Submissions from 2017
Hepatitis C virus seroprevalence in the general female population of 9 countries in Europe, Asia and Africa, Gary M. Clifford; Tim Waterboer; Bolormaa Dondog; You Lin Qiao; Dimitri Kordzaia; Doudja Hammouda; Namory Keita; , Nahid Khodakarami; Syed Ahsan Ali; Ang Tshering Sherpa; and Witold Zatonski
Journey from black to pink gums: management of melanin induced physiological gingival hyper pigmentation, Huma Farid, Muhammad Saad Shinwari, Farhan Raza Khan, and Farzin Tanwir
Changing global policy to deliver safe, equitable, and affordable care for women's cancers, Ophira Ginsburg, Rajan Badwe, Peter Boyle, and Marleen Temmerman
Repair of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm eroding through the sternum, Sulaiman B Hasan, Fazal Khan, Shiraz Hashmi, Mohammad Tariq, and Ghufranullah Khan
Giant haemangioma of nasopharynx: a rare case outcome., Haissan Iftikhar and Moghira Siddiqui
Successful resection of lymphangioma of the neck and mediastinum presenting as stridor in a 12 year old child, Babar Irfan, Maha Tahir, Omar Irfan, Hamza Abdur Rahim Khan, and Saulat H. Fatimi
Response to the letter for the article: Use of transversus abdominis plane block as an anesthetic technique in a high-risk patient for abdominal wall surgery., S. Ismail, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, and Sana Urooj
Improvement in peer assessment rating scores after nonextraction, premolar extraction, and mandibular incisor extraction treatments in patients with class i malocclusion., Adeel Tahir Kamal, Attiya Jawaid Shaikh, and Mubassar Fida
Impact of social interdependence on emotional well-being of medical students, Shaahjahan Katpar, Zohaib Rana, Mehwish Hussain, Rakhshaan Khan, and Rehana Rehman
Impact of International Quality Improvement Collaborative on Congenital Heart Surgery in Pakistan, Amina Khan, Ahmed Abdullah, Huzaifa Ahmad, Arjumand Rizvi, Sehrish Batoo, Kathy J Jenkins, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Anwarul Haque, Nadeem Aslam, Fauzia Minai, and Babar Hasan
Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma presenting with dysphagia: a rare presentation, Fazal Khan, Arsalan Hamid, Benish Fatima, and Saulat H. Fatimi
Giant ganglioneuroma in a 5-year child, Hamza Abdur Rahim Khan, Fazal Wahab Khan, and Saulat H. Fatimi
Hernia of morgagni presenting as constipation in a 65-year-old male, Hamza A Khan, Adeel Samad, Omar A Khan, Farida K Chagan, Jamal K Khan, and Saulat H. Fatimi
Muslim scholars' knowledge, attitudes and perceived barriers towards polio immunization in Pakistan., Muhammad Umair Khan, Akram Ahmad, Saad Salman, Maria Ayub, Talieha Aqeel, Noman-ul Haq, and Muhammad Ubaid Khan
Role of surgery in brain metastases, Altaf Ali Laghari, Syed Ijlal Ahmed, and Muhammad Shahzad Shamim
Spontaneous intraventricular hemorrhage: a rare presentation of a skull base mesenchymal chondrosarcoma, Altaf Ali Laghari; Gohar Javed; Muhammad Faheem Khan; Syed Ijlal Ahmed; , Karim Rizwan Nathani; and Riyasat Ahmed
Does surgeon volume affect the outcome of total knee arthroplasties in a developing country? - A retrospective cohort study, Azeem Tariq Malik, Syed Hamza Mufarrih, Arif Ali, and Shahryar Noordin
Extensive mediastinal aspergillosis presenting with dyspnoea and cardiac tamponade symptoms, Syed F Mustafa, Hamza AR Khan, and Saulat H. Fatimi
The existence of renal dysfunction in diabetics undergoing coronary artery bypass., Syed Saad Naeem, Taimur Asif Ali, and Saulat H. Fatimi
Unmet need for surgery in South Asia., Sanjay Nagral, Maharra Hussain, Sarder A Nayeem, Ranjan Dias, and S. Ather Enam
