Faculty Publications - 1997
Authors	Title	Journal
Shabb NS, Tawil A, Mufarrij A, Obeid S, Halabi J.	Mammary carcinoma with osteoclastlike giant cells cytologically mimicking benignbreast disease. A case report.	Acta Cytol. 1997 Jul-Aug;41(4 Suppl):1284-8.
Shabb NS.	Phyllodes tumor. Fine needle aspiration cytology of eight cases.	Acta Cytol. 1997 Mar-Apr;41(2):321-6.
Luders HO, Comair YG, Bleasel AF, Holthausen H.	Recovery of function following lesions of eloquent brain areas.	Adv Neurol. 1997;73:335-46. Review.  .
Deeb LS, Yamout BI, Shamseddine AI, Shabb NS, Uthman SM.	Meningeal carcinomatosis as the presenting manifestation of gastric	Am J Gastroenterol. 1997 Feb;92(2):329-31.
Bachmeyer C, Bazarbachi A, RioB, Delmer A, HunaultM,ZittounR, LeTo,ArgS	Specific cutaneous involvement indicating relapse of Burkitt's lymphoma.	Am J Hematol. 1997 Feb;54(2):176.  .
Bitar FF, Byrum CJ, Kveselis DA, Lawrence DA, Smith FC.	In utero management of hydrops fetalis caused by critical aortic stenosis.	Am J Perinatol. 1997 Aug;14(7):389-91.
Barada KA, Dika SS, Atweh SF, Saade NE, Nassar CF.	Acute and neonatal capsaicin treatment inhibit jejunal amino acid absorption through a Na+-dependent mechanism.	Am J Physiol. 1997 Apr;272(4 Pt 1):G815-21.
Brown KE, Poulos JE, Li L, Soweid AM, Ramm GA, O'Neill R, Britton RS, Bacon	Effect of vitamin E supplementation on hepatic fibrogenesis in chronic dietary iron overload.	Am J Physiol. 1997 Jan;272(1 Pt 1):G116-23.
Homaidan FR, Zhao L, Burakoff R.	IL-1 beta induces synthesis of phospholipase A2-activating protein in rabbit distal colon.	Am J Physiol. 1997 Jun;272(6 Pt 1):G1338-46.
Schlenker T, Romac JM, Sharara AI, Roman RM, Kim SJ, LaRusso N, Liddle RA,Fitz JG.	Regulation of biliary secretion through apical purinergic receptors in cultured rat cholangiocytes.	Am J Physiol. 1997 Nov;273(5 Pt 1):G1108-17.
Baraka A.	Gum elastic bougie for difficult double-lumen intubation.	Anaesthesia. 1997 Sep;52(9):929.  .
Schnurer U, Gassner F, el Khatib M, Tolksdorf W.	[Use of the laryngeal mask in adenoidectomy in childhood--a comparison with endotracheal intubation]	Anasthesiol Intensivmed Notfallmed Schmerzther. 1997 Mar;32(3):155-63.
Baraka AS.	Vecuronium neuromuscular block in a patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome.	Anesth Analg. 1997 Apr;84(4):927-8.
Baraka A, Khoury PJ, Siddik SS, Salem MR, Joseph NJ.	Efficacy of the self-inflating bulb in differentiating esophageal from tracheal intubation in the parturient undergoing cesarean section.	Anesth Analg. 1997 Mar;84(3):533-7.
Baraka A, Siddik S, Sfeir M, Salem R, Joseph N.	The self-inflating bulb versus end-tidal capnography for confirming tracheal intubation in the parturient undergoing cesarean section	Anesth Analg. 1997 Oct;85(4):944.  .
Baraka AS, Sayyid SS, Assaf BA.	Thiopental-rocuronium versus ketamine-rocuronium for rapid-sequence intubation in parturients undergoing cesarean section.	Anesth Analg. 1997May;84(5):1104-7
Baraka AS.	Succinylcholine resistance in a patient with juvenile hyaline fibromatosis.	Anesthesiology. 1997 Nov;87(5):1250-2.
