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 Nurgul Cetgen, Dilek Ener, Mevlut Dogukan, Mehmet Duran, Oznur Uludag
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate whether the perfusion index (PI) can be used to predict and provide a cut-off value for ultrasound-guided axillary nerve block success. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Adiyaman Unive...
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the gender and age differences in posterior tibial tendon (PTT), flexor digitorum longus tendon (FDLT), medial malleolar groove (MMG), and posterior, anterior, and total posterior malleolus (PMP, APM, and TPM, respectively) and evaluate the use of these parameters fo...
By Ozgur Komurcu, Burhan Dost, Neslihan Unal Akdemir, Fatma Ulger
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the effect of the fluid challenge test on the optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) change. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Ondokuz Mayis University Hospital, Samsun, Turkey, from...
By Li-Wei Li, Bin Yang, Dan Liu, Chuang Liu, Shi-Lei Guo
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the advantages of the laparoscopic approach of tunica vaginalis in the treatment of palpable cryptorchidism. Study Design: Randomised clinical comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Urology Surgery, Baoding Children’s Hospital, Baoding, He...
By Tevfik Kivilcim Uprak, Muhammed Ikbal Akin, Mumin Coskun, Cumhur Yegen
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the factors which predict treatment strategy in patients with adhesive small bowel obstruction. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: General Surgery Clinic, Marmara University Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey, between January 2016 a...
By Ozlem Karabay Akgul, Hakan Guraslan, Evrim Ebru Kovalak, Tolga Karacan, Tugba Ozcan Aydin, Tugce Cay
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the relationship between the size of endometrioma and serum Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH). Study Design: A Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, from January 2015 ...
By Zeynep Nilufer Tekin, Bilinc Dogruoz Karatekin
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the properties of paraspinal muscle structures in osteoporotic patients, lumbar computed tomography (CT) and their relationship with lumbar and femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD). Study Design: A Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of R...
By Erhan Onalan, Burkay Yakar, Ebru Etem Onalan, Koray Karakulak, Tugce Kaymaz, Emir Donder
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate whether m6A content changes in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obese individuals and whether the relationship of m6A content with the mRNA expression levels of FTO and ALKBH5 genes. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of...
By Zhixiong Qiao, Lan Zhang, Jinxi He, Wei He
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyse the expression of serum periostin in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its clinical significance. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of study: General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China, from October 2018 to Oc...
By Zeynep Gok Sargin, Ibrahimhalil Dusunceli
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the predictive value of haemoglobin and albumin levels and lymphocyte and platelet (HALP) counts in gastric cancer patients. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Gastroenterology, Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University, Fac...
By Muhammad Abdul Moqeet, Warda Ali, Saad Alam Khan, Aruba Zafar, Hassan Mansoor
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the one-year visual and refractive outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) in patients with advanced keratoconus (KC) using inexpensive readily available instruments. Study Design: An observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Co...
By
Maira Riaz, Shahnila Hafeez, Mohsina Noor Ibrahim, Zubair Ahmed Khoso, Taj Muhammad Laghari
, Syed Jamal Raza
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of zoledronic acid in children with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). Study Design: Descriptive Study. Place and Duration of Study: National Institute of Child Health, Department of Endocrine and Diabetes, Karachi, Pakistan, from January 2011 to D...
By Mehmet Akif Ustuner, Abdulkadir Deniz, Abdurrahman Simsek
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the early and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic and open surgery in colorectal cancer stages 1-3. Study Design: Comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Health Sciences University, Gulhane Training and Research Hospita...
By Madiha Sarwar, Sadia Ahsin, Gule Naghma Saeed, Hira Ashraf
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the protective role of irisin in attenuating nicotine-induced oxidative stress in vascular tissue in mice. Study Design: Experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Foundation University, Islamabad, Pakistan, from January 2019 to June 2020. Methodology: Thirt...
By Shuai Liu, Jiuzhou Pu, Xu Li, Rongxin Li, Yanan Wang, Zhilong Dong
ABSTRACT This present systemic review and meta-analysis was conducted to assess the effectiveness of low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy (Li-ESWT) on erectile dysfunction (ED) based on the relevant randomised controlled trials (RCTs). A comprehensive search of databases, including Medline...
By Salih Kocaoglu, Adnan Karadas
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and practicality of shock index (SI), modified shock index (MSI), and age-shock index (Age-SI) in predicting the prognosis, mortality, ICU and service admission, and the need for intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV) and nasal intermittent mandato...
