Background: Adenoid hypertrophy is one of the most common causes of nasal obstruction, and physicians use different methods to investigate it to reach a definite diagnosis. 

Objectives: This study aims to determine whether there are clinical differences between grade II and IV adenoid hypertrophy and whether there is a positive correlation between adenoid-nasopharyngeal ratio and endoscopic examination findings.

Methods: This study was carried out on 120 patients; they were confirmed with five clinical tests (graded mirror, water-retention, lip-seal, deep-breath, and functional tests) and lateral cephalometric radiographs to measure the adenoid-na

الخلفية :- سرطان الثدي هو اكثر الاوراماصابةللنساء بعد سرطان الجلد وتعتبر العوامل التنبؤية مهمة في تحديد فترة خلو المريض من المرض و في تحديد الفترة التي يتوقع للمريض ان يعيشها 

الهدف من الدراسة: هو تسجيل العوامل التنبؤية لمرضى سرطان الثدي ودراسة العلاقة بين هذة العوامل 

المواد وطرائق العمل :- لقد شملت هذة الدراسة 87 مريضة مصابة بسرطان الثدي وهم تحت العلاج ال

Background:

خلفية الدراسة : تعتبرأخماج الجهاز البولي من الحالات الشائعة لدى المرضى الخاضعين لغسل الكلية، فضلا عن ارتباطها بمضاعفات متزايدة ، وربما يكون من الصعب تشخيصها بسبب عدم ظهورها سريريا على المريض

أهداف الدراسة : لمعرفة نسبة شيوع أخماج الجهاز البولي لدى المرضى المصابين بالعجز الكلوي والخاضعين لغسل الكلية ولغرض تقييم الدقة التشخيصية للإدرار القيحي كإختبار أولي ل

Background:

لخلاصة : يعتبر ذات الرئة من الامراض الاكثر شيوعا بين عوى المجاري التنفسية السفلى عدد الاطفال دون السنة الخامسة وهو احد مسببات المراضة والوفيات في هذه الفئة العمرية لذلك يعتبر التشخيص والعلاج المبكر ركن اساسي في تقليل المضاعفات ومعدل الوفيات.
طرق البحث: دراسة وصفية استباقية لمئة مريض تتراوح اعمارهم بين شهرين وخمس سنوات والذين رقدوا في مستشفى حماية الاطفال التعليمي في بغداد للفترة منذ السابع م

الخلاصة:
الخلفية:الفيروس المدور هو السبب الرئيسي للاسهال المائي في الاطفال الذين تقل اعمارهم عن الخمس سنوات, وهو سبب رئيسي للمراضة والوفاة.
الهدف : هدف الدراسة هو لتحديد العلامات السريرية, توزع الاعمار, ومستوى ثقافة امهات الاطفال المصابين باسهال الفيروس المدور.
الطرق: شملت الدراسة مائتان واثنان طفل, على مدى ستة اشهر( من الاول من اذار 2007 ولغاية الثلاثين من آب 2007 في مستشفى حماية الاطفال التعلي

Background: The liver synthesizes albumin, a pivotal protein that accounts for approximately 60-65% of total plasma proteins. During ischemic attacks linked to oxidative stress, reactive oxygen species, and acidosis, albumin’s properties undergo alterations. This leads to the generation of ischemia-modified albumin, characterized by a diminished metal-binding capacity, particularly for transition metals like copper, nickel, and cobalt.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the significance of serum albumin and ischemia-modified albumin concentrations in Iraqi individuals with hepatitis B virus

Methods: A case-control study, including 50 patients with hepatitis B recruite

 الخلفية: ضعف الإنتصاب هو عدم القدرة المستمرة على أداء الإنتصاب والحفاظ عليه بقوة كافية لتحقيق التفاعل الجنسي وهو ناتج عن اعتلال الأعصاب اللاإرادي، أو أسباب مرتبطة باعتلال الأوعية الدموية، أو عجز الغدد الصماء، أو بسبب أدوية معينة، أو المشاكل النفسية والإجتماعية.

الهدف: تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى مقارنة إعتلال العصب الفرجي مقابل إعتلال الأطراف العصبية لدى مرضى السكري الذين يشكون من ضعف الإ

المقدمه:المرضى الذين يعانون من مرض السكري المترافق مع  اختلال نسبة الدهون في الدم هم هدف سهل لامراض القلب والاوعيه الدمويه, التدخل المبكر لاعادة نسبة الدهون في الدم الى المستوى الطبيعي يساهم في التقليل من مخاطر امراض القلب والاوعيه الدمويه والوفيات الناتجه عنها, HbA₁C يستخدم للمتابعه المديده لمستوى السكر في الدم.

الهدف: لاستقصاء امكانية استخدا

إن الهدف الرئيسي لهذا البحث هو معرفة الفروق المناعية  في مستويات كل من انترفيرون كاما,وانترلوكين 12 عند الاشخاص الحاملين للاجسام المضادة لداء المقوسات مقارنة مع الاشخاص غير الحاملين لهذه الاجسام المضادة.

