Submissions from 2012
Postoperative port-site pain after gall bladder retrieval from epigastric vs. umbilical port in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial., Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui, Rizwan Azami, Ghulam Murtaza, and Sana Nasim
Knowledge attitude and practices among urban women of Karachi, Pakistan, regarding breast cancer, Zain-ul-Abedeen Sobani, Zeb Saeed, Hafiza Noor-ul-Ain Baloch, Amina Majeed, Sana Chaudry, Adil Sheikh, Jalal Umar, Hira Waseem, Murtaza Mirza, and Irfan Qadir
Dental age table for a sample of Pakistani children, Rashna H. Sukhia, Mubassar Fida, and Syed Iqbal Azam
Knowledge of patients' visual experience during cataract surgery: a survey of eye doctors in Karachi, Pakistan, Mohammad Zain Tauqir, Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry, Sehreen Mumtaz, and Khabir Ahmad
Subacromial impingement syndrome, masood umer, Irfan Qadir, and Mohsin Azam
Emergency incisional hernia repair: a difficult problem waiting for a solution, Hasnain Zafar, Masooma Zaidi, Irfan Qadir, and Ayaz Ahmed Memon
Outcome of selective non-operative management of penetrating abdominal injuries from the North American National Trauma Database, S. Nabeel Zafar, A. Rushing, E. R. Haut, M. T. Kisat, C. V. Villegas, A. Chi, K. Stevens, D. T. Efron, H. Zafar, and A. H. Haider
Submissions from 2011
ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), Khabir Ahmad and Pranab Das
Risk factors of gallbladder cancer in Karachi-a case-control study, A. Rehman Alvi, Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui, and Hasnain Zafar
P2-498 Parents' perceptions and practices regarding consanguinity related to β-thalassaemia: a matched case control study, M Beg, R Siddiqui, Khabir Ahmad, and Khadija Humayun
Contact lens-related visual loss: A case series from Karachi, Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry, Sarah Sarfraz, Qazi Assad Khan, and Khabir Ahmad
Pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of primary melanoma of the colon, Umair Khalid, Taimur Saleem, Ayesha Mallick Imam, and Muhammad Rizwan Khan
Impact of age on outcome after colorectal cancer surgery in the elderly - a developing country perspective, M. R. Khan, Hassaan Bari, Syed Nabeel Zafar, and Syed Ahsan Raza
Early postoperative outcome after curative colorectal cancer surgery, M. R. Khan, H. Bari, and S. A. Raza
Gallbladder intestinal metaplasia in Pakistani patients with gallstones., Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Syed Ahsan Raza, Zubair Ahmad, Sana Naeem, Shahid Pervez, Anwar Ali Siddiqui, Mushtaq Ahmed, and Rizwan Azami
Atypical focal nodular hyperplasia of the liver., Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Taimur Saleem, Tanveer Ul Haq, and Kanwal Aftab
Effect of intraoperative use of topical mitomycin C on intraocular pressure in patients with pterygium excision, Pir Salim Mahar, Nabeel Manzar, and Khabir Ahmad
The Study of Etiologic and Demographic Characteristics of Intracranial Brain Abscess: A Consecutive Case Series Study from Pakistan, Nabeel Manzar, Bushra Manzar, Rajesh Kumar, and M. Ehsan Bari
Treatment of complex fistula in ano with cable-tie seton: a prospective case series., Ayaz Ahmad Memon, Ghulam Murtaza, Rizwan Azami, Hasnain Zafar, Tabish Chawla, and Altaf Ali Laghari
Localised fungal infection in a prosthetic mesh treated conservatively., Mehwash Nadeem, Hasnain Zafar, and Muhammad Shahrukh Effendi
Emerging indications for percutaneous cholecystostomy for the management of acute cholecystitis--a retrospective review., Sana Nasim, Sadaf Khan, Rehman Alvi, and Moaz Chaudhary
Isolated cryptococcal osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient, Irfan Qadir, Farheen Ali, Umair Zafar Malik, and masood umer
Isolated adult hypoganglionosis presenting as sigmoid volvulus: a case report., Irfan Qadir, Muhammad Musa Salick, Abrar Barakzai, and Hasnain Zafar
Latex glove laparoscopic pyeloplasty model: a novel method for simulated training., Syed Johar Raza, Kashifuddin Q Soomroo, and M Hammad Ather
