Submissions from 2019
The need for simulation in surgical education in developing countries. The wind of change. Review article, Obada Hussein Hasan; Ahmed Ayaz,; Muneeba Khan; Charles Docherty; and Pervaiz Hashmi
Inflammatory arthritis and mycobacterium tuberculosis infection: A diagnostic and management challenge for knee arthroplasty in endemic areas, Obada Hasan, Riaz Hussain Lakhdawala, Vickash Kumar, Syed Faisal Mahmood, and Shahryar Noordin
Sutureless plastic gastroschisis repair in perspective of a developing country: A case report, Syeda Namayah Fatima Hussain, Muhammad Arshad, and Manal Nasir
Spontaneous rupture of pyonephrosis leading to pyoperitoneum, Imran K. Jalbani, Muhammad Khurrum, and Wajahat Aziz
Does male factor infertility impact on self‐esteem and sexual relationship, Salman Jamil, Mohammad Shoaib, Wajahat Aziz, and Hammad Ather
Adjunctive surgical procedures enhancing treatment outcome : A literature review, Adeel Tahir Kamal, Farheen Fatima, Mubassar Fida, Mubeen Ahmed, and Hafiz Taha Mehmood
Taypical presentation of semnoma in the prostate-–case report, Zehra Kazmi, M Nasir Sulaiman, Mazhar Ali, Ahsan Rafi, Zubair Ahmad, and Hammad Ather
Atypical presentation of seminoma in the prostate - Case report, Zehra Kazmi, M Nasir Sulaiman, Mazhar Shaukat, Ahsan Rafi, Zubair Ahmed, and Hammad Ather
Recurrent Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans of the Parotid: A case report and review of literature, Shayan Khalid; Rahim Dhanani; Hamdan Ahmed Pasha,; Mohammad Sohail Awan; and Aisha Memon
Dental triology: Practice, education and research, Farhan Raza Khan
What makes a dentist, good dentist: Expectations of peers, profession and patients, Farhan Raza Khan
Factors ssociated with complicated appendicitis: view from a low-middle income country, Msohaib Khan, Muhammad Tayyab, Noman Shahzad, Noman Shahzad, Aleezay Haider, Mustafa Belal Hafeez Chaudhry, and Abdul Rehman Alvi
Seasonal variation in acute cholecystitis: An analysis of cholecystectomies spanning three decades, Muhammad Shoaib Khan, Noman Shahzad, Sumaiyya Arshad, and Amir Hafeez Shariff
Geospatial mapping of patients presenting for emergency laparotomy to a private sector tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, Muhammad Sohaib Khan, Syed Arish Haider, Areeb shfaq, Sadaf Khan, and Amir Hafeez Shariff
Radial forearm free flap: A dynamic flap for single-staged multiple subunit reconstruction, Muhammad Ubaid Khan, Safdar Ali, and Muhammad Asif Ahsan
The impact of exposure to urology as a surgical field, on the career choice of medical students and junior doctors, Rehan Nasir Khan, Ahsan Ehtesham, Bushra Jawaid Kurd, and Muhammad Azhar Sharafat
Comparison of the adaptability of two fissure sealants in various tooth fissure morphology patterns: An in vitro experimental study, Tabinda Nawaz Khan, Farhan Raza Khan, Sadia Rizwan, Khush Bakht Nawaz Khan, Syeda Noureen Iqbal Syeda Noureen Iqbal Syeda Noureen Iqbal, and Syed Yawar Ali Abidi
Role of cardiac MRI in complicated cardiac defects, Yasir Khan, Mohammad Bin Pervez, and Saulat Fatimi
Incidental finding of tuberculous pleural effusion in patient undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: Case report, Yasir Khan, Munawar Shah, and Syed Shahabuddin
Assessing low-value health care services in the military health system, Tracey Pérez Koehlmoos; Cathaleen King Madsen; Amanda Banaag,; Adil H. Haider; and Joel S.