اما الهدف الثانوي فهودراسة تاثير مستويات هرمون التستوستيرون على الاستجابة المناعية الخلوية وخصوصا انترلوكين 12 وانترفيرون كاما , هذه الدراسة تشمل ايضا ملاحظة تاثير طفيلي د

الخلاصة                                                                                                                                       
هدف الدراسة: دراسة اسباب و العقابيل الآنية لعسر التنفس في حديثي الولادة مكتملي النمو وعلاقتها بنوع الولادة.
طرق البحث:
شملت هذه الدراسة

Background: Chlamydia trachomatis is one of the most common human pathogens and considered as one of the causative agents of STDs. This organism cause acute and recurrent pelvic infections and infertility.
Patients and Methods: Two hundred and seventy three females were included in the present study, attending infertility department, AL-Elwiya hospital, AL-Jarah private hospital, central public health laboratory and STDs clinic to whom IFAT, ELAF and immunoglobulins concentration were done.
Results: Females were divided into three age groups <20; 20-39 and ≥40 years. Single and repeated abortions were 44.9%, 55.1% respectively. Primary and secondary infertility were 55.6% and 44.4%. Higher abortio

Background: Intestinal parasites are endemic in many developing areas (WHO report 1998), and they considered as one of the most common tropical disease in developing countries ranges between 30-60 % .
Patients and Methods: The present study is a survey to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in out and in patients of Al-karama hospital during the period from Jan 1999 to Nov. 2000. Stool samples examination was the test in establishing the results of the present study by direct microscopic examination. Q –square statistic test were used for evaluation the results.
Results: Results of the present study reveled that the most affected group of patients’ with intestinal parasites, those with

Background: Cytokines have long been implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diabetes in a number of studies, and playing a role in the initiation of β-cell damaging process. The objective of this study is to gain more understanding about the role of cytokines in initiation of T1DM, through assessment of IFN-γ, IL-10 and IL-6 in diabetic patients.
Patients and methods: A total of 60 patients who were newly diagnosed as having T1DM (diagnosed less than five months) were included in the present study. Fifty apparently healthy control subjects were underwent the measurement of serum IFN-γ, IL-10 and IL-6 by ELISA.
Results: Higher serum levels of IFN-γ, IL-10, and Il-6 were observed in the investigated

Background: The hippocampus is empirically assumed to have different functions, of which the best known are: the representation of self-location in cognitive dimensions, and the storage and retrieval of memory.
Materials and methods: Eleven adult male albino rats were used. Brain specimens were processed into paraffin blocks, sectioned (10 μm thick), and stained using Haematoxylin and Eosin, and Luxol Fast Blue MBS counterstained with Cresyl Violet. Morphometric analysis was done through eyepiece micrometers.
Results: The lamellae of the hippocampus were morphometrically evaluated in context of embryogenesis and nerve fiber content.
Conclusion: This study confirmed the existence of differences in nerve

Background: Gliomas are brain tumours of supporting tissue of the brain. The management of low grade glioma is still a great debate ranges from just follow up to extensive surgery followed by DXT, with or without chemothery.
Patients and Methods: 282 patients taken from neuro-surgical hospital between 1980-1990, divided to 3 groups with different modality of management & follow up for 15 years.
Results: the five years survival and symptomatic improvement was higher in the group managed by extensive surgery and DXT with or without cytoxic drugs followed by group managed by biopsy and DXT with or without cytoxic.
Conclusion: management of low grade glioma symptoms & out come (survival) is best by extensive surgery & DX

Background: Deficiency in beta cell mass is the hallmark of most forms of diabetes, it is worthwhile understanding pancreatic regeneration in the context of this disease.Of crucial importance in the development of diabetes, both type I and type II, is the insufficient beta cell replication after the onset of disease.This is why we are always in search of new sources of beta cells to be generated by neogenesis to induce beta cells. In this regard, pancreatic stem or progenitor cells may offer a promising therapeutic approach for diabetes.
Methods and Materials: A total of 60 adults swiss albino rats were divided into two groups. Group I, control group (30 animals) were injected with normal saline into the

Background: Estimation of the in situ expression of Fas and Fas ligand (FasL) in aborted women compared with normal human pregnancy .
Patients and Methods: A technique utilizing in situ hybridization(ISH) was performed to detect and determine the in situ expression of Fas and Fas ligand (FasL) mRNA using paraffin embedded sections of curettage samples obtained from 42 women, who were divided into two groups: 30 women with first trimester abortion and 12 women with induced abortion as control.
Results: The levels of the in situ expression of both Fas and Fas ligand (FasL) mRNA were found to be highly significant increased in group 1 as compared with group 2
(p<0.01), with a significant positive correla

Background: several new inflammatory markers have emerged as strong predictors of cardiovascular disease in healthy and non-healthy subjects, one of these markers is hs-CRP, which has been proposed as independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and it is positively associated with body weight. Little is known, however, about the utility of hs-CRP and other biomarkers in obese hypertensive Iraqi post menopausal women.The aim of study is to examine the hypothesis that there is a relation between obesity, hypertension and a chronic low-grade inflammatory status (represented by high hs-CRP).
Patients and Methods: A total number of 99 postmenopausal women classified into obese hypertensive group (

BACKGROUND-to explor the infections associated with acute appendicitis in surgically removed appendices in Diyala.