Persistent fetal lobulation of kidney mimicking renal tumour, Syed Muhammad Nazim, Muhibullaha Bangash, and Basit Salam
Effectiveness of plain X-ray in detection of fish and chicken bone foreign body in upper aerodigestive tract, Talha Ahmed Qureshi, Mohammad Sohail Awan, Muntazir Hussain, and Muhammad Wasif
Bowled over by cricket: impact of tape-ball injuries on the eyes, Salman Naveed Sadiq, Azam Ali, Bushra Usmani, and Khabir Ahmed
Perceptions regarding helmet use: a cross-sectional survey of female pillions in Karachi, Pakistan, Maryam Saeed, Selma Marie Siddiqui, Uzma Rahim Khan, and Mamta Swaroop
Role of early contrast enhanced CT scan in severity prediction of acute pancreatitis, Noman Shahzad, Muhammad Rizwan Khan, K. M. Inam Pal, Dawar Khan, and Muhammad Shahrukh Effendi
A decade of experience of management of thyroglossal duct cyst in a tertiary care hospital: differentiation between children and adults, Shakeel Uz Zaman, Mubasher Ikram, Mohammad Sohail Awan, and Nabeel Humayun Hassan
Predictors for the development of post-thrombotic syndrome in patients with primary lower limb deep venous thrombosis: a case-control study., Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui, Ziad Sophie, Farhan Zafar, Delvene Soares, and Iram Naz
Comparison of enteral versus intravenous potassium supplementation in hypokalaemia in paediatric patients in intensive care post cardiac surgery: open-label randomised equivalence trial (EIPS)., Naveed ur Rehman Siddiqu, Quratulain Merchant, Babar Hasan, Arjumand Rizvi, Muneer M Amanullah, Amina Rehmat, and Anwarul Haque
An incomplete vascular ring causing respiratory distress, Syeda Samar Sohail, Muhammad Tariq, and Muneer Amanullah
Epidemiology of stone disease across the world, Igor Sorokin, Charalampos Mamoulakis, Katsuhito Miyazawa, Allen Rodgers, Jamsheer J Jehangir Talati, and Yair Lotan
Bomb blast in a tertiary care hospital, the challenges faced during management of victims in a resource limited country, Rizwan Sultan, Hasnain Zafar, Umar B, and Khabir Ahmed
Primary hyperoxaluria in populations of Pakistan origin: results from a literature review and two major registries, Jamsheer Talati, Sally-Anne Hulton, Sander F. Garrelfs, Wajahat Aziz, Shoaib Rao, Amanullah Memon, Zafar Nazir, Syed Raziuddin Biyabani, Saqib Hamid Qazi, Iqbal Azam Syed, Aysha Habib, Jamil Ahmed, Lena Jafri, and Mohammad Zeeshan
Hookworm infestation as a cause of melena and severe anaemia in farmer, Marvi Tariq, Syeda Maria Muzammil, Fareed Ahmed Sheikh, and K. M. Inam Pal
Re-structuring university hospital’s internship program using kern’s six-step model of Instructional design, M. Tariq, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Amna Subhan Butt, Sana Saeed, Zia Ur Rehman, Barkat Virani, Asghar Ashraf, Irum Qamar, Farah Qamar, Raheela Mohsin Rizvi, Swaleha Tariq, and Qurratulain Naeem
Management of simultaneous bilateral femur fractures in a tertiary care hospital: a retrospective review, masood umer, Syed Zohaib Gulzar Naqvi, Raza Askari, and Umair Ashraf
Outcomes of internal hemipelvectomy for pelvic tumors: a developing country’s prospective, masood umer, Rizwan Haroon Rashid, Yasir Mohib, and Haroon Rashid
Perioperative steroids for lumbar disc surgery: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials, Muhammad Waqas, Hussain Shallwani, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Khabir Ahmed
Intussusception among children less than 2 years of age: findings from pre-vaccine introduction surveillance in Pakistan, Mohammad Tahir Yousafzai; Rozina Thobani; Saqib Hamid Qazi; Nasir Saddal; , Catherine Yen; Negar Aliabadi; and Syed Asad Ali
