords: Kala-azar in Libya. Link/DOI: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B75GP-4C0F092-3SF&_user=10&_coverDate=12%2F31%2F1980&_rdoc=51&_fmt=summary&_orig=browse&_srch=doc-info(%23toc%2313100%231980%23999259996%23489537%23FLP%23display%23Volume)&_cdi=13100&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_ct=52&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=e9602112a7711a928c0ff72ffc6c9960

Ophthalmomyiasis caused by the sheep nasal bot, Oestrus ovis (Oestridae) larvae, in the Benghazi area of Eastern Libya.

Original article English Dar MS, Amer MB, Dar FK, Papazotos V. Faculty of Medicine, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, Libya Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1980;74(3):303-6. Abstract In a two-year study, from January 1977 to December 1978, 80 human cases of ophthalmomyiasis were recorded at the Benghazi Central Eye Clinic. Infections were due to larvae …

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Superficial temporal-middle cerebral artery anastomosis in Moyamoya disease.

Case report English Holbach KH, Wassmann H, Wappenschmidt J. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 1980;52(1-2):27-34. Abstract A 41-year-old Libyan woman with Moyamoya disease and persisting post-stroke neurological deficits was treated by a superficial temporal-middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) anastomosis. The postoperative angiograms revealed that the STA was rapidly irrigating the territory of the middle cerebral artery including those …

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Experience with endoluminal colonic wall stents for the management of large bowel obstruction for benign and malignant disease.

Original article English Tamim WZ, Ghellai A, Counihan TC, Swanson RS, Colby JM, Sweeney WB. Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, USA. Arch Surg. 2000 Apr;135(4):434-8. Abstract HYPOTHESIS: To assess the applicability and efficacy of endoluminal colonic wall stents (ECWSs) in the management of large bowel obstruction (LBO). DESIGN: Inception cohort study. …

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Remission of Raynaud’s phenomenon after L-thyroxine therapy in a patient with hypothyroidism.

Case report English Lateiwish AM, Feher J, Baraczka K, Racz K, Glaz E. Second Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary. J Endocrinol Invest. 1992 Jan;15(1):49-51. Abstract A 50-year-old man is described who had a 15-year history of Raynaud’s phenomenon with severe and frequent vasospastic attacks in his fingers and toes during the …

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Imaging features in acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

Case report English Prahant Bhat1, Hussein Belazi2, Majdi Kara2 and Hamida Elsahli3 1) Libyan Swiss Diagnostic Centre, Tripoli; 2) Children’s Hospital, Tripoli; 3) Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, AlKhadra Hospital, Tripoli JMJ Vol.4 No. 2 (Autumn) 2005: 146-150 Abstract The authors report 3 children with the diagnosis of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. (ADEM) Diagnosis was based on …

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