Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
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Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (JCPSP), is the prestigious, peer reviewed monthly biomedical journal of the country published regularly since 1991. College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan is the parent body of this Journal.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan (CPSP) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide credits to educational activities.
CPSP designates '3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits' for review of the manuscript of an original study.
"As a large number of case reports are awaiting publication, JCPSP has decided to stop acknowledging Case Reports for a certain period of time until the backlog is cleared. Therefore, case reports are regretted from processing".
By Nasreen Rafiq, Farida Bibi Mughal
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By Cansu Ozturk, Ozlem Gungor, Veysel Kaplanoglu, Merve Kasikci, Selma Uysal Ramadan
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify any relationship among visceral adipose tissue area (visceral FA), liver density (liver HU), psoas muscle area (psoas MA), waist circumference (WC) and the presence and severity of abdominal aortic calcific atherosclerosis (AAC). Study Design: Cross-sectional descrip...
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By Salih Sahinkus, Ercan Aydin, Muhammet Necati Murat Aksoy, Cağla Akcay, Emre Eynel, Selcuk Yaylaci
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the relationship between cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI), which is a marker of arteriosclerosis and the development of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN). Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Cardiology, Sakarya University ...
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By Yeliz Kılıç, Sema Sanal Bas, Gülay Erdoğan Kayhan, Mehmet Sacit Güleç
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the role of internal jugular vein (IJV) ultrasonography to predict postspinal hypotension in patients undergoing elective surgery. Study Design: A prospective observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Osmangazi Un...
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By Necip Gokhan Guner, Yusuf Yurumez, Murat Yucel, Mehmet Alacam, Seda Turkmen Guner, Bilge Ercan
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effect of point of care ultrasonography (POCUS) performed for heart, lung, aorta, hepatobiliary and deep veins on the diagnosis, length of stay (LOS) in emergency department (ED) and cost in patients admitted to the ED with chest pain. Study Design: Prospective ra...
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By Ying Li, Yuping Song
ABSTRACT Objective: To explore the predictive value of serum gastrin (GAS), epidermal growth factor (EGF) levels in gastric ulcer complicated with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Study Design: A descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Emergency, Beijing Jiangong Hos...
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By Hüseyin Kurku, Yavuz Turgut Gederet, Mehmet Akif Bor, Ibrahim Güney, Salim Neşelioğlu, Zeynep Biyik
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the correlation between depression severity and oxidative stress in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) using thiol disulfide homeostasis (TDH). Study Design: Descriptive, analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Konya Health Application and Research Center...
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By Fatma Bugdayci Basal, Cengiz Karacin, Irem Bilgetekin, Omur Berna Oksuzoglu, Umut Demirci
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effects of trastuzumab on overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medical Oncology, Dr. Abdurrahman Y...
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ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the prognostic factors by assessing the clinicopathological characteristics of the male patients with breast cancer (MBC). Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Internal Medicine, HSU Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Oncology, Trainin...
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By Wenqi Wu, Chengyao Wan, Qiongni Xie, Xiaolin Liang, Jing Wen, Zhenfang Liu
ABSTRACT Objective: To explore the expression status of ANXA1 and DICER1 and their clinical significance in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) patients. Study Design: A case control study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical Un...
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By Samina Qamar, Nukhbatullah Awan, Khalid Munir Cheema, Nadeem Raza, Sobia Ashraf, Abdul Rehman
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare and determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of nasal smear eosinophilia and serum IgE levels for the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis (AR). Study Design: Analytical study. Place and Duration: ENT and Pat...
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By Murat Uçar, Ali Akkoc, Murat Topcuoglu, Sefa Alperen Ozturk, Murat Demir
ABSTRACT Objective: To show the effect of potassium citrate treatment on overactive bladder disease in patients with kidney stone and overactive bladder symptoms. Study Design: Experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Urology, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University and Department ...
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By Muhammed Cihan Temel, Caner Ediz, Sezgin Okçelik, Halil Kizilöz, Umut Sarioğullari, Omer Yilmaz
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate 18 independent peroperative parameters that may have an effect on fever after percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Study Design: A descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Departments of Urology, Nevşehir State Hospital, and Sultan Abdulhamid Han Education ...
