Spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common malignancy among males and the 7th among female patients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is due to the endemicity of hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Spontaneous rupture of hepatocellular carcinoma is rare.

Minimal invasive surgery: a district hospital experience.

This was a prospective analysis of the first 162 patients who underwent biliary and nonbiliary minimally invasive (video laparoscopic) procedures in the Royal Commission Medical Centre (RCMC) over two periods separated by a one year interval (September 1993-September 1994)-(October 1995-February 1996). One hundred and fifty patients had video laparoscopic cholecystectomy (VLC). Thirty four males and 116 females with a mean age of 39.

Seroepidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) and relationship to alanine transferase (alt) in saudi workers at yanbu industrial city.

Objectives: To study the epidemiology of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C virus (HCP) in a relatively new industrial community in Yanbu, and to find out whether any relationship exists between increased serum Alanine Transferase (ALT) and HBV infection.

Method: A group of Saudi male workers (n=332) (mean age = 32 years) were screened for Hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc), Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), Hepatitis C virus antibody (anti-HCV), and Alanine Transferase (ALT) level and the results were correlated with age and marital status.

Results: Overall, the prevalence of anti-HBc, HBsAg, and anti-HCV were 23.

Splenic preservation after traumatic rupture. A remote hospital experience.

Objective: The aim of this study is to describe the outcome of treatment modalities, the length of hospital stay and blood transfusion requirements of patients with traumatic splenic rupture. It also discusses the pros and cons of each treatment given, to determine its feasibility and pre-requisites in a set-up similar to this one. SET-UP: The Royal Commission Medical Centre is a 340-bed secondary care facility located in Yanbu Industrial City, in the western part of Saudi Arabia.

Breast cancer: attitude, knowledge and practice of breast self examination of 157 saudi women.

Introduction: Breast cancer is the commonest cancer in Saudi females. Breast self examination (BSE) is a practical screening method for early detection of breast cancer.

Objectives: The aim of the study is to find out knowledge and practice of BSE among Saudi women and their attitude towards breast cancer.