Khogali M.	Heat illness alert program. Practical implications for management and	Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1997 Mar 15;813:526-33.
Usta J, Barakeh H, Mahfouz H, Cortas N.	Copper-stimulated adenosine triphosphatase from rat liver. Isolation and kinetic characterization.	Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1997 Nov 3;834:475-8.
Atiyeh BS, Musharafieh RS.	Staged arteriovenous fistula and free flap transfer.	Ann Plast Surg. 1997 Feb;38(2):193-4.  .
Nuwayri-Salti N, Nasr R, Haddad K, Chamat S, Usta J.	Canine leishmaniasis in northern Lebanon.	Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 1997 Mar;91(2):221-2.
Griffiths DE, Millar AL, Usta J, Jennings KR.	ESI-MS studies of heart mitochondrial subunit c.	Biochem Soc Trans. 1997 Aug;25(3):387S.  .
Dbaibo GS.	Regulation of the stress response by ceramide.	Biochem Soc Trans. 1997 May;25(2):557-61.
Bazarbachi A, Soriano V, Pawson R, Vallejo A, Moudgil T, Matutes E, Peries	Mycosis fungoides and Sezary syndrome are not associated with HTLV-I infection:an international study.	Br J Haematol. 1997 Sep;98(4):927-33.
Mansour AM, Kassak K, Chaya M, Hourani T, Sibai A, Alameddine MN.	National survey of blindness and low vision in Lebanon.	Br J Ophthalmol. 1997 Oct;81(10):905-6.
Safieh-Garabedian B, Kanaan SA, Haddad JJ, Jaoude PA, Jabbur SJ, Saade NE.	Involvement of interleukin-1 beta, nerve growth factor and prostaglandin E2 in endotoxin-induced localized inflammatory hyperalgesia	Br J Pharmacol. 1997 Aug;121(8):1619-26.
Uthman I, Kassak K, Sanjakdar R, Mendelek V, Masri AF, Nasr FW.	Letter from Lebanon.	Br J Rheumatol. 1997 Jul;36(7):806-7.  .
Uthman I, Kassak K, Sanjakdar R, Mendelek V, Masri AF, Nasr FW.	Letter from Lebanon.	Br J Rheumatol. 1997 Jul;36(7):806-7.
Safieh-Garabedian B, Kanaan SA, Jalakhian RH, Jabbur SJ, Saade NE.	Involvement of interleukin-1 beta, nerve growth factor, and prostaglandin-E2 in the hyperalgesia induced by intraplantar injections of low doses of thymulin.	Brain Behav Immun. 1997 Sep;11(3):185-200.
Saade NE, Atweh SF, Bahuth NB, Jabbur SJ.	Augmentation of nociceptive reflexes and chronic deafferentation pain by chemical lesions of either dopaminergic terminals or midbrain dopaminergic neurons.	Brain Res. 1997 Mar 14;751(1):1-12.
Saade NE, Abou Jaoude PG, Saadeh FA, Hamoui S, Safieh-Garabedian B, KanaanSA, Atweh SF, Jabbur SJ.	Fos-like immunoreactivity induced by intraplantar injection of endotoxin and its reduction by morphine.	Brain Res. 1997 Sep 19;769(1):57-65.
Baraka A, Aouad M.	Is propofol anticonvulsant or proconvulsant?	Can J Anaesth. 1997 Sep;44(9):1027.  .
Geara FB, Glisson BS, Sanguineti G, Tucker SL, Garden AS, Ang KK, LippmanSM, Clayman GL, Goepfert H, Peters LJ, Hong WK	Induction chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone in patients with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: results of a matched cohort study	Cancer. 1997 Apr 1;79(7):1279-86.
