Faculty Publications - 1998
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 Atiyeh BS, Hashim HA, El-Douaihy Y, Kayle DI. Perinipple round-block technique for correction of tuberous/tubular breast deformity Aesthetic Plast Surg. 1998 Jul-Aug;22(4):284-8.
 el-Khatib M, Chew FS. Embryonal carcinoma of the anterior mediastinum. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1998 Mar;170(3):722.  .
 Zahed L, Der Kaloustian V, Batanian JR. Familial complex chromosome rearrangement giving rise to balanced and unbalanced recombination products. Am J Med Genet. 1998.       Aug 27;79(1):30-4.
 Samaha A, Green WR, Traboulsi EI, Ma'luf R. Tick infestation of the eyelid. Am J Ophthalmol. 1998 Feb;125(2):263-4.
 Das S, Horowitz S, Robbins CG, el-Sabban ME, Sahgal N, Davis JM. Intracellular uptake of recombinant superoxide dismutase after intratracheal administration. Am J Physiol. 1998 May;274(5 Pt 1):L673-7.
 Barada KA, Saade NE, Atweh SF, Nassar CF. Neural mediation of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide inhibitory effect on jejunal alanine absorption. Am J Physiol. 1998 Oct;275(4 Pt 1):G822-8.
 Ramaswami G, Dhanjil S, Nicolaides AN, Griffin M, Al-Kutoubi A, Tegos T,Wilkins R, Lewis J, Boolell M, Davies M. Peter B. Samuels Award. Restenosis after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. Am J Surg. 1998 Aug;176(2):102-8.
 Nuwayri-Salti N, Matta M, Shbaklo Z, Lakkis M, Kabbani ZE. Behavior in a mouse model of isolates of Leishmania donovani sensu lato cultured from the blood of patients with chronic cutaneous lesions. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1998 Jun;58(6):710-4.
 Ayoub CM, Ghobashy A, Koch ME, McGrimley L, Pascale V, Qadir S, Ferneini EM,Silverman DG. Widespread application of topical steroids to decrease sore throat, hoarseness,and cough after tracheal intubation. Anesth Analg. 1998 Sep;87(3):714-6.  .
 Koch ME, Kain ZN, Ayoub C, Rosenbaum SH. The sedative and analgesic sparing effect of music. Anesthesiology. 1998 Aug;89(2):300-6.
 Baraka A, Salem MR, Joseph NJ. The origin of the "algorithm". Anesthesiology. 1998 Jul;89(1):277.  .
 Adib SM, Mufarrij AA, Shamseddine AI, Kahwaji SG, Issa P, el-Saghir NS. Cancer in Lebanon: an epidemiological review of the American University of Beirut Medical Center Tumor Registry (1983-1994). Ann Epidemiol. 1998 Jan;8(1):46-51.
 Wyllie E, Comair YG, Kotagal P, Bulacio J, Bingaman W, Ruggieri P. Seizure outcome after epilepsy surgery in children and adolescents. Ann Neurol. 1998 Nov;44(5):740-8.
 Atiyeh BS, Hussein MM, Kayle DI, Nasser AA, Hashim HA. Muscle transposition flap for salvage of exposed peripheral prosthetic vasculargrafts. Ann Plast Surg. 1998 Dec;41(6):640-5.
 Kaddoura IL, Hashim H, Kayle D, Shabb B. Intercostal thorascopic harvesting of the internal mammary artery for supercharging a pedicled rectus abdominis flap Ann Plast Surg. 1998 Jun;40(6):655-8.
 Shabb B, Khuri M, Haddad M. Percutaneous drainage of pericardial cyst with right-sided heart failure. Ann Thorac Surg. 1998 Aug;66(2):607-8.  .
 Atiyeh BA, Hashim HA, Hamdan AM, Kayle DI, Musharafieh RS. Lower reconstruction and restoration of oral competence with dynamic palmaris longus vascularized sling. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1998 Dec;124(12):1390-2.  .
 Bauer PW, MacDonald CB, Domanowski GF, Fuleihan NS. Pathologic quiz case 2: Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) of the temporal bone. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1998 Dec;124(12):1395, 1397.
 Uthman I, Kassak K, Nasr FW. Henoch-Schonlein purpura in adulthood and childhood: comment on the article by Blanco et al. Arthritis Rheum. 1998 Aug;41(8):1518-20.  .
