Background: The axillary artery is a direct continuation of the subclavian artery. The axillary artery is usually described as giving off six branches. The first part gives superior thoracic artery. The second part gives lateral thoracic (LT) and thoracoacromial(TAC) arteries. The third part gives three, subscapular(SS), anterior circumflex humeral(ACH)and posterior circumflex humeral(PCH) arteries. Anatomical variations in the branching pattern of axillary artery are quiet common and typically include the subscapular artery(SS), lateral thoracic artery(LT) and the posterior circumflex humeral artery(PCH). The variation of the axillary artery branching pattern has anatomical as well as clinical and surgical
... Show MoreBackground: The influence of glucose metabolism is seen in many infectious diseases, making diabetic patients more vulnerable to sepsis and other serious sequelae of bacterial invasion such as UTI and vaginitis.
Patients and method: sixty two patients (women) were suffering from GUTIs consulting Al-Elwya hospital from November- 2009 to March -2010. Two samples were taken from those patients (urine samples and vaginal swabs); these samples were cultured on Blood, Chocolate, and MacConkey's agar for isolation of bacteria.
Results: The study group consists of sixty two women suffering from (GUTI), their ages range from 18-55 years. Thirty eight of them were diabetic women and twenty four of them were non
Background: The hepatitis G virus( HGV), also called hepatitis GB virus, as a member of the Flaviviridae family distantly related to hepatitis C virus (HCV), Little is known about the frequency of HGV infection, the nature of the illness, or how to prevent it. What is known is that transfused blood containing HGV has caused some cases of hepatitis. They infect humans, but are not known to cause human disease. This virus can be transmitted efficiently by blood transfusion and by other parenteral mechanisms. Transient and long lasting infections with HGV have been documented in man.
Patients and methods: HBs Ag, Anti-HCV IgG and Anti-HGV IgG were detected by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA).HCV RNA
Background: Several studies were carried out on association of infection with male infertility, which revealed great variations in the prevalence of genital infection in different parts of the world. This work was designed to study the effect of infection on semen parameters in a sample of Iraqi infertile males.
Methods: A sample of 400 infertile male patients attending the High Institute for Embryo Research and Infertility Treatment for laboratory investigations and treatment were selected. This study was carried out during the period Nov. 2002 to April 2003, inclusive. Seminal fluid analysis was performed on samples obtained by masturbation into a glass container after 48 to 72 hours from of abstinence from&
Background: Open access gastroduodenoscopy allows general practitioners to request gastroduodenoscopy without prior referral to a specialist. Endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract in experienced hands has definite advantages over conventional barium-meal examination.
Patients and Methods: A total of 266 patients who were referred directly from general practitioner or a specialist attending for esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) to the Endoscopy Unit At Al-Kindi Teaching Hospital from September- 2008 to Feb-2010 as an open access policy. Six inclusion criteria were used to include patients in our study group , while 136 patients had underwent EGD were referred from outpatient clinics of the hospital
CT scan features of Malignant Meningioma
Objective: Meningioma which is a common benign Brain tumor can be malignant, but the final decision is by biopsy. However CT. Scan features can help to evaluate malignancy of a lesion.
The aim of this retrospective study is to look for the malignant features of a malignant meningioma .
Patients and Methods: This is a retrospective study of 50 malignant meningiomas in the neurosurgical unit in the specialized surgical hospital (previously AL-Shaheed Adnan hospital), for the period from March 1992 to March 2007. We search specially for Malignant features on the CT scan study of the patients.
Results: 94%of the patients had different features of malignant men
Background: laparoscopic cholecystectomy is standard treatment in gallbladder disease. Acute cholecystitis has been relative contraindication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. With the
accumulation of experience in laparoscopic surgery, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is being gradually applied for the treatment of acute cholecystitis
Objective: to evaluate and compare the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute and chronic cholecystitis in terms of complications, conversion rates, reason of conversion, need for special modifications of the operative technique, and hospital stay.
Methods: A prospective study done Between April 2007 and January 2010, in the department of general surgery, medical city teac
Background: Bone healing of fractures is still an open field for research due to its biological complexity. Adequately adapted experimental model is essential for understanding the factors
influencing the biological process of bone healing. Rabbits provide a good animal model for bone healing studies; its bone had Haversian system similar to human.
