Regex to remove a php function call

Regex to remove a php function call

i would like to remove some functions call from my php files. for example,
how i can remove myslq_escape_value calls? It's possible to have this
situations:
<?php
mysql_escape_value ( "some" ); //-> "some";
mysql_escape_value(some) //-> some
.mysql_escape_value ($some ). //-> .$some.
. mysql_escape_value ($some ) . //-> . $some . or .$some.
(mysql_escape_value ($some )) //-> ($some)
?>
regards