 Abdelnoor A. HLA-B27 and the spondylarthropathies in Lebanon: comment on the article by Awada et al. Arthritis Rheum. 1998 May;41(5):949.  .
 Khawam E, Menassa J, Jaber A, Farah S. Diagnosis and treatment of isolated inferior oblique muscle palsy: a report of seven cases. Binocul Vis Strabismus Q. 1998 Spring-Fall;13(1 1st Qtr):45-52.
 El-Assaad W, El-Sabban M, Awaraji C, Abboushi N, Dbaibo GS. Distinct sites of action of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL in the ceramide pathway of apoptosis. Biochem J. 1998 Dec 15;336 ( Pt 3):735-41.
 Baraka A. Hazards of carbon dioxide insufflation during thoracoscopy. Br J Anaesth. 1998 Jul;81(1):100.  .
 Mourad FH, Taylor TM, Fairclough PD, Farthing MJ. General practitioner access to gastroscopy: is 'censorship' valuable? Br J Gen Pract. 1998 Apr;48(429):1165-6.
 Bazarbachi A, Muakkit S, Ayas M, Taher A, Salem Z, Solh H, Haidar JH. Thiamine-responsive myelodysplasia. Br J Haematol. 1998 Sep;102(4):1098-100.
 Haddad GF, Haddad FS, Zaatari G. Dural osteochondroma: case report, review of the literature and proposal of anew classification. Br J Neurosurg. 1998 Aug;12(4):380-4.
 Uthman I, Masri AF, Kassak K, Arnaout S. Angiographic findings of Takayasu's arteritis in Lebanon. Br J Rheumatol. 1998 Sep;37(9):1030.  .
 Ying Z, Babb TL, Comair YG, Bushey M, Touhalisky K. Increased densities of AMPA GluR1 subunit proteins and presynaptic mossy fiber sprouting in the fascia dentata of human hippocampal epilepsy. Brain Res. 1998 Jul 6;798(1-2):239-46.
 Lakkis S, Bazzi JS, Shabb NS. Osteoid osteoma of the proximal phalanx of a toe. A case report. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 1998;57(2):102-4.
 Hussein MK, Lakkis SA. Pseudoaneurysm of the popliteal artery following arthroscopic meniscectomy. Bull Hosp Jt Dis. 1998;57(3):162-4.
 Baraka A, Siddik S, Assaf B. Supplementation of general anaesthesia with tramadol or fentanyl in parturients undergoing elective caesarean section. Can J Anaesth. 1998 Jul;45(7):631-4.
 Bulbul MA, Wazza n W, Farhat W, Kaouk J, Hemady K, Shamseddine AI. Feasibility of radiation and chemotherapy following cystectomy and orthotopic neobladder for invasive bladder cancer. Can J Urol. 1998 Mar;5(1):469-471.
 Farhat W, Akel S, Hemady K. Urinary retention secondary to mullerian duct remnant in an infant. Can J Urol. 1998 Mar;5(1):482-484.
 Martin CA, el-Sabban ME, Zhao L, Burakoff R, Homaidan FR. Adhesion and cytosolic dye transfer between macrophages and intestinal epithelial cells. Cell Adhes Commun. 1998 Mar;5(2):83-95.
 Martin CA, Homaidan FR, Palaia T, Burakoff R, el-Sabban ME. Gap junctional communication between murine macrophages and intestinal epithelial cell lines Cell Adhes Commun. 1998 Sep;5(6):437-49.
 Olmos LI, Dakik H, Gordon R, Dunn JK, Verani MS, Quinones MA, Zoghbi WA. Long-term prognostic value of exercise echocardiography compared with exercise 201Tl, ECG, and clinical variables in patients evaluated for coronary artery disease. Circulation. 1998 Dec 15;98(24):2679-86.
 Dakik HA, Farmer J, Kleiman NS. Images in cardiovascular medicine. Fistula between left main, left anterior descending, and pulmonary arteries. Circulation. 1998 May 26;97(20):2091-2.  .
 Dakik HA, Kleiman NS, Farmer JA, He ZX, Wendt JA, Pratt CM, Verani MS, Intensive medical therapy versus coronary angioplasty for suppression of myocardial ischemia in survivors of acute myocardial infarction: a prospective, randomized pilot study Circulation. 1998 Nov 10;98(19):2017-23.
 Saadeh FA, Haikal FA, Abdel-Hamid FA. Blood supply of the tensor fasciae latae muscle. Clin Anat. 1998;11(4):236-8.
