Vol 17, No 2 (2017)

May

Table of Contents

Editorials

World Malaria Day : Our story with malaria in Oman
Kowthar S. Hassan
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133-134

Reviews

Hepatic or Cystic Artery Pseudoaneurysms Following a Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy : Literature review of aetiopathogenesis, presentation, diagnosis and management
Norman O. Machado, Adil Al-Zadjali, Anupam K. Kakaria, Shahzad Younus, Mohamed A. Rahim, Rashid Al-Sukaiti
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135-146
Cancer Research in the Arab World : A review of publications from seven countries between 2000–2013
Randah R. Hamadeh, Saif M. Borgan, Abla M. Sibai
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147-154

Special Contributions

Breastfeeding Trends and Determinants : Implications and recommendations for Gulf Cooperation Council countries
Nisreen Al-Nuaimi, Godfrey Katende, Judie Arulappan
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155-161

Original Studies

Prevention of γ-Radiation-Induced DNA Damage in Human Lymphocytes Using a Serine-Magnesium Sulfate Mixture
Vahid Changizi, Mona Bahrami, Mahbod Esfahani, Seyed V. Shetab-Boushehri
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162-167
Underwater Acoustic Source Localisation Among Blind and Sighted Scuba Divers : Comparative study
Jacopo Cambi, Ludovica Livi, Walter Livi
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168-173
Imbalances in T Cell-Related Transcription Factors Among Patients with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis
Vahid Safdari, Ebrahim Alijani, Maryam Nemati, Abdollah Jafarzadeh
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174-180
Development and Validation of a Culturally-Tailored Breast Cancer Health Education Programme for Arab Women
Esra Alkhasawneh, Yahya Al-Farsi, Fayez Al-Simadi, Michael Leocadio
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181-190
The Accuracy of the Broselow™ Pediatric Emergency Tape for Weight Estimation in an Omani Paediatric Population
Azher A. Al-Busaidi, Lakshmanan Jeyaseelan, Hilal M. Al-Barwani
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191-195
Outcomes of Multi-Trauma Road Traffic Crashes at a Tertiary Hospital in Oman : Does attendance by trauma surgeons versus non-trauma surgeons make a difference?
Ammar Al-Kashmiri, Sultan Z. Al-Shaqsi, Nada Al-Marhoobi, Mahmood Hasan
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196-201
Blood Culture Contaminants in a Paediatric Population : Retrospective study from a tertiary hospital in Oman
Mohamed A. El-Naggari, Sharef W. Al-Mulaabed, Zakaria Al-Muharrmi, Renjith Mani, Rana Abdelrahim, Reem Abdwani
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196-201

Brief Communications

Gender Differences in Heart Rate Variability Among Individuals Undergoing Regular Resistance Training : Preliminary observations
Ellen S. V. Ramalho, Estevam L. Souza-Junior, Marciane Magnani, Valdir A. Braga
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209-212

Case Reports

Discrimination Between Drug Abuse and Medical Therapy : Case report of a tranylcypromine overdose-related fatality
Maryam Akhgari, Farzaneh Jokar, Afshar Etemadi-Aleagha, Ali Ghasemi
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213-217
Late Diagnosis of 5-α-Reductase Type 2 Deficiency in an Adolescent Girl with Primary Amenorrhoea : Case report
Abdul-Rahman A. Hummadi, Ayel O. Yahya, Awad M. Al-Qahtani
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218-220
A Case of Multiple Myeloma Presenting with Diabetes Insipidus
Rudrajit Paul, Aditya V. Ruia, Asim Saha, Jayati Mondal, T. J. Sau, Indranil Thakur, Kunal Haldar
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221-224
Delayed Treatment Response in a Neonate with Multisystem Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis : Case report and review of literature
Amitabh Singh, Anirban Mandal, Lavleen Singh, Sataroopa Mishra, Ankita Patel
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225-228
Struma Ovarii with Pseudo-Meigs’ Syndrome and Raised Cancer Antigen-125 Levels Masquerading as an Ovarian Carcinoma : Case report and literature review
Surekha Yadav, Reena Tomar, Nidhi Verma, Nita Khurana, Rewa Triathi
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229-233
Solitary Peripheral Osteoma of the Hard Palate : Case report and literature review
Fotios Bountaniotis, Ioannis Melakopoulos, Fotios Tzerbos
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234-237
Use of Cone-Beam Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis and Treatment of an Unusual Canine Abnormality
Archana Gopalakrishnan, Unnikrishna K., Anita Balan, Haris P. S.
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238-240
Group A Streptococcal Pericarditis in a Four-Month-Old Infant : Case report
Badria R. Al-Waili, Sunny K. Zacharias, Emad Aslem
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241-243

Medical Images

Mondor’s Disease : Rare case of a painful breast lump in a middle-aged woman
Philips G. Michael, Tahra Al-Saadi, Rakesh Jamkhandikar
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244-245
Auricular Pseudocyst Due to Unusual Repetitive Manipulation of the Ears : Clinical approach
Francisco Navarro-Triviño, Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde
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246-247
Pseudoangiomatous Stromal Hyperplasia : A rare mimic of breast malignancy
Philips G. Michael, Tahra Al-Saadi, Rakesh Jamkhandikar, Lakshmi Rao
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248-249
Long-Standing Asymptomatic Inguinoscrotal Hernia
Ahmed A. Nugud, Shmous Nugud
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250-251