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.
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By Muhammad Nasir Rahman, Bilal Hussain, Azmina Artani
Objective: To study the outcomes of left main percutaneous coronary artery (LMCA) revascularisation. Study Design: A descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: The Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), Karachi, from February till July 2016. Methodology: The study included all adult patients a...
By Fahmida Malik, Malik Muhammad Hanif, Ghulam Mustafa
Objective: To compare the effect of combination therapies of topical 3% tranexamic acid versus topical 20% azelaic acid each combined with oral tranexamic acid in the treatment of melasma. Study Design: Interventional comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Dermatology, Shei...
By Suleyman Ersoy, Velittin Selcuk Engin
Objective: To investigate the rates of polypharmacy (PP) and its relations with accessibility to health services in chronic patients in a primary care setting. Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Melekhatun Family Health Center, Istanbul, Turkey, from January 2014 ...
By Aziz Ari, Bunyamin Gurbulak, Hasan Okmen, Cihad Tatar, Ufuk Oguz Idiz, Muhammed Zubeyr Ucuncu
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of dexketoprofene trometamol solution following the administration of contrast agent for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in decreasing the rate of pancreatitis, in experimental rat model. Study Design: Experimental study. Place and Duratio...
By Liaqat Ali, Saima Ali, Nasir Orakzai, Naila Ali
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) in the assessment and improving operative skills of postgraduate residents in urology. Study Design: Comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Urology, Institute of Kidney Diseases (IKD...
By Ashfaq Hussain, Gohar Zaman, Luqman Satti, Aamer Ikram, Adeel Hussain Gardezi, Muhammad Tahir Khadim
Objective: To evaluate performance of thin layer agar (TLA) 7H11 method for detection of ofloxacin (OFX) and kanamycin (KM) resistance in smear positive clinical specimens of patients with tuberculosis comparing the results with gold standard MGIT 960 system. Study Design: Cross-sectional validat...
By Suleyman Emre Karakurt, Mehmet Ali Cetin, Ali Riza Yamur, Aykut Ikinciogullari, Serdar Ensari, Haci Huseyin Dere
Objective: To determine whether adenotonsillar size is a significant determinant of voice in children who have undergone adenotonsillectomy. Study Design: Prospective cohort study. Place and Duration of Study: Ear Nose Throat Clinic, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ...
By Jun Chen, Xiufeng Cong, Xiuzhu Zhan, Zheng Zhou, Wei Zheng
Objective: To investigate the effects of parecoxib on pain threshold and inflammatory factors interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in spinal cord of rats with bone cancer pain. Study Design: An experimental study. Place and Duratio...
By Lichun Zhao, Peiliang Yu, Tao Yang, Gailian Zhou, Nong Tang
Objective: To investigate inhibitory effect of semen litchi drug serum on proliferation of human hepatoma HepG2 cells and its effect on the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9). Study Design: An experimental study. Place and Duration of St...
By Yan Feng, Chang Yang, Wen Yang, Tao Jiang
Objective: To determine the effect of dexamethasone on regulating the TGF-β1/Smad3 signalling pathway in airway remodelling model of asthmatic rats. Study Design: An experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pathology, The First Hospital of Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, ...
By Usama Bin Zubair, Humza Mumtaz, Rizwan Taj
Objective: To assess the difference between mean sleep (PSQI) scores in the patients with head and neck tumours with and without the psychiatric morbidity; and assess the associated socio-demographic factors. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Pakistan I...
By Fu-Tao Cao, Yu Cui, Jia Mao, Fang Wan, Su Tu
Objective: To investigate the role of PetCOâ‚‚ monitoring in non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients combined with severe respiratory failure. Study Design: A clinical retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: T...
By Asim Amjad, Rabia Muhammad Wali, Sadia Anjum, Raheela Mansoor
Objective: To determine the frequency of cytogenetic type and its significance in the prognostic outcome of the pediatric patients in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), aged 1 to 15 years, and also determine the importance of minimal residual disease (MRD) in the management of the condition. Stu...
By Tayyab Afghani, Hassan Mansoor, Amna Manzoor Mughal, Mohammad Asif, Muhammad Asif, Naeem Raza Hamdani
Objective: To describe different types of primary extraocular muscle (EOM) tumours based on the results of imaging studies, peroperative clinical picture and their histopathological diagnosis. Study Design: Case series. Place and Duration of Study: Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi, from Ju...
By Demirhan Orsan Demir, Omer Gokhan Doluoglu, Yildiray Yildiz, Selen Bozkurt, Ali Ayyildiz, Arif Demirbas
Objective: To investigate the risk factors that may cause urinary tract infection (UTI) in patients applied with retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS). Study Design: An observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Departments of Urology, Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Turkey, from Sep...
By Braira Wahid, Saba Altaf, Nabiha Naeem, Nimra Ilyas, Muhammad Idrees
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is one of the severe forms of high-fatality hemorrhagic fever transmitted by bite of infected ticks or body fluids of infected individuals. Lack of sufficient research and endemic potential of the disease is posing serious threats to public health. The aim of...
By Matheo Augusto Morandi Stumpf, Andre Scartezini Marques, Ana Claudia Garabeli Cavalli Kluthcovsky, Camila Gabriella da Costa Belonci
An enlarging thyroid normally extends into the mediastinum, resulting in a presternal or substernal goiter, depending on its migration anteriorly or posteriorly, respectively. The first one was a rare entity in medical literature, being previously reported in only 6 cases worldwide. The present ca...
By Mengfei Xu, Feng Zhou, Lili Huang
A 44-year female was admitted to the hospital, complaining of vaginal bleeding. Ultrasound imaging revealed two masses in the pelvic cavity, measuring 6.6 x 3.4 x 1.8 cm and 8.2 x 4.7 x 3.7 cm in size. After surgical debulking of the tumours, the patient underwent abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral...
By Mustafa Kupeli, Hakan Nomenoglu
Pneumocytoma is a rare benign tumor of the lung that usually manifests as a solitary pulmonary nodule. A 69-year lady, who had history of tuberculosis treatment 20 years ago, admitted to the hospital. A round mass was seen on chest radiography. Thorax computed tomography was reported as a round le...
By Saddaf Hina, Aisha Hasan, Nadeem Iqbal, Muhammad Usman Shabbir, Abdul Ahad Ehsan Sheikh
Malakoplakia is an unusual acquired granulomatous disease that can affect many systems including urogenital tract. It presents a huge diagnostic challenge as it can mimic malignancy. We report a 55-year diabetic woman who presented with history of macroscopic hematuria and right flank pain. On inv...
By Fang Cheng, Luyan Lu, Huixia Wang, Hong Cheng, Dawei Zhang
The aim of this study was to determine the expression and significance of miR-126 and miR-145 in endometrial tissues in the mid-luteal phase of patients with infertility due to endometriosis. It was an experimental study carried out from January 2016 to July 2017. A total of 47 infertile patients ...
By Haijiao Wang, Xinglong Qu, Xiaoxia Liu, Lili Ding, Ying Yue
This study aimed to summarise the clinical experience of peritoneal tuberculosis (TB). Clinical data of 26 patients admitted and diagnosed with peritoneal TB mimicking advanced ovarian cancer or peritoneal carcinoma between June 2008 and June 2017, was evaluated. The mean age was 35.92 ±15....
By Saima Gillani, Attia Iqbal, Nasir Hussain Shah Kazmi
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By Rehana Rehman, Khalid Ahmed, Saifullah Shaikh
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By Tahir Muhammad, Haissan Iftikhar, Mubasher Ikram
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