Research & Publications – Dr. Saad Neuro Surgeon

Research & Publication

Godfrey O, Tariq R, Akhtar Khan S, et al. (January 22, 2023) Degenerative Lumbar Spine Surgeries Under Regional Anesthesia in a Developing Country: An Initial Case Series. Cureus 15(1): e34065. doi:10.7759/cureus.34065

Baig E, Shah MM, Bajwa MH, Khalid MU, Khan SA, Hani U, Anis SB, Laghari AA, Akhunzada NZ, Gilani JA, Jawed N, Raghib MF; Pakistan Brain Tumour Consortium, Siddiqi S, Enam SA; Pakistan Brain Tumour Consortium Group Names. Conducting the Pakistan brain tumour epidemiology study – report on the methodology. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Nov;72(Suppl 4)(11):S10-S15. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.11-S4-AKUB02. PMID: 36591622.

Anis SB, Khan SA, Mitha R, Shamim MS. Craniotomy or Craniectomy for Acute Subdural Hematoma? Difference in Patient Characteristics and Outcomes at a Tertiary Care Hospital. Asian J Neurosurg. 2022 Dec 14;17(4):563-567. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1758842. PMID: 36570762; PMCID: PMC9771621.

Baig E, Shah MM, Bajwa MH, Khalid MU, Khan SA, Hani U, Anis SB, Laghari AA, Akhunzada NZ, Gilani JA, Jawed N, Raghib MF, Siddiqi S, Enam SA; Pakistan Brain Tumour Consortium Group Names. Conducting the Pakistan brain tumour epidemiology study – report on the methodology. J Pak Med Assoc. 2022 Nov;72(Suppl 4)(11):S10-S15. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.11-S4-AKUB02. PMID: 36591622.

Shahab FB, Khan SA. Intramedullary schwannoma – A case report. Surg Neurol Int. 2022 Nov 18;13:535. doi: 10.25259/SNI_907_2022. PMID: 36447850; PMCID: PMC9699866.

Book Chapter: Surgical Education and Training in Pakistan: Creating a Model. Chapter titled: Teaching Advanced Surgical Skills: Structured Training from Dry Surgical Models to Animal Models. Khan N, Khan SA, Akhunzada NZ, Kumar V, Bari ME. August 10, 2022; 130-142; Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN: 1-5275-8658-8 ISBN13: 978-1-5275-8658-1

Nathani KR, Barakzai MD, Rai HH, Naeem K, Mubarak F, Iftikhar H, Khan SA, Enam SA. Redundant nerve roots indicate higher degree of stenosis in lumbar spine stenotic patients. Acta Neurol Belg. 2022 August 07. doi: 10.1007/s13760-022-02040-w. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35934759. Cureus 15(1): e34065. doi:10.7759/cureus.34065

Nathani KR, Barakzai MD, Rai HH, Naeem K, Mubarak F, Iftikhar H, Khan SA, Enam SA. Spinal Radiology associated with Redundant Nerve Roots of cauda equina in lumbar spine stenosis. J Clin Neurosci. 2022 June 11; 102:36-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jocn.2022.05.026. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35700549..

Khan SA, Choudry UK, Salim A, Nathani KR, Enam S.A., Shehzad N. Current management trends for surgical site infection after posterior lumbar spinal instrumentation. A systematic review. World Neurosurg. 2022 Jun 4: S1878-8750(22)00778-1. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2022.05.138. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35671992. Asian J Neurosurg. 2022 Dec 14;17(4):563-567. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1758842. PMID: 36570762; PMCID: PMC9771621.

Awake Craniotomy vs General Anesthesia for Excision of Brain Tumors: First Case-control Study from a Low-and-middle-income Country (P1-1. Virtual) Jaleed Gilani, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Erum Baig, Altaf Ali Laghari, Daniyal Aziz Khan, Mazin Junaid, Karim Nathani, Faraz Shafiq, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Saad Akhtar Khan, Syed Ather Enam. Neurology May 2022, 98 (18 Supplement) 797. Cureus 15(1): e34065. doi:10.7759/cureus.34065

Bakhshi SK, Baig E, Laghari AA, Khan DA, Junaid M, Ahmed J, Shafiq F, Shamim MS, Khan SA, Enam S.A. Awake craniotomy vs. general anesthesia for excision of brain tumors; first case control study from a low- and middle-income country. Brain Tumor Res Treat. 2022 Mar;10(Suppl): S432. https://doi.org/10.14791/btrt.2022.10.F-1281.

