Volume 34, Issue 3 (2021)
Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Acne keloidalis nuchae treatment
Magda M. Hagag and Marwa H. E. Khalil
Granzyme B gene polymorphism in vitiligo: does it have an association?
Alaa Maraee, Maha A. El-Kheir, Nermin Tayel, Sally M. El-Hefnawy, and Wafaa A. Shehata
Association between serum level of desnutrin and acne vulgaris
Naglaa M. Ghanayem, Sarah G. Abdel-Mohsen, and Shawky M. El-Farargy
Association of cytotoxic T lymphocyte 4 gene with auto-antibodies in children with type 1 diabetes
Gamila S. Abdel Moaty, Maha A. Tawfik, Naglaa F. Barseem, Neama H. Zeariban, and Soheir S. Abou El-Ella
Serum selenium level in children with febrile seizures
Ahmed T. Mahmoud, Hend M. E. K. Terad, Maha A. El Bassuoni, and Sameh A. Abd El Naby
Association between thyroid function and lipid profile parameters among obese children and adolescents
Maha A. Tawfik, Marwa M. Mohasseb, Naglaa F. Barseem, and Reem M. F. Shalaby
Pediatric respiratory assessment measure in evaluation of the severity of bronchial asthma exacerbation in children
Amr M. Elewa and Ghada M. El Mashad
Fibroblast growth factor-23 for diagnosis of neonatal sepsis
Aliaa A. Sharf El-Din, Fahima M. Hassan, Karema A. Diab, and Rania S. El Zayat
Erratum: Prognosis of vascular endothelial growth factor gene
polymorphism in Egyptian patients with acute myeloid leukemia
Hagar A. Alagizy, Islam M. El-Garawani, Mohamed A. Helwa, Mohammed F. F. Bayomy, and Omnia S. Ali
Erratum: Different aspects of colorectal polyps in a cohort of
elderly Egyptian patients: monocentric experience
Ahmed I. Ellakany, Inass I. Zaki, and Marwa A. M. Saad
Prevalence of rheumatic heart disease in school children aged
6–15 years
Mahmood D. Al‑Mendalawi
Erratum: Health care-associated infections at an Egyptian
tertiary care hospital: a 2-year prospective study
Ayman A. Sakr, Faten E. Younis, Mohamed A. Sakr, Reda A. Ibrahem, Reem M. El Kholy, Sanaa S. Hamam, Wafaa A. Zahran, and Zeinab A. Kasemy
Erratum: Maternal sociodemographic and antenatal factors as
predictors of low-birth weight in Ghana
Abdul Rauf Alhassan and Mariah A. Sulemana
Cardiac Surgery
Effect of phototherapy on serum magnesium level in newborn with hyperbilirubinemia
Ahmed A. Khatab, Mahmoud L. Shehata, and Noha M. Ashour
The effect of iron overload on pulmonary function tests in children with thalassemia major
Heba M. Ahmed, Heba M. Elsherif, Hebaullah K. Ibraheem, and Mohamed H. Meabed
Clinical Oncology
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced protein 3 gene polymorphism and systemic lupus erythematosus susceptibility in Egyptian population
Ahmed A. Sonbol, Ahmed E Abd Almonem, Dina S. Fotoh, Maha A. El Bassuoni, and Thoria A. Omar
Endemic and Tropical Medicine
Value of serum tumor necrosis factor-α as an early predictor of diabetic nephropathy
Alaa E. A. E. Dawood, Nesreen G. E. Alhelbawy, Rasha A. E. M. A. Elsasmad, and Sanaa S. Gazareen
Serum calprotectin level: is it a novel diagnostic biomarker for chronic inflammatory bowel diseases?
