2020
Transplant in Aplastic Anemia Using Combined Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Primed Blood and Bone Marrow Stem Cells: A Retrospective Analysis
Ali N, Butt A, Altaf B, Adil SN, Shaikh MU. Transplant in Aplastic Anemia Using Combined Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Primed Blood and Bone Marrow Stem Cells: A Retrospective Analysis. Transplantation Proceedings 2020, 53: 386-390. PMID: 32773285, DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2020.06.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnemia, AplasticChildChild, PreschoolFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseGranulocyte Colony-Stimulating FactorHematopoietic Stem Cell MobilizationHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansMaleMiddle AgedPeripheral Blood Stem Cell TransplantationPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesTransplantation ConditioningYoung AdultConceptsBone marrow stem cellsAplastic anemiaMarrow stem cellsOverall survivalAntithymocyte globulinAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantHematopoietic stem cell transplantStem cellsStudy periodFrequency of GVHDHost disease (GVHD) prophylaxisStandard infection prophylaxisOnly curative optionBone marrow graftsStem cell transplantGranulocyte colony-stimulating factorColony-stimulating factorAga Khan UniversityAcute GVHDChronic GVHDConditioning regimenCurative optionTransplant outcomesAllogeneic transplantsConditioning regimensIdiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis - A rare cause of chronic anemia
Butt A, Ahmed R, Sheikh MDA, Khan O, Iqbal N, Rahman AJ, Khan JA. Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis - A rare cause of chronic anemia. Monaldi Archives For Chest Disease 2020, 90 PMID: 32512987, DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2020.1267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosisDiffuse alveolar hemorrhageChronic anemiaPulmonary hemosiderosisLung biopsyCases of IPHCauses of DAHDiagnosis of IPHReversible encephalopathy syndromeAccumulation of hemosiderinAlveolar bleedingEncephalopathy syndromeAlveolar hemorrhageRare causeSevere anemiaPatient's conditionRare diseaseAnemiaPatientsAzathioprinePrednisoloneHemosiderosisGood responseBiopsyFirst caseAnomalous 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
Cystic echinococcosis: a 10-year experience from a middle-income country
Butt A, Khan JA. Cystic echinococcosis: a 10-year experience from a middle-income country. Tropical Doctor 2019, 50: 117-121. PMID: 31805832, DOI: 10.1177/0049475519891338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical therapyCystic echinococcosisAga Khan HospitalPulmonary hydatid cystsNon-specific presentationReview of chartsAbdominal painHydatid diseaseMiddle-income countriesHepatic cystsHydatid cystHigh indexPatientsTropical diseasesTherapyDiseaseCystsPresentationPainReaspirationSurgeryFeverRecurrenceHospitalEchinococcosis