Bakhshi SK, Baig E, Laghari AA, Khan DA, Junaid M, Shafiq F, Shamim MS, Khan SA, Enam S.A., NCOG-40. Awake Craniotomy for Excision of Brain Tumors; Initial 200 Consecutive Cases from an LMIC, Neuro-Oncology, Volume 23, Issue Supplement_6, November 2021, Pages vi160–vi161, https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noab196.630

Nathani KR, Naeem K, Rai HH, Barakzai MD, Iftikhar H, Khan SA, Mubarak F, Enam SA. Role of redundant nerve roots in clinical manifestations of lumbar spine stenosis. Surg Neurol Int. 2021 May 10; 12:218. DOI: 10.25259/SNI_59_2021. PMID: 34084645; PMCID: PMC8168691. Awake Craniotomy vs General Anesthesia for Excision of Brain Tumors: First Case-control Study from a Low-and-middle-income Country (P1-1. Virtual) Jaleed Gilani, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Erum Baig, Altaf Ali Laghari, Daniyal Aziz Khan, Mazin Junaid, Karim Nathani, Faraz Shafiq, Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Saad Akhtar Khan, Syed Ather Enam. Neurology May 2022, 98 (18 Supplement) 797. Cureus 15(1): e34065. doi:10.7759/cureus.34065

Akhunzada N, Anis S, Khan SA, Ujjan B. Effectiveness of Coagulation Profile as a Marker for Blood Loss in Elective Craniotomy Patients. Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College (JRMC). 2021; 25(1):31-36. https://doi.org/10.37939/jrmc.v25i1.1369Bakhshi SK, Baig E, Laghari AA, Khan DA, Junaid M, Ahmed J, Shafiq F, Shamim MS, Khan SA, Enam S.A. Awake craniotomy vs. general anesthesia for excision of brain tumors; first case control study from a low- and middle-income country. Brain Tumor Res Treat. 2022 Mar;10(Suppl): S432. https://doi.org/10.14791/btrt.2022.10.F-1281.

Naeem K, Nathani KR, Barakzai MD, Khan SA, Rai HH, Mubarak F, Enam SA. Modifications in Lumbar Facet Joint are Associated with Spondylolisthesis in the Degenerative Spine Diseases: A Comparative Analysis. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2021 Mar;163(3):863-871. DOI: 10.1007/s00701-020-04657-3. Epub 2021 January 06. PMID: 33409741.Bakhshi SK, Baig E, Laghari AA, Khan DA, Junaid M, Shafiq F, Shamim MS, Khan SA, Enam S.A., NCOG-40. Awake Craniotomy for Excision of Brain Tumors; Initial 200 Consecutive Cases from an LMIC, Neuro-Oncology, Volume 23, Issue Supplement_6, November 2021, Pages vi160–vi161, https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noab196.630

Khan SA, Ujjal Bidar Uddin, Akhunzada NZ, Anis SB. Diagnostic Accuracy of Frozen Section in Detecting Malignant Brain Tumors taking Histopathology as Gold Standard. Professional Med J 2020; 27(9):1814-1817. DOI: 10.29309/TPMJ/2020.27.09.3835

Khan SA, Waqas M, Siddiqui M, Ujjan BU, Khan M, Bari ME, Azeem MA. Work-life Balance Amongst Residents in Surgical and Non-Surgical Specialties in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi. J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Feb;70(2):252-258. Doi: 10.5455/JPMA.285942. PMID: 32063616.Bakhshi SK, Baig E, Laghari AA, Khan DA, Junaid M, Ahmed J, Shafiq F, Shamim MS, Khan SA, Enam S.A. Awake craniotomy vs. general anesthesia for excision of brain tumors; first case control study from a low- and middle-income country. Brain Tumor Res Treat. 2022 Mar;10(Suppl): S432. https://doi.org/10.14791/btrt.2022.10.F-1281.

Khan SA, Hashmi I, Ranjha AN, Yosufzai MK, Hashmi SK, Anjum Q. Awareness of Bird Flu amongst Young College Students. J Pak Med Assoc. 2008 Aug;58(8):466-9. PMID: 18822652.

Khan SA, Waqas M, Siddiqui M, Ujjan BU, Khan M, Bari ME, Azeem MA. Work-life Balance Amongst Residents in Surgical and Non-Surgical Specialties in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi. J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Feb;70(2):252-258. Doi: 10.5455/JPMA.285942. PMID: 32063616.

Samad MA, Nathani KR; Choudry UK, Waqas, Khan SA, Enam S A. Evidence-based Advances in Glioma Management. IJS Short Reports: Jan–Mar 2018 – Volume 3 – Issue 1 – p 36-42 doi: 10.4103/ijssr.ijssr_2_18

Choudry UK, Shaikh HI, Nisar A, Khan SA, Shamim MS. Role of Extent of Resection on Quality of Life in Patients with Newly Diagnosed G.B.M. J Pak Med Assoc. 2018 Jan;68(1):142-144. PMID: 29371739.

Akhunzada NZ, Tariq MB, Khan SA, Sattar S, Tariq W, Shamim MS, Dogar SA. Value of Routine Preoperative Tests for Coagulation Before Elective Cranial Surgery. Results of an Institutional Audit and a Nationwide Survey of Neurosurgical Centers in Pakistan. World Neurosurg. 2018 Aug;116: e252-e257. DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.04.183. Epub 2018 May 3. PMID: 29730103.

Choudry UK, Khan SA, Shamim MS. Survival Benefit of Surgery in Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme. J Pak Med Assoc. 2017 Dec;67(12):1951-1953. PMID: 29256553.