Abdulmohsen I. Marey, Ahmed E. E. A. Moustafa, Elsayed I. Elshayeb, and Mohamed A. Helwa
Family Medicine
Relationship between proton-pump inhibitor use and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients with ascites
Abdullah A. Bahnacy, Ashraf Gharieb Dela, Belal A. E. Montaser, Mohamed H. Badr, and Mostafa M. Farrag
Study of serum obestatin level in type 2 diabetic patients with diabetic kidney disease
Mai A. Kamel, Mohamed A. E. R. Korany, Reda F. A. Sanior, and Reham S. El-Zaiat
Prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma using fibro markers in Egyptian patients with chronic liver disease
Abd E. M. A. Sallam, Ehab A. A. Elatty, and El-Arab A. Ezz
Study of interferon regulatory factor-1 in patients with hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma
A Ezz El-Arab, Ashraf G. Dala, Marwa H. Hekal, and Mohammad Alhelbawy
General Surgery
Role of PET/computed tomography and biopsy guidance in characterization of malignant biliary obstruction
Ashraf B. Abdallah, Eslam I. Ayoub, Mohamed S. Elzaway, Mohamed M. Hoseiny, and Waleed A. Mousa
Role of ultrasonography in evaluation of knee osteoarthritis
Esraa A. Zahra, Mohamed R. El Kholy, and Shaimaa A. Hassanein
Diagnostic accuracy of computed tomography angiography compared with catheter angiography in coronary artery disease
Tarek F. Abd Ella, Elsayed E. Elsayed, Ahmed M. ELkersh, and Mahmoud M. Moawad
Evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid flow by phase-contrast technique
Hala H. Mohamed, Mohamed S. Abdulla, and Mohamed B. Alghannam
Internal Medicine
Evaluation of serum and ascitic monocyte chemotactic protein-1 level in patients with and without spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Elsayed I. Ellithy Elshayeb, Mohamed A. Helwa, Mohamed E. Mohamed Abo Elenin, and Mohamed H. Badr
Is a single dose of prophylactic antibiotics sufficient in patients with acute noncomplicated appendicitis?
Mahmoud M. Elplasy, Mohamed A. Elbalshy, and Tarek M. Rageh
Study the relation of protein S and portal vein thrombosis in patients with liver cirrhosis
Ahmed N. Talkhan, Ehab A Abdel Atty, El-Arab A. Ezz, and Reem M. Elkholy
Comparative study on therapeutic effects of human stem cells sin experimental diabetic nephropathy
Mahmoud M. Emara, Mahmoud A. Kora, Rasha A. Ragab, Yahya M. Naguib, and Yaseen S. Lasheen
Microbiology
Role of regulatory T cells in type 2 diabetic nephropathy in an Egyptian population
Amr M. Ebied, Basma E. Mohamed, Rasha I. A. Gawish, and Salma A. E. Imbaby
Neuropsychiatry
Clinical characteristics and mortality rates associated with MERS-COV-2 infection among patients from Sohag Governorate, Egypt
Ashraf A. Askar, El-Zahraa M. Meghezel, Mustafa A. Younis, and Tamer Mohamed
Study of von Willebrand factor as a risk for thrombotic cerebrovascular stroke in cirrhotic patients
Ayman A. Sakr, Hossam I. Mohammed, Khaled H. Afifi, Mai K. Abd El khalek, Reham S. El Zaiat, and Yousra A. Alghalban
Study of serum microRNA-21 and alpha-fetoprotein in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma secondary to viral hepatitis
Ahmed A. Teima, Atef A. Ali, David M. Metry, and Sally M. El-Hefnawy
Sexual dysfunction in partners of men with premature ejaculation
Mohamed A. Gaber and Salma D. Raslan
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Therapeutic effect of sodium 2-mercaptoethanesulfonate on dextran sulfate sodium-induced ulcerative colitis in rats