Gibson M, Foale R, Spyrou N, al-Kutoubi A.	Retrieval of detached coating of a hydrophilic guidewire from the profunda femoris artery using an Amplatz gooseneck snare.	Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1997 Nov;42(3):310-2.
Lyon GM, Alspaugh JA, Meredith FT, Harrell LJ, Tapson V, Davis RD, Kanj SS.	Mycoplasma hominis pneumonia complicating bilateral lung transplantation: case report and review of the literature.	Chest. 1997 Nov 5;112(5):1428-32.
Kanj SS, Tapson V, Davis RD, Madden J, Browning I.	Infections in patients with cystic fibrosis following lung transplantation.	Chest. 1997 Oct;112(4):924-30.
Dakik HA, Howell JF, Lawrie GM, Espada R, Weilbaecher DG, He ZX, MahmarianJJ,VernaM	Assessment of myocardial viability with 99mTc-sestamibi tomography before coronary bypass graft surgery: correlation with histopathology and postoperative improvement in cardiac function.	Circulation. 1997 Nov 4;96(9):2892-8.
Habbal ZM, Muwakkit S.	Apparent positive interference from an etoposide metabolite, but not etoposide,in measuring urinary vanillylmandelic acid.	Clin Chem. 1997 Feb;43(2):415-6.  .
Habbal ZM, Sakr A.	Rapid, specific HPLC method for the determination of argininosuccinic acidfollowing pre-column derivatization with o-phthaladehyde	Clin Chim Acta. 1997 Aug 29;264(2):239-43.
Araj GF.	Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, not agglutination, is the test of choice for the diagnosis of neurobrucellosis.	Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Oct;25(4):942.  .
Rockall AG, Harris A, Wetton CW, Taube D, Gedroyc W, Al-Kutoubi MA.	Stripping of failing haemodialysis catheters using the Ampltaz gooseneck snare.	Clin Radiol. 1997 Aug;52(8):616-20.
Haddad RE, Jurjus AR, Ibrahim MZ, Nahle ZA, el-Kasti MM, Bitar KM, Kreydiyyeh SI, Saadeh FA, Bikhazi AB.	Binding of 125I-insulin on capillary endothelial and myofiber cell membranes in normal and streptozotocin-induced diabetic perfused rat hearts.	Comp Biochem Physiol A Physiol. 1997 Aug;117(4):523-30.
Barada KA, Atallah JB, Nassar CF.	Age influence on intestinal taurine transport in mice.	Comp Biochem Physiol A Physiol. 1997 Sep;118(1):159-63.
Abdelnoor AM.	Antigen processing/presenting and oncogenesis.	Crit Rev Oncog. 1997;8(4):381-93.
Mansour AM.	Cytomegalovirus optic neuritis.	Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 1997 Jun;8(3):55-8.
Fischer KW, Ayoub C, Singh I, Noam G, Maraganore A, Raya P.	Psychopathology as adaptive development along distinctive pathways.	Dev Psychopathol. 1997 Fall;9(4):749-79.
Hamano T, Luders HO, Ikeda A, Collura TF, Comair YG, Shibasaki H.	The cortical generators of the contingent negative variation in humans: a study with subdural electrodes.	Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol. 1997 May;104(3):257-68.
Mergener K, Washington MK, Pappas TN, Sharara AI.	Benign gastric ulcer masquerading as a submucosal tumor.	Endoscopy. 1997 May;29(4):331.  .
Najm IM, Wang Y, Hong SC, Luders HO, Ng TC, Comair YG.	Temporal changes in proton MRS metabolites after kainic acid-induced seizures in rat brain.	Epilepsia. 1997 Jan;38(1):87-94.
Stafstrom CE, Tandon P, Hori A, Liu Z, Mikati MA, Holmes GL.	Acute effects of MK801 on kainic acid-induced seizures in neonatal rats.	Epilepsy Res. 1997 Jan;26(2):335-44.