 Lazar AD, Winter MR, Nogueira CP, Larson PS, Finnemore EM, Dolan RW,Fuleihan N, Chakravarti A, Zietman A, Rosenberg CL. Loss of heterozygosity at 11q23 in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck is associated with recurrent disease. Clin Cancer Res. 1998 Nov;4(11):2787-93.
 Bitar FF, Shbaro R, Mroueh S, Yunis K, Obeid M. Dextrocardia and corrected transposition of the great arteries (I,D,D) in a case of Kartagener's syndrome: a unique association. Clin Cardiol. 1998 Apr;21(4):298-9.
 Daher R, Beaini M. Prostate-specific antigen and new related markers for prostate cancer. Clin Chem Lab Med. 1998 Sep;36(9):671-81.
 Kibbi AG, Tannous Z. Skin diseases caused by heat and cold. Clin Dermatol. 1998 Jan-Feb;16(1):91-8.
 Arnaout MS, Kazma H, Khalil A, Shasha N, Nasrallah A, Karam K, Alam SE. Is there a safe anticoagulation protocol for pregnant women with prosthetic valves? Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 1998;25(3):101-4.
 Abu-Musa A, Hannoun A, Khalil A, Masaad Z, Karam K. Artificial endometrial preparation for oocyte donation using synthetic estrogen and progestogen. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 1998;25(3):83-5.
 Hannoun A, Abu-Musa A, Khalil A. Spontaneous pregnancy occurring in a donor oocyte cycle: a case report. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 1998;25(3):97-8.
 Hannoun A, Abu-Musa A, Kaspar H, Khalil A. Intrauterine insemination IUI: the effect of ovarian stimulation and infertilitydiagnosis on pregnancy outcome. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 1998;25(4):144-6.
 Hannoun A, Abu Musa A, Awwad J, Kaspar H, Khalil A. Clomiphene citrate challenge test: cycle to cycle variability of cycle day 10 follicle stimulating hormone level. Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 1998;25(4):155-6.
 Mouglabey YB, Nimri S, Sayegh F, El Zir E, Slim R. Map refinement of the Usher syndrome type 1B gene, MYO7A, relative to 11q13.5 microsatellite markers. Clin Genet. 1998 Aug;54(2):155-8.
 Nassar SI, Hanbali FS, Haddad MC, Fahl MH. Thoracic vertebral hemangioma with extradural extension and spinal cord compression. Case report. Clin Imaging. 1998 Jan-Feb;22(1):65-8.
 Dbaibo GS, Hannun YA. Cytokine response modifier A (CrmA): a strategically deployed viral weapon. Clin Immunol Immunopathol. 1998 Feb;86(2):134-40.
 Khalil A, Seoud M, Tannous R, Usta I, Shamseddine A. Bernard-Soulier syndrome in pregnancy: case report and review of the literature. Clin Lab Haematol. 1998 Apr;20(2):125-8.
 Major S, Badr S, Bahlawan L, Hassan G, Khogaoghlanian T, Khalil R, MelhemA, Richani R, Younes F, Yeretzian J, Khogali M, Sabra R. Drug-related hospitalization at a tertiary teaching center in Lebanon:incidence, associations, and relation to self-medicating behavior. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 1998 Oct;64(4):450-61.
 Beaconsfield T, Newman-Sanders A, Birch H, Glenville B, Al-Kutoubi A. Case report: tuberculous pulmonary arteritis--an unusual cause of right pulmonary artery stenosis. Clin Radiol. 1998 Mar;53(3):229-31.  .
 Haddad MC. Mesenteric lipodystrophy association with renal cell carcinoma. Clin Radiol. 1998 Oct;53(10):784-5.  .
 Bikhazi AB, Saadeh FA, Haddad RE, Nahle ZA, Abou Fares MF, Bitar KM,Birbari AE. Insulin-receptor binding characteristics in perfused SHR and WKY rat hearts. Comp Biochem Physiol C Pharmacol Toxicol Endocrinol. 1998 Jul;120(1):127-36.
 Phillips TJ, Salman SM, Bhawan J, Rogers GS. Burn scar carcinoma. Diagnosis and management. Dermatol Surg. 1998 May;24(5):561-5.
 Shabb NS, Fahl M, Shabb B, Haswani P, Zaatari G. Fine-needle aspiration of the mediastinum: a clinical, radiologic, cytologic,and histologic study of 42 cases. Diagn Cytopathol. 1998 Dec;19(6):428-36.