Emad-Eldeen M. ELhenawy, Maha M. ELbatsh, Rehab M. Samaka, and Samah M. Wadan
Antifibrotic potential of carvedilol and cilostazol on liver fibrosis in rats
Abdelrahman A. F. Yassin, Ahmed B. Ahmed, Maha M. Elbatsh, Mahmoud A. R. Fathy, and Safaa I. Tayel
The protective effect of metformin and exenatide on doxorubicin-induced nephrotoxicity in rats
Eman A. Ali, Maha M. El-Batsh, Manal A. E. Safan, Marwa M. Serag El-Dien, and Safa R. El Fiky
Human equilibrative nucleoside transporter-1 gene expression in acute myeloid leukemia patients treated with cytarabine
Heba M. Ahmed, Mohamed A. Samra, Rehab M. Abd Elkareem, Seham M. Omar, and Yasmin M. ELTalawy
Ophthalmology
Relation of phosphatase and tensin homolog gene polymorphism with hepatocellular carcinoma among hepatitis C-infected patients
Amira Shehata, Iman Eltounsi, Isis S. El-morsy Bedira, Mohamed Abdel-Samiee, Nahla Osman, and Olfat M. Hendy
Evaluation of the role of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha-gene polymorphism in Egyptian rheumatoid arthritis patients
Ahmed A. Sonbol, Asmaa I. Nour Eldin, Dina S. Soliman, Maha A. El-Bassuoni, and Thoria A. Omar
The prognostic significance of cyclin D1 expression in bladder urothelial carcinoma and correlation with clinicopathological parameters
Abdelnaby S. Abdelnaby, Dalia R. Al-sharaky, Hend A. Abdo Kassem, and Moshira M. Abdelwahed
Role of fatty acid synthase in colorectal carcinoma
Aya Y. Abu-Zeid, Dalia R. Al-Sharaky, Marwa M. Dawoud, and Rehab M. Samaka
Sexually transmitted diseases knowledge among andrology clinic attendants in Menoufia University and Shebin El-Kom Teaching Hospitals
Aml A. Salama, Hala M. El-Moselhy Shaheen, Mohamed A. Gaber, and Samar A. M. Bolty
Effectiveness of a patient educational program on rheumatoid arthritis disease activity
Zeinab A. Kasemy, Saga F. El Gazar, Ismail T. Badr, Nagwa A. Farag, and Dina S. Fotoh
Epidemiology of fungal infection after hepatobiliary surgeries at National Liver Institute Hospital (Menoufia University)
Hala M. Gaber, Iman M. El Kholy, Mahmod E. Abu Salem, Omaima A. Mahrous, Sally W. El-Khadry, and Wesam S. Morad
Orthopedic Surgery
Prognostic utility of significant ischemia on myocardial perfusion imaging studies among patients with stable coronary artery disease
Adel H. Allam, Ahmed A. Reda, Amr ElSayed Yahia, Mahmoud A. Soliman, and Mourad B. Mena
Coronary atherosclerotic plaque extent in hypertensive patients detected by computed tomographic angiography
Abdalla M. Kamal, Ahmed A. Mostafa, and Ehab M. Elewa
Gene polymorphism and serum levels of interleukin-18 in patients with coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus
Ashraf Dawood, Mohamed Noamany, Mohamed Hamdy, Rehab Yaseen, Walaa Farid, and Waleed Abdou Ibrahim Hamed
Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation incidence in acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attacks detected by 48-h Holter monitoring
Ahmed I. Elbarbary, Ayman Kilany, Mohamed B. Salem, and Mohamed A. Sakr
Relationship between aneurysmal location in subarachnoid hemorrhagic patients and both blood clot thickness and radiological vasospasm
Esraa S. Essa, Gelan M. Salem, Ibrahim E. S. Elhmar, and Mohamed A. Okda
Association between serum apolipoprotein E and cognitive functions in temporal lobe epilepsy
Afaf Z. Ragab, Ahmed R. Rady, Aktham I. Alemam, Khald H. Afifi, and Rasha A. Elkapany
Is deep hypothermic circulatory arrest inferior to antegrade cerebral perfusion for brain protection?
