VOLUME  37
ISSUE  05
OCTOBER  1996

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL

E D I T O R I A L S

Promoting Ethics
C Y Khoo

The Use of Laparoscopic Techniques in the Surgical Management of Rectal Prolapse
K W Eu


O R I G I N A L    A R T I C L E S

A Comparison of Topical Tannic Acid versus Iontophoresis in the Medical Treatment of Palmar Hyperhidrosis
C L Goh, K Yoyong

Nasosinusal Fungal Granuloma - Clinical Profile
G Andrews, M Kurien, V Anandi, B Ramakrishna, R Raman

Endoscopic Stenting in the Management of Biliary Stones
N M Law, C C Lim, C K Yap, R Chong, H S Ng, J Cheng

Absence of Retroviral Antibodies in the Sera of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
K Y Fong, M L Boey, M Yuen, M Nadarajah, P H Feng

Fatal Lactic Acidosis from Imported Phenformin - Report of Two Cases
K G Yeoh, K O Lee, J S Cheah

Mass Methanol Poisoning: A Clinico-Biochemical Analysis of 10 Cases
S K Teo, K L Lo, B H Tey

Patient Outcome and Intensive Care Resource Allocation Using APACHE II
S C Lim, A C K Fok, Y Y Ong

Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B and C Viral Markers in Patients with Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Singapore
L W Khin, C J Teo, R Guan

Spinal Epidural Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Case Reports of Three Patients Presenting with Spinal Cord Compression
C C T Lim, B K Chong

Prenatal Diagnosis of Hb Bart's Hydrops Fetalis in West Malaysia: The Identification of the Alpha-Thal 1 Defect by PCR Based Strategies
E George, A B Mokhtar, Z A Azman, K Hasnida, S Saripah,C M Hwang

Trabeculectomy - Success Rates in a Singapore Hospital
C Tan, P T K Chew, W L Lum, C Chee

Supracondylar Humeral Fractures - A Review of the Outcome of Treatment
T G Ong, B Y Low

Quality of Life Survey among Long-Stay Mentally Ill Patients: Patient and Staff Perspectives
V Nair, S Tiwari, M Wee, S F Leong, K Sarjit, Thavamani, C S Liew

Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Singapore
D C N K Nyam, Y H Ho, F Seow-Choen, A P K Leong, B R Parry, M S Ho, H S Goh


C O N F E R E N C E    P A P E R

The Clinical Anatomy of Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
S C Marks Jr, A M Gilroy, D W Page


R E V I E W    A R T I C L E S

The Role of Intracoronary Stents in the Prevention of Restenosis - Facts and Fallacies
K W Lau

A Review of Nuclear Microscopy and Applications in Medicine
P S P Thong, J Makjanic, F Watt


R A D I O L O G I C A L    C A S E S

Clinics in Diagnostic Imaging (17)
J B K Khoo, K H Pay, W T Poh

Clinics in Diagnostic Imaging (18)
K L Chan, K W Chan, W C G Peh


C A S E    R E P O R T S

A Recent Case of Congenital Malaria
W W R Lee, M Singh, C L Tan

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in a Young Adult
G S Ungvari, K Y C Lai, C K Wong

Coital Injury Requiring Internal Iliac Artery Ligation
N Sivalingam, D Rajesvaran

Early Experience with Surgically Inaccessible Wide-Necked Intracranial Aneurysm Embolised with Guglielmi Electrically Detachable Coils and Electrothrombosis
L T H Tan, C K J Kwok, H S Lam

Luxation of the Globe and Crouzon's Disease - The First Reported Case in Singapore
L Lim, P K Wong

Malposition of a Long Central Venous Catheter in the Right Inferior Thyroid Vein - A Case Report
K S Ng, B T Teh, E P Y Siew, H K Leong

Verrucous Carcinoma of Maxillary Antrum
R Indudharan, P K Das, T Thida

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