Splenic injury after blunt abdominal trauma: an unusual presentation, Shahzad M. Shamim, J. Razzak, Shehzad M. Umer, and Tabish Chawla
Aneurysm of a patent ductus arteriosus, Maria T Siddiqui, Mubashir Z Khan, Hasanat Sharif, and Muneer Amanullah
Cystic artery pseudoaneurysm secondary to acute cholecystitis as cause of haemobilia., Nadeem Ahmed Siddiqui, Tabish Chawla, and Mehwash Nadeem
Impact of Patient's Self-Viewing of Flexible Cystoscopy on Pain Using a Visual Analog Scale in a Randomized Controlled Trial, Kashifuddin Q. Soomro, A. Razaq Nasir, and M. Hammad Ather
Esthetic preferences for facial soft tissue profiles., Rashna Hoshang Sukhia, Munizeh Khan, Mubassar Fida, Attiya Shaikh, and Syed Iqbal Azam
Establishment of a comprehensive epilepsy center in Pakistan: initial experiences, results, and reflections, Muhammad Z Tahir, Z A. Sobani, S. A. Quadri, S. Nizam Ahmed, Fowzia Siddiqui, and Syed Enam Enam
Artist's Statement: Fifteen Words by a 13th-Century Philosopher Saint, Jamsheer J Talati
Reducing the need for surgeons by reducing pollution-derived workload: Is there a role for surgeons?, Jamsheer J. Talati, Riaz Agha, Maliha Agha, and Richard David Rosin
Postoperative sensitivity in Class V composite restorations: Comparing soft start vs. constant curing modes of LED., Fahad Umer and Frahan Raza Khan
Intensive Insulin Therapy in Brain Injury: A Meta-Analysis, Syed Nabeel Zafar, Aftab Iqbal, Mauricio F. Farez, Suyog Kamatkar, and Marc A. de Moya
Early complications after biliary enteric anastomosis for benign diseases: A retrospective analysis, Syed Nabeel Zafar, M. R. Khan, Rushna Raza, Muhammad N. Khan, Mahwash Kasi, Ammar Rafiq, and Omer H. Jamy
Surgery, Public Health, and Pakistan, Syed Nabeel Zafar and K. A. Kelly McQueen
Triggers of blood transfusion in percutaneous nephrolithotomy, Ali Akbar Zehri, Syed Raziuddin Biyabani, Khurram Muthair Siddiqui, and Amanullah Memon
Submissions from 2010
Early experience with intravitreal bevacizumab combined with laser treatment for retinopathy of prematurity, Ayesha E. Ahmed, Roomasa Channa, Jibran Ahmed, Azam Ali, and Khabir Ahmed
Laparoscopic appendectomy for acute appendicitis: Is this a feasible option for developing countries?, Rajab Ali, M. R. Khan, Turab Pishori, and Mohammad Tayeb
Acute mesenteric, portal and inferior vena cava (IVC) venous thrombosis: optimal outcome achieved with anticoagulation, Abdul Rehman Alvi, Shahida Bibi, Zia ur Rehman, and Sameullah Khan Niazi
Pyogenic psoas abscess: case series and literature review, Abdul Rehman Alvi, Zia Ur Rehman, and Zia Ur Rehman G. Nabi
Amoebic liver abscess: experience in a south Asian country, Abdul Rehman Alvi, Farrukh Rizvi, Syed Faraz Kazim, Kiran Ejaz, Hasnain Zafar, Tabish Chawla, Shahida Bibi, and Zia Ur Rehman
A paradigm shift in developing countries; corrective open heart surgery during infancy has better outcome and lesser resource utilization than pre-school patients, Muneer Amanullah, S. Bayani, Roheena Panni, and Awais Ashfaq
Current management of advanced and metastatic renal cell carcinoma., M Hammad Ather, Nehal Masood, and Tahmeena Siddiqui
Clinical outcome of iridotomy with argon-YAG laser at a tertiary care center in Karachi, Pakistan, Rashid Baig and Aziz Khan
Women in surgery: possible interventions at medical school?, Ranish Deedar-Ali-Khawaja, Tabish Chawla, and Amarah Shakoor
Trends of Surgical Career Selection Among Medical Students and Graduates: A Global Perspective, Ranish Deedar-Ali-Khawaja and Sadaf Mumtaz Khan
Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma: Clinico-pathologic Features and Results of Multimodal Management, Nicola Fabbri, Akshay Tiwari, and masood umer
Ruptured hydatid cyst presenting as pneumothorax., Saulat H. Fatimi, Nida Sajjad, Hashim M Hanif, and Marium Muzaffar
An evaluation of referral system for retinopathy of prematurity in leading health centers across Karachi, Pakistan, Farzeen Khalid Hashmi, Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry, and Khabir Ahmad