Materials and Methods: this study include 160 surgically removed appendices with acute appendicitis . the patients were 66 fenales and 94 males. the age range was 5-53years with mean age 22.9±7.2 years.the surgically removed appendicitis were submitted for gross inspection and microscopic examination including direct mount, sedimentation and flotation techniques. Additionally specimens from 25 appendices were processed and examined histopathologically.

Results: The rate of parasitic infection in surgically removed appendices was 26.2%. the rate of single parastic infection was 23.1%, while the rate of two pa

B

Background: Hydatid disease remains an important & challenging medical problem.
Case report: A62 year old male patient was admitted complaining of upper abdominal discomfort. Six days earlier he suffered from acute pain in the right upper quadrant, mild systemic allergic manifestation, a fever of 38.5oC and chills. He was managed by a new surgical approach of myoplasty of the right hemidiaphragm combined with preoperative decompression of the bile duct by an endoscopic sphincterotomy. A case search identified study describing rupture of a hydatid cyst of the hepatic dome into biliary tract. The incidence of intrabiliary rupture of hepatic hydatid cysts is 25% in patients treated with external surgical

Background: 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

Background: The purpose of this study was to compare the parametric measurements of transient otoacoustic (TEOAEs) in normal hearing subjects between two clinical centers in Iraq and to examine the community effect on TEOAEs characteristics.
Patients and Methods: Transient otoacoustic emission (TEOAEs) were obtained from eighty subjects (160 ears)-males and females aged (10-20 years), with Forty (40) subjects in Baghdad audiology center and forty subjects in Sulaimania audiology center (North of Iraq)[ Kurdistan-Iraq], in standard, non-linear “Fast Screen” mode. Hearing thresholds, tympanometric, and TEOAE-parameters were recorded between two clinical center groups.
Results: The cross correlation (

Background: Diabetes mellitus is a major risk factor for coronary artery disease, with a higher incidence of myocardial infarction and sudden death. Left ventricular dysfunction is difficult to diagnose and to differentiate into diastolic and systolic dysfunction on the basis of medical history, physical examination, electrocardiography (ECC) and chest radiography. Two-dimensional, M-mode, and Doppler echocardiography are excellent for diagnosing left ventricular dysfunction. M-mode echocardiography was used for diagnosing left ventricular systolic dysfunction, while Doppler echocardiography has become well accepted as a reliable, reproducible and practical noninvasive method for the diagnosis of left v

This article aims to cast a shadow over the history of mental health education and training in Iraq and a projection of Islamic scientific heritage in Baghdad during the seventh century. It also discloses the foundation of first teaching and training centers in psychiatry focusing on the marked contribution of the pioneer psychiatrists. Introduction. Up to our knowledge there is no elaborate published literature focusing on historical role of Iraq in mental health education and training and its current reality apart from scares data about mental health in Mediterranean region as a whole. In this article, we try calling the attention to the outstanding contribution of Iraq in mental health and medical educati

Background: Adenoidal hypertrophy is generally considered a common condition of childhood .When obstructive symptoms or recurrent otitis media (suppurative or non suppurative) occurs, adenoidectomy is generally indicated.A wide range of bacteria could be isolated from the surface and core tissue of the removed adenoid tissue.
Patients and Methods: A prospective study carried out in the ENT Department of AL-DIWANIYAH Teaching Hospital between October 2007 and September 2008.Involved 73 patients between 3 and 7 years, they were 31 male and 42 female .All patients underwent adenoidectomy .Surface and core swabs was taken from all specimens and submitted to bacteriological study.
Results: Pathogens were de

Background: no previous study is done in Iraq about the isolation and the identification of measles virus although the outbreaks were continuous in the previous
years.
Aim of the study: To identify our local strain of measles virus, which had caused measles o utbreak in the year 2004.
Patient and methods: About (55) Urine samples and (80) throat swabs were collected from 88 measles suspected patients all over the country during measles
outbreak of the year 2004. Serological (ELISA) and virological test were used for this purpose.
Results: Measles virus was isolated successfully in 16 patients who had symptoms of measles infection from mid and south of Iraq. These isolates were obtained on B95a
a

Back ground: Inadequate secretory transformation of the endometrium resulting from deficient ovarian progesterone secretion is a cause of infertility and recurrent abortion
in luteal phase defects (LPD) women. LPD are diagnosed in 20% of infertile patients and 60% of patients with recurrent abortion and 50% of anovulatory women.
Aim : The objective of the present study was to compare pregnancy outcome following sperm penetration assay (SPA), intrauterine insemination (IUI) and luteal support
therapy (LST) in infertile patients with unexplained infertility (UI) mild and marked LPD.
Materials and Methods: Men with normal semen analyses and positive sperm penetration assay scores were included in this St