2015 - Volume 10 [Issue 11]

Contents

Original-research-article

Optical Biopsy with Probe-based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy for Prediction of Residual Barrett’s Esophagus after Complete Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA)– A Pilot Study

 

Shajan Peter^1*, Kevin P. Cowley², Allison Gullick¹, Klaus Mönkemüller¹, Gurudatta Naik³, C. Mel Wilcox¹ and Helmut Neumann^1,4

¹Basil Hirschowitz Endoscopic Center of Excellence, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.

²Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.

³Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, USA.

⁴Department of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Endoscopy, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.

 

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Editor(s):

(1) Alyautdin Renad N, Chair of the Department of Pharmacology (Pharmaceutical Faculty), I.M.Sechenov MSMU, Moscow, Russia.

Reviewers:

(1) Anonymous, Turkey.

(2) Abrao Rapoport, Sao Paulo University, Brazil.

(3) Gauri Mankekar, PD Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai, India.

Complete Peer review History: http://sciencedomain.org/review-history/11286

 

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DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20602

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Original-research-article

Role of Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging at 3-T in Staging of Endometrial Cancer and Correlation to Histopathology

 

Gui-Qing Dong¹, Jun-Chen Wei², Kai Deng^1* and Hao Shi¹

¹CT-MR Division, Qianfoshan Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250014, P. R. China.

²Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical College, Jining, Shandong 272029, P. R. China.

 

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Editor(s):

(1) Rui Yu, Environmental Sciences & Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.

Reviewers:

(1) Golam Hafiz, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

(2) Anonymous, Federal University of the Triângulo Mineiro, Brazil.

Complete Peer review History: http://sciencedomain.org/review-history/11323

 

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DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20400

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Original-research-article

Assessment of the Use of Malaria Prophylaxis, (Intermittent Preventive Therapy) and Its Related Outcome among Pregnant Women in Imo State, Nigeria

 

Kenechi Anderson Uwakwe^1*, Chukwuma Bonaventure Duru¹, Richard Uche Oluoha², Kevin Chiekulie Diwe¹, Irene Adanta Merenu¹, Chima Obinna Emereole³ and Chijioke Okeudo⁴

¹Department of Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.

²Department of Community Medicine, Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu, Nigeria.

³Department of Health Services, Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Nigeria.

⁴Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, Imo State University, Owerri, Nigeria.

 

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Editor(s):

(1) Edward J. Pavlik, Univ. Kentucky Medical Center, Division of Gynecological Oncology, USA.

Reviewers:

(1) Puneet Aggarwal, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research & Dr RML Hospital, New Delhi, India.

(2) Rina Girard Kaminsky, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras, Honduras.

Complete Peer review History: http://sciencedomain.org/review-history/11324

 

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DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20591

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Original-research-article

Serial DXA Bone and Soft Tissue Estimations in Growing Sheep

 

Christopher G. Schultz¹, Jodie Dier², Timothy R. Kuchel³, Robert J. Moore⁴ and Barry E. Chatterton^1*

¹Department of Nuclear Medicine, P.E.T and Bone Densitometry, Royal Adelaide Hospital, South Australia, Australia.

²Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

³Preclinical Imaging and Research Laboratories, S.A. Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

⁴The Adelaide Centre for Spinal Research, S.A. Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

 

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Editor(s):

(1) Jingli Xu, College of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico, USA.

Reviewers:

(1) Claudiu Popescu, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania.

(2) Maen Mahfouz, Arab American University Jenin, Palestine.

Complete Peer review History: http://sciencedomain.org/review-history/11325

 

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DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20544

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Original-research-article

Effect of Apple (Malus domestica) on Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase Activity in Liver, kidney and Heart of Adult Wistar Rats

 

Emudainohwo, Joseph Oghenebrorie Tedwins^1*

¹Department of Pharmacology, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) Rui Yu, Environmental Sciences & Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.

Reviewers:

(1) Alexander E. Berezin, Medical University, Zaporozhye, Ukraine.

(2) Daniela Hanganu, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Romania.

