Premonitory urges located in the tongue for tic disorder: Two case reports and review of literature.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute kidney injury (AKI) after liver transplantation (LT) is a frequent and multifactorial event related to increased morbidity and mortality. Risk factors for AKI after LT still need to be clarified. AIM:To identify the predictors of acute kidney injury after liver transplantation. METHODS:The frequency ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Mrzljak A,Franusic L,Pavicic-Saric J,Kelava T,Jurekovic Z,Kocman B,Mikulic D,Budimir-Bekan I,Knotek M

更新日期：2020-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) and endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) are highly sensitive for diagnosing and staging lung cancer. In recent years, targeted therapy has shown great significance in the treatment of non-small cell lu...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Su W,Tian XD,Liu P,Zhou DJ,Cao FL

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spontaneous peritonitis is one of the most common infectious complications in cirrhotic patients with ascites. Spontaneous fungal peritonitis (SFP) is a type of spontaneous peritonitis that is a less recognized but devastating complication in end-stage cirrhosis. Although high mortality was previously noted,...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Huang CH,Pang LT,Xu LC,Ge TT,Xu QM,Chen Z

更新日期：2019-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of chronic pain after amputations is not an uncommon event. In some cases the most disabling problem is represented by the symptom called dynamic mechanical allodynia, characterized by the painful sensation evoked by gently stroking the skin. Despite the growing interest in understanding pain mechanism...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Buonocore M,Gagliano MC,Bonezzi C

更新日期：2013-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a common pathologic relationship between parathyroid adenoma and thyroid cancer, but this relationship is infrequent in pregnant patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). CASE SUMMARY:A 27-year-old gravida 1 woman was transferred to our hospital at 16 wk of pregnancy. She was diagnosed with...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Li Q,Xu XZ,Shi JH

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Concomitant allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) are extremely rare, with no more than 20 cases reported in the English literature. CASE SUMMARY:A 52-year-old female patient complained of right-sided nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, sneezing, epistaxis, and ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Cheng KJ,Zhou ML,Liu YC,Zhou SH

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implant vagus nerve stimulation is an adjunctive treatment for intractable epilepsy when patients are not suitable for resective surgery. AIM:To identify the safety and efficacy of vagus nerve stimulation in children with intractable epilepsy and analyze the effects on different epilepsy syndromes. METHODS...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Fang T,Xie ZH,Liu TH,Deng J,Chen S,Chen F,Zheng LL

更新日期：2020-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High-riding nipple is one of the common complications after mastopexty and breast reconstruction. However, to date, a limited number of techniques have concentrated on how to lower the high-riding nipple with enlarged areola. CASE SUMMARY:This is a case report describing a combination of surgical techniques...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Qin F,Yu NZ,Yang E,Zeng A,Hao Y,Zhu L,Wang XJ

更新日期：2020-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary benign metastatic leiomyoma (PBML), which is very rare, is a type of benign metastatic leiomyoma (BML). Here, we report a case of PBML, finally diagnosed through multidisciplinary team (MDT) discussions, and provide a literature review of the disease. CASE SUMMARY:A 55-year old asymptomatic woman ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Dai HY,Guo SL,Shen J,Yang L

更新日期：2020-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation has become a curative choice of many hematopoietic malignancy, but graft-vs-host disease (GVHD) has limited the survival quality and overall survival of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Understanding of the immune cells' reaction in pathophysiology of GVHD has improved, ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Hong YQ,Wan B,Li XF

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To retrospectively evaluate the safety and feasibility of a new modified laparoscopic Sugarbaker repair in patients with parastomal hernias. METHODS:A retrospective study was performed to analyze eight patients who underwent parastomal hernia repair between June 2016 and January 2018. All of these patients receive...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Huang DY,Pan L,Chen QL,Cai XY,Fang J

更新日期：2018-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), a subtype of thrombotic microangiopathy, has a very high fatality rate if there is no timely diagnosis or treatment. Here, we report a case of TTP refractory to high displacement plasma exchange, which was later successfully treated with rituximab. CASE SUMMARY:Her...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Chen J,Jin JX,Xu XF,Zhang XX,Ye XN,Huang J

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uterine myomas are the most common benign gynecological soft tissue tumors in women but polycythemia associated with these tumors is rare. Polycythemia is significantly associated with risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), which is further increased in case of a large pelvic mass and obesity. Here we report ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Macciò A,Chiappe G,Lavra F,Sanna E,Nieddu R,Madeddu C

更新日期：2019-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated neurofibromas that affect the gastrointestinal tract are rare and almost always manifest as neurofibromatosis type 1 or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2b. In this paper, we present a case of a 24-year-old female with abdominal pain who discharged a neurofibroma in her stool without any blood on it. A colon...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Miao Y,Wang JJ,Chen ZM,Zhu JL,Wang MB,Cai SQ

更新日期：2018-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare autoimmune disease with chronic inflammatory/destructive lesions of the cartilaginous tissues. In one third of the cases it is associated with other autoimmune disorders, mostly with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) associated vasculitis (AAV). We report three cases o...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： File I,Trinn C,Mátyus Z,Ujhelyi L,Balla J,Mátyus J

