Incidence of bladder cancer in Benghazi, Libya over the past three decades

Incidence of Diabetic Ketoacidosis during Ramadan Fasting in Benghazi-Libya.

OBJECTIVES Ramadan is the ninth month on the lunar calendar and it is a holy month for Muslims during which all healthy adults must fast from dawn to sunset. The risk of diabetic ketoacidosis is thought to be higher during Ramadan fasting due to insulin and glucagon alterations. METHODS A descriptive retrospective analysis of the records of all patients admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis to ...

Melanosis of prostate – Benghazi, Libya

We present the case number 22 of prostatic melanosis in the literature reports. Prostatic melanosis is a very rare, benign lesion characterized by the presence of melanin both in the epithelium of the prostate gland as well as in the stromal dendritic cells, requiring no additional treatment. It constitutes the melanocytic lesions of the prostate together with blue nevus and melanoma.

Increased female authorship in otolaryngology over the past three decades.

OBJECTIVE To identify changing trends in female authorship and publication in the otolaryngology literature. METHODS All articles published in the four major otolaryngology journals in each of the years 1978, 1988, and 1998 were reviewed. The authorship panel of each article was examined for number of authors, gender, educational degree category, and subspecialty area of publication. Data wer...

Breast cancer in the Arctic – changes over the past decades

The purpose of this study is to review the current literatures on breast cancer (BC) in the Arctic, especially the trends in incidence during the last decades and the possible explanations. The design of this study is a literature review. The scientific literature concerning BC were reviewed, especially focusing on the Arctic and the special conditions that exist in this region. Breast cancer i...

Rectal cancer: progress over the past two decades.