Intravitreal ranibizumab for treatment of choroidal neovascularizationsecondary to a bilateral choroidal osteoma, Sidra Zafar, Ahmad Burq, Mustafa Iftikhar, and Azam Ali
Submissions from 2016
Breast reconstruction at The Aga Khan University - a 10 year audit, Samiullah Abdullah; , Asif ,Ahsan; and Tahir Shafi Khan
Radiotherapy improves survival in stage I endometrial cancer., Khabir Ahmad
A systematic review of epidemiological literature on the eye health of marginalized fishing populations, Khabir Ahmad; Anthony B. Zwi; Daniel J. Tarantola,; and Bal Chand
Relationship of tumor thickness with neck node metastasis in buccal squamous cell carcinoma: an experience at a tertiary care hospital, Sadaf Qadeer Ahmed, Montasir Junaid, Sohail Awan, Moaz M. Choudhary, Maliha Kazi, Aria Masoom, and Hareem Usman Khan
Does obesity affects early infection after total knee arthroplasty. a comparison of obese vs non obese patients, Waseem Ahmed, Riaz Hussain Lakdawala, Yasir Mohib, Aurangzeb Qureshi, and Rizwan Haroon Rashid
Versatility of the anterolateral thigh flap : an AKUH experience., Muhammad Asif Ahsan, Muhammad Ubaid Khan, SAmi Ullaha, Sara Khan, and Muhammad Fazlur Rehman
Mitral valve replacement in systemic lupus erythematosus associated libman–sacks endocarditis, Anam Akhlaq, Taimur A. Ali, and Saulat H. Fatimi
The prokinetic, laxative, and antidiarrheal effects of morus nigra: possible muscarinic, Ca(2+) channel blocking, and antimuscarinic mechanisms, Anam Akhlaq; Malik Hassan Mehmood; Abdul Rehman Alvi; Zohaib Ashraf; Sadia Syed; Samira Ahmed; Anwarul-Hassan Gilani; Maimoona Ilyas,; and Bina Shaheen Siddiqui
Fast track extubation in adult patients on pump open heart surgery at a tertiary care hospital, Mohammad Irfan Akhtar, Hasanat Sharif, Mohammad Hamid, Khalid Samad, and Fazal Hameed Khan
Aneurysm in the anterior inferior cerebellar artery-posterior inferior cerebellar artery variant: case report and review of literature, Saad Akhtar; Abdul Azeem; , Amyna Jiwani; and Gohar Javed
An unusual case of cauda equina secondary to spinal metastasis of thyroid cancer, Shabbir Akhtar and Mohammad Adeel
Stability of palatal rugae as a forensic marker in orthodontically treated cases., Batool Ali, Attiya Shaikh, and Mubassar Fida
Is laparoscopic pyeloplasty a comparable option to treat ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO)? a comparative study., Mazhar Ali, Syed Raziuddin Biyabani, Rajab Ali Ghirano, Wajahat Aziz, and Khurram Mutahir Siddiqui
Frequency of sensorineural hearing loss in chronic suppurative otitis media, Syed Sajjad Ali Zaidi; Hamdan Ahmed Pasha,; Anwar Suhail,; and Talha Ahmed Qureshi
Idarucizumab: a novel antidote for reversal of dabigatran., Abdul Rehman Alvi; Muhammad Awais,; and Noor Ul-Ain Baloch
Precision medicine and low- to middle-income countries., Abdul Rehman Alvi; Muhammad Awais; and Noor Ul-Ain Baloch,
Prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in Pakistani patients with oral cancer, Mohammad Sohail Awan
Lower red cell transfusion rates with use of tranexamic acid in single-stage bilateral total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective audit, Muhammad Aziz; Salman Bin Mahmood,; Riaz Hussain Lakdawala; and Tashfeen Ahmad
Age estimation of a sample of pakistani population using coronal pulp cavity Index in molars and premolars on orthopantomogram, Sheikh Bilal Badar, Rabia Ghafoor, Farhan Raza Khan, and Muhammad Hasan Hameed
Diagnostic perplexity of panoramic radiograph, Sheikh Bilal Bada and Rabia Ghafoor