Global surgery: building healthy surgical systems., Taylor Leposa, Bria Johnston, Sohail Asghar Dogar, Henry Rice, and Tamara Fitzgerald
Application of new biomedical materials in orthodontic appliances, Hafiz Taha Mahmood, Adeel Tahir Kamal, Bushra Khan, and Mubassar Fida
Association between maxillary posterior segment discrepancy and the angulation of maxillary molars in patients with different vertical growth patterns, Durr e Shawar Malik and Mubassar Fida
Simultaneous subtotal gastrectomy and right colectomy for synchronous gastric and colon cancer: A case report., Raul Mederos,; Jose R Lamas; Anika Ramos; Ayesha Farooq; and Syeda Farooq
Is pelvis x-ray essential in stable trauma patients? Step towards lowering the treatment cost, Asad Moosa, Roger Gill, Iqra Jangda, Raza Hasnain Sayyed, and Hasnain Zafar
Developing a low budget trauma registry, Asad Moosa, Ahmad Jawad, Iqra Jangda, and Hasnain Zafar
Comparison of upper limb translocated femoral vein and prosthetic arteriovenous bridge grafts, Asad Moosa, F A. Shaikh, Madeeha Ali, Abdus Salam, Ziad Sophie, and Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui
Intraparotid tuberculosis misdiagnosed as neoplasm on FNAC, Tahir Muhammad, Haissan Iftikhar, and Mubasher Ikram
A rare case of primary midgut volvulus necessitating extensive bowel resection in an adult, Fatima Mustansir, Syeda A. Farooq, Huma Baqir, Sejal Gondal, and Sadaf Khan
Dabrafenib in BRAFV600E mutant pilocytic astrocytoma in a pediatric patient, Fatima Mustansir, Fatima Mustansir, and Aneela Darbar
Estimating the global demand and delivery of cancer surgery, Syed Nabeel Zafa, Asif H. Siddiqui, Roomasa Channa, Shayan Ahmed, Ammar A. Javed, and Andrea Bafford
Anti-hormonal therapy serves as a possible treatment modality for intracranial meningiomas, Komal Naeem and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Reoperation rates for open and video-assisted thoracoscopic decortication: Are empyema tubes the answer?, M. Pervez, S. Hashmi, A. Aahil, Aleem Manji, Hina Mushtaq, and Saulat Fatimi
Perception of dental aesthetics and treatment needs among dental and non-dental students, Maryam Rafique, Farah Naz Farid, Arshad Hassan, Noor-ul-Ain Jawaed, and Farzeen Shafiq Waseem
Knowledge, attitude, and practices of complementary and alternative medication usage in patients of type II diabetes mellitus, Ravi Raja, Vikash Kumar, Muhammad Ali Khan, Khalid A. Syed, Syed Zohaib Maroof Hussain, and Amber Rizwan
Relationship between smoking habit and sperm parameters among patients attending an infertility clinic, Rehana Rehman, Nida Zahid, Sofia Amjad, Mukhtiar Baig, and Zohair Jamil Gazzaz
Creation of radiocephalic arteriovenous fistula in a patient with failed brachiocephalic arteriovenous fistula, Zia Ur Rehman
Multiple giant splenic artery aneurysms with hypersplenism and portal hypertension: A case report, Zia Ur Rehman
New tools for an old disease: Endovascular treatment for varicose veins, Zia Ur Rehman
Peripheral vascular injuries - not to miss or mess them!, Zia Ur Rehman
Comparison of patient radiation dose and contrast use during EVAR in a dedicated hybrid vascular OR and mobile imaging, Zia Ur Rehman, Sohail Choksy, Adam Howard, Justin Carter, Konstatinos Kyriakidis, Dean Elizabeth, and Farthing Mathew
Distal revascularization and interval ligation as a useful option for steal syndrome, Zia Ur Rehman, M Younus Durrani, Hassan Ishaq, and Ziad Sophie
Acute Mesenteric Ischaemia: Case report, technical considerations and innovative approaches, Zia Ur Rehman and Muhammad Rizwan Khan