Material and Methods: Six young locally breaded New Zeeland male rabbits were used in this study, the study conducted in animal house in college of medicine at November and December 2009. Surgical fracture (osteotomy) induced operatively in right ulna under general anesthesia by a hand saw. At the end of fifth weeks, the animals' scarified and the specimens taken
Background: foreign bodies Inhalation still a common problem in Iraq, occurring in both lay and professional segments of our society. Their successful removal is based on a collected experience of our thoracic surgical teams.
Patients&Methods: A prospective study of two hundred forty eight patients referred to the department of thoracic surgery of the surgical subspecialties hospital of the medical city teaching complex during the year (2007) due to witnessed or suspicion of foreign body inhalation. Patients were grouped into group 1 with definite history of foreign body inhalation and group 2 with no such history.
Results: In group 1, out of 203(81.85%) patients, about 169(83.25%) patients were pr
خلفية البحث: التهاب البنكرياس الحاد هو حالة التهابية حادة. إنه ليس مرضا غير شائع ، في كل من البلدان المتقدمة والنامية ، يسبب ارتفاع معدلات المراضة والوفيات ، وينطوي على عبء اقتصادي ثقيل. التهاب البنكرياس الحاد الشديد موجود في 25٪ من مرضى التهاب البنكرياس الحاد ، مع وفيات كبيرة. ساهمت التغييرات في علاج التهاب البنكرياس الحاد في العقدين الماضيين في خفض معدل الوفيات. هدفت هذه الدراسة إلى مر
... Show MoreBackground: To study prevalence and method of diagnosis of acute rubella Infection during early pregnancy in Iraq.
Patients and Methods: Clinical signs and symptoms of acute rubella infection were looked for in (170) pregnant women looked before (12) weeks of gestation .Serial rubella specific IgG and IgM serological testing was done in these (170) women before (12) weeks of pregnancy, after (3) weeks, and again at (18-20) weeks of gestation.
Results: Three woman had clinical signs and symptoms of rubella infection from (26) woman were IgM positive at (9) weeks of pregnancy; (94) were IgG +ve but IgM –ve initially and also on repeat sampling after (3) weeks; while (50) women were nonimmune (IgG and I
Back ground: A urinary tract infection is one of the most common diseases occurring from neonate up to geriatric age groups
Patients and Methods: A total of (100) Midstream urine (MSU) samples were collected from patients having signs and symptoms of Lower urinary tract infection. These patients were attending Urology Clinic, Ramadi General Hospital.
Result: Culturing of (100) MSU samples on MacConky and blood agar resulted in (5) types of bacteria which included: Escherichia coli (46%) and it was found the most frequent bacteria causing LUTI. This is followed by Klebsiella pneumonia (23%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (13%), Proteus mirabilis (10%) and Staphylococcus epidermidis (8%).
Conclusion: Out of
الخلفيه :تمثل فطريات الرشاشيات نوع من الفطريات الرميه الا انها تصيب مرضى الامراض السرطانيه ذوي المناعه
المتدنيه با.صابات خطيره جدا مثل ذات الرئه وامراض الفطريات الاختراقيه ةلا يمكن تشخيصها الا في وقت متاخر مما قد يسبب الوفاه لذالك
وجد فحص الكالاكتومانان لتسريع وتسهيل التشخيص وبدرجه عاليه من الدقه
الاهداف:تهدف الدراسه لبيا
... Show Moreخلفية الدراسة: المركبات العضوية الاروماتية متعددة الحلقات مجمعوعة من المركبات العضوية التي توجد في الاطعمة الغنية بالبروتينات حيث تتكون خلال بعض عمليات الطبخ والشواء . مركب بنزو (أ) بايرين هو احد مركبات هذه المجموعة والتي تحتوي في صيغتها البنائية الكيميائية على حلقتين اروماتيتين متجاورتين او اكثر متصلة ببعضها بذرتي كاربون او اكثر صيغته الجزيئية هي C20H12 . ما موجو
... Show Moreالخلفية: أن أستخدام المشرط التوافقي أثبت بكونه كفوء ، فعال ، أداة أمنه في عمليات تحرير والسيطره على النزيف في عمليات رفع المراره بأستخدام الناظور أو الفتح ، أن أستخدام المشرط التوافقي في عمليات رفع المراره بشكل رئيسي في علمية تحرير شريان كيس الصفراء والسيطره على النزف من فراش المراره في الكبد ، أن التطور في صناعة المشرط التوافقي وفر تطوراً وخاصة استعمال الموجات فوق الصوتية في عملية قص
... Show Moreالخلفية: الاختلاف الموسمي و التفوق الجنسي لم يدرس على نحو كافي في متلازمة كولين بري.