Modification and implementation of NCCN guidelines on prostate cancer in the Middle East and North Africa region., Waleed A. Hassen, Farrok A. Karsan, and Farhat Abbas
Functional outcome, mortality and in-hospital complications of operative treatment in elderly patients with hip fractures in the developing world., Yasir Jamal Sepah, Masood Umer, Afrasyab Khan, and Abid Ullah Khan Niazi
Pure red cell aplasia regression after thymus resection, Umair Khalid, Saulat Fatimi, and Taimur Saleem
Transfer delay and in-hospital mortality of trauma patients in Pakistan., Afrasyab Khan, Hasnain Zafar, Syed Nadir Naeem, and Syed Ahsan Raza
Abdominal wall hernia repair in cirrhotic patients: outcomes seen at a tertiary care hospital in a developing country, M. R. Khan, Mahwash Kassi, and Sahar Ashraf Janjua
Intricacies in the surgical management of appendiceal mucinous cystadenoma: a case report and review of the literature., Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Rashida Ahmed, and Taimur Saleem
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) Survey Based on Two Pilot-Tested, Self-Administered Questionnaires Administered to Consenting Faculty and Resident Participants and Retrieved in a Sealed, Anonymized Envelope, Shahzad A. Khan and Sadaf Khan
Muscle healing and nerve regeneration in a muscle contusion model in the rat, M. J. Khattak, T. Ahmad, R. Rehman, Masood Umer, S. H. Hasan, and M. Ahmed
Operative management of unstable thoracolumbar burst fractures, Mujahid Jamil Khattak, Shakir Syed, and Riaz Hussain Lakdawala
Lower-limb alignment and posterior tibial slope in Pakistanis: a radiographic study, Mujahid Jamil Khattak, Masood Umer, Edward T Davis, Munira Habib, and Mehmood Ahmed
Accuracy of multidetector CT scans in staging of renal carcinoma., Syed M Nazim, M Hammad Ather, Kamran Hafeez, and Basit Salam
Evolution of trauma management at a tertiary care hospital: A cohort study, Shahryar Noordin, Salim Allana, Tashfeen Ahmad, Ata-Ul-Aleem Bhatti, Hasnain Zafar, and Muhammad Abdul Wajid
Developmental dysplasia of the hip., Shahryar Noordin, Masood Umer, Kamran Hafeez, and Haq Nawaz
Relationship Between Declared Funding Support and Level of Evidence, Shahryar Noordin, James G. Wright, and andrew Howard
Human papillomavirus infection in women with and without cervical cancer in Karachi, Pakistan, S. A. Raza, S. Franceschi, S. Pallardy, F. R. Malik, B. I. Avan, Afia Zafar, S. H. Ali, Shahid Pervez, S. Serajuddaula, P. J. F. Snijders, F. J. van Kemenade, C. J. L. M. Meijer, S. Shershah, and G. M. Clifford
Large congenital mesenteric defect presenting in an adult., Zia ur Rehman and Sadaf Khan
Recall errors in a weekly survey of diarrhoea in Guatemala: determining the optimal length of recall, Syed Nabeel Zafar, S. P. Luby, and C. Mendoza
Preliminary study of effecacy of doxazosin as a medical expulsive therapy of distal ureteric stones in a randomized, Ali Akbar Zehri, Hammad Ather, Farhat Abbas, and Syed Raziuddin Biyabani
Preliminary study of efficacy of doxazosin as a medical expulsive therapy of distal ureteric stones in a randomized clinical trial, Ali Akbar Zehri, M Hammad Ather, Farhat Abbas, and Syed Raziuddin Biyabani
Submissions from 2009
Sero-negative celiac disease with dermatitis herpetiformes: a case report., Mehreen Adhi, Asma Farooq, Syed Ali Hamid, Rabia Hasan, Salman Mamji, and Akhtar Ali Baloch
Use of home remedies and traditional medicines for the treatment of common Eye ailments in Pakistan: a qualitative study, Khabir Ahmad, Muhammad Aman Khan, Muhammad Babar Khan, Muhammad Daud Khan, Azam Ali, and Clare Gilbert
Inversion, Hydration and Diuresis during Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy: Does It Improve the Stone-Free Rate for Lower Pole Stone Clearance?, Stefanos Albanis, M Hammad Ather, Athanasios G. Papatsoris, Junaid Masood, Dimitrios Staios, Taufiq Sheikh, Sobia Akhtar, and Noor Buchholz
[Not Available], Athar Ali, Tabish Chawla, and Abid Jamal
Ileosigmoid knotting- a rare variant of bowel volvulus, Abdul Rehman Alvi, Shahida Bibi, Shahrukh Effendi, and Salma Khan
