Allogeneic hematopoietic SCT performed in non-HEPA filter rooms: initial experience from a single center in India

Real-World Experience of Voriconazole Prophylaxis in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients: A Single-Center Study

Fetal Echocardiography Indications: A Single- Center Experience

Background Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common lethal congenital anomaly. Early diagnosis of CHD by fetal echocardiography based on maternal and fetal indications is important and lifesaving. The aim of study was to assess the referral aspects of pregnant women to pediatric cardiologist. Materials and Methods This was a retrospective cross-sectional study on 250 documents of refer...

Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplantation in the Developing World: Experience from a Center in Western India

We describe our experience of first 50 consecutive hematopoietic stem-cell transplants (HSCT) done between 2007 and 2012 at the Apollo Hospital, Gandhinagar, 35 autologous HSCT and 15 allogeneic HSCT. Indications for autologous transplant were multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, and acute myeloid leukemia, and indications for allogeneic transplants were thalassemia major, ...

Cerebral Angiographic Findings in Non-Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Single Center Experience in the West of Iran

Background and Aim: This study aimed at analyzing the demographic characteristics of the patients with non-traumatic intracranial hemorrhage, their angiographic results and the correlation between computed tomography (CT) scan and angiography findings. Methods and Materials/Patients: In a descriptive study, we retrospectively reviewed the records of the patients with non-traumatic intracranial...

Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma in India: A Single-center Experience.

OBJECTIVE Analyze the profile and outcome of children with rhabdomyosarcoma from a pediatric-oncology unit. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of case records over 23 years (1990-2012). Setting Government-run, tertiary-care, university hospital in Northern India. PARTICIPANTS 159 children (<12-years) with a diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma were enrolled. The median age was 4 years; 13% were infan...