Patients' satisfaction and spectacle independence after cataract surgery with multifocal intraocular lens implantation in a tertiary care hospital, Rashid Baig; Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry; Saajan Kukreja,; Sidra Shakil; and Khabir Ahmad
Indications of enucleations and eviscerations performed at a tertiary eye care unit: a case series., Rashid Baig, Maheen Akhtar Syed, Khabir Ahmad, and Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry
Occupational health of self-employed skilled labourers and daily-wage workers in Pakistan., Noor Ul-Ain Baloch, Abdul Rehman Alvi, and Muhammad Awais
Bacterobilia in acute cholecystitis: bile cultures' isolates, antibiotic sensitivities and antibiotic usage. a study on a Pakistani population., Yousaf Bashir Hadi,; Muhammad Waqas; Hafiz Muhammad Umer,; Ammar Alam; Abdul Rehman Alvi; and Muhammad Rizwan Khan
Nephrolithiasis after bariatric surgery: a review of pathophysiologic mechanisms and procedural risk., Umer Hasan Bhatti, Andrew J. Duffy, Kurt Eric Roberts, and Amir Hafeez Shariff
A 10-year review of indications for penetrating keratoplasty in a tertiary care setting in Karachi Pakistan, Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry, Salman Naveed Sadiq, Zubaida Sirang, Maheen Akhtar Syed, Mustafa Kamal, and Khabir Ahmad
Frequency and predictors of recurrence of bladder tumour on first check cystoscopy - a tertiary care hospital experience, Muhammad Farhan, Nazim Syed Muhammad, Jibran Ahmed, and Hammad Ather
Unintentional injuries In children: are our homes safe?, Ahmad Vaqas Faruque and Muhammad Arif Mateen Khan
Reliability of overbite depth indicator (ODI) and anteroposterior dysplasia indicator (APDI) in the assessment of different vertical and sagittal dental malocclusions: a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, Farheen Fatima, Mubassar Fida, and Attiya Shaikh
Bilateral radicular cyst with severe destruction of the buccal cortical plate secondary to endodontic failure, Rabia Ghafoor and Kiran Rehman
T-tube placement as a method for treating penetrating oesophageal injuries, Roger Gill, K. M. Inam Pal, Fatima Mannan, Amber Bawa, and Saulat H. Fatimi
Bacterobilia in acute cholecystitis: bile cultures' isolates, Yousaf Bashir Hadi; Muhammad Waqas; Hafiz Muhammad Umer,; Ammar Alam; Abdul Rehman Alvi; Muhammad Rizwan Khan; and Amir Hafeez Shariff
Association between hypodontia and angles malocclusion, Batool A. Haider and Syed Sheeraz Hussain
Prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders among dentists in teaching hospitals in Karachi, Muhammad Hasan Hameed, Rabia Ghafoor, Farhan Raza Khan, and Sheikh Bilal Badar
Cervical mediastinoscopy in the diagnosis of lymphadenopathy in South Asia., Sulaiman B Hasan, Fazal Wahab Khan, Shiraz Hashmi, Ahsan Ehtesham, Rizwana Ahmed Magsi, and Syed Shahabuddin
A review of scleral buckle procedures performed at a tertiary care center in Karachi, Farzeen Khalid Hashmi; Umair Razaque Arain,; Azam Ali; and Khabir Ahmad
Two incision mini open carpal tunnel release- a minimally invasive alternative to endoscopic release, Pervaiz Hashmi, Rizwan Haroon Rashid, Moiz Ali, Yasir Mohib, and Naveed Baloch
On-table extubation after open heart surgery in children: an experience from a tertiary care hospital in a developing country., Mehar Hoda, Anwarul Haque, Fareena Aijaz, Mohammad I. Akhtar, Amina Rehmat, Muneer M Amanullah, and Babar S. Hasan
In-vitro comparison of micro-leakage between nanocomposite and microhybrid composite In class v cavities treated with The self-etch technique, Syeda Mahvish Hussain and Farhan Raza Khan
MALT lymphoma of the base of the tongue: a rare case entity, Haissan Iftikhar, Moghira Siddiqui, and Khurram Minhas
