VOLUME  50
ISSUE  01
JANUARY  2009

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL

E D I T O R I A L

The Singapore Medical Journal: celebrating its Golden Jubilee
Peh W C G


M E D I C I N E    I N    S T A M P S

Camillo Golgi (1843-1926): Italian neuroscientist and Nobel laureate
Tan S Y, Gara N


R E V I E W    A R T I C L E

The anaesthetist’s role in the setting up of an intraoperative MR imaging facility
Tan T K, Goh J


E F F E C T I V E    M E D I C A L    W R I T I N G

Presenting the statistical results
Ng K H, Peh W C G
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O R I G I N A L    A R T I C L E S

The epidemiology and surgical outcomes of patients undergoing primary total hip replacement: an Asian perspective
Liu Y E B, Hu S, Chan S P, Sathappan S S

Determining the risk factors and prevalence of osteoporosis using quantitative ultrasonography in Pakistani adult women
Fatima M, Nawaz H, Kassi M, Rehman R, Kasi P M,
Kassi M, Afghan A K, Baloch S N

Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis: efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin and a review of treatment options
Teo L, Tay Y K, Liu T T, Kwok C

Infective endocarditis secondary to intravenous Subutex abuse
Chong E, Poh K K, Shen L, Yeh I B, Chai P

Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy for high-risk pancreatic cancer
Wang M L C, Foo K F

Knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer and screening among Malaysian women who have never had a Pap smear: a qualitative study
Wong L P, Wong Y L, Low W Y, Khoo E M, Shuib R

Monitoring and treatment practices of childhood asthma in Singapore: a questionnaire study
Tan C, Wong B, Goh D Y, Van Bever H P

Comparison of detection of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency using fluorescent spot test, enzyme assay and molecular method for prediction of severe neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia
Wong F L, Boo N Y, Ainoon O, Wang M K

A quality assurance study on the administration of medication by nurses in a neonatal intensive care unit
Raja Lope R J, Boo N Y, Rohana J, Cheah F C

Comparison of effects of anaesthesia with desflurane and enflurane on liver function
Arslan M, Kurtipek O, Dogan A T, Ünal Y, Kizil Y, Nurlu N,
Kamaci S, Kavutcu M

Melatonin premedication does not enhance induction of anaesthesia with sevoflurane as assessed by bispectral index monitoring
Evagelidis P, Paraskeva A, Petropoulos G, Staikou C, Fassoulaki A

Acquired oesophageal strictures in children: emphasis on the use of string-guided dilatations
Saleem M M

Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of patients with low back pain and those with sciatica
Shobeiri E, Khalatbari M R, Taheri M S, Tofighirad N, Moharamzad Y


C A S E    R E P O R T S

Aggressive osteoblastoma of the proximal humerus
Khin Y T, Peh W C G, Lee V K M, Teo H E L, Ng S B, Nathan S S

Primary neuroblastoma of the mandible
Tang P H, Cohen P A

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast
Law Y M, Quek S T, Tan P H, Wong S L J

Emergency transcatheter embolisation of superior mesenteric arteriovenous fistula complicated by recurrent haematemesis
Lau K Y, Lo S W S, Sy N L A

Fluid-fluid levels in cystic lumbosacral schwannomas: a report of three cases
Santhosh K, Kesavadas C, Thomas B, Gupta A K, Kapilamoorthy T R,
Radhakrishnan V V

Cerebral fungal infection with mycotic aneurysm of basilar artery and subarachnoid haemorrhage
Ahsan H, Ajmal F, Saleem M F, Sonawala A B

Primary mediastinal synovial sarcoma with transdiaphragmatic extension presenting as a pericardial effusion
Korula A, Shah A, Philip M A, Kuruvila K, Pradhip J, Pai M C, Chacko R T

Annular pancreas in an adult patient: diagnosis with endoscopic ultrasonography and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
Kandpal H, Bhatia V, Garg P, Sharma R

Acute renal failure following the use of rosiglitazone in a chronic kidney disease patient
Abdul Ghani R, Zainudin S, Kamaruddin N A, Kong N C T

Aortic dissection presenting as posterior circulation stroke
Athappan G, Chengat V, Unnikrishnan A, Chandraprakasam S, Kumar S,
Ganesh N

Markedly-elevated serum CA125 in a woman with pulmonary tuberculosis
Sulaiman S, Tan K H

Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura with isolated tuberculous splenic abscess
Sinha N, Gupta N, Jhamb R

Management of gamma nail breakage with bipolar hemi-arthroplasty
Wee J L H, Sathappan S S, Yeo M S W, Low Y P

Charles Bonnet syndrome in a Borneo Iban tribesman
Sabri R, Yasin Y


M E D I C A L    E D U C A T I O N

Bomb blast mass casualty incidents: initial triage and management of injuries
Goh S H
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L E T T E R S    T O    T H E    E D I T O R    A N D    R E P L I E S

Respiratory changes in Prader-Willi syndrome
dos Santos V M, de Paula F H, Filho J A S

Authors’ reply. Respiratory changes in Prader-Willi syndrome
Jacob J J, Paul T V

Phlebitis rate unacceptable
Webster J, Osborne S

Authors’ reply. Phlebitis rate unacceptable
Zaverah M N, Ghorbani R

Website review: worldmapper
Shankar P R


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