Basrah Journal of Surgery Editor-in- chief Prof. Thamer A. Hamdan, FRCS Prof. Salam N. Asfar, MSc Information Administrator Dr. Jasim M. Salman, MB,ChB, DA, FICMS Associate Editors Dr. Hashim S. Khayat, FRCS Prof. Mazin H. Al-Hawaz, CABS, FRCS Prof. Zeki A. Al-Faddagh, CABS, FRCS Prof. Issam Merdan CABS, FICMS Assist. Prof. Ali A. Alshawi, FFDRCSI, FDSRCS Assist. Prof. Mazin Abdulsattar, CABS Dr. Zuhair Al-Barazanchi, MSc, PhD National Advisory Board Prof. Ahmad M Al-Abbasi, FRCS Prof. Abdulla M. Jawad, PhD Dr. Hasan K. Muhamed, FRCS Assist. Prof. Tahir A Hawrami, DS, CABS Assist. Prof. Farhad K. Sulayvani, CABS Prof. Hassan J Hasony, MPhil, PhD Prof. Nadhim K. Mahdi, PhD International Advisory Board Dr. Majeed H Alwan, FRCS, New Zealand Dr. Luay P Susan, MD, Cleveland, Ohio, USA Prof. Stewart L Weinstein, MD, USA, Former president AAOS Dr. Robert W Buchoiz, MD, USA, Former President AAOS Dr. Cody Bünger, MD, USA, President SICOT Dr. Scott A Hoffinger, MD, Oakland, CA, USA Dr. Sebastian Gitter, Dr.med. Biberach, Germany Dr. Alec Benjamin, FRCS, UK Prof. W Al-Ma’ani, MD, Jordan Prof. K Fathie, MD, FACS, USA Prof. Hikmat Jamil, MD, PhD, USA Prof. Wajdy L Haillo, MD, PhD, USA Mr. David Gallaway, PhD, FRCS Dr. Rick Wilkerson, MD, USA Dr. Sabri Shukur, FDSRS, USA Prof. Gary Selnow, USA Dr. John Howe, USA Dr. Karim A Shaikley, MD, USA Dr. John Chalmers, FRCS, UK Dr. J Frazer, MD, USA Dr. M Zayer, MD, Sweden Dr. S Al-Bodur, MD, Jordan Administrative Secretary Ms. Elham Altoma Ms. Salima J Sa’ad Instructions to Authors Basrah Journal of Surgery publishes original articles, review articles, leading articles and case reports; all manuscripts are submitted to editorial review. Authors are requested to send two copies of their articles and other editorial material to: The Editor Basrah Journal of Surgery, Dept. of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Basrah. IRAQ. salamasfar@yahoo.com OR basjsurg95@yahoo.com An article is reviewed for publication on the understanding that the work it reports has not been submitted simultaneously to another journal, has not been accepted for publication by another journal, has not been accepted for publication by another journal nor has it been already published. Any such attempt, when detected, will result in automatic rejection and may prejudice acceptance of future contributions. The articles and their illustrations become property of the journal. The editorial board does not necessarily agree with views expressed by the authors. A covering letter must accompany all submissions and must be signed by all authors. The first named author is responsible for ensuring that all authors have seen and approved the manuscript and are fully conversant with its contents. Authors should consult “uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals” produced by the international committee of medical Journal Editors and published in the British Medical Journal, 6 February 1988, 401-5. Only manuscripts, which comply with this, the Vancouver style, will be considered. The text of the articles is usually divided into sections with the headings, Summary (abstract), Introduc-tion, Methods, Results and Discussion. Long articles may need subheadings within some sections to clarify its content. Two good quality plain paper copies of all written and tubular material should be submitted. The manuscript must be typed double-spaced with a minimum of 3cm margins on A4 paper (210 × 297 mm) in the following order: 1. Title page with name of the author(s). The appointment of each author at the time of performance of the work reported should be mentioned; if an author has since moved then his new address is to be added as footnote. Authors names should be mentioned up to six, if there are more authors then the first three are mentioned followed by “et al.”. 2. Summary should be concise, complete in itself and outline the aim, results and conclusions of the paper. Randomized controlled trials should be identified. 3. The text of all articles should be short and to the point. 4. References should be numbered according to their sequence in the text and not alphabetically. They should be written down in compliance with Vancouver style; i.e. A) Journal: Ferguson AJ, Mazier WP, Ganchrow MI, Friend WG. The closed technique of haemorrhoidectomy. Surgery 1971; 70: 480. B) Book: Golgberg SM, Nivato-vongs S, Rothenberger DA, Colon, Rectum and Anus. In: Schwartz SI, Shire GT, Spencer FC, eds. Principles of surgery. 4th ed. Singapore: MacGraw Hill; 1984. 5. Tables should be separately typed each on one sheet and must have a Roman identifying number and a short descriptive title. 6. Illustrations should be submitted in duplicate. Photographs must be of the highest professional quality. Original line drawings may be sent instead of photographs. Never write on the front or back of drawing or photographs. 7. Pagination, all pages should be numbered in the sequence, title page, summary, text, acknowledgment, references, tables and legends for illustrations. 8. Abbreviations should be limited in the text. Terms, which are mentioned frequently, may be abbreviated, and clearly defined on first use. 9. Statistical analysis should include a clear description of which methods were used for which analysis. Results of statistical tests should be reported by stating the value of the test statistic, the number of degrees of freedom and the P value. For example, t=1.34, 16 d.f., p=0.2. There should also be an indication whether the results were statistically significant or not. 10. It is preferable to provide the manuscript on a compact disc using MS Word 2003 version. Checklist for authors 1-Covering letter. 2-Two copies of the article. 3-Writing style according to the Vancouver style. 4-Tables, graphs and legends for the photos each on separate sheet of paper. 5-A copy of the article on a compact disc. Announcement The editorial board would like to inform our readers that the journal has been included in the Index Medicus for the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR) starting from the March, 1999 issue (Vol.5, No.1). This issue as well as all forthcoming issues of the journal will appear in WHO/EMRO web site on the Internet at the address http://www.who.sci.eg The journal was also included in the collection of the National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland starting from the same issue (i.e. Vol.5, No. 1) as we were informed by the National Institutions of Health in their letter dated February 2, 2000. Website: http://basjsurge.com email: basjsurg95@yahoo.com Mobile: 009647801061850 Editor 009647801018133 Information Administrator مجلة البصرة الجراحية 2015