Laparoscopic Splenectomy Alone for Sickle Cell Disease Account of 50 paediatric cases

Objectives: In Oman, the most frequent indication for a splenectomy in children is sickle cell disease (SCD), which is one of the most common haematological disorders in the Gulf region. Tis study aimed to describe pae...

Does Sickle Cell Disease Protect Against Diabetes Mellitus? Cross-sectional study

Objectives: Te co-existence of diabetes mellitus (DM) and sickle cell disease (SCD) is rare. Tis study aimed to explore whether SCD patients have the same DM prevalence as the general population in a country with a hig...

UN Millennium Development Goals and Oman Kudos to Oman on its 40th National Day

Port Site Herniation of the Small Bowel following Laparoscopic-Myomectomy A case report

Bowel herniation, through fascial defects secondary to laparoscopic surgery at the site of trocar entry, is a rare, but potentially serious, complication. Closure of the fascia at port sites measuring 10mm or more has...

Emergence of Diseases of Affluence in Oman Where do they Feature in the Health Research Agenda?

THE HEALTH STATUS AND LIVING conditions in emerging economies, sometimes called developing countries, have changed considerably because of the rapid growth of the biomedical healthcare infrastructure and acculturation an...