Dangond F, Garada B, Murawski BJ, Rey-Casserly C, Holman BL, Mikati MA.	Focal brain dysfunction in a 41-year old man with familial alternating hemiplegia.	Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 1997;247(1):35-41.
Abdelnour GE, Matar GM, Sharara HM, Abdelnoor AM.	Detection of anti-hepatitis C-virus antibodies and hepatitis C-virus RNA in Lebanese hemodialysis patients.	Eur J Epidemiol. 1997 Dec;13(8):863-7.
Khalil AM, Seoud MA, Jamal JH, Shamseddline AI.	Non-simultaneous breast and cervical cancers.	Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 1997;18(5):434.
Homaidan FR, Tripodi J, Zhao L, Burakoff R.	Regulation of ion transport by histamine in mouse cecum.	Eur J Pharmacol. 1997 Jul 23;331(2-3):199-204.
Mohanty D, Gomez J, Mustafa KY, Khogali M, Das KC.	Pathophysiology of bleeding in heat stress: an experimental study in sheep.	Exp Hematol. 1997 Jul;25(7):615-9.
Soweid AM, Presti ME, Saeed ZA.	Intrarectal fibrin glue: a novel method of hemostasis for bleeding from rectal tumor.	Gastrointest Endosc. 1997 May;45(5):427-9.
Zahed L, Talhouk R, Saleh M, Abou-Jaoudeh R, Fisher C, Old J.	The spectrum of beta-thalassaemia mutations in the Lebanon.	Hum Hered. 1997 Sep-Oct;47(5):241-9.
Chaib H, Kaplan J, Gerber S, Vincent C, Ayadi H, Slim R, Munnich A,	A newly identified locus for Usher syndrome type I, USH1E, maps to chromosome 21q21.	Hum Mol Genet. 1997 Jan;6(1):27-31.
Soliotis F, Al-Kutoubi A, Handler CE.	Transbrachial coil occlusion of the first intercostal branch of an internal mammary artery bypass graft for angina.	Int J Cardiol. 1997 Apr 18;59(2):206-8.
Nabulsi MM, Khalil AM, Farah AE, Araj GF.	Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen in pregnant Lebanese women.	Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1997 Aug;58(2):243-4.
Sanguineti G, Geara FB, Garden AS, Tucker SL, Ang KK, Morrison WH, Peters	Carcinoma of the nasopharynx treated by radiotherapy alone: determinants of  local and regional control	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1997 Mar 15;37(5):985-96.
Hamze MM, Araj GF.	Drug resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in Lebanon.	Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 1997 Aug;1(4):314-8.
Hamadeh G, Khogali M.	Family medicine in the Middle East.	J Am Board Fam Pract. 1997 Mar-Apr;10(2):173-4.  .
Dakik HA, Mahmarian JJ, Verani MS, Farmer JA, Zhao G, Marian AJ.	Association of angiotensin I-converting enzyme gene polymorphism with myocardia ischemia and patency of infarct-related artery in patients with acute myocardial infarction	J Am Coll Cardiol. 1997 Jun;29(7):1468-73.
Gharzuddine WS, Sawaya JI, Kazma HK, Obeid MY.	Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the left sinus of Valsalva: a case report.	J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1997 May;10(4):377-80.
Kalodiki E, Nicolaides AN, al-Kutoubi A, Cunningham DA, Crofton M.	Duplex scanning in the postoperative surveillance of patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty.	J Arthroplasty. 1997 Apr;12(3):310-6.
Gamard CJ, Dbaibo GS, Liu B, Obeid LM, Hannun YA.	Selective involvement of ceramide in cytokine-induced apoptosis. Ceramide inhibits phorbol ester activation of nuclear factor kappaB.	J Biol Chem. 1997 Jun 27;272(26):16474-81.
Baraka A.	A simple technique for contralateral left bronchial intubation in children undergoing right thoracotomy or thoracoscopy.	J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 1997 Aug;11(5):684-5.  .