 Soweid AM, Clarkston WK, Andrus CH, Janney CG. Diagnosis and management of appendiceal mucoceles. Dig Dis. 1998 May-Jun;16(3):183-6.
 Abouchacra KS, Emanuel DC, Blood IM, Letowski TR. Spatial perception of speech in various signal to noise ratios. Ear Hear. 1998 Aug;19(4):298-309.
 Kramer U, Carmant L, Mikati MA. Electroencephalographic discharges of temporal lobe seizures in children and young adults. Electroencephalogr Clin Neurophysiol. 1998 Nov;107(5):353-60.
 Pieniazek D, Baggs J, Hu DJ, Matar GM, Abdelnoor AM, Mokhbat JE, Uwaydah M, Bizri AR, Ramos A, Janini LM, Tanuri A, Fridlund C, Schable C, Heyndrickx L, Introduction of HIV-2 and multiple HIV-1 subtypes to Lebanon. Emerg Infect Dis. 1998 Oct-Dec;4(4):649-56.
 Chak A, Soweid A, Hoffman B, Stevens P, Hawes RH, Lightdale CJ, Cooper GS,Canto MI, Sivak MV Jr. Clinical implications of catheter probe-assisted endoluminal ultrasonography. Endoscopy. 1998 Aug;30 Suppl 1:A169-72.  .
 Szabo CA, Wyllie E, Stanford LD, Geckler C, Kotagal P, Comair YG, Thornton Neuropsychological effect of temporal lobe resection in preadolescent children with epilepsy. Epilepsia. 1998 Aug;39(8):814-9.
 Rosenow F, Luders HO, Dinner DS, Prayson RA, Mascha E, Wolgamuth BR, ComairYG, Bennett G Histopathological correlates of epileptogenicity as expressed by electrocorticographic spiking and seizure frequency. Epilepsia. 1998 Aug;39(8):850-6.
 Najm IM, Wang Y, Shedid D, Luders HO, Ng TC, Comair YG. MRS metabolic markers of seizures and seizure-induced neuronal damage. Epilepsia. 1998 Mar;39(3):244-50.
 Morris HH, Matkovic Z, Estes ML, Prayson RA, Comair YG, Turnbull J, Najm I, Ganglioglioma and intractable epilepsy: clinical and neurophysiologic features and predictors of outcome after surgery. Epilepsia. 1998 Mar;39(3):307-13.
 Philipp S, Kim YM, Durr I, Wenzl G, Vogt M, Flecker P. Mutational analysis of disulfide bonds in the trypsin-reactive subdomain of a Bowman-Birk-type inhibitor of trypsin and chymotrypsin--cooperative versus autonomous refolding of subdomains. Eur J Biochem. 1998 Feb 1;251(3):854-62.
 Ramadan F, Hamadeh F, Abdelnoor AM. Identification of allergens in a selected group of asthmatics in Lebanon. Eur J Epidemiol. 1998 Oct;14(7):687-91.
 Khalil AM, Chammas MF, Kaspar HJ, Shamseddine AI, Seoud MA. Case report: endometrial cancer implanting in the laparotomy scar. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 1998;19(4):408-9.
 Khalil A, Chammas M, Shamseddine A, Seoud M. Fatal acute tumor lysis syndrome following treatment of vulvar carcinoma: case Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 1998;19(4):415-6.
 Shamseddine AI, Khalil AM, Kibbi AG, Abu Nasr TA, Seoud MA, El Saghir NS. Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor for treatment of chemotherapyextravasation. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 1998;19(5):479-81.
 Shamseddine A, Khalil A, Seoud M, Kahwaji S, Taher A, Bizri AR, Medawar W. The relation between erythropoietin, hematocrit and hemoglobin in breast cancerpatients on non-nephrotoxic chemotherapy. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 1998;19(6):577-9.
 Usta IM, Chammas M, Khalil AM. Renal cell carcinoma with hypercalcemia complicating a pregnancy: case reportand review of the literature. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 1998;19(6):584-7.
 Shamseddine A, Medawar W, Seoud M, Ibrahim K, Habbal Z, Kahwaji S, Khalil A. The relationship between serum levels of erythropoietin (EPO) and insulin-likegrowth factor-1 (ILGF-1) and hematocrit (HCT) in breast cancer patientsreceiving non-nephrotoxic chemotherapy. Eur J Gynaecol Oncol. 1998;19(6):591-3.
