The efficacy and toxicity of paclitaxel plus S-1 compared with paclitaxel plus 5-FU for advanced gastric cancer: a PRISMA systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

abstract：:Progressive transformation of the germinal centers (PTGC) is a benign reaction pattern in lymph nodes. An association with Hodgkin disease (HD) has been reported and PTGC may precede, coexist, or present after the diagnosis of HD. This case report describes a patient who presented with unprovoked pulmonary embolism an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang CA,Kumar B,Nandurkar D

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurofilament (NF), one of the major axonal cytoskeletal proteins, plays a critical role in degenerative diseases in both the central and the peripheral nervous systems. The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between serum phosphorylated neurofilament-heavy chain (pNF-H) and diabetic peripheral neuropath...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Qiao X,Zhang S,Zhao W,Ye H,Yang Y,Zhang Z,Miao Q,Hu R,Li Y,Lu B

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the overall National Health Insurance (NHI) budget in Taiwan, there has been a remarkable increase in expenditure for cancer patients. This study was designed to explore whether hematological malignancy is associated with higher end-of-life (EOL) medical expenditure in their last 6 months of life.We used data f...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hung YT,Huang CY,Chang CM,Lee CC

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Gorham-Stout syndrome in the spine is extremely rare, and there is no standard curative management thus far. The objective of this article is to report a very rare case of Gorham-Stout syndrome of the lumbar and sacral spine with chylothorax and chyloperitoneum successfully treated by combination of vertebrop...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu S,Zhou X,Song A,Kong X,Wang Y,Liu Y

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no known study regarding the usefulness of each blood pressure (BP) component based on stratification by age and sex for predicting cardiovascular (CV) events among hypertensive populations without chronic kidney disease (CKD) or diabetes mellitus (DM). This study was performed to investigate the association ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kang E,Lee S,Ha E,Oh HJ,Ryu DR

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a hereditary connective tissue disorder that leads to bone weakness and deformities, especially in the spine, which can lead to poor outcomes.The aim of this study was to find patterns and risk factors in spinal deformities in patients with OI.In a retrospective study, 70 patients with ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： de Lima MV,de Lima FV,Akkari M,Resende VR,Santili C

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to illustrate the prognostic value of diversified galectins in patients with hepatic cancer via meta-analysis. METHODS:We conducted a systematic search on PubMed, Embase, The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, the Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) database, and W...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shao Q,He J,Chen Z,Wu C

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is correlated with high rate of death and poor outcome. Leukocytes participate in secondary brain injury in ICH. It is still not clear that whether leukocytosis can predict outcome in ICH. This study was performed to summarize that current evidences about the association betwee...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu Z,Zheng J,Guo R,Ma L,You C,Li H

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with persistent or recurrent trigeminal neuralgia (TN) after microvascular decompression (MVD) are frequently difficult to manage. This study aimed to analyze the safety and efficiency of repeat MVD, with the main focus on prognostic factors and long-term outcomes.We performed a retrospective study of 41 TN p...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng J,Meng J,Lei D,Hui X

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003980.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

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更新日期：2017-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To systematically review the impact of remote health interventions based on an internet or mobile communication network on patients with hypertension and to provide a theoretical basis for hypertension patients with the implementation of remote health interventions. METHODS:Data were retrieved from a total ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu Y,Zhao P,Li W,Cao MQ,Du L,Chen JC

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate effects of microvascular decompression (MVD) surgical treatment on hemifacial spasm.A retrospective analysis of 320 adult patients (95 male cases, 29.7% and 225 female cases, 70.3%) with hemifacial spasm treated by surgery was conducted between February 2007 to June 2016, with an average age of 49.3 yea...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Z,Gao J,Wang T,Li Y

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Intraocular manifestation of hematopoietic tumors is rare and often difficult to distinguish from inflammation. We report a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who developed intraocular infiltration during the remission period. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 40-year-old man presented with hypopyon in his rig...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hiraoka M,Ohguro H,Ikeda H,Furuya D,Takahashi S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Color patterns of 3-dimensional (3D) shear wave elastography (SWE) is a promising method in differentiating tumoral nodules recently. This study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of color patterns of 3D SWE in breast lesions, with special emphasis on coronal planes.A total of 198 consecutive women with 198 breas...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen YL,Chang C,Zeng W,Wang F,Chen JJ,Qu N

