Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
ISSN: 1022-386X (PRINT)
ISSN: 1681-7168 (ONLINE)
Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (JCPSP), is an open access, 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 Ahmed Nadeem Abbasi, Sohail Rasool, Laraib Khan
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By Bing Xiao, Peng-Fan Yin, Ye-Hui Jin, Fan Liu, Jing-Chao Lu, Xiu-Chun Yang
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the effects of trimetazidine (TMZ) added to conventional drug therapy on cardiac autonomic nervous CANS in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) after the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: D...
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Sertac Yazici, Meylis Artykov, Hakan Bahadir Haberal, Turan Mammadaliyev, Ahmet Gudeloglu
, Cenk Yucel Bilen
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare perioperative outcomes of minimally invasive surgery for ≥5 cm and <5 cm adrenal lesions. Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Place and Duration of Study: Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, between October 2007 and September 2019. Met...
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By Weihong Xie, Binghui Zeng, Pei Li, Duoling Xu, Dongsheng Yu, Wei Zhao
ABSTRACT Objective: To discover novel ectodysplasin‐A (EDA) and wingless‐type MMTV integration site family, member 10A (WNT10A) mutations in tooth agenesis (TA) patients. Study Design: Case series. Place and Duration of Study: Guanghua School of Stomatology, Guangzhou, China, from March 2018 to ...
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By Khalid Munir Bhatti, Shafiq Rehman, Salman Ejaz Ahmed, Ruben Canelo
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the primary and secondary outcomes of patients with complicated acute pancreatitis (CAP) of moderate to severe intensity managed by using the hub-and-spoke model. Study Design: An observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Surgery, North Cumbria ...
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By Muhammad Asif Memon, Saeeda Baig, Pirzada Qasim Raza Siddiqui
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the prevalence of single nucleotide polymorphisms of vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene, and its association with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Ziauddin University Hospital, Karachi, from January 2018 to...
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By Rubing Liu, Yurong Sun, Kewei Xu, Hongyan Shi, Shuting Sheng, Derun Kong
ABSTRACT Objective: To establish and verify a nomogram for individualized prediction of patients with oesophageal and gastric variceal rupture and haemorrhage in cirrhosis. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Digestive Internal Medicine, Funan County People&rs...
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By Emrah Cigri, Funda Catan Inan, Eren Er, Eren Yildiz
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the relationship between lipid profile and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in obese children and adolescents. Study Design: A comparative cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pediatrics, Kastamonu Training and Research Hospital, Turkey...
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By Zeki Tuncel Tekgul, Cagri Yesilnacar, Mehmet Ugur Bilgin, Huseyin Ozkarakas
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of using a gelatine-based model, that can be prepared easily and at a low cost, compared to training without a model in ultrasonography (USG) guided internal jugular venous catheter placement training. Study Design: An open-label, randomised clinical...
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By Shujian Zhang, Wei Zhang, Xue Luan, Zhengyong Jin
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the predictive value of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in premature rupture of membranes complicated by sepsis. Study Design: A descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Paediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of ...
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By Melek Cihanbeylerden, Merve Yumrukuz, Bahar Kurt, Cise Tuccar, Cagla Safak
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the prognostic importance of pulmonary functions and their effect on survival in patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), who underwent surgical resection and/or received medical treatment. Study Design: Cohort study. Place and Duration of Study: ...
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By Murat Yilmaz, Mahmud Aydin, Melih Malkoc
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the functional outcomes of pediatric radial neck fractures treated with percutaneous reduction using Kirschner (K) wire with the Métaizeau technique, and that with open reduction plus internal fixation with K-wire. Study Design: Comparative descriptive study. Pl...
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By Hedi Zhuo, Yanjie Wang, Xueping Qi, Jinmei Xue, Yunfang An, Changqing Zhao
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the clinical efficacy of single Vidian neurectomy (sVN) in the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and allergic rhinitis (CRSwNP &AR). Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Otolaryngology-Head &Neck Sur...
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By Basri Cakiroglu, Tuncay Tas, Suleyman Hilmi Aksoy, Ersan Arda
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) and holmium laser lithotripsy in the treatment of symptomatic renal calyceal diverticular (CD) stones. Study Design: A case series. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Urology, Hisar Intercontinental Hospita...
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By Pardeep Kumar, Mudassir Hussain, Mehnaz Jabeen, Rehan Mohsin, Gauhar Sultan, Altaf Hashmi
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the drop in eGFR after nephron-sparing surgery in T1 and T2 renal tumours. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Uro-oncology, Sindh Institute of Urology, and Transplantation Karachi, from March 2020 to March 2021....