 Akel S, Halabi J, Shawis R. Abdominal situs inversus with congenital duodenal stenosis: rare association. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 1998 Feb;8(1):55-7.
 Homaidan FR, Martello LA, Melson SJ, Burakoff R. Regulation of electrolyte transport by nitric oxide in the mouse cecum. Eur J Pharmacol. 1998 May 29;350(1):93-9.
 Chan YC, al-Kutoubi MA, Wolfe JH. Do not be fooled by angiography in renovascular disease. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 1998 Jul;16(1):78-9.  .
 Beaconsfield T, Nicholson R, Thornton A, Al-Kutoubi A. Would thyroid and breast shielding be beneficial in CT of the head? Eur Radiol. 1998;8(4):664-7.
 Farah SG, Mansour AM. Central retinal artery occlusion and optic disc drusen. Eye. 1998;12 ( Pt 3a):480-2.
 Mansour AM. Marked thickening of Bruch's membrane in a 17-year-old patient with angioid streaks. Eye. 1998;12 ( Pt 5):898-900.  .
 Mansour AM, Annesley WH. Comet-tailed drusen of the retinal pigment epithelium in angioid streaks. Eye. 1998;12 ( Pt 6):943-4.
 Turvill JL, Mourad FH, Farthing MJ. Crucial role for 5-HT in cholera toxin but not Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin-intestinal secretion in rats. Gastroenterology. 1998 Oct;115(4):883-90.
 Chak A, Soweid A, Hoffman B, Stevens P, Hawes RH, Lightdale CJ, Cooper GS,Canto MI, Sivak MV Jr. Clinical implications of endoluminal ultrasonography using through-the-scope catheter probes. Gastrointest Endosc. 1998 Nov;48(5):485-90.
 Kanj NA, Samaha M, Nassar CF. Effects of capsaicin and capsaicin desensitization on alanine accumulation in rat hemidiaphragms Gen Pharmacol. 1998 Jul;31(1):121-3.
 Saab BR, Kanaan NV. Clubbing: a tipoff to underlying disease. Geriatrics. 1998 Dec;53(12):54-7.
 Colletier PJ, Garden AS, Morrison WH, Goepfert H, Geara F, Ang KK. Postoperative radiation for squamous cell carcinoma metastatic to cervical lymph nodes from an unknown primary site: outcomes and patterns of failure. Head Neck. 1998 Dec;20(8):674-81.
 Saouda M, Mansour A, Bou Moglabey Y, El Zir E, Mustapha M, Chaib H, NehmeA, Megarbane A, Loiselet J, Petit C, Slim R. The Usher syndrome in the Lebanese population and further refinement of the USH2A candidate region Hum Genet. 1998 Aug;103(2):193-8.
 Kaspar HG, Kraemer BB, Kraus FT. DNA ploidy by image cytometry and karyotype in spontaneous abortion. Hum Pathol. 1998 Sep;29(9):1013-6.
 Abu-Musa A, Chahine R, Aridi O, Karam K. Successful pregnancy outcome following Tompkins metroplasty done early in pregnancy. Hum Reprod. 1998 May;13(5):1387-8.
 Uwaydah M, Khalil A, Shamsuddine N, Matar F, Araj GF. Brucella-infected ovarian dermoid cyst causing initial treatment failure in a patient with acute brucellosis. Infection. 1998 Mar-Apr;26(2):131-2.
 Kalodiki E, Nicolaides AN, Al-Kutoubi A, Cunningham DA, Mandalia S. How "gold" is the standard? Interobservers' variation on venograms. Int Angiol. 1998 Jun;17(2):83-8.
 Araj GF, Daher NK, Tabbarah ZA. Antifungal susceptibility of Candida isolates at the American University ofBeirut Medical Center. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 1998 Nov;10(4):291-6.
 Abu-Musa A, Seoud M, Suidan F. A new technique for control of placental site bleeding. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1998 Feb;60(2):169-70.
 Hannoun A, Abu-Musa A. Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) in the treatment of severe male factor infertility Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1998 Jun;61(3):293-5.
 Nabulsi M, Shararah N, Khalil A. Perinatal Enterobius vermicularis infection. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1998 Mar;60(3):285-6.
