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Renovascular Hypertension: Factors Affecting The Outcome Following Surgical Revascularisation, Malik Anas Rabbani, Alia Zaidi, Syed Sohail Ali, Bushra Anas, Asmooni Younus, Syed Mansoor Shah
Renovascular Hypertension: Factors Affecting The Outcome Following Surgical Revascularisation, Malik Anas Rabbani, Alia Zaidi, Syed Sohail Ali, Bushra Anas, Asmooni Younus, Syed Mansoor Shah
Section of Nephrology
This study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan to evaluate factors that affect outcome following revascularisation in patients with renovascular hypertension. We included all the patients diagnosed to have renovascular hypertension, confirmed by renal angiography, between July 1997 and September 2000. Of the total 15 patients, nine were males and six were females. Eleven patients received venous grafts, three received polytetraflouroethyline (PTFE) grafts while one patient underwent angioplasty and stenting. All were followed-up for a period of nine months (median) with the range from 2 to 84 months. A total of 33.3% of the study patients …
Unusual Presentations Of Wegener's Granulomatosis: Pitfalls In Early Diagnosis, Syed Mansoor Ahmed Shah, Malik Anas Rabbani, Ambreen Gul, Aasim Ahmad
Unusual Presentations Of Wegener's Granulomatosis: Pitfalls In Early Diagnosis, Syed Mansoor Ahmed Shah, Malik Anas Rabbani, Ambreen Gul, Aasim Ahmad
Section of Nephrology
Wegener's Granulomatosis (WG) is a disorder characterized by necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis that primarily affects the upper and lower respiratory tracts and the kidneys. Although the cause is unknown, there is strong evidence that this is an autoimmune disease and immunosuppressive therapy with cyclophosphamide and corticosteroids efficiently relieves the symptoms and, prevents relapses. We report on four cases of WG that presented with unusual features. The first patient presented with vague joint pain, blackish discoloration of the skin and leg ulcers. The second patient presented as fever of unknown origin and gingival hyperplasia. The third patient presented with hearing loss while …