Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal

Publications in this journal

• Article: Breast cancer: nomograms to predict pathologic response after preoperative chemotherapy

  Roman Rouzier, Charles Coutant, Roberto Incitti, René Natowicz, Georges Chahine, Serge Uzan, David Atallah
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  ABSTRACT: If the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy may be determined at the level of a population, to determine the real chemosensitivity of a tumor at the individual level is impossible. The concept of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with localized breast cancer is interesting because it helps to know the chemosensitivity of a tumor "in vivo". It is possible to use a single criterion to predict the effectiveness of targeted therapies. The chemotherapy is not a targeted therapy, and to determine a biological predictive marker of the response has been impossible so far. The development of mathematical models and use of molecular biology may help to predict chemosensitivity. Initial results are promising. The validation of published works is necessary, but applications are numerous.
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 05/2013; 57(2):89-92.
• Article: Breast cancer screening: recommendations and controversies.

  N S Saghir, K Bikhazi, Z Salem, K Ashkar, S Adib, P Issa
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 01/1998; 45(4):206-11.
• Article: Cardiac arrhythmias and the autonomic nervous system.

  P Coumel, O Thomas
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 01/1998; 45(4):212-6.
• Article: [Auricular vulnerability: its definition and practical application].

  B Brembilla-Perrot
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 01/1998; 45(4):217-20.
• Article: Antiarrhythmic drugs: how to use and to evaluate them.

  P Coumel, O Thomas
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 01/1998; 45(4):221-3.
• Article: [Test of inclination or tilt test: concerning children and adolescents].

  B Brembilla-Perrot, F Marçon
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 01/1998; 45(4):234-6.
• Article: [Profile of the care of arterial hypertension: questionnaire addressed to Lebanese physicians].

  F Farhat, C Jazra, M Ali, N Timany, W Chalak, J Khoury
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 01/1998; 45(4):240-4.
• Article: Earthquakes: health outcomes and implications in Lebanon.

  T Abdo, H al-Dorzi, A R Itani, F Jabr, N Zaghloul
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  ABSTRACT: Earthquakes remain damaging to human life and property. Recent reports point out that there is 50% chance to have a damaging earthquake in the next 50 years in Lebanon. Major health outcomes of earthquakes include physical injuries, cardiovascular effects and psychological reactions. Physical injuries are correlated with entrapment, higher number of floors in buildings and behavior at time of impact. Cardiovascular effects of earthquakes are either immediate or delayed. Immediate cardiovascular effects are exemplified by increased coronary death while delayed effects are reflected by the increase in coronary risk factors such as serum triglycerides and heart rate. The severity of PTSD decreases as the distance from the epicenter of the earthquake increases. Preventive measures such as implementation of safety building codes, medical emergency readiness and public education should be carried out in areas threatened by earthquakes. Also special mental health programs should be executed following an earthquake.
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 01/1998; 45(4):197-200.
• Article: Long-term management of atrial fibrillation.

  M M Gallagher, A J Camm
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 01/1998; 45(4):224-33.
• Article: [Management of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome].

  B Brembilla-Perrot, C Jazra
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 01/1998; 45(4):237-9.
• Article: Drug related illness leading to hospitalization at the American University of Beirut-Medical Center.

  S Major
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 01/1998; 45(4):245.
• Article: [Inflammatory intestinal diseases and their extra-intestinal manifestations observed at Liban].

  E Ghayad, F Haddad, C el Aam, A Tohmé, W Nasr
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  ABSTRACT: 101 cases classified as inflammatory bowel disease at the Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital between 1982 and 1994 were investigated. Files containing a sure diagnosis and complete clinical and biological investigations were included. 65 files were retained for the study: 48 cases had ulcerative colitis (UC), 17 had Crohn's disease (CD). UC averaged 4.7 admissions per 10,000 admissions to the hospital, while CD averaged 1.54 per 10,000. The UC/CD ratio was 2.8 and the Female/Male ratio was 1.4 for UC and 0.9 for CD. Medium follow-up was 6.4 years. 30% of our group was followed for more than 10 years. Overall frequency of extra-intestinal manifestations was similar to that reported worldwide. This is especially true for UC. However, no cases of ankylosing spondylitis, sclerosing cholangitis or erythema nodosum were found. One case of pyoderma gangrenosum was found in the series of CD. Extra-intestinal manifestations were found in 54% of UC patients and 94% of CD patients, probably because milder cases of this disease were misclassified as infectious diarrhea.
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 01/1998; 45(4):191-6.
• Article: Management of posttraumatic posterior urethral disruption.

  E Chalouhy, M Jabbour, K Armache, Z Kassardjian, M Moukarzel, R el-Khoury, R Chaiban, S Merhej
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  ABSTRACT: We reviewed our experience with 17 cases of posterior urethral disruption due to traumatic pelvic injuries. In all cases, a suprapubic cystostomy was performed at first. For blunt injuries, urethroplasty was delayed for 6 months in average. For most of the penetrating injuries (3/4), we performed immediate debridement and primary repair. Resulting bulbous or membranous strictures less than 3 cm long were treated with one-stage perineal excision-reanastomosis urethroplasty. Membranous strictures longer than 3 cm were managed with a combined transpubic-perineal repair, while bulbous defects longer than 3 cm were treated with a scrotal pedicled island flap. The overall restricture rate was 25%. Those having had initial repeated urethrotomies displayed a 100% restenosis rate. Incontinence rate was 12.5% Erectile dysfunction occurring in 42% of our patients is a sequela of the pelvic injury and was found to be directly related postoperatively to its presence at the time of surgery.
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 01/1998; 45(4):201-5.
• Article: The story of nutrition.

  S A Hashim
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 02/1997; 45(2):68-72.
• Article: [The problem of cardiovascular disease prevention in the elderly].

  C Jazra
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 02/1997; 45(3):159-62.
• Article: [Current surgical treatment of knee arthrosis].

  A Chamseddine, R Jawish
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 02/1997; 45(3):182-5.
• Article: [Arabic medicine. An unveiled art].

  C Polak
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 02/1997; 45(2):112-5.
• Article: Cancer in the elderly. A special and unique entity.

  J Kattan, M Ghosn
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 02/1997; 45(3):172-3.
• Article: Nutrition of infants and children during acute diarrhea.

  Z Bittar
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 02/1997; 45(2):93-6.
• Article: Human leukocyte antigen frequencies in a selected group of Lebanese Greek Orthodox.

  R R Malak, A M Abdelnoor
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  ABSTRACT: HLA classes I and II profiles were determined among 45 unrelated Lebanese Greek Orthodox by the complement dependent lymphomicrocytotoxicity assay. HLA epitope frequencies and alleles in linkage disequilibrium were determined; the obtained results were then compared to those reported for other groups. Moreover, possible HLA-disease associations were examined; medical history in relation to diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondilitis was taken for each of the 45 individuals. The results indicated that: 1) There were similarities and differences in HLA frequencies and alleles in linkage disequilibrium in Greek Orthodox as compared to those in other groups. It is worth mentioning the higher frequencies of B35, DR11, and DQ3 and the existence of linkage disequilibrium between DR11 and DR52 and DR4 and DR53 in Greek Orthodox. 2) Preliminary results indicate that there were no significant HLA-disease associations between each of DR4 and rheumatoid arthritis, DR4 and insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM), and B27 and ankylosing spondilitis in the group studied. Such associations have been reported in North American Caucasians.
  Le Journal médical libanais. The Lebanese medical journal 02/1997; 45(2):78-83.