OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA).
The Jizan region in the South-Western area of the country was noted for a high …

Objective Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is a major cause of various upper
gastrointestinal (UGI) disorders. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of H. pylori …

In a population-based survey, 39 (0.90%) of 4,496 Saudi Arabian children (ages 1 to 10)
were positive for antibody to hepatitis C virus. No significant difference was seen between the …

OBJECTIVE: The epidemiological characteristics of stroke at different geographical locations
in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have not been fully investigated. Reports from some …

We describe the clinical patterns and case-fatality rate associated with severe Rift Valley
fever (RVF) in patients who were admitted to the Gizan regional referral hospital during an …

Materials and Methods Retrospective study at the King Fahd Central Hospital (KFCH), Gizan,
Saudi Arabia. A total of 277 patients with either cirrhosis (CH) or hepatocellular carcinoma (…

Conclusions: It is concluded that 1. Cholelithiasis is the most frequent cause of acute pancreatitis;
2. Biliary pancreatitis occurred more frequently in elderly females and was associated …

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is endemic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To prevent the chronic
carriage of HBV in Saudi children, hepatitis B vaccine was added as the seventh immunogen …

Background: Upper gastrointestinal malignancy occurs in variable frequencies among
different populations and there is an increasing epidemiological data in The Kingdom of Saudi …

Purpose: There is a close relationship between chronic Hepatitis C virus infection and
Diabetes Mellitus. Beta cell destruction and insulin resistance have been thought as possible …