Mikati MA, Holmes GL.	Lamotrigine in absence and primary generalized epilepsies.	J Child Neurol. 1997 Nov;12 Suppl 1:S29-37.
Fayad MN, Yamout BI, Mroueh S.	Alpha-interferon in the treatment of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.	J Child Neurol. 1997 Nov;12(8):486-8.
Musharafieh RS, Bassim YR, Atiyeh BS.	Ulnar collateral ligament rupture of the first metacarpophalangeal joint: a frequently missed injury in the emergency department.	J Emerg Med. 1997 Mar-Apr;15(2):193-6.
Dbaibo GS, Perry DK, Gamard CJ, Platt R, Poirier GG, Obeid LM, Hannun YA.	Cytokine response modifier A (CrmA) inhibits ceramide formation in response to tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha: CrmA and Bcl-2 target distinct components in the apoptotic pathway.	J Exp Med. 1997 Feb 3;185(3):481-90.
Sharara AI, Perkins DJ, Misukonis MA, Chan SU, Dominitz JA, Weinberg JB.	Interferon (IFN)-alpha activation of human blood mononuclear cells in vitro and in vivo for nitric oxide synthase (NOS) type 2 mRNA and protein expression: possible relationship of induced NOS2 to the anti-hepatitis C effects of IFN-alpha in vivo.	J Exp Med. 1997 Nov 3;186(9):1495-502.
El Saghir NS, Bizri AR, Shabb NS, Husami TW, Salem Z, Shamseddine AI.	Pressure ulcer accelerated healing with local injections of granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor.	J Infect. 1997 Sep;35(2):179-82.
Farah S, Uthman S, Abyad A.	Budd-Chiari syndrome: a review of ten cases.	J Int Med Res. 1997 May-Jun;25(3):171-4.
Abchee A, Marian AJ.	Prognostic significance of beta-myosin heavy chain mutations is reflective of their hypertrophic expressivity in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	J Investig Med. 1997 Apr;45(4):191-6.
Saghir NS, Bikhazi K, Salem Z, Ashkar K, Adib S, Issa P.	Breast cancer screening: recommendations and controversies.	J Med Liban. 1997 Dec;45(4):206-11.
Major S.	Drug related illness leading to hospitalization at the American University of Beirut-Medical Center.	J Med Liban. 1997 Dec;45(4):245.  .
Samaha AN, Araj GF, Mroueh SM.	Post immunization Hib antigen detection in the CSF of a patient with meningococcal meningitis.	J Med Liban. 1997;45(1):40-2.
Malak RR, Abdelnoor AM.	Human leukocyte antigen frequencies in a selected group of Lebanese Greek Orthodox.	J Med Liban. 1997;45(2):78-83.
Arayssi T.	Geriatric medicine. A new discipline for the coming century.	J Med Liban. 1997;45(3):134-5.  .
Alam S, Abou-Khamis A.	Cardiovascular disease in the elderly.	J Med Liban. 1997;45(3):148-54.
Birbari AE.	Isolated systolic hypertension in the elderly.	J Med Liban. 1997;45(3):155-8.
Bizri AR, Samaha J.	Infections in the elderly.	J Med Liban. 1997;45(3):167-71.
Safieh-Garabedian B, Kanaan SA, Jalakhian RH, Poole S, Jabbur SJ, Saade NE.	Hyperalgesia induced by low doses of thymulin injections: possible involvement of prostaglandin E2	J Neuroimmunol. 1997 Mar;73(1-2):162-8.
Mansour AM, Bailey BJ.	Ocular findings in Ramsay Hunt syndrome.	J Neuroophthalmol. 1997 Sep;17(3):199-201.  .
Rhoten RL, Comair YG, Shedid D, Chyatte D, Simonson MS.	Specific repression of the preproendothelin-1 gene in intracranial arteriovenous malformations.	J Neurosurg. 1997 Jan;86(1):101-8.
