KUMJ is an official journal of Kathmandu University (KU) and is published jointly by the medical colleges under the affiliation of KU with the sole aim of promoting and sharing quality medical information. Full text articles available.

Vol 8, No 2 (2010)
Table of Contents
Editorials
| Patient safety: Prevention during care | |
| A Vaidya | 151-152 |
| Gendericide: A scary truth | |
| NS Shrestha | 153 |
Original Articles
| Osteosynthesis of intercondylar humerus fracture using Bryan and Morrey approach | |
| S Lakhey, S Sharma, RL Pradhan, BK Pandey, RR Manandhar, KP Rijal | 154-157 |
| Correlation of serum free prostate-specific antigen level with histological findings in patients with prostatic disease | |
| M Lakhey, R Ghimire, R Shrestha, AD Bhatta | 158-163 |
| Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from Kanti Children Hospital in Nepal | |
| B Rijal, S Tandukar, R Adhikari, NR Taludhar, PR Sharma, BM Pokharel, FC Gami, A Shah, A Sharma, P Gauchan, JB Sherchand, T Burlakoti, HC Upreti, MK Lalitha, K Thomas, M Steinhoff | 164-168 |
| Surgical abortion in second trimester: Initial experiences in Nepal | |
| V Shrivastava, L Bajracharya, S Thapa | 169-172 |
| Effect of haemodynamic and metabolic predictors on echocardiographic left ventricular mass in non-diabetic hypertensive patients | |
| N Gupta, P Karki, S Sharma, N Shrestha, P Acharya | 173-178 |
| Comparison of single versus multiple doses of antibiotic prophylaxis in reducing post-elective Caesarean section infectious morbidity | |
| A Shakya, J Sharma | 179-184 |
| Objective voice analysis for vocal polyps following microlaryngeal phonosurgery | |
| SiKC Toran, BK Lal | 185-189 |
| Prevalence of pharmacotherapy in the department of paediatric dentistry | |
| KR Paudel, NK Sah, AK Jaiswal | 190-194 |
| Successes rate of endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy at KMC | |
| S Shrestha, PK Kafle, S Pokhrel, M Maharjan, KC Toran | 195-198 |
| Use of double-balloon catheter in the management of epistaxis: A boon for the periphery | |
| M Bista, C Baranwal, M Maharjan, P Kafle, S Shresth, KC Toran | 199-202 |
| Morbidity and early outcome of transurethral resection of prostate: A prospective single-institute evaluation of 100 patients | |
| B Shrestha, JL Baidya | 203-207 |
| Upper gastro-intestinal bleeding: Aetiology and demographic profile based on endoscopic examination at Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital | |
| RB Gurung, G Joshi, N Gautam, P Pant, B Pokhrel, R Koju, TRS Bedi | 208-211 |
| Post partum haemorrhage: Prevalence, morbidity and management pattern in Dhulikhel Hospital | |
| AS Dongol, A Shrestha, CD Chawla | 212-215 |
| Effect of preloading on haemodynamic of the patient undergoing surgery under spinal anaesthesia | |
| J Singh, S Ranjit, S Shrestha, R Sharma, SB Marahatta | 216-221 |
| Near miss maternal morbidity and maternal mortality at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital | |
| NS Shrestha, R Saha, C Karki | 222-226 |
| Acute appendicitis: Analysis of 518 histopathologically diagnosed cases at the Kathmandu University Hospital, Nepal | |
| R Makaju, A Mohammad, A Shakya | 227-230 |
| Subclinical hypothyroidism in eastern Nepal: A hospital based study | |
| V Rohil, AK Mishra, MK Shrewastwa, KD Mehta, M Lamsal, N Baral, S Majhi | 231-237 |
Case Notes
| Alport's syndrome | |
| P Bastola, SN Joshi, M Chaudhary, DN Shah | 238-240 |
| Spigelian hernia | |
| TP Bhatia, P Ghimire, ML Panhani | 241-243 |
| Multiple intracranial tubercular abscesses in a child | |
| M Narang, S Gomber, L Upreti, S Dua | 244-246 |
| Retinoblastoma in a 37 years old man in Nepal: A case report | |
| A Shrestha, RC Adhikari, R Saiju | 247-250 |
| Chronic bilateral dislocation of temporomandibular joint | |
| S Shakya, R Ongole, KN Sumanth, CE Denny | 251-256 |
Audit
| An ultrasonographic evaluation of solitary muscular and soft tissue cysticercosis | |
| P Sharma, S Neupane, M Shrestha, R Dwivedi, K Paudel | 257-260 |
| Initiating advanced laparoscopic surgery in a medical college hospital with basic laparoscopic set up: Is it feasible and safe? | |
| PB Thapa | 261-264 |
| Variation of total serum cholesterol among the patient with thyroid dysfunction | |
| P Risal, BR Maharjan, R Koju, RK Makaju, M Gautem | 265-268 |
Review Articles
| Halitosis: Much beyond oral malodor | |
| R Ongole, N Shenoy | 269-275 |
Short Communication
| Biomass combustion and potential health effects in the developing countries | |
| SK Joshi, A Dahl, T Kristensen, P Roldin | 276-280 |
| Vaginal hysterectomy for pelvic organ prolapse in Nepal | |
| DK Sah, NR Doshi, CR Das | 281-284 |
Book Reviews
| A-Z of Practical Paediatrics | |
| Hemang Dixit | 285 |
| Clinical Examination Methods in Orthopedics | |
| Rajeev Raj Manandhar | 286 |
| The Short Textbook of Medical Microbiology | |
| Badri Thapa | 287 |
Kathmandu University Medical Journal ISSN 1812-2027 (Print) ISSN 1812-2078 (Online)
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