Percutaneous venoplasty for central venous stenosis: Effect on patient's symptoms and patency of arteriovenous accesses, Zia Ur Rehman, Abdul Hakeem Memon, Raza Sayani, and Nida Zahid
Distal splenorenal shunt (DSRS) in children with extrahepatic portal hypertension, Zia Ur Rehman and Zafar Nazir
Lateral intermuscular approach to anterior tibial artery: A case report, Zia Ur Rehman, Waryam Saleh, and Ziad Sophie
Why do patients with limb ischaemia present late to a vascular surgeon? A prospective cohort study from the developing world, Amna Riaz, F A. Shaikh, Asma Riaz, Zia Ur Rehman, Ziad Sophie, and Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqu
Long term follow up of cases of uveal effusion syndrome treated with partial thickness sclerectomies, Sidrah Riaz, Muhammad Tariq Khan, Haroon Tayyab, and Abdul Majeed Malik
Effectiveness of a school based smokeless tobacco intervention: A cluster randomized trial, Shafquat Rozi, Nida Zahid, Talat Roome, Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Sobia Sawani, Anam Razzak, and Zahid Ahmad Butt
Metachronous translocation renal cell carcinoma in a child with successfully treated medulloblastoma, Mir Ibrahim Sajid, Ayesha Saleem, Muhammad Arshad, Zehra Fadoo, and Nasir Ud Din
Sclerosing peritonitis presenting as complete mechanical bowel obstruction: A case report, Sabah Saqib and K. M. Inam Pal
Acute orbital pseudomeningocele due to traumatic fracture in an infant, Maryam Sarfraz, Fatima Mustansir, Natasha Khan, and Aneela Darbar
Management of peritoneal surface malignancies in Pakistan, Raza Sayyed, S K. Niazi, Sajida Qureshi, D Kumar, N Khan, M Anwer, R H. Sayyed, H M. Khan, K. M. Inam Pal, M A. Cheema, and AF A. Khan
Does pin tract infection after external fixator limits its advantage as a cost-effective solution for open fractures in low-middle income countries, a prospective cohort study, Faaiz Ali Shah, Mian Amjad Ali, Vickash Kumar, Waqar Alam, and Obada Hussein Hasan
Telesurgery prospects in delivering healthcare in remote areas, Noman Shahzad, Tabish Chawla, and Tanzeela Gala
Response to choroidal thickness changes after cataract surgery, Rida Shahzad, Rehman Siddiqui, and Sidra Zafar
Operative techniques to prevent dialysis access-associated steal syndrome in high-risk patients undergoing surgery for hemodialysis access: A systematic review, Fareed A. Shaikh, Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui, Noman Shahzad, Amna Riaz, and Ziad Sophie
Visual outcome of vision threatening diabetic retinopathy after various treatment modalities, Sidra Shakil, M. Saleh Memon, Salim Meher, Abdul Fattah Memon, Muhammad Faisal Fahin, Seema N. Mumtaz, and Sikandar Ali Sheikh
Laparoscopic retrieval of two intragastric spoons at least seven years after ingestion, Adeel Ahmed Shamim, Muhammad Maaz Zuberi, and Amir Hafeez Shariff
Scrotal abscess postemergency laparotomy for noniatrogenic pneumoretroperitoneum from colonic diverticular perforation, Mohammad Shoaib, Sadaf Khan, Syed Arish Haider, and Mustafa Belal Hafeez Chaudhry
Comparison of tooth shade matching using visual and digital camera methods, Saqib Naeem Siddique, Farhan Raza Khan, and Palwasha Babar
Carotid artery disease in diabetic patients: Contemporary perspectives, Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui, asad moosa, Fareed A. Shaikh, Waryam Saleh, and Avgerinose Efthymios
Ectopic thyroid mass separately present in mediastinum and not a retrosternal extension: A report of two cases, Abdul Ahad Sohail, Syed Shahabuddin, and Moghira Iqbaluddin Siddiqui