الاهداف :هذه الدراسة تهدف الى تقييم الاختلافات الموسمية و رجحان الجنس في الاطفال المصابين بمتلازمة كولين بري الذين ادخلوا الى مستشفى حماية الاطفال.
المرضى و طرق البحث: اجريت دراسة مقطعية عن طريق مراجعة حالات متلازمة كولين بري الموجودة في سجلات الرده
... Show Moreالخلفية :أن المعيار الأساسي في تَقييم سيطرةِ الربو هي البروتوكولات العالميةُ للربو (جينا). وبسبب صعوباتِ الوصولِ إلى إختباراتِ الوظائفِ الرئويةِ من قبل المريض، فان فحص السيطرة على الربو لَهُ الفائدةُ الإضافيةُ التي هي لا تَتطلّبُ الحصول على وظائف الرئه.
طريقة العمل:دراسة متوقّعة بمُقَارَنَة فحص السيطرة على الربو مقابل البروتوكولات العالمي
... Show Moreالخلفية: ان التغيرات الوظيفية للاوعية الدموية و المتمثلة بزيادة مؤشر التصلب الشرياني يمكن ان يحدث في المراحل المبكرة من امراض القلب والاوعية الدموية قبل حدوث التغيرات العضوية المتمثلة بزيادة سمك بطانة الوعاء الدموي ويعتبر مؤشر التصلب الشرياني مؤشرا حساسا يدل على التضرر الوظيفي للاوعية الدموية.
هدف الدراسة: هذه الدراسة تهدف لايجاد الترابط ما بي
... Show Moreخلفية الدراسة : تعد العدوى الفايروسية أثناء الحمل من المسببات الشائعة اذ تسبب العديد من المشاكل مثل تشوه الجنين. تقييد النمو وحتى وفاة الجنين. العلاقة بين العدوى الفايروسية والإجهاض ليست مفهومة جيدا. البارفو البشري هو عدوى فايروسية شائعة جدا. أثناء الحمل يمكن أن يؤثر على الجنين بسبب عدم وجود مناعة الأم.
الهدف من الدراسىة: تقييم مدى انتشار الأجسام المضادة المح
... Show Moreالخلفية: تعتبر الاجبان من المواد الغذائية عالية الجودة للانسان ولكنها في نفس الوقت تعتبرمن الامراض التي تنقل للانسان عن طريق المواد الغذائية والاوساط الزرعية وتعتبر مصدر مهم للاصابات البكترية. تعتبر السالمونيلا من الجراثيم التي تسبب اصابات بكترية واسعة للمجتمع في حال استهلاك هذة الاجبان وعدم معاملاتها بشكل صحيح.
الهدف: هذة الدراسة اجريت لدراسة التلوث المي
... Show Moreالمقدمة: اصبحت الوقايه ضد عدوى المستشفيات قضية مهمة في مجال الصحة العامه وتعتبر تحديا للمرضى لانها تعكس تاثيرها على حياتهم بصوره او باخرى. لانها السبب في بقاء المريض في المستشفى لوقت اطول وبالنهايه تكاليف اكبر
الاهداف: للتعرف على مدى انتشار انواع عديدة من مسببات عدوى المستشفيات ولاستعراض ارتباطها بعوامل الخطوره المساعده لها (محيط المستشفى، العمال، الزوار...
... Show Moreمقدمه: اضطراب مرض التوحد (ASD) هو مصطلح عام لمجموعة من الاضطرابات المعقدة التي تحدث لنمو الدماغ. ولا يوجد لديه سبب واحد معروف، وتتميز هذه الاضطرابات، وبدرجات متفاوتة، من صعوبات في التفاعل الاجتماعي والتواصل اللفظي وغير اللفظي والسلوكيات المتكررة.
هدف البحث: الهدف من هذه الدراسة هو تقييم معايير كيموحيويه مختلفة في بعض الأطفال العراقيين الذين يع
... Show Moreالخلفية: بينت الدراسات ان لمثبطات الكالسيتونين فعالية ملحوظة ضدالكثيرمن الامراض الجلدية المزمنة.