Catamenial pneumothorax: a case report., Hina Inam; Sumera Inam,; and Munaim Tahir
Heparin resistance during pediatric cardiac surgery: an unanticipated challenge for an anesthesiologist., Mohammad Irfan Akhtar, Shabbir Akhtar, and Shahid Ahmed Sami
Pediatric laparoscopic surgery; initial experience from Pakistan; first 100 cases in single center, Hassan Ishaq; Saqib Hamid Qazi; Sohail Dogar; Muhammad Younus Khan Durrani,; and Ahmad Vaqas Faruque
Prospective survey to study factors which could influence same-day discharge after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a tertiary care hospital of a developing country, Samina Ismail, Aliya Ahmed, Muhammad Qamarul Hoda, Muhammad Sohaib, and Zia Ur Rehman
Adrenalectomy for solitary metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma post liver transplantation: case report and literature review, Imran K. Jalbani, Nazim Syed Muhammad, Usman Tariq Siddiqui, and Farahat Abbas
Improvement in quality of lifesix months after primary total hip arthroplasty in a Pakistani population., Akbar Jaleel Zubair; Syed Usman Bin Mahmood,; Moiz Ali; and Shahryar Noordin
Factors associated with burnout among residents in a developing country, Akbar Jaleel Zubair and Shahryar Noordin
Early experience of dynamic hip screw with spiral blade and locking side plate for the stabilization of trochanteric fractures., Akbar Jaleel Zubair, Rizwan Haroon Rashid, Marij Zahid, masood umer, and Pervaiz Hashmi
Omitting histopathology in wrist ganglions. a risky proposition, Akbar Jaleel Zubairi, Santosh Kumar, Yasir Mohib, Rizwan Haroon Rashid, and Shahryar Noordin
Perforated sub-hepatic appendix; rare presentation of a common disease., Huzaifa Ali Jaliawala, Fatima Mannan, Roger Gill, and Abdul Rehman Alvi
The duration of pubertal growth peak among three skeletal classes, Waqar Jeelani, Mubassar Fida, and Attiya Shaikh
Descriptive epidemiology of Karachi road traffic crash mortality from 2007 to 2014, Rashid Jooma and Masood Ali Shaikh
Using elasticated retractors in head and neck surgeries, Montasir Junaid, Manal Shafiq, Sadaf Qadeer, Sohail Haleem, and Maliha Kazi
Occlusal outcome of non-extraction and all first premolars extraction treatment In patients with class-I malocclusion., Adeel Tahir Kamal, Attiya Shaikh, and Mubassar Fida
Neurosurgery training in Pakistan: Follow-up survey and critical analysis of National Training Programmes., Dr Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Muhammad Waqas, Muhammad Mehboob Alam, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, and Mohsin Qadeer
Perceptions of medical students regarding dimensions of environmental wellness, Shahjahan Katpar, Rakhshaan Khan, Rabia Siddiqu, Mehwish Hussain, and Rehana Rehman
itamin D status and periodontal disease among pregnant and non-pregnant women in an underdeveloped district of Pakistan, Farhan Raza Khan, Tashfeen Ahmad, Rabia Hussain, and Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta
A review of the failed cases of dental implants at a university hospital in Karachi, Farhan Raza Khan, Rabia Ali, and Sana Ehsen Nagi
Peri-operative determinants of prolonged CICU stay after coronary artery bypass graft surgery in elderly at a private tertiary care hospital: a case control study, Fazal Khan; Shiraz Hashmi; SYed Saad Naeem,; Benish Fatima; Hashim Hanif; Mubashir Zareen Khan; and Saulat Hasnain Fatimi
Successful treatment of giant left subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm abutting the arch of the aorta and descending aorta., Hamza Abdur Rahim Khan, Sehrish Batool, Fazal Wahab Khan, and Saulat H. Fatimi