DNA methylation detection methods used in colorectal cancer.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia poses a particular challenge to the emergency surgical treatment of elderly patients with high-risk acute abdominal diseases. Elderly patients are a high-risk group for surgical treatment. If the incarceration of gallstones cannot be relieved, emergen...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zhang ZM,Zhang C,Liu Z,Liu LM,Zhu MW,Zhao Y,Wan BJ,Deng H,Yang HY,Liao JH,Zhu HY,Wen X,Liu LL,Wang M,Ma XT,Zhang MM,Liu JJ,Liu TT,Huang NN,Yuan PY,Gao YJ,Zhao J,Guo XA,Liao F,Li FY,Wang XT,Yuan RJ,Wu

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Crohn's disease (CD) can involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to anus. However, gastroduodenal CD is rare with a frequency reported to range between 0.5% and 4.0%. Most patients with gastroduodenal CD have concomitant lesions in the terminal ileum or colon, but isolated gastroduodenal Crohn's ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Song DJ,Whang IS,Choi HW,Jeong CY,Jung SH

更新日期：2016-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to identify factors associated with antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) in patients in the department of intensive care medicine who received antibiotic monotherapy in order to reduce the incidence of AAD and improve rational use of antibiotics in these patients. AIM:To report the incidenc...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zhou H,Xu Q,Liu Y,Guo LT

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Synovial sarcoma, a rare mesenchymal tumor type with unclear histological origin and direction of differentiation, accounts for 6%-10% of soft tissue tumors. It is mainly located near the joints and tendons of the limbs, and occurs primarily in children or young adults. Primary renal synovial sarcoma (PRSS) ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Cai HJ,Cao N,Wang W,Kong FL,Sun XX,Huang B

更新日期：2019-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a 56-year-old woman with pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PA) discovered during an episode of febrile jaundice. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a mass in the head of the pancreas with circumferential infiltration of the superior mesenteric vein (SMV) and dilatation of the biliary and pancreatic ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Jouffret L,Guilbaud T,Turrini O,Delpero JR

更新日期：2018-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well-known that colonoscopy is considered the gold standard for colon cancer prevention. Although performed by experienced endoscopists, the matter remains of polyps missed during this examination. The reasons may include the size, shape and location of the lesions. Many colorectal cancer screening programs have...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zippi M,Hong W,Crispino P,Traversa G

更新日期：2017-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a valuable therapeutic technique for pancreatobiliary diseases, and its application in the elderly is no longer limited. However, a higher incidence of procedure difficulty and periprocedural adverse events might be expected in elderly patients due to ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Tabak F,Wang HS,Li QP,Ge XX,Wang F,Ji GZ,Miao L

更新日期：2020-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck (SCCHN) is the fifth most common cancer worldwide. Inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor signaling has been shown to be a critical component of therapeutic option. Herein, we report a case of durable complete response to erlotinib. CASE SUMMARY:An 81-year-ol...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Thinn MM,Hsueh CT,Hsueh CT

更新日期：2019-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) is a rare mesenchymal tumor that is characterized by spindle cells differentiated from muscle fibroblasts and infiltration of various types of inflammatory cells. IMT can occur at any age and at any anatomic site. The most common location of IMT is the bladder in the ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zhang GH,Guo XY,Liang GZ,Wang Q

更新日期：2019-12-26 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：: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：INTRODUCTION:World Health Organization announced on April 2009 a public health emergency of international concern caused by swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) has been reported to be the most devastating complications of this pathogen. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (E...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Papadopoulos N,Martens S,Keller H,El-Sayed Ahmad A,Moritz A,Zierer A

更新日期：2014-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Biliary tract cancer, or cholangiocarcinoma, comprises a heterogeneous group of malignant tumors that can emerge at any part of the biliary tree. This group is the second most common type of primary liver cancer. Diagnosis is usually based on symptoms, which may be heterogeneous, and nonspecific biomarkers in serum an...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Huguet JM,Lobo M,Labrador JM,Boix C,Albert C,Ferrer-Barceló L,Durá AB,Suárez P,Iranzo I,Gil-Raga M,de Burgos CB,Sempere J

更新日期：2019-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative unobstructed drainage is an important measure for avoiding hematoma formation and preventing complications from anterior cervical surgery. AIM:To discuss the characteristics and key points of clinical management of two types of commonly used negative pressure drainage systems in clinical setti...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Su QH,Zhu K,Li YC,Chen T,Zhang Y,Tan J,Guo S

更新日期：2020-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sebaceous lymphadenoma is a benign tumor that occurs rarely in the salivary glands, most commonly in the parotid glands or periparotid lymph nodes, and even more rarely undergoes malignant transformation into a sebaceous lymphadenocarcinoma. CASE SUMMARY:We report an 82-year-old woman who presented with a p...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Hao FY,Wang YL,Li SM,Xue LF