Ayman R. Abdelrehim, Hasan Sandogji, Rafik F. Soliman, Saed Farkooh, and Yasser Mubarak
Position of the surgeon and its importance during the repair of tetralogy of Fallot in situs inversus totalis
Amal A. Sakrana, Ayman R. Abdelrehim, Mansour B. al Mutairi, and Syed Aitizaz
Duct-dependent cyanotic neonates with patent ductus arteriosus stenting pose a unique challenge for the next stage of surgical intervention
Ayman R. Abdelrehim, Mansour B. Almutairi, Mustafa A. Al-Muhaya, Saad Q. Khoshhal, and Syed Aitizaz
Outcomes of the surgical resection of intradural extramedullary tumors
Ahmed Saro and Ahmed K. Abdelhameid
Comparison between preoperative sublingual and rectal misoprostol on blood loss in elective cesarean delivery
Mohammad E. Anter, Nasser K. Abd El-Aal, Nehad M. Hosni, and Rania E. Mohammad Abdul Gawwad
The World Health Organization leads the battle against coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic
Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava and Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava
Pathology
Genetic association between NLRP3 gene and patients with acne vulgaris
Eman S. E. Elsayed Arafat, Magda M. Hagag, and Sara F. A. Zekrallah
Pediatrics
Estimation of awareness of sexually transmitted diseases among married women of Menoufia governorate, Egypt
Mohamed A. Gaber and Salma E. Abdelmagid Abouelkomsan
Assessment of serum vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 in psoriatic patients
Alaa H. Maraee, Hadiel O. El Banhawy, Rania M. Azmy, and Reem A. Hassan
Erectile dysfunction in psoriatic patients
Abdalla M. Attiaa and Ahmed S. Rashed
Serum paraoxonase 1 activity reflects the disturbance of antioxidant system in patients with alopecia areata
Naglaa M. Ghanayem, Shawky M. El-Farargy, and Walaa M. F. El-Nabawy
Association of vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphism with psoriasis
Amany S. A. Swan, Mohamad A. Shoeib, Sherin S. El-Nidany, and Wafaa A. Shehata
Role of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
Aya S. Serag, Mohammed A. Basha, and Rehab M. Samaka
Correlation between psoriasis area severity index score and metabolic syndrome in psoriatic patients in Menoufia University
Aliaa I. A. Mohaseb, Hossam A. Yasien, Naglaa M. Ghanayem, and Shawky M. El-Farargy
Influence of various methods of contraception on female sexual functions
Amany A. Salama and Mohamed A. Gaber
Interleukin-6 levels in the serum and saliva in patients with oral lichen planus
Eman M. Abd El Gayed, Mohamed A. Basha, and Shaymaa A. E Abd Elatef
Psoriasis and sexual dysfunction in women
Mohammed A. Gaber and Sara M. Abd Elazeem
Effect of multiple genital and extragenital warts on quality of social life
Marian S. R. Samaan and Mohammed A. Gaber
Serum level of apelin-36 in psoriatic patients
Azza G. Farag, Mona A. Mohamed, Reem A. Hassan, and Shimaa E. Soliman
Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
Effect of hormonal contraceptive on female sexual dysfunction
Mohammed A. Gaber and Yasmin H. Ellithy
Radiology and Imaging Sciences
Relationship between metabolic syndrome and acquired premature ejaculation
Abd Allah M. Attia and Haitham F. Dawoud
Immunohistochemical expression of myxovirus resistant protein 1 in squamous cell carcinoma
Mohamed A. Basha, Rehab M. Samaka, and Walaa W. Fayed
Serum elafin concentration as a potential marker of inflammation in psoriasis diagnosis and severity estimation
Heba S. Khalil, Mostafa A. M. Hammam, Noha R. M. Bayomy, Reem A. Abd El-Aziz Hassan, and Yasmin S. Abd Elrasoul