更新日期：2014-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Quorum sensing (QS) is cell communication that is widely used by bacterial pathogens to coordinate the expression of several collective traits, including the production of multiple virulence factors, biofilm formation, and swarming motility once a population threshold is reached. Several lines of evidence indicate tha...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Castillo-Juárez I,Maeda T,Mandujano-Tinoco EA,Tomás M,Pérez-Eretza B,García-Contreras SJ,Wood TK,García-Contreras R

更新日期：2015-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are the two forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The advent of biological drugs has significantly changed the management of these conditions. Skin manifestations are not uncommon in IBD. Among the reactive lesions (immune-mediated extraintestinal manifestations), erythema n...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zippi M,Pica R,De Nitto D,Paoluzi P

更新日期：2013-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) is now increasing rapidly. The tumor grade of PNETs significantly affects the treatment strategy and prognosis. However, there is still no effective way to non-invasively classify PNET grades. Machine learning (ML) algorithms have shown potential in i...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zhou RQ,Ji HC,Liu Q,Zhu CY,Liu R

更新日期：2019-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma (LELC) is a non-keratinizing carcinoma with rich lymphocytic infiltration, which primarily originates from the nasopharynx. Primary lung LELC is a type of lung cancer with a relatively low incidence. Herein, we report a rare case of lung LELC with expression of CD56. We also ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Yang L,Liang H,Liu L,Guo L,Ying JM,Shi SS,Hu XS

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a serious health and social problem leading to a considerable decrease in the quality of life of patients. Among the risk factors associated with reflux symptoms and that decrease the quality of life are stress, overweight and an increase in body weight. The concept...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Gorczyca R,Pardak P,Pękala A,Filip R

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumomediastinum, pneumorachis and subcutaneous emphysema are frequently benign and most commonly result from air escaping from the upper respiratory tract, intrathoracic airways, or gastrointestinal tract. Gas can also be generated by certain infections or reach the mediastinal space from outside air after trauma or...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Cruz-Portelles A

更新日期：2014-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of inherited connective tissue disorders caused by collagen synthesis defects. Several hemostatic abnormalities have been described in EDS patients that increase the bleeding tendencies of these patients. This case report illustrates a patient with an unusual presentation of a p...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Refaat M,Hotait M,Winston B

更新日期：2014-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has rapidly evolved into a global pandemic. COVID-19 is clinically categorized into mild, moderate, severe, and critical illness. Acute kidney injury is an independent risk factor for poor prognosis in patients with. Serum cystatin C (sCys C) is considered ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Li Y,Yang S,Peng D,Zhu HM,Li BY,Yang X,Sun XL,Zhang M

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinico-ragiological syndrome presenting with neurological symptoms and characteristic radiologic findings. PRES occurs in the setting of various clinical conditions and requires prompt management of the causative factor for a full recovery. This is a case repor...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Papaconstantinou I,Mantzos DS,Pantiora E,Tasoulis MK,Vassilopoulou S,Mantzaris G

更新日期：2016-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic cancer has a poor prognosis; 40%-50% of patients have liver metastases at the time of initial diagnosis and only 15%-20% undergo surgical resection. Irreversible electroporation (IRE) is a new, non-thermal local ablation method for solid tumors, which can induce cell membrane permeabilization, res...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Ma YY,Shi JJ,Chen JB,Xu KC,Niu LZ

更新日期：2020-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether the change in pre-/post-operation serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels is a predictive factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) outcomes. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed 334 HCC patients who underwent hepatic resection at our hospital between January 2006 and December 2016. The patients...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Rungsakulkij N,Suragul W,Mingphruedhi S,Tangtawee P,Muangkaew P,Aeesoa S

更新日期：2018-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Penetrating brain injury (PBI) is an uncommon emergency in neurosurgery, and transorbital PBI is a rare type of PBI. Reasonable surgical planning and careful postoperative management can improve the prognosis of patients. CASE SUMMARY:The first case is a 68-year-old male patient who was admitted to the hosp...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Xue H,Zhang WT,Wang GM,Shi L,Zhang YM,Yang HF

更新日期：2020-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Idiopathic adulthood ductopenia (IAD) is a chronic cholestatic liver disease of unknown etiology that usually presents as unexplained jaundice. It is characterized by adult onset, lack of autoantibodies, inflammatory bowel disease and loss of interlobular bile ducts. CASE SUMMARY:This case presents a 27-yea...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zhang XC,Wang D,Li X,Hu YL,Wang C

更新日期：2020-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated fibroinflammatory disorder that can occur in almost all systemic organs and generally responds to corticosteroid treatment. We report a rare case of an IgG4-related intrapelvic mass lesion that responded to steroid therapy but caused a fistula between the sigmoid co...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Yabuuchi Y,Matsubayashi H,Matsuzaki M,Shiomi A,Moriguchi M,Kawamura I,Ito I,Ono H

更新日期：2015-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Gallbladder perforation (GBP) is a rare but serious complication of cholecystitis and needs to be managed promptly. Acalculus cholecystitis leading to GBP is frequently associated with enteric fever and found in critically ill patients, and a surgical approach is not always feasible in such patients. Use of percutaneo...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Dikshit V,Gupta R,Kothari P,Gupta A,Kamble R,Kesan K

更新日期：2015-07-16 00:00:00