Submissions from 2019
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
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
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
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
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
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
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