Complete Peer review History: http://sciencedomain.org/review-history/11326

 

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DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19314

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Original-research-article

Surgical-outcome and Complication Differences between Frontal and Posterior Parietal Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunts in Iraqi

 

Wissam Jassim Sagban¹ and Zaki Noah Hasan^2*

¹F.I.C.M.S, Neuroscience Teaching - Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq.

²F.I.C.M.S, Department of Medicine, Al-Kindy College of Medicine, University of Baghdad, Iraq.

 

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Editor(s):

(1) Thomas I. Nathaniel, Center for Natural and Health Sciences, Marywood University, PA, USA.

(2) Chan Shen, Department of Biostatistics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, University of Texas, USA.

Reviewers:

(1) Anonymous, Yashoda Hospital, India.

(2) Ramon Navarro, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.

(3) Hosam Habib, Menoufia University, Egypt.

(4) Matheus Fernandes de Oliveira, University of São Paulo, Brazil.

(5) Anonymous, Bakirkoy Research and Training Hospital for Neurology, Turkey.

Complete Peer review History: http://sciencedomain.org/review-history/11327

 

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DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18551

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Original-research-article

Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio in Sickle Cell Anaemia Patients with Nephropathy

 

C. Aneke John^1,2, O. Adegoke Adegbola³, C. Okocha Emmanuel^1*, E. Onah Christian⁴, C. Ibeh Nancy⁵ and  A. Durosinmi Muheez²

¹Departments of Haematology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria.

²Departments of Haematology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

³Department of Chemical Pathology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

⁴Department of Chemical Pathology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria.

⁵Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi, Anambra State, Nigeria.

 

Article Information

Editor(s):

(1) Ricardo Forastiero, Professor of Physiology and Internal Medicine, Haematology, Favaloro University, Argentina.

Reviewers:

(1) Anonymous, Fudan University, China.

(2) Anonymous, Erzincan University, Turkey.

(3) Adewoyin Ademola, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.

Complete Peer review History: http://sciencedomain.org/review-history/11328

 

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DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20404

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Short Research Article

Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor (bFGF), Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 1 (FGFR1), Transforming Growth Factor Beta (TGF-β) and Chromogranin A (CgA) Appearance in Congenital Intra-abdominal Adhesions in Children under One Year of Age

 

Anna Augule^1*, Māra Pilmane¹, Zane Ābola² and Olafs Volrāts²

¹Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology, Rīga Stradiņš University, Kronvalda bulv 9, Riga, LV-1010, Latvia.

²Department of Children Surgery, Rīga Stradiņš University, Latvia.

 

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Editor(s):

(1) Ricardo Forastiero, Professor of Physiology and Internal Medicine, Haematology, Favaloro University, Argentina.

Reviewers:

(1) Anonymous, Instituto Alergoimuno de Americana, Brazil.

(2) Anonymous, Medical University, Lublin, Poland.

(3) Anonymous, University of Padova, Italy.

Complete Peer review History: http://sciencedomain.org/review-history/11329

 

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DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19676

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Commentary

The Ethics of Facial Plastic Surgery

 

A. Nassimizadeh^1*, M. Nassimizadeh² and S. K. Ahmed¹

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, B15 2WB, UK.

²Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, B15 2WB, UK.

 

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Editor(s):

(1) Medhat Emil Habib, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Reviewers:

(1) Maen Mahfouz, Arab American University Jenin, Palestine.

(2) Parveen Akhter Lone, University of Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir, India.

Complete Peer review History: http://sciencedomain.org/review-history/11330

 

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DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20330

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Case Report

Acute B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia/Acute B-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma Presenting as Bilateral Breast Masses

 

Burak Ilhan¹, Fatma Sen², Rustu Turkay³ and Hasan Karanlik^4*

¹Department of General Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkey.

²Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.

³Department of Radiology, Istanbul Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.

⁴Surgical Oncology Unit, Institute of Oncology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.

 

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Editor(s):

(1) Alex Xiucheng Fan, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, USA.

Reviewers:

(1) Arda Isik, Erzincan University, Turkey.

(2) Ketan Vagholkar, D. Y. Patil University, India.

Complete Peer review History: http://sciencedomain.org/review-history/11331

 

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DOI : 10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20637

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