By Deniz Cekic, Kubilay Issever, Ahmed Cihad Genc, Selcuk Yaylaci, Ahmed Bilal Genc, Ali Tamer
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate and compare complete blood count and biochemistry parameters such as c-reactive protein/albumin (CRP/ALB) ratio, procalcitonin/albumin (PRO/ALB) ratio, lymphocyte/monocyte (LYM/MON) ratio, platelet/lymphocyte (PLT/LYM) ratio of the recovered/deceased, and ICU (inte...
By Fugen Vardar Aker, Erhan Ekren, Meryem Dogan, Gunay Gurleyik, Eda Tanrikulu, Basak Bala Oven
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate whether there are differences in invasive micropapillary carcinoma (IMPC) and invasive ductal carcinoma-NOS (IDC-NOS) according to the clinicopathological features and prognosis including molecular subtypes. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration o...
By Tugba Sarac Sivrikoz, Cigdem Kunt Isguder, Muhterem Melis Canturk, Mukadder Orhan Sungur, Sevgi Kalayoglu Besisik
ABSTRACT Intraoperative cell salvage (ICS) system performs autologous transfusion by filtering and reinfusing the shed blood into corporeal circulation during the surgery. Especially for pregnant Jehovah’s Witnesses, the ICS system could be a life-saving intervention. This report describes the...
By Bushra Siddiqui, Shahbaz Habib Faridi, Asfa Shams, Jowairiah Hassan
ABSTRACT Leiomyosarcoma malignant tumours arise from the smooth muscle cells. They are rapidly growing tumours with aggressive behaviour and poor prognosis. Although relatively rare, they pose a diagnostic challenge as they comprise a large spectrum of diagnostic entities. Herein, we describe three ...
By Shaheen Bibi, Irfan Ahsan, Karimullah Makki, Sidra Rauf
ABSTRACT Mycotic aortic aneurysm is an infective disease of the aorta with high mortality rate despite surgical repair. Recombinant activated factor VIIa (rFVIIa) is approved for the treatment of bleeding in hemophilia and used (off-labeled) in acute bleeding related to the trauma, cardia...
By Yuan-Yuan Wan, Cheng-Li Miao, Shi-Bo Liu, Tong Zhang, Cheng-Hua Luo
ABSTRACT Epithelioid inflammatory myofibroblastic sarcoma (EIMS) is a rare and aggressive inflammatory myofibroblastic tumour (IMT) variant. This report identifies the first case of EIMS with leukemoid reaction. This is also the first case in which pancreatic infiltration occurred from the disease o...
By Atila Yildirim, Evren Fidan, Feyyaz Ozdemir
ABSTRACT Cisplatin is commonly used antineoplastic drug that is effective against different types of tumours. Nephrotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and ototoxicity constitute the main dose-limiting side effects of the drug. We present a case of sensorineural hearing loss after the first low dose of cisplat...
By Suman Sen
ABSTRACT Mucormycosis is an acute opportunistic infection caused by a saprophytic fungus found in the soil, decaying fruits, and vegetables. It is a rapidly progressing fungal infection mainly seen in nose and its surrounding sinuses due to inhalation of the spores of fungus from the contaminated ar...
By Nihan Acar, Turan Acar, Beste Suataman, Nese Ekinci, Fatma Tatar
ABSTRACT Lipodystrophy (LD) is an acquired or congenital rare condition consisting of hyperlipidaemia, glucose intolerance/ insulin resistance, and almost complete absence and storage of adipose tissue. Colon perforations can be observed in type 4 congenital LD. Here, we aimed to present a case of s...
By Hammad Javed, Qamarunnisa Chaudhry, Nighat Shahbaz, Mehreen Ali Khan, Raheel Iftikhar, Muhammad Yousaf
ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of Ruxolitinib in steroid-refractory graft versus host disease. This retrospective descriptive study was conducted from January 2018 to December 2021. A total of 157 patients underwent allogeneic stem cell transplants during the study per...
By Saiqiong He, Lingling Liang, Sailin He
ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to compare the efficacy of low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) alone and use in the combination with aspirin in the treatment of fetal growth restriction (FGR) patients. Ninety-six FGR patients were divided into the LMWH group (n=48) and the combined group (n=...
By Priyanka Sethi, Shelly Singh, Darshana Rathod
By Ugur Kesi̇ci̇, Yahya Kaan Karatepe, Bora Isceviren
By Enis Ademoglu, Mehmet Muzaffer Islam, Serkan Emre Eroglu
By Lena Jafri, Arsala Jameel Farooqui, Aysha Habib Khan
By Shafaq Altaf, Anam Aftab, Hina Tariq