Current Issue
July 2026 Issue Vol. 44 No. 3
Official Journal of The Bangladesh College of Physicians and Surgeons
EDITORIAL
First-Contact Healthcare in Bangladesh: Time to Strengthen Primary Care and Rational Prescribing
FM Siddiqui 143
The Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health 2026 145
M Mostafi, MA Rahim, T Ahmed
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
First Contact Healthcare Providers of Patients before Presenting to a 147
Tertiary-Level Hospital in Bangladesh
RN Mondal, MM Hussain, MR Islam, MN Islam, R Pallab, MN Islam, MF Akhter,
MR Sardar, MN Hassan (Sweet), M Rani
Oblique Triangular Neurovascular Island Flap for Fingertip Reconstruction 154
in a Resource Limited Setting
A Nasrin, HN Uddin, F Rashid, AM Billah, B Sarker, T Satter, R Amin
Port-A-Cath: A Real-Life Study in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy 160
MS Faisal, Q Chowdhury, FA Begum, A Shiddika,
MA Rahman, RR Khan, MA Islam
Implications of mpMRI Guided Targeted Biopsy for Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer: 169
Experience in a Military Hospital of Bangladesh
MA Baki, MA Rakib, MA Chowdhury, MHM Patwary
Interictal EEG findings in Neonatal Seizures and their role on Prediction of
Neurodevelopmental Outcome 176
KA Islam, N Nabi, AI Shoma, BC Paul, S Sultana, K Fatema, ST Alam, S Akhter
Clinicopathological Profile and Receptor Status in Recurrent Breast Carcinoma 182
MAA Mamun, TERK Koron, MAA Mamun, MM Hoq, Dipu, AFMS Islam
REVIEW ARTICLE
Pediatric Hypertension: Current Strategies and Clinical Management 189
MT Rahman
CASE REPORTS
Pediatric Onset Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein-Associated Disease: A Series of Four Cases
P Barua, R Tasnim, MS Anny, K Fatema 198
Breach of Abdominal Cavity Causing Omental Evisceration due to High Voltage
Electric Shock: A Rare Presentation 204
M Kaur, A Singh, A Talwar, H Kaur, S Singh
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Outpatient Treatment of Confirmed COVID-19 in Symptomatic Adults: A Clinical Update Based on
American College of Physicians Practice Points (Version 3, published online in February 2026)
MM Sarker 207
COLLEGE NEWS
The Lee Jong-wook Memorial Prize for Public Health Award Winner 210