更新日期：2020-11-26 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：:We describe the case of a 67-year-old woman with L5-S1 ontogenetic spondylolisthesis treated with pedicle fixation associated with interbody arthrodesis performed with S1-L5 trans-sacral screwing according to the technique of Bartolozzi. The procedure was followed by a wide decompressive laminectomy. The patient had a...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Landi A,Marotta N,Mancarella C,Tarantino R,Delfini R

更新日期：2013-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection (UEMR) of colorectal lesions is emerging as an alternative method to conventional endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR); however, it is still controversial whether there is a difference in the effectiveness between UEMR and EMR. AIM:To evaluate the effectiveness and safe...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Ni DQ,Lu YP,Liu XQ,Gao LY,Huang X

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Apatinib is a small-molecule multitargeted tyrosine kinase inhibitor. Apatinib has demonstrated encouraging antitumor activities. This study aimed to observe the efficacy and safety of apatinib for the treatment of multiple brain micrometastases. CASE SUMMARY:We report two patients with multiple brain micro...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Guo JH,Wang YY,Zhang JW,Liu PM,Hao YJ,Duan HR

更新日期：2020-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sweet's syndrome, also known as acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis, is a rare skin disorder that may be associated with cancer. CASE SUMMARY:A 58-year-old female presented with a cholestatic syndrome and significant weight loss three months before admission. Five months earlier, she had abruptly develope...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Lemaire CC,Portilho ALC,Pinheiro LV,Vivas RA,Britto M,Montenegro M,Rodrigues LFF,Arruda S,Lyra AC,Cavalcante LN

更新日期：2020-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigated the association between the tumor cells' expression of E-cadherin and the numbers of several types of inflammatory cells infiltrating into the invasive portion of gallbladder cancer (GBC). METHODS:We analyzed 50 GBC cases for which a sufficient amount of tumor tissues for tissue microarray (TMA) ha...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Kai K,Masuda M,Aishima S

更新日期：2017-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fecal impaction is defined as a large mass of compacted feces in the colon and has the potential to induce a serious medical condition in elderly individuals. Fecal impaction is generally preventable, and early recognition of the typical radiological findings is important for making an early diagnosis. The f...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Tanabe H,Tanaka K,Goto M,Sato T,Sato K,Fujiya M,Okumura T

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In previous studies, celiomesenteric trunk (CMT) was narrowly defined as a hepato-gastro-spleno-mesenteric (HGSM) trunk, but other possible types were ignored. With the widespread use of multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) angiography, it is easy to collect a large sampling of data on arterial anatomy o...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Tang W,Shi J,Kuang LQ,Tang SY,Wang Y

更新日期：2019-12-06 00:00:00

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：:Acute on chronic liver failure (ACLF) is rarely the initial manifestation of a malignant process or precipitated by the initiation of anti-viral treatment with a nucleoside or nucleotide agent. We report an unusual case of ACLF temporally associated with initiation of Entecavir for treatment of chronic hepatitis B. Ea...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Palta R,McClune A,Esrason K

更新日期：2013-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas (SPTP), also known as solid and papillary epithelial neoplasm of the pancreas, is a rare pancreatic exocrine tumor that is difficult to diagnose before surgery. Pancreatic panniculitis is a rare type that occurs in less than 3% of all patients with pancreatic diseases. We he...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zhang MY,Tian BL

更新日期：2018-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory cytokines play a vital role in the occurrence of osteoarticular injury and inflammation. Whether inflammation-associated factors interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are involved in the pathogenesis of keen articular cartilag...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Wang ZW,Chen L,Hao XR,Qu ZA,Huang SB,Ma XJ,Wang JC,Wang WM

更新日期：2019-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer (BCa) is one of the most common malignancies in women; however, ureteral metastasis of BCa has rarely been reported in the literature. CASE SUMMARY:A 55-year-old Chinese woman with an 8-year history of BCa presented with lower back pain that had persisted for 3 mo. The patient underwent bilate...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Zhou ZH,Sun LJ,Zhang GM

更新日期：2019-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aplasia cutis congenita (ACC) in newborns is a condition in which congenital defects or hypoplasia is present in part of the epidermis, dermis and even subcutaneous tissue (including muscle and bones). First reported by Cordon in 1767, ACC is a rare disease with a low incidence of 1/100000 to 3/10000. Curren...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Lei GF,Zhang JP,Wang XB,You XL,Gao JY,Li XM,Chen ML,Ning XQ,Sun JL

更新日期：2019-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of an urgent nephrectomy because of a pyonephrosis and sepsis due to an unsuspected sarcomatoid transitional cell carcinoma, an infrequent subtype with a bad oncological prognosis. We present a 58-year-old man assessed by internal medicine for a general syndrome and weakness many months previously. ...

journal_title：World journal of clinical cases

authors： Fernández-Pello S,Venta V,González I,Gil R,Menéndez CL

更新日期：2014-06-16 00:00:00