Effects of an awareness symposium on perception of Libyan physicians regarding telemedicine.

The awareness of health care providers, particularly physicians, towards telemedicine is pivotal to its development. In this study we distributed questionnaires among Libyan physicians attending a medical symposium on telemedicine, held in the period 28 February-1 March, 2005. The sample comprised 28 males and 13 females from different specialties and from different parts of the country.

Reversible cortical blindness following successful surgical repair of two stab wounds in the heart.

This report describes a case of cortical blindness that followed successful surgical repair of two stab wounds in the heart in a 29-year old Libyan man. The patient presented in a state of pre cardiac arrest (shock and low cardiac output status), following multiple chest stab wounds. Chest tube was immediately inserted.

[Demographic factors influencing hepatitis B and C infection in Benghazi, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya].

We studied the epidemiology of hepatitis B and C infection among a sample of patients referred to the Department of the Infectious and Endemic Diseases at Al Jamahiriya Hospital in Benghazi. Of a total 3250 patients, 40% were randomly selected. Of these, 51.

Ultrasound wall-sign in pulmonary echinococcosis (new application).

Purpose: We report our experience in diagnosing pulmonary cystic echinococcosis using an ultrasound sign related to the cystic wall.

Materials And Methods: 40 patients with 46 cysts, suspected of pulmonary echinococcosis, based on plain chest radiographs and clinical findings, were examined by ultrasound over a 9-year period (1996 - 2004), and followed up until discharge. We applied our long experience with echinococcal cysts utilising the wall sign (WS) to diagnose pulmonary hydatid disease.