Predicting the bracket bond failure rate in orthodontic patients: A retrospective cohort study, Rashna Hoshang Sukhia, Hoshang Rumi Sukhia, Iqbal Azam Syed, Rozina Nuruddin, Azra Rizwan, and Sabeena Jalal
Nickel-titanium rotary file systems: What’s new?, Sadia Tabassum, Kamil Zafar, and Fahad Umer
Frequency of cognitive impairment in patients with parkinson's disease, Mehmood Teihmour, Mir Ali Asghar Ali, Maha Ali, Habiba D. Barry, Syed Zohaib Maroof Hussain, Huma Shahzad, and Amber Ramzan
Management outcomes of extra abdominal fibromatosis among adult patients treated at a tertiary care hospital, Masood Umer, Javeria Saeed, Irfan Anwer, Nida Zahid, and Younus Durrani
Interdisciplinary management of gingival recession and pathologic teeth migration-revisiting dental aesthetics, Kamil Zafar, Muhammad Rizwan Nazeer, and Rabia Ghafoor
An unusual presentation of diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma with ureteric involvement: A case report, Nida Zahid, Rashida Ahmed, salman adil, and Hammad Ather
Resilience and quality of life (QoL) of head and neck cancer and brain tumour survivors in Pakistan: An analytical cross-sectional study protocol, Nida Zahid, Wardah Khalid, Khabir Ahmad, Shireen Shehzad, Iqbal Azam Syed, Nargis Asad, Adnan Jabbar, Mumtaz J Khan, and Ather Enam
Submissions from 2018
Disparate outcomes of global emergency surgery - A matched comparison of patients in developed and under developed healthcare settings, Adil A.Shah, Cheryl K. Zogg, Abdul Rehman, Asad Latif, Hasnain Zafar, Amarah Shakoor, Nabil Wasif, Alyssa B. Chapital, Robert Riviello, Awais Ashfaq, Mallory Williams, Edward E. Cornwell, and Adil H. Haider
Evaluation of loosely bound water loss from different compositions of glass ionomer cement, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Adeel Ahmed, Sofia Malik, Ziaullah Choudhry, Nouman Mughal, and Farah Naz Farid
To identify the features differentiating peritoneal tuberculosis from carcinomatosis on CT scan abdomen taking omental biopsy as a gold standard, Farah Naz Farid, Waseem Akhtar, Nauman Hashmani, and Raza Sayani
Inheritance patterns, challenges, and outcomes of fracture management in osteopetrosis patients. CASE series and review of pertinent literature, Obada Hussein Hasan, Aly Zaheer Pathan, Hammad Naqvi, Pervaiz Hashmi, and Riaz Hussain Lakdawala
Preliminary radiological result after establishment of hospital-based trauma registry in level-1 trauma hospital in developing country setting, prospective cohort study, Obada Hussein Hasan, Adeel Samad, Zohaib Nawaz, Tashfeen Ahmad, Zehra Abdul Muhammad, and Shahryar Noordin
Bone graft donor site infection with a rare organism, aeromonas hydrophila: A typical location, presentation and organism with 2 years follow-up: Case report, Obada Hasan, Wajiha Khan, Muneeba Jessar, Aly Zaheer Pathan, and Riaz Hussain Lakdawala
Clinicopathologic features and prognostic grouping of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) in Pakistani patients: An institutional perspective, Atif Ali Hashmi, Mahrukh Faraz, Zareeha Nauman, Mohammad Usman Qureshi, Shumaila Kanwal Hashmi, Hira Fatima Waseem, Muhammad Muzzammil Edh, Naveen Faridi, and Amir Khan
Osteoporosis and its perspective in Pakistan: A review of evidence and issues for addressing fragility fractures, Aysha Habib Khan, Lena Jafri, Sibtain Ahmed, and Shahryar Noordin
Risk of appendicitis in patients with incidentally discovered appendicoliths, Muhammad Sohaib Khan, Mustafa Belal Hafeez Chaudhry, Noman Shahzad, Marvi Tariq, Wasim Ahmed Memon, and Abdul Rehman Alvi
Successful treatment of hepatitis C in renal transplant recipient. A case report from Pakistan, Shobha Luxmi, Rehan Nasir Khan, Muhammad Tassaduq Khan, and Rashid Bin Hamid