Paysse EA, Coats DK, Ellis FD, Haidar JH, Sondhi N.	Simultaneous cavernous sinus syndrome and facial lesion as presenting signs of Ki-1 positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma in a child	J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 1997 Sep-Oct;34(5):313-5.
Sanjad SA, al-Abbad A, al-Shorafa S.	Management of hyperlipidemia in children with refractory nephrotic syndrome: the effect of statin therapy.	J Pediatr. 1997 Mar;130(3):470-4.
Kaspar HG, Dinh TV, Hannigan EV.	Flow cytometry in cervical adenocarcinoma. Correlating DNA content analysis with the clinical picture.	J Reprod Med. 1997 Mar;42(3):170-2.
Sharara AI.	Severe exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B and ensuing viral mutation after reduction of immunosuppression in a liver transplant recipient.	Liver Transpl Surg. 1997 Sep;3(5):556-7.  .
Aouad M, Ashkar K.	Pulmonary edema following post operative laryngospasm.	Middle East J Anesthesiol. 1997 Feb;14(1):59-63.  .
Baraka A.	Succinylcholine-induced "masseter spasm".	Middle East J Anesthesiol. 1997 Jun;14(2):73-6.  .
Baraka A, Soubra M, Kawas N, Kawkabani N.	Ipsilateral bronchial intubation in a neonate for expansion of post-operative unilateral atelectasis--case report	Middle East J Anesthesiol. 1997 Jun;14(2):83-90.
Bikhazi AB, Bitar KM, Kreydiyyeh SI, Saleh RS, el-Kasti MM, Ibrahim MZ, AbuKhoudoud OR.	Binding and distribution of three prototype calcium channel blockers in perfused	Mol Cell Biochem. 1997 Apr;169(1-2):1-11.
Haddad GE, Petrich ER, Zumino AP, Schanne OF.	Background K+ currents and response to metabolic inhibition during early development in rat cardiocytes.	Mol Cell Biochem. 1997 Dec;177(1-2):159-68.
Bachinski LL, Abchee A, Durand JB, Roberts R, Krahe R, Hobson GM.	Polymorphic trinucleotide repeat in the MEF2A gene at 15q26 is not expanded in familial cardiomyopathies.	Mol Cell Probes. 1997 Feb;11(1):55-8.
Fuleihan GE.	Tissue-specific estrogens--the promise for the future.	N Engl J Med. 1997 Dec 4;337(23):1686-7.  .
Simon DB, Bindra RS, Mansfield TA, Nelson-Williams C, Mendonca E, Stone R,Schurman S, Nayir A, Alpay H, Bakkaloglu A, Rodriguez-Soriano J, Morales JM,Sanjad SA, Taylor CM, Pilz D, Brem A, Trachtman H, Griswold W, Richard GA, JohnE, Lifton RP.	Mutations in the chloride channel gene, CLCNKB, cause Bartter's syndrome type III.	Nat Genet. 1997 Oct;17(2):171-8.
Kramer U, Sue WC, Mikati MA.	Hypsarrhythmia: frequency of variant patterns and correlation with etiology and outcome.	Neurology. 1997 Jan;48(1):197-203.
Gilliam F, Wyllie E, Kashden J, Faught E, Kotagal P, Bebin M, Wise M, ComairY, Morawetz R, Kuzniecky R	Epilepsy surgery outcome: comprehensive assessment in children.	Neurology. 1997 May;48(5):1368-74.
Hunt CM, Carson KL, Sharara AI.	Hepatitis C in pregnancy.	Obstet Gynecol. 1997 May;89(5 Pt 2):883-90.
Bhandari A, Crabb DP, Poinoosawmy D, Fitzke FW, Hitchings RA, Noureddin BN.	Effect of surgery on visual field progression in normal-tension glaucoma.	Ophthalmology. 1997 Jul;104(7):1131-7.
