Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Medicine and Health Sciences Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Articles 1 - 7 of 7

Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences

Orbital Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcomain Karachi (1998-2002), Yasmin Bhurgri, A. Mazhar, H. Bhurgri, A. Usman, J. Malik, A. Bhurgri, R. Ahmed, S. Muzaffar, N. Kayani, Shahid Pervez, S. H. Hasan Nov 2004

Orbital Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcomain Karachi (1998-2002), Yasmin Bhurgri, A. Mazhar, H. Bhurgri, A. Usman, J. Malik, A. Bhurgri, R. Ahmed, S. Muzaffar, N. Kayani, Shahid Pervez, S. H. Hasan

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Objective: To study the epidemiology of ocular Rhabdomyosarcoma (ORMS) in Karachi.

Methods: Incident ORMS cases resident of Karachi, registered at Karachi Cancer Registry (KCR) during 1st January 1998 to 31st December 2002 were included in the study. The data were classified using ICD-O2; computerized with Canreg-3, and analyzed using SPSS 10.0.

Results: Ten cases of ORMS were reported to KCR during 1998-2002. RMS originated in the orbit in eight cases, conjunctiva in one and eyelid in one. Nine cases presented with proptosis, associated with conjunctivitis in four cases. One case presented with eyelid swelling. The crude annual incidence rate was …


Burden Of Infectious Diseases In South Asia, Anita K M Zaidi, Shally Awasthi, H Janaka Desilva Apr 2004

Burden Of Infectious Diseases In South Asia, Anita K M Zaidi, Shally Awasthi, H Janaka Desilva

Department of Paediatrics and Child Health

No abstract provided.


Esophageal Foreign Body In Neonates, Tasneem Fatima, M A M Khan, N Uddin Mar 2004

Esophageal Foreign Body In Neonates, Tasneem Fatima, M A M Khan, N Uddin

Section of Paediatric Surgery

No abstract provided.


Paraduodenal Hernia: A Case Report, A Munir, S M. Saleem, S Hussain Mar 2004

Paraduodenal Hernia: A Case Report, A Munir, S M. Saleem, S Hussain

Section of Paediatric Surgery

No abstract provided.


Successful Use Of Angiographic Embolization To Control Hemorrhage From Blunt Pelvic Trauma In A Pediatric Patient, Z A. Qasim, R Masood, M A. Mateen Jan 2004

Successful Use Of Angiographic Embolization To Control Hemorrhage From Blunt Pelvic Trauma In A Pediatric Patient, Z A. Qasim, R Masood, M A. Mateen

Section of Paediatric Surgery

No abstract provided.


Reversible Obstructive Sleep Apnea And Right Heart Failure Due To Massive Tonsillar Hypertrophy, Mehnaz Atiq, Fatima Masood, Mubasher Ikram, Raana Haqqee Jan 2004

Reversible Obstructive Sleep Apnea And Right Heart Failure Due To Massive Tonsillar Hypertrophy, Mehnaz Atiq, Fatima Masood, Mubasher Ikram, Raana Haqqee

Section of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery

Obstructive sleep apnea is a relatively common but under diagnosed clinical entity in children. Adenotonsillar hypertrophy is the most common cause for upper airway obstruction in pediatric patients. If the obstruction to upper airways is not relieved, then the child can develop obstructive sleep apnea and its consequences. Treatment is simply to remove the obstruction thereby restoring patency of upper airways


Neonatal Extra-Renal Wilm's Tumour, S Hussain, S Nizami, F Tareen Jan 2004

Neonatal Extra-Renal Wilm's Tumour, S Hussain, S Nizami, F Tareen

Section of Paediatric Surgery

No abstract provided.