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By Yanru Chen, Zhangzhe Yan, Yanping Su, Shang Zhao
ABSTRACT Clear cell renal carcinoma (CCRC) is the most common type of renal carcinoma. We hope to find out the potential key genes playing important roles in CCRC genesis and progression by analysing the recent expression profiling by array from 2014 to 2016. In order to find out the differentially ...
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ABSTRACT Fungal infections have increased in number since the onset of this lethal pandemic. This study aimed to assess risk factors and case fatality in COVID-19 cases with aspergillosis or mucormycosis. A systematic review was done according to PRISMA guidelines. Databases used were Google scholar...
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By Ya Hu, Ziyu Hua, Kaizhen Liu, Hong Wei
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the clinical characteristics of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and food protein-induced enterocolitis (FPIES) when both have pneumatosis intestinalis (PI) and to identify them. Study Design: Analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of N...
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By Ali Gozukucuk, Basri Cakiroglu, Sefa Yapici, Ilknur Banli Cesur, Zerrin Ozcelik, Hassan Huseyin Kilic
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the results of commonly used treatments (Karydakis Flap method and crystallized phenol application) in the treatment of pilonidal sinus. Study Design: Comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Adana Seyhan State Hospital, Adana City Hospital, and Hisar Interconti...
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By Nurdan Acar, Adem Koksal, Mustafa E. Canakci, Muzaffer Bilgin, Ugur Bilge
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the outcomes of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) of oncological cases versus non-oncological admitted to the emergency department as out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) or in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of S...
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ABSTRACT Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) is a herpes virus with a high seropositivity rate among the adult population throughout the world. Primary EBV infection is usually asymptomatic among young children. As age increases, it begins to manifest as infectious mononucleosis. Gastrointestinal involvement i...
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By Tooba Khanum, Mohammad Saad Jawaid, Sadaf Zia, Iqbal A.M. Khyani
ABSTRACT Subcutaneous emphysema is the fortuitous entry of air into subcutaneous tissue. Its occurrence in the head, neck, and mediastinum is a result of trauma or surgery. This case describes a 45-year male who presented with massive progressive subcutaneous emphysema, spreading from the peri-orbit...
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By Basri Cakiroglu, Cevdet Kaya, Suleyman Hilmi Aksoy, Ramazan Gozukucuk, Lora Ates
ABSTRACT The urachal cyst, a remnant of allantois sac during embryogenesis, is a rare condition in adulthood. Urachus is an embryologic remnant degenerating after birth. Abberrant obliteration of the urachus causes urachal abnormalities. The urachal cysts are almost always symptomatic when infected....
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By Hande Gazeteci Tekin, Erturk Levent
ABSTRACT Friedreich's ataxia (FA) is a rare, progressive, and degenerative hereditary disorder caused by a deficiency of frataxin protein. This disease is characterised by severe neurological dysfunction and life-threatening cardiomyopathy. Various drugs are used to slow down / stop the neurodeg...
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By Jing Zeng, Xi Xu, Changzheng Shi, Liangping Luo
ABSTRACT Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma (FDCS) is an uncommon tumour. The pathological features of FDCS have been extensively described in the literature, but there are few reports on its imaging features. A 48-year-old man presented at our hospital with a mass in the left submandibular region wi...
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By Sadi Memis, Mert Can
ABSTRACT Arthrocentesis plus intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) injection for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders is known to be a safe and minimally invasive surgical procedure. Arthrocentesis plus HA injection has a pain-reducing effect on TMJ disorders. It is also a palliative treatment th...
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By Hasan Basri Cetinkaya, Harun Gunes
ABSTRACT Bromine is a water-soluble, severely toxic element. It leads to tissue injury by causing the release of radical oxygen species from mucosal membranes. Redness or brownish discoloration of the skin, pain, measles-like rash, vesicles, blisters, pustules, furuncles, burns, and ulcers may be se...
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By Emad Hussein Elsayed, Barakat Abdelreheem, Mohamed M. Ghoneim, Shadia Abdelhameed Elsayed
ABSTRACT Repairing bilateral cleft lip (BCL) with a modified Z-Plasty technique to overcome many complications encountered with other traditional techniques was attempted in a group of Egyptian subjects at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine for Girls, Al Azhar Univ...
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By Zonghai Jia, Gaofeng Liang, Chaopeng Duan, Zhao Zhang, Yongming Guo, Yunsheng Teng
ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of transferring the free flow-through dorsoulnar perforator flap to reconstruct severely injured fingers. From January 2015 to March 2019, 16 patients, 16 thumb or fingers volar partial defects concomitant with segmental digital arter...
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By Sadaf Sheikh
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By Muhammad Ahsan Khan, Areeba Rehman, Butool Nusrat
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By Maida Ghaffar, Haroon Zahoor, Ammara Ghaffar
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By Kiran Khushnood, Nasir Sultan, Malik Muhammad Ali Awan
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