Esophageal stricture causes and pattern of presentation at Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital

Divorce among Saudi female leprotic patients: an experience at Ibn Sina Hospital.

DIVORCE AMONG SAUDI FEMALE LEPROTIC PATIENTS: AN EXPERIENCE AT IBN SIN A HOSPITAL Sir, As divorce is becoming a social and family threat to leprotic women elsewhere, we would like to share our experience on this important subject here at the Ibn Sina Hospital, Hadda, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Social problems in leprosy are common and complex in character. Poverty plays an important role ...

Infectious peritonitis profile in peritoneal dialysis at Ibn Sina University Hospital: a 6-year data report

BACKGROUND Infectious peritonitis (IP) is the most common complication in peritoneal dialysis (PD). The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence of IP and to determine its clinical, biological, and evolutive characteristics. PATIENTS AND METHODS We conducted a five year, five months retrospective study from July 2006 to December 2011. All patients on peritoneal dialysis that have bee...

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Sleep apnea syndrome: experience of the pulmonology department in Ibn Sina Hospital, Rabat, Morocco

INTRODUCTION Sleep apnea syndrome is a highly prevalent disorder that is still underdiagnosed and undertreated and whose obstructive form is the most common. The diagnosis is suspected on clinical signs collected by interrogation and questionnaires (Berlin questionnaire and Epworth sleepiness scale), then confirmed by objective sleep study findings (polygraphy or polysomnography). It is necessa...

Ibn Sina (Avicenna) on the Subject of Metaphysics

"Ibn Sina (Arabic), also known as Avicenna (Latin) and Abu Ali Sina (Persian) was the most original and systematic Muslim philosopher. In this light he is mentioned by two celebrated historians of medieval western philosophy: A. Maurer states, "...his [ibn Sina's] philosophy is a highly personal achievement, ranking among the greatest in the history of philosophy;" and F. Copleston holds, "The ...