Khan SA, Waqas M, Siddiqui UT, Shamim MS, Nathani KR, Jooma R, Mehmood F. Intrathecal and Intraventricular Antibiotics for Postoperative Gram-Negative Meningitis and Ventriculitis. Surg Neurol Int. 2017 September 26; 8:226. DOI: 10.4103/sni.sni_81_17. PMID: 29026662; PMCID: PMC5629845.

Khan SA, Khan MF, Bakhshi SK, Irfan O, Khan H.A.R., Abbas A, Awan S, Bari ME. Quality of Life in Individuals Surgically Treated for Congenital Hydrocephalus During Infancy: A Single-Institution Experience. World Neurosurg. 2017 May; 101:247-253. DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2017.01.107. Epub 2017 February 04. PMID: 28179172.

Khan SA, Nathani KR, Enam S.A., Shafiq F. Awake Craniotomy in Developing Countries, IJS Short Reports: Jan–Mar 2017 – Volume 2 – Issue 1 – p 5-9 doi: 10.4103/2468-7332.200557.

Khan SA, Waqas M, Ujjan BU, Salim A, Javed G, Ahmed SI, Surani M, Khan M. Providing Care Beyond the Hospital: Perspective of a Tertiary Care Hospital from a Developing Country. World Neurosurg. 2016 Apr; 88:370-373. DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2015.12.086. Epub 2016 January 02. PMID: 26752090.

Khan SA, Nathani KR, Ujjan BU, Barakzai MD, Enam S.A., Shafiq F. Awake Craniotomy for Brain Tumours in Pakistan: An Initial Case Series from a Developing Country. J Pak Med Assoc. 2016 Oct;66(Suppl 3) (10): S68-S71. PMID: 27895359.

Khan SA, Ujjan BU, Salim A, Shamim S. Cerebellopontine Angle Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor Mimicking Trigeminal Schwannoma. Surg Neurol Int. 2016 Jan 20; 7:7. DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.174599. PMID: 26862446; PMCID: PMC4743274.

Khan SA, Azeem A, Jiwani A, Javed G. Aneurysm in the Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery-Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery Variant: Case Report and Review of Literature. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2016; 22:23-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.03.006. Epub 2016 Mar 10. PMID: 27017276; PMCID: PMC4844662.

Choudry UK, Khan SA, Qureshi A, Bari E. Primary Anaplastic Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma in Adults. Case Report and Review of Literature. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2016; 27:183-188. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.08.022. Epub 2016 Aug 24. PMID: 27639203; PMCID: PMC5026690.

Khan SA, Sattar S, Bari E, Kayani N, Moeen S. Secretory Paraspinal Paraganglioma of Thoracolumar Spine: Case Report and Review of Literature. Surg Neurol Int. 2016 Nov 21;7(Suppl 37): S889-S892. DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.194510. PMID: 27999715; PMCID: PMC5154198.

Khan SA, Azeem A, Shamim MS, Tahir MZ. Composite Split Cord Malformation Associated with a Dermal Sinus Tract, Dermoid Cyst, and Epidural Abscess: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Surg Neurol Int. 2016 April 19; 7:43. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.180764. PMID: 27168946; PMCID: PMC4854038.

Book Chapter: Head and Neck Cancer; the SAGE Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research. Khan MW, Ghauri SK, Najeeb F, Khan SA, Begum S. 2015; ISBN 9781483347660: 503-509

Hashmi FA, Khan MF, Khan SA, Waqas M, Bari ME, Ahmed A. Ependymal tumors with oligodendroglioma like clear cells: Experience from a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. Surg Neurol Int. 2015 Nov 16;6(Suppl 23): S583-9. DOI: 10.4103/2152-7806.169545. PMID: 26664928; PMCID: PMC4653330.

Khan SA, Ujjan B, Waqas M, Khan MW, Javed G. Bicompartmental Decompressive Craniectomy: Report of Two Cases. Surg J (N Y). 2015 Oct 13;1(1): e41-e43. DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1565245. PMID: 28824970; PMCID: PMC5530624.

Khan SA, Shallwani H, Shamim MS, Murtaza G, Enam SA, Qureshi RO, Tahir MZ. Predictors of poor outcome of decompressive craniectomy in pediatric patients with severe traumatic brain injury: a retrospective single-center study from Pakistan. Childs Nerv Syst. 2014 Feb;30(2):277-81. DOI: 10.1007/s00381-013-2225-2. Epub 2013 July 20. PMID: 23873518.

Fauzan Alam Hashmi, Ehsan Bari, Saad Akhtar Khan, MS-08 Gliosarcoma: Features and Outcomes in A Tertiary Care Hospital in Pakistan, Neuro-Oncology, Volume 16, Issue suppl_5, November 2014, Page v128, https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/nou260.7.

Khan SA, Gulfam, Anwer AW, Arshad Z, Hameed K, Shoaib M. Gallbladder Perforation: A Rare Complication of Acute Cholecystitis. J Pak Med Assoc. 2010 Mar;60(3):228-9. PMID: 20225785.

Arshad Z, Khan G, Khan SA, Anwer W, Hameed K, Shoaib M. Superior Gluteal Artery Aneurysm. J Pak Med Assoc. 2009 Dec;59(12):855-7. PMID: 20201182.