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By Muhammad Almas Hashmi, Munir Akmal Lodhi, Kiran Mushtaq Toor, Awais Tahir, Huma Saleem Khan, Rabia Aziz
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the frequency and antimicrobial sensitivity pattern of microbial agents causing neonatal sepsis. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Neonatal ICU, Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi; Foundation University, Islabambad, from May 2017 to Apr...
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By Nadeem Iqbal, Aisha Hasan, Hajra Arshad Malik, Rabiyya Khan, Ahsan Nazar, Muhammad Athar Khawaja
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the outcomes of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) across younger and elderly, especially PCNL complications in terms of modified Clavian grading system. Study Design: Cros-sectional comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Urology, Shifa I...
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By Quratulain Mati, Samina Qamar, Sobia Ashraf, Muhammad Abbas Khokhar, Usma Arshad
ABSTRACT Objective: To study the tissue nuclear matrix protein 22 (NMP22) expression in bladder carcinoma biopsy and correlate it with prognostic factors like stage and grade of bladder cancer. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Pathology and Urology Depart...
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ABSTRACT To evaluate the diagnostic value of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in viral myocarditis by meta-analysis. PubMed, EMbase, Cochrane, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI, China) Wanfang Databases were searched for clinical research literature on MRI diagnos...
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By Maira Riaz, Mohsina Noor Ibrahim, Taj Muhammad Laghari, Misbah Iqbal Hanif, Jamal Raza
ABSTRACT Van Wyk Grumbach syndrome is well known for protracted hypothyroidism, characterised by multicystic ovaries (normal size ovaries contain many follicles of various sizes), isosexual precocious puberty and delayed skeletal growth. A series of ten children with Van Wyk Grumbach syndrome is bee...
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By Qilin Lu, Jin Tang, Xianhua Cai, Shijun Wei, Xugui Li
ABSTRACT Debridement with bone grafting is a feasible and effective joint preserving method for early stage avascular necrosis and benign tumor of the femoral head before collapse. Although common CT and X-ray guide techniques were helpful, high dose of intraoperative radiation, inaccurate intraoper...
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By Muhammad Qasim Javed, Shaul Hameed Kolarkodi, Arham Riaz, Shazia Nawabi
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the quality of digital intraoral periapical radiographs by investigating the percentage of radiographic images that satisfied the good quality standards. Study Design: An audit. Place and Duration of Study: Undergraduate Dental Clinics, Qassim University College of Dent...
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By Sadaf Sheikh, Umair Javed, Muhammad Akbar Baig
ABSTRACT Osteitis condensans ilii (OCI) remains an orthopedic diagnostic dilemma; moreover, such presentation in the emergency room (ER) is unique. Limited awareness about this topic compels emergency and internal medicine physicians to perform extensive investigations which often leads to misdiagno...
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By Burcin Agridag Ucpinar, Cennet Sahin
ABSTRACT Synovial chondromatosis is a rare condition with chondroid metaplasia of the synovial membrane and multinodular proliferation of the synovial membrane of the joints, tendons and bursae without any certain etiology. The disease generally presents in monoarticular form; and the most commonly ...
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By Cennet Sahin, Eyup Camurcuoglu, Mehmet Ali Talmac, Mujdat Bankaoglu, Kerim Sahin
ABSTRACT Osteoid osteoma with multiple nidi is a rare condition. The aim of this report is to share a case of an osteoid osteoma with two separate nidi, which underwent radio-frequency ablation (RFA) treatment under CT-guidance for each of the nidi in the same session. A 15-year girl with osteo...
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By Zahra Khalid, Kashif Iqbal, Abdullah Jan, Asif Khurshid
ABSTRACT Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) is a rare disorder characterised by prenatal and postnatal growth deficiency, a relatively large head size with triangular face, a prominent forehead, body asymmetry, feeding difficulties, clinodactyly and other features. Abnormalities of chromosome numbe...
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By Kevser Peker
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By Erkan Cure, Medine Cumhur Cure
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By Ghulam Murtaza Dar, Shahzad Ahmed, Ahmad Mirza
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By Jingjing Feng, He Dan Wang, Wen Lv
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By Semra Demirli Atici, Goksever Akpinar, Ismail Sert, Cem Tugmen
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By Tugba Izci Duran, Demet Yalcin Kehribar, Metin Ozgen
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By Jong Ho Kim, Jun Woo Choi, Young Suk Kwon
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