VOLUME  51
ISSUE  06
JUNE  2010

SINGAPORE MEDICAL JOURNAL

A N N O U N C E M E N T

Update on the Singapore Medical Journal CME programme
Teo E K


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

Writing an invited commentary
Peh W C G, Ng K H
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R E V I E W    A R T I C L E S

Is utilisation of computed tomography justified in clinical practice? Part IV: applications of paediatric computed tomography
Sun Z, Ng K H, Sarji S A

A review of the T2 segment of the brachial plexus
Loukas M, El-Zammar D, Tubbs R S, Apaydin N, Louis Jr R G, Wartman C, Shoja M M


P I C T O R I A L    E S S A Y

Computed tomography of blunt renal trauma
Razali M R, Azian A A, Amran A R, Azlin S
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O R I G I N A L    A R T I C L E S

Accuracy of preoperative CT for local staging in colorectal carcinomas
Hennedige T, Teo L, Ang B, Cheong W K, Venkatesh S K

Safety profile of paediatric percutaneous ultrasonography-guided renal biopsies
Skalova S, Rejtar P

Disease-related knowledge in inflammatory bowel disease: experience of a tertiary care centre in a developing country in South Asia
Subasinghe D, Wijekoon N S, Nawarathne N M M, Samarasekera D N

Severe refractory hypoxaemia in H1N1 (2009) intensive care patients: initial experience in an Asian regional hospital
Siau C, Law J, Tee A, Poulose V, Raghuram J

Fatality in paraquat poisoning
Sabzghabaee A M, Eizadi-Mood N, Montazeri K, Yaraghi A, Golabi M

The efficacy of spironolactone in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome-induced rats
Atalay C, Dogan N, Aykan S, Gundogdu C, Keles M S

Uterine rupture at a secondary hospital in Afikpo, Southeast Nigeria
Eze J N, Ibekwe P C

Retrograde intrarenal surgery for renal stones smaller than 2 cm
Ho C C K, Hafidzul J, Praveen S, Goh E H, Bong J J, Lee B C, Zulkifli M Z


C A S E    R E P O R T S

Primitive neuroectodermal tumour metastases mimicking neurofibromatosis type 2
Chotai N C, Tang P H, Gan B K, Lim C C T

Vascular malformation of the jejunum presenting as obscure gastrointestinal haemorrhage: detection with multidetector CT angiography
Lal H, Neyaz Z, Singh R K, Mohindra S

Operative fixation of a subtrochanteric fracture in a patient with previous spontaneous hip fusion
Tan K G, Sathappan S S

Low-dose spinal anaesthesia for a parturient with Takayasu’s arteritis undergoing emergency caesarean section
Dutta B, Pandey R, Darlong V, Garg R


C L I N I C A L    P R A C T I C E    G U I D E L I N E S