Overexpression of EGFR in oral premalignant lesions and OSCC and its impact on survival and recurrence, Yumna Mirza, Syed Adnan Ali, Mohammad Sohail Awan, Romana Idress, Sana Naeem, Nida Zahid, and Urooj Qadeer
Association between environmental tobacco smoke and dental caries amongst 5-14 years old children in Karachi, Pakistan., Anna Ali Nayani, Romaina Iqbal, Syed Iqbal Azam, Farhan Raza Khan, Aysha Habib Khan, Naveed Janjua, and Azmina Hussain
Osteoid osteoma: Contemporary management, Shahryar Noordin, Salim Allana, Kiran Hilal, Riaz Hussain Lukhadwala, Anum Sadruddin Pidani, and Nasir Ud Din
A six-month retrospective study of resources burden by trauma victims in the surgical intensive care unit of a university hospital in Pakistan, Muhammad Rizwan, Madiha Hashmi, and Hasnain Zafar
Multiple skip incisions vs single long incision for single stage basilic transposition arteriovenous fistula: a cohort study, Fareed Ahmed Sheikh, Shahid Nazeer, Ziad Sophie, and Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui
Intra-tracheal extension of hilar mass mimicking severe asthma: Anesthesiologist perspective, Khalid M Siddiqui, Muhammad Faisal Khan, Muhammad A. Asghar, and Syed S. Uddin
Mabry syndrome in a child of South Asian descent, Amir Humza Sohail, Muhammad Younus Khan Durrani, Shahnaz Hamid Ibrahim, and Khadija Nuzhat Humayun
Incidence of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injections at a tertiary care hospital, Sidra Zafar, Arsalan Hamid, Syed Usman Bin Mahmood, Ahmad Burq, and Natasha Maqsood
Sub-retinal abscess as presenting feature of endogenous candida endophthalmitis, Sidra Zafar and Rehman Siddiqui
Submissions from 2017
Therapeutic uses of pineapple-extracted bromelain in surgical care - A review., Zehra Abdul Muhammad and Tashfeen Ahmad
The many guises of primary hyperparathyroidism… an unchanged scenario, Tasnim Ahsan, Uzma Erum, K. M. Inam Pal, Rukhshanda Jabeen, Saima Ghaus Qureeshi, Urooj Lal Rehman, and Zeenat Banu
Superior septal approach versus left atrial approach for mitral valve replacement: a retrospective cohort study, Tooba Ansar, Taimur Asif Ali, Saneeha Shahid, Saulat H. Fatimi, and Ghulam Murtaza
Tailored metabolic workup for urolithiasis – the debate continues, Hammad Ather, Imran Siddiqui, Tahmeena Siddiqui, and M Nasir Sulaiman
Recurrent renal cancer in Birt-Hogg-Dube syndrome: A case report, Hammad Ather and Nida Zahid
Dissecting aneurysm of the interventricular septum due to rupture of the sinus of valsalva, Mehnaz Atiq, Fatima Ali, and Sulaiman B. Hasan B. Hasan
Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and immunohistochemistry assays for analysing human papillomavirus infection in oral squamous cell carcinoma, Mohammad Sohail Awan, Babar Irfan, Ibrahim Zahid, Yumna Mirza, and Syed Adnan Ali
Sports Ultrasound, advantages, indications and limitations in upper and lower limbs musculoskeletal disorders Review article, Naveed Baloch, Obada Hussein Hasan, Mir Muzamil Jessar, Soichi Hattori, and Shin Yamada
Antibiotics in acute calculous cholecystitis : do Tokyo guidelines influence the surgeons’ practices?, Hassaan Bari, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Amir Hafeez Shariff, and Amir Hafeez Shariff
Short-term outcomes after hepatic resection : perspective from a developing country, Saleema Begum and Muhammad Rizwan Khan
Frequency of color blindness in pre-employment screening in a tertiary health care center in Pakistan, Shaukat Ali Chhipa, Farzeen K. Hash, Shehreen Ali, Mustafa Kama, and Khabir Ahmed