Autologous mobilized peripheral blood CD34(+) cell infusion in non-viral decompensated liver cirrhosis.

Aim: To study the effect of mobilized peripheral blood autologous CD34 positive (CD34(+)) cell infusion in patients with non-viral decompensated cirrhosis.

Methods: Cirrhotic patients of non-viral etiology were divided into 2 groups based on their willingness to be listed for deceased donor liver transplant (DDLT) (control, n = 23) or to receive autologous CD34(+) cell infusion through the hepatic artery (study group, n = 22). Patients in the study group were admitted to hospital and received granulocyte colony stimulating factor injections 520 μg/d for 3 consecutive days to mobilize CD34(+) cells from the bone marrow.

Unusual locations of pseudo aneurysms as a sequel of chronic pancreatitis.

In patients with chronic pancreatitis, an actively bleeding pseudo aneurysm can be life threatening. Common sites of pseudoaneurysms are splenic, gastro-duodenal, superior & inferior pancreaticoduodenal arterial branches. Angioembolisation is an effective alternative to a complex and morbid operative management.

Abdominal fat distribution and insulin resistance in Indian women with polycystic ovarian syndrome.

The relationship between insulin resistance and abdominal fat distribution was studied in Indian patients with PCOS. Subcutaneous fat, together with a family history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, was the best marker of insulin resistance.