2020
Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: A surgical certainty.
Butt A, Amanullah MM, Amanullah MA, Hasan A, Ahmad W. Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery: A surgical certainty. Journal Of The Pakistan Medical Association 2020, 70: 561-564. PMID: 32207452, DOI: 10.5455/jpma.34200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft coronary arteryAnomalous originPulmonary arteryCoronary arterySurgical correctionAga Khan University HospitalMain presenting featuresPre-operative medianVentricular ejection fractionALCAPA surgeryCoronary reimplantationPresenting featuresEjection fractionClinical presentationLV EFRetrospective reviewMitral regurgitationUniversity HospitalPoor feedingFavorable outcomeMortality ratePatientsArteryMild MRRegurgitation
2019
The Maverick Disease: Cystic Echinococcosis in Unusual Locations: A Ten Year Experience from an Endemic Region
Butt A, Khan J. The Maverick Disease: Cystic Echinococcosis in Unusual Locations: A Ten Year Experience from an Endemic Region. Cureus 2019, 11: e5939. PMID: 31799081, PMCID: PMC6860736, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.5939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisability-adjusted life yearsCystic echinococcosisUnusual locationMedical therapyTreatment courseBackground Cystic echinococcosisCommon presenting complainsEpigastric abdominal painMethods Retrospective reviewAga Khan HospitalDate of admissionTen-year experiencePresenting complainsAbdominal painMediastinal involvementMedian ageOral albendazoleRadiological findingsRetrospective reviewClinical presentationHistopathology reportsSplenic involvementCystic lesionsAdrenal glandDifferential diagnosis