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 Xuzhang Jiao, Zhifeng Li, Senlin Wang
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the changes of serum copeptin and sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) in patients with restenosis after stent implantation of symptomatic intracranial artery stenosis. Study Design: An observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Changyi people's Hospital, China,...
By Burhan Mayir
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effect of antrectomy in which resection was started from 2 cm or closer to the pylorus on % excess weight loss (EWL), nausea, vomiting, and complication rates. Study Design: Comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Antalya Training and Research Hospital, f...
By Salih Kocaoglu, Tufan Alatli
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the relationship between the HALP score (haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet), the modified HALP (m-HALP) score, and prognosis in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with acute heart failure (AHF). Study Design: A Descriptive study. Plac...
By Ying Chen, Xing-Kai Wang, Yan Wang, Jun-Wei Zong, Shou-Yu Wang, Xian-Yao Wan
ABSTRACT Objective: To screen and identify key genes as potential biomarkers of lung cancer using bioinformatics analysis. Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Critical Care Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical Un...
By Seyhmus Tunc, Suleyman Cemil Oglak, Fatma Olmez, Zeynep Gedik Ozkose
ABSTRACT Objective: To examine the performance of first-trimester visceral (pre-peritoneal), subcutaneous, and total adipose tissue thickness (ATT) to predict the patients with subsequently developing gestational Diabetes mellitus (GDM). Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of Study...
ABSTRACT Objective: To explore the effects of CeO2 nanoparticles on liver injury, inflammation, oxidative stress, and coagulation function in hemorrhagic shock (HS)-induced hepatic stress injury. Study Design: Experimental study. Study Place and Duration: Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital, Tong...
By Ali Duran, Huseyin Pulat, Ferhat Cay, Ugur Topal
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the diagnostic value of the haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet (HALP) score in predicting axillary lymph node (ALN) involvement. Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of General Surgery, Balıkesir University and Mers...
By Elanur Karaman, Sibel Goksel, Kerim Tuluce
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the effect of metabolic tumor volume (MTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG) values of the primary tumor measured by preoperative positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) on survival in patients with operated non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). S...
By Nida Farrukh, Razia Bano, Syeda rifaat Qamar Naqvi, Humera Latif
ABSTRACT Objective: To quantify the rate of pathological complete response (PCR) in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan, and to explore the association of pathological complete response with tumour histology, tumour grade, and histological subtype based on receptors. Study Design: Descriptive study...
By Ugur Topal, Serkan Guler, Zafer Teke, Erdal Karakose, Idris Kurtulus, Hasan Bektas
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the value of preoperative haemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, and platelet (HALP) score in predicting tumour budding in colorectal carcinoma. Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of Study: University of Health Sciences, Başakşehir Çam and S...
By Yucel Ozturk, Ruveyde Bolac, Nadir Kockar, Merve beyza Yildiz, Alev Ozcelik Kose, Suleyman Kugu
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the anatomical and functional results of macular hole surgery in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HT) without retinopathy. Study Design: Descriptive comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Ophthalmology, Health Sciences Univ...
By Ajea Rani Bekhwani, Mashal Khan
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the determinants of overweight and obesity among children aged 5-16 years. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Emergency and Outpatient Department of National Institute of Child Health, from October 2020 till July 2021. Methodology: All ch...
By Cagdas Senel, Ahmet Asfuroglu, Ibrahim Can Aykanat, Melih Balci, Yilmaz Aslan, Altug Tuncel
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the effect of the urinary pH value on the efficacy of a postoperative single instillation of mitomycin-C. Study Design: A descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Urology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey from 2011 to 20...
By Ayse Bahar Kelesoglu Dincer, Serdar Sezer
ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the utility of systemic immune inflammation index (SII) in predicting disease activity in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients. Study Design: A descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ...
By Chongxiang Xue, Huijing Dong, Ying Chen, Xingyu Lu, Shuyue Zheng, Huijuan Cui
ABSTRACT Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. A meta-analysis was conducted to assess the benefits and risks of neoadjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Online databases, including PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane ...
By Mustafa Omer Yazıcioglu, Servet Kocaoz, Birol Korukluoglu
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyse the results of mini anterior incision compared to conventional Kocher’s incision in total thyroidectomy. Study Design: Observational cohort study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of General Surgery, Breast, and Endocrine Surgery Clinic, Ankara City Hospit...
By Ali Erdal Karakaya, Ahmet Burak Dogan, Ahmet Gokhan Guler
ABSTRACT Objective: To compare two different ways of central venous access in newborns regarding complications and success rates. Study Design: Descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Third-level Newborn Intensive Care Units in Kahramanmaras Sutçu Imam University Health Practice and R...
By Hasan Kara, Aysegul Bayir, Selim Degirmenci, Huseyin Yildiran, Mehmet Ertugrul Kafali, Ahmet Ak
ABSTRACT Objective: To analyse the range of injuries associated with sternal fracture (SF) and their clinical features and outcomes. Study Design: Observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey, from July 201...
By Erdem Kurt, Rohat Ak, Suphi Bahadirli
ABSTRACT A 13-year male patient with a history of tachycardia attacks was diagnosed to have left posterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia (VT) according to the electrocardiogram (ECG) obtained at the emergency service. This diagnosis was confirmed with advanced electrophysiological studies and t...
By Sevim Turay, Recep Eroz, Ebru Karagun
ABSTRACT Copy number variants have been increasing due to a rise in the availability of array comparative genomic hybridisation, which occupies an important place in diagnosis, especially in patients with epilepsy, dysmorphic findings, and intellectual disability. We detected 2q13 chromosomal duplic...
By Heng Zhang, Junfang Zhang, Zhilong Yang
ABSTRACT This case sought to manage a duodenal fistula patient who underwent an open abdomen with vacuum-assisted temporary abdominal closure (VAC) by evaluating his tolerance to early enteral nutrition therapy (ENT). A review of the patient suggested that he developed an abdominal infection as a ...
By Salima Mansoor, Nausheen Yaqoob, Anila Haneef, Sunder Sham, Asif Ali Arain
ABSTRACT Lipomas are benign mesenchymal tumors that comprise almost one-half of all soft tissue tumors. Lipomas can occur at any site where fat cells are present but are rare in the oral cavity, especially the tongue, which is a very rare site. Lipoma has several variants. Fibrolipoma is a rare vari...
By Atif Munir, Miqdad Haider, Aijaz zeeshan Khan Chachar
ABSTRACT Berardinelli-Seip Congenital Lipodystrophy (BSCL), also known as congenital generalised lipodystrophy, is a genetic disorder where there is an absolute deficiency of adipose tissue. It affects the development of adipocytes and ultimately leads to an inability to store fat in adipocytes...
By Tariq Butt, Aleena Butt, Shahina Yasmin, Shazia Taj, Nehaj Tariq, Saeeda Bano
ABSTRACT Colistin minimum inhibitory concentration among Enterobacterales and Non-fermenters was determined using the new susceptibility method, Colistin Broth Disk Elution Method (CBDE), and its sensitivity and specificity. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Pakistan Railway Ho...
By Hafsa Majid, Sibtain Ahmed, Siraj Muneer, Ruqaiyyah Hamid, Lena Jafri, Aysha Habib Khan
ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine the clinical spectrum and biochemical findings on urine organic acids (UOA) in Biotin-responsive multiple carboxylase deficiency (MCD) patients presenting to the biochemical genetics laboratory (BGL). Patients reported as MCD, from January 2013-December 2020 we...
By Anwarul Haque, Muhammad Khalid, Muhammad Tariq Jamil
By Xueping Luo, Xiaoming Chen, Guofeng Lei