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September 2008

Editorial

Mandatory vaccination: is it the future reality?
Lahariya C
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): 661

Medicine in Stamps

Emil Theodor Kocher (1841-1917): thyroid surgeon and Nobel laureate
Tan SY, Shigaki D
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): 662-3

Effective Medical Writing

Abstract and keywords
Peh WCG, Ng KH
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): 664-6

Original Article

Optic neuritis in Singapore
Lim SA, Goh KY, Tow S, Fu E, Wong TY, Seah A, Tan C, Cullen JF
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): 667-71
Continuous figure-of-eight suturing in upper and lower gastrointestinal anastomosis
Hussain A, Mahmood H, Nicholls J, El-Hasani S
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): 672-5
Patients with chronic hepatitis B infection: what is their quality of life?
Tan NC, Cheah SL, Teo EK, Yang LH
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): 682-7
Prevalence and risk factors of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatitis in Malaysia
Marzuki OA, Fauzi ARM, Ayoub S, Kamarul Imran M
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): 688-93
Maternal deaths from suicide in Singapore
Chen YH, Lau G
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): 694-7
Expectant versus aggressive management in severe preeclampsia remote from term
Sarsam DS, Shamden M, Al Wazan R
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): 698-703
Cutaneous endometriosis
Agarwal A, Fong YF
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): 704-9
Cleft deformities in Singapore: a population-based series 1993-2002
Tan KBL, Tan KH, Yeo GSH
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): 710-4
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in a developing country
Bhat YR, Kumar V, Rao A
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): 715-8
Circadian rhythm in cardiac arrest: the Singapore experience
Lateef F, Ong MEH, Alfred T, Leong BSH, Ong VYK, Tiah L, Tham LP, Anantharaman V
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): 719-23
Seasonal variation in plasma levels of lithium in the Indian population: is there a need to modify the dose?
Medhi B, Prakash O, Jose VM, Pradhan B, Chakrabarty S, Pandhi P
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): 724-7
Anatomical variations of the thyroid gland: possible surgical implications
Ranade AV, Rai R, Pai MM, Nayak SR, Prakash, Krisnamurthy A, Narayana S
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(9): 831-834

Pictorial Essay

Magnetic resonance imaging of variants of the knee
Snoeckx A, Vanhoenacker FM, Gielen JL, Van Dyck P, Parizel PM
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): 734-44

CME Answers

CME July 2008 answers
Singapore Med J 2008; 49(9): 745

Case Report

Burkholderia pseudomallei meningitis following inadequate treatment of melioidotic mycotic aneurysm
Chlebicki MP, Kurup A, Sin YK
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): e219-21
Granulomatous gastritis: a diagnostic dilemma?
Kamani L, Mumtaz K, Azad NS, Jafri W
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): e222-4
Vasopressin for the management of catecholamine-resistant anaphylactic shock
Hussain AM, Yousuf B, Khan MA, Khan FH, Khan FA
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): e225-8
Mandibular osteomyelitis and multiple skeletal complications in Albers-Schonberg disease
Chattopadhyay P, Kundu AK, Saha A, Karthak RO
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): e229-33
Bilateral tarsometatarsal fracture-dislocations: a missed work-related injury
Tadros AMA, Al-Hussona M
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): e234-5
Adrenal cavernous haemangioma
Heis HA, Bani-Hani KE, Bani-Hani BK
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): e236-7
Unusual mode of firearm injury from the recoiled rear end of a gun barrel
Agrawal A, Malla G, Joshi S, Kumar A, Koirala S
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): e238-41
Oesophageal duplication cyst: an unusual cause of retrosternal pain and dysphagia in an adult
Javan NG, Debnath J, Kumar A, Das CJ
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): e242-4
An atypical anatomical variation of the palmar vascular pattern
Dhar P, Lall K
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): e245-9
Cystogastrocolic fold and associated atrophy of the gallbladder
Pamidi N, Nayak S, Vollala VR
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): e250-1
Twisted renal vessels producing an abnormal shape of the right kidney
Rakesh V, Nayak S, Potu BK, Vollala VR, Pulakunta T
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): e252-3
Multiple accessory structures in the upper limb of a single cadaver
Vollala VR, Nagabhooshana S, Bhat SM, Potu BK, Rakesh V
Singapore Med J. 2008; 49(9): e254-8