Acute mesenteric venous thrombosis: improved outcome with early diagnosis and prompt anticoagulation therapy., Abdul Rehman Alvi, Sadaf Khan, Samiullah K Niazi, M Ghulam, and Shahida Bibi
Retroperitoneal necrotizing fasciitis - when a simple procedure turns ugly, Abdul Rehman Alvi and Ghina Shamsi
Stapled hemorrhoidopexy: The Aga Khan University Hospital experience., Ali Athar, Tabish Chawla, and Pishori Turab
Alternate and incidental diagnoses on noncontrast-enhanced spiral computed tomography for acute flank pain., M Hammad Ather, Kulsoom Faizullah, Ilyas Achakzai, Rizwan Siwani, and Fariah Irani
Efficacy of Semirigid Ureteroscopy with Pneumatic Lithotripsy for Ureteral Stone Surface Area of Greater Than 30 mm(2), M Hammad Ather, Syed M. Nazim, and M. Nasir Sulaiman
Predicting recurrence and progression in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer using European organization of research and treatment of cancer risk tables., M Hammad Ather and Masooma Zaidi
Assessment of knowledge & practice of contraceptives in females of reproductive age group at a tertiary care hospital, Nabeela Fazal Babar, Mahmood Ahmed, Muhammad Babar Khan, and Muhammad Wasif Khan
Primary vesical varices: a cause of gross haematuria, Fauzia Ahmad Bawany, Rajab Ali Ghirano, and Syed Raziuddin Bayabani
Cases of subconjunctival hemorrhage After a joy ride, Roomasa Channa, Sana Shoukat Memon, Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry, and Khabir Ahmad
Central corneal thickness of Pakistani adults, Roomasa Channa, Fazia Mir, Mahnaz Naveed Shah, Azam Ali, and Khabir Ahmad
Gender differences and delay in presentation of childhood squint, Tanveer Anjum Chaudhry, Aziz Khan, Muhammad Bilal Salman Khan, and Khabir Ahmad
Giant synovial cell sarcoma of the thorax in a 46-year-old man: a case report., Saulat Hasnain Fatimi and Taimur Saleem
Epidemiology and prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma, Silvia Franceschi and Syed Ahsan Raza
Polyaxial screws for lumbo-iliac fixation after sacral tumor resection: experience with a new technique for an old surgical problem., Syed Faraz Kazim, Syed Ather Enam, Imtiaz Hashmi, and Riaz Hussain Lakdawala
Appendicitis in pregnancy: experience of thirty-eight patients diagnosed and managed at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi., Syed Faraz Kazim and K. M. Inam Pal
Knowledge, attitudes and practices around health research: the perspective of physicians-in-training in Pakistan, Hassan Khan, Sadaf Khan, and Arshad Iqbal
Incidence of blinding vitamin A deficiency in North West Frontier Province and its adjoining Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, Mohammad Aman Khan, Clare Gilbert, Mohammad Daud Khan, Mohammad Babar Qureshi, and Khabir Ahmad
Giant adrenal endothelial cyst associated with acute and chronic morbidity in a young female: a case report., Muhammad Rizwan Khan, Saad Ajmal, and Taimur Saleem
Recurrent acute pancreatitis due to a santorinicele in a young patient, S. A. Khan, Tabish Chawla, and R. Azami
Amoebic liver abscesses complicated by inferior vena cava and right atrium thrombus, Sadaf Khan and Muhammad Ameen Rauf
Is urgent coronary artery bypass grafting a safe option in octogenarians? A developing country perspective., Zubair Luqman, Junaid Ansari, Fahad Javaid Siddiqui, and Shahid Ahmed Sami
Suicide bombings: process of care of mass casualties in the developing world., Masood Umer, Yasir J Sepah, Munira M Shahpurwala, and Hasnain Zafar
Predictors of recurrence of urethral stricture disease following optical urethrotomy., A. A. Zehri, M Hammad Ather, and Q Afshan
Submissions from 2008
Diabetic osteopathy and the IGF system in the Goto-Kakizaki rat, Tashfeen Ahmad, Anna Ugarph-Morawski, Moira S. Lewitt, Jian Li, Maria Saaf, and Kerstin Brismar
Conduit from hypoplastic right ventricle to pulmonary artery in tricuspid atresia, Muneer Amanullah, Asif Hasan, and Richard Kirk
Towards an anatomically correct repair for anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary trunk, Muneer Amanullah, Anthony J. Rostron, J. R. Leslie Hamilton, Milind P. Chaudhari, and Asif Hasan