Hadi U, Shreif J, Soubra M, Obeid M.	Valsalva-induced cervical thymic cyst.	Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1997 Dec;117(6):S70-2.
Baraka A.	Jet ventilation via the suction port during fibreoptic bronchoscopy in a child.	Paediatr Anaesth. 1997;7(1):87-8.  .
Kramer U, Sue WC, Mikati MA.	Focal features in West syndrome indicating candidacy for surgery.	Pediatr Neurol. 1997 Apr;16(3):213-7.
Baumeister BL, el-Khatib M, Smith PG, Blumer JL.	Evaluation of predictors of weaning from mechanical ventilation in pediatric patients.	Pediatr Pulmonol. 1997 Nov;24(5):344-52.
Melhem RE, Harpen MD.	Ethnic factors in the variability of primary vesico-ureteral reflux with age.	Pediatr Radiol. 1997 Sep;27(9):750-1.
Kanaan SA, Safieh-Garabedian B, Haddad JJ, Atweh SF, Abdelnoor AM, JabburSJ, Saade NE.	Effects of various analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs on endotoxin-induced hyperalgesia in rats and mice.	Pharmacology. 1997 Jun;54(6):285-97.
Joarder R, Harris AC, Gibson M, al-Kutoubi A.	Epigastric pain and a left upper quadrant mass in an elderly woman.	Postgrad Med J. 1997 Dec;73(866):827-9.  .
Zahed L, Bou-Dames J.	Acceptance of first-trimester prenatal diagnosis for the haemoglobinopathies in Lebanon.	Prenat Diagn. 1997 May;17(5):423-8.
Kotake S, Schumacher HR Jr, Yarboro CH, Arayssi TK, Pando JA, Kanik KS,	In vivo gene expression of type 1 and type 2 cytokines in synovial tissues from patients in early stages of rheumatoid, reactive, and undifferentiated arthritis	Proc Assoc Am Physicians. 1997 May;109(3):286-301.
Geara FB, Sanguineti G, Tucker SL, Garden AS, Ang KK, Morrison WH, Peters	Carcinoma of the nasopharynx treated by radiotherapy alone: determinants of distant metastasis and survival.	Radiother Oncol. 1997 Apr;43(1):53-61.
Atiyeh BS, Hussein MM, Tayim AM, Zaatari AM, Fakih RR.	Early microvascular reconstruction of Gustilo type III-C lower extremity wound.	Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg. 1997 Dec;31(4):351-5.
Khoury NJ, el-Khoury GY, Kathol MH.	MRI diagnosis of diabetic muscle infarction: report of two cases.	Skeletal Radiol. 1997 Feb;26(2):122-7.
Sharara AI.	Chronic hepatitis C.	South Med J. 1997 Sep;90(9):872-7.
Haddad FS, Haddad GF, Zaatari G.	Cranial osteomas: their classification and management. Report on a giant osteoma and review of the literature.	Surg Neurol. 1997 Aug;48(2):143-7.
Nassar SI, Haddad FS, Hanbali FS, Kanaan NV.	Abscess superimposed on brain tumor: two case reports and review of the literature.	Surg Neurol. 1997 May;47(5):484-8.
Drake WM, Elkin SL, al-Kutoubi A, Mitchell DM, Shaw RJ.	Pulmonary artery occlusion by tuberculous mediastinal lymphadenopathy.	Thorax. 1997 Mar;52(3):301-2.
Palmer SM Jr, Kanj SS, Davis RD, Tapson VF.	A case of disseminated infection with Nocardia brasiliensis in a lung transplant recipient.	Transplantation. 1997 Apr 27;63(8):1189-90.
Malone MJ, Khauli RB, Lowell J.	Use of small and large bowel in renal transplantation.	Urol Clin North Am. 1997 Nov;24(4):837-43.