الهدف: دراسة فاعلية كريم البيميكروليمس مقارنة مع كريمات الكلوبيتازول والكالسيبوتريول لمرضى الصدفية.
طرق العمل: تم تقييم الفعالية الدوائية من خلال قياس نسبة التغيير في مؤشرحدة الصدفية,بالاضافة لقياس مستوى السايتوكينات,الفحص النسيجي
... Show Moreتتكون حبوب منع الحمل المركبة من مزيج من الاستروجين والبروجستين. أن الإناث اللاتي يستعملن هذه الحبوب تزيد لديهم مخاطر الإصابة باضطرابات الجلطات مقارنة بإناث غير مستعملات لتلك الحبوب. السمنة هي عامل خطر مستقل للإنصمام الخثاري الوريدي. السمنة مع استعمال حبوب منع الحمل تزيد أكثر من خطر التخثر.
أهداف الدراسة :تقييم آثار حبوب منع الحمل في النساء البدينات وغير البد
... Show MoreBackground: Scopolamine is an anticholinergic drug that disrupts cholinergic transmission in the central nervous system as well as causes cognitive abnormalities and pathological hallmarks that are similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s Disease. Therefore, it is used for induction of Alzheimer’s Disease in animal models.
Objective: to investigate the effects of long-term induction with scopolamine on the brain tissue of mice.
Methods: Seventy adult mice were divided into 2 equal groups: The first group was the normal control group received distilled water only. The second one was the Alzheimer’s Disease induction group received intraperitoneal scopolamine (1mg/kg) for
... Show MoreBackground: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease, usually characterized by chronic airway inflammation and variable expiratory airflow limitation.
Objective: The objective of this study was to uncover factors contributing to poor asthma control in Erbil City, Iraq.
Methods: To assess asthma control in Erbil City a cross-sectional observational study was conducted on 200 patients with asthma from the 1st, of June to the 31st, of December 2023. Demographics, clinical characteristics, triggers, comorbidities, inhaler problems, causes of visit, and state of asthma control were evaluated using Global Initiative for Asthma 2023 as the assessment tool question
... Show MoreBackground: Diabetes mellitus is significantly related to cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis. Antioxidants are essential in the prevention of atherosclerosis by a variety of mechanisms, which encompass the suppression of free radical production, inhibition of low-density lipoprotein oxidation, and prevention of atherosclerotic plaque formation.
Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the levels of total antioxidant capacity and malondialdehyde as oxidative stress indicators in Iraqi type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients and investigate their relationship with atherosclerotic risk factors.
Methods: This case-control study took place between October 2023 to Ja
... Show MoreBackground: Childhood idiopathic nephrotic syndrome is one of the most common conditions pediatric nephrologists encounter globally. Nephrotic syndrome is characterized by proteinuria, hyperlipidemia, and edema. The degree and duration of proteinuria have an impact on serum electrolyte levels. However, local data is limited.
Objectives: To assess and compare the degree of electrolyte imbalance and its relationship to kidney function indicators during relapse and remission in children with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.
Methods: In this case-control study, blood samples were collected from 80 Iraqi children with an age range of (2-14) years. They were divided into three grou
... Show MoreBackground: X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets (XLHR) is the most frequent form of inherited rickets. In children, stunted growth and disproportionately short stature are frequently the early signs of XLHR.
Objective: To review different opinions in the review of literature about the use of growth hormone in the treatment of XLHR.
Methods: This review article followed a systematic literature review approach, there are
no exclusion criteria.
Main Findings: Growth retardation may continue even after receiving appropriate conventional treatment (phosphate supplements and active analogs of vitamin D) in XLHR, even if it is initiated early in childh
... Show MoreBackground: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an adult leukemia characterized by rapid proliferation of undifferentiated myeloid precursors, leading to bone marrow (BM) failure and impaired erythropoiesis. The p53 tumor suppressor protein regulates cell division and inhibits tumor development by preventing cell proliferation of altered or damaged DNA. It orchestrates various cellular reactions, including cell cycle arrest, DNA repair, and antioxidant properties.
Objectives: To investigate the relationship of P53 serum level with hematological findings, remission, and survival status in de novo AML patients.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study that enrolled 63 newly diagn
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