 Hannoun AB, Khalil AM, Karam KS. Elective Shirodkar procedure: prognostic factors and postoperative pregnancy outcome. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 1998 May;61(2):187-8.
 Geara FB, Komaki R, Tucker SL, Travis EL, Cox JD. Factors influencing the development of lung fibrosis after chemoradiation for small cell carcinoma of the lung: evidence for inherent interindividual variation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1998 May 1;41(2):279-86.
 Hussein MK, Taha AM, Haddad FF, Bassim YR. Bupivacaine local injection in anorectal surgery. Int Surg. 1998 Jan-Mar;83(1):56-7.
 Hussein MK, Khoury GS, Taha AM. Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. Int Surg. 1998 Jul-Sep;83(3):253-6.
 Abouchacra K, Letowski T, Koehnke J, Besing J. Spatial audiometry: detection of spondaic words in noise. J Am Acad Audiol. 1998 Dec;9(6):399-409.
 Perry SW, Hamilton JA, Tjoelker LW, Dbaibo G, Dzenko KA, Epstein LG, HannunY, Whittaker JS, Dewhurst S, Gelbard HA Platelet-activating factor receptor activation. An initiator step in HIV-1 neuropathogenesis. J Biol Chem. 1998 Jul 10;273(28):17660-4.
 Atanassoff PG, Kelly DJ, Ayoub CM, Brull SJ. Electromyographic assessment of ulnar nerve motor block induced by lidocaine. J Clin Anesth. 1998 Dec;10(8):641-5.
 Azar ST, Birbari A. Nocturnal blood pressure elevation in patients with type 1 diabetes receiving intensive insulin therapy compared with that in patients receiving conventional insulin therapy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1998 Sep;83(9):3190-3.
 Deeb LS, Mourad FH, El-Zein YR, Uthman SM. Abdominal cocoon in a man: preoperative diagnosis and literature review. J Clin Gastroenterol. 1998 Mar;26(2):148-50.
 Dbaibo GS, Pushkareva MY, Rachid RA, Alter N, Smyth MJ, Obeid LM, Hannun p53-dependent ceramide response to genotoxic stress. J Clin Invest. 1998 Jul 15;102(2):329-39.
 Matar GM, Sidani N, Fayad M, Hadi U. Two-step PCR-based assay for identification of bacterial etiology of otitis media with effusion in infected Lebanese children. J Clin Microbiol. 1998 May;36(5):1185-8.
 Choi SW, Park HY, Rubeiz NG, Sachs D, Gilchrest BA. Protein kinase C-alpha levels are inversely associated with growth rate in cultured human dermal fibroblasts J Dermatol Sci. 1998 Sep;18(1):54-63.
 Uthman I, Bizri AR, Hajj Ali R, Haraoui B. Miliary tuberculosis presenting as tenosynovitis in a case of rheumatoid arthritis. J Infect. 1998 Sep;37(2):196-8.
 Mikati MA, Choueri R, Khurana DS, Riviello J, Helmers S, Holmes G. Gabapentin in the treatment of refractory partial epilepsy in children withintellectual disability. J Intellect Disabil Res. 1998 Dec;42 Suppl 1:57-62.
 Mustapha M, Azar ST, Moglabey YB, Saouda M, Zeitoun G, Loiselet J, Slim R. Further refinement of Pendred syndrome locus by homozygosity analysis to a 0.8cM interval flanked by D7S496 and D7S2425. J Med Genet. 1998 Mar;35(3):202-4.
 el-Assaad W, al-Oreibi G, Zahed L. Karyotype analysis in chronic myelogenous leukemia. A three-year experience at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC). J Med Liban. 1998 Jan-Feb;46(1):16-9.
 Saab BR, Shararah NH, Hamadeh GN, Sarru EA, Makarem MM, Usta JA. Purified protein derivative (PPD) conversion rate among Lebanese children inBeirut. J Med Liban. 1998 Jan-Feb;46(1):20-2.
 el-Hajj Fuleihan G. Osteoporosis: an update. J Med Liban. 1998 Jan-Feb;46(1):23-8.
 el Saghir NS, Adib S, Mufarrij A, Kahwaji S, Taher A, Issa P, Shamseddine AI. Cancer in Lebanon: analysis of 10,220 cases from the American University of Beirut Medical Center. J Med Liban. 1998 Jan-Feb;46(1):4-11.
 Major S, Salti I, Masri A, Van Lerberghe W, Boelaert M, Khogali M. Managing diabetes mellitus in a Lebanese primary care centre. Working towardschange. J Med Liban. 1998 Jul-Aug;46(4):182-8.
 Bulbul MA, Farhat W, Shabb NS, Salem Z. Late recurrence with malignant degeneration of testicular teratoma. Case report. J Med Liban. 1998 Mar-Apr;46(2):103-5.
 Daher M, Mokhbat JE. [Guidelines in accidental injury of a caretaker in contact with a blood product in the framework of HIV infection]. J Med Liban. 1998 May-Jun;46(3):156-9.
 Itani MH, Mikati MA. Early onset neonatal spontaneous pneumopericardium. J Med Liban. 1998 May-Jun;46(3):165-7.
 Birbari AE. Hypertension corner. Wide pulse pressure: diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic implications. J Med Liban. 1998 Nov-Dec;46(6):303-5.
 Talhouk RS, el-Dana RA, Araj GF, Barbour E, Hashwa F. Prevalence, antimicrobial susceptibility and molecular characterization of Campylobacter isolates recovered from humans and poultry in Lebanon. J Med Liban. 1998 Nov-Dec;46(6):310-6.
 Zafatayeff S, Zahed L, Souraty N, Megarbane A. [Retrospective study of nine Lebanese families with fragile X syndrome and review of the literature]. J Med Liban. 1998 Nov-Dec;46(6):317-20.
 Musharrafieh U, Hamadeh G, Doudakian R. Pesticides primer for the primary care physician. J Med Liban. 1998 Nov-Dec;46(6):321-7.
 Birbari AE. Hypertension corner. Clinical significance of various blood pressure components. J Med Liban. 1998 Sep-Oct;46(5):243.  .
 Hamadeh G, Daher M, Bizri AR. Adapting guidelines to Lebanese clinical practice. J Med Liban. 1998 Sep-Oct;46(5):261-7.
 Jurjus AR. Assessment of AIDS knowledge, attitudes, behaviors and occupational risk oflaboratory. J Med Liban. 1998 Sep-Oct;46(5):285-90.
 Kanaan SA, Poole S, Saade NE, Jabbur S, Safieh-Garabedian B. Interleukin-10 reduces the endotoxin-induced hyperalgesia in mice. J Neuroimmunol. 1998 Jun 15;86(2):142-50.
 Saade NE, Major SC, Jabbur SJ, Atweh SF, Kanaan SA, Safieh-Garabedian B. Involvement of capsaicin sensitive primary afferents in thymulin-inducedhyperalgesia. J Neuroimmunol. 1998 Nov 2;91(1-2):171-9.
 Jurjus AR, More N, Walsh RJ. Distribution of substance P positive cells and nerve fibers in the rat thymus. J Neuroimmunol. 1998 Oct 1;90(2):143-8.
 Mansour AM. Optic disk tubercle. J Neuroophthalmol. 1998 Sep;18(3):201-3.
 Ying Z, Babb TL, Comair YG, Bingaman W, Bushey M, Touhalisky K. Induced expression of NMDAR2 proteins and differential expression of NMDAR1 splice variants in dysplastic neurons of human epileptic neocortex J Neuropathol Exp Neurol. 1998 Jan;57(1):47-62.
 Bikhazi AB, Haddad RE, Nahle ZA, Bitar KM. Angiotensin II delivery and binding at the microvascular endothelium and cardiac myocyte surfaces in perfused rat hearts. J Pharm Sci. 1998 Nov;87(11):1363-7.
 Arayssi TK, Schumacher HR Jr. Evaluation of a modified needle for small joint biopsies. J Rheumatol. 1998 May;25(5):876-8.
 Taha A, Taha J. Results of suture of the radial, median, and ulnar nerves after missile injury below the axilla. J Trauma. 1998 Aug;45(2):335-9.
 Taha A, Taha J. Results of suture of the sciatic nerve after missile injury. J Trauma. 1998 Aug;45(2):340-4.
 Baraka A, Jabbour-Khoury S, Karam V, Assaf B, Kai C, Nabbout G, Khoury G. Correlation of the end-tidal PCO2 during laparoscopic surgery with the pH of thegastric juice. JSLS. 1998 Apr-Jun;2(2):163-7.
 Kaddoura IL, Khoury GS. Laparoscopic transverse rectus abdominus flap delay for autogenous breastreconstruction. JSLS. 1998 Jan-Mar;2(1):63-5.
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