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Papillary meningioma is an extremely rare malignant lesion with high degree of invasiveness, high recurrence rate, and perivascular pseudopapillary structure. The incidence of cystic degeneration in papillary meningiomas is relatively low, and cystic papillary meningiomas growing in the ventricle are even ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng Z,Chao Q,Zhang H,Wang DW,Shu HS

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to estimate the 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH)D) levels and explore factors related to vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency. This was a multicenter, hospital-based, cross-sectional observational study. Children admitted to hospitals for health examination were included for vitamin D measurement an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang C,Mao M,Ping L,Yu D

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The superior sagittal sinus (SSS) and transverse sinus are the major dural sinuses that receive a considerable amount of venous drainage. The occlusion of them has been suggested to cause intracranial hypertension, hemorrhage, and lead to potentially fatal consequences. PATIENT CONCERNS:We reported a 35-year...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu Y,Li K,Huang Y,Sun J,Gao X

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Traumatic nucleus pulposus sequestration (TNPS) usually occurs concurrently with severe destruction of bone. TNPS combined with a slight thoracolumbar flexion- distraction fracture, triggering a disastrous nerve injury, has rarely been reported. Due to the atypical radiologic manifestations, such a patient ca...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yin R,Chang P,Zhu Q,Cheng F,Zhao B,Gu R,Zhang BY

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pasteurella multocida, a small, gram-negative coccobacillus , is part of the normal oral flora of many animals, including the dog and cat. P. multocida is the etiologic agent in a variety of infectious disease syndromes. We have reported 34 cases of infection caused by P. multocida and have reviewed the English litera...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Weber DJ,Wolfson JS,Swartz MN,Hooper DC

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Patients with CKD who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may have more ischemic events than patients without CKD. The aim of our study was to determine the incidence of periprocedural myocardial...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jerkic H,Letilovic T,Stipinovic M,Pocanic D,Catic J,Knotek M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the outcome of renal transplantation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been studied, there are few reports about the outcome of patients with systemic sclerosis who have undergone renal transplantation. We retrospectively collected data from the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) Sc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang YJ,Spiera H

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SYNergy between percutaneous coronary intervention with TAXus and cardiac surgery (SYNTAX) score is an invasive coronary angiography (ICA)-based score for quantifying the complexity of coronary artery disease (CAD). Although the SYNTAX score was originally developed based on ICA, recent publications have reported ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Suh YJ,Han K,Chang S,Kim JY,Im DJ,Hong YJ,Lee HJ,Hur J,Kim YJ,Choi BW

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The public sector scale-up of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa commenced in 2004. We aimed to describe the hospital-level disease burden and factors contributing to morbidity and mortality among hospitalized HIV-positive patients in the era of widespread ART availability. Between June 2012 and October 2013...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Meintjes G,Kerkhoff AD,Burton R,Schutz C,Boulle A,Van Wyk G,Blumenthal L,Nicol MP,Lawn SD

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While older age associates with adverse percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes, detailed information relating age to stent strut coverage and neointimal characteristics is lacking. One hundred nineteen patients with 123 sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs) were divided into 3 groups: group A (≤55 years), group B...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Han Z,Feng L,Du H,Sun Z,Hu S,Dai J,Sun M,Xing L,Hou J,Zhang S,Yu B

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Raman spectroscopy could be applied to distinguish tumor from normal tissues. This meta-analysis assessed the accuracy of Raman spectroscopy in differentiating skin cancer from normal tissue. METHODS:PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and CNKI were searched to identify suitable studies before Februray 4th, 2...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang J,Fan Y,Song Y,Xu J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are one of the most used medication among patients with arterial hypertension. In most cases, ACE inhibitors caused side effects are mild; however, from 0.1% to 0.7% of patients can develop life threatening adverse effect, angioedema. Unlike histamine mediated, A...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jackeviciute J,Pilvinis V,Pilviniene R

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased prevalence of metabolic syndrome was found in patients with schizophrenia. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) was involved in energy metabolism and the pathophysiology of schizophrenia, but differently in males and females. We aimed to investigate the serum BDNF levels in patients with schizophrenia wi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin CC,Hung YY,Tsai MC,Huang TL

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The management of congenital scoliosis concentrates on early diagnosis and proper surgical treatment before the development of severe deformities. Decision making regarding the appropriate fusion levels, proper surgical treatment, and reduction amount of kyphoscoliosis is very important but difficult in the t...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang DG,Yang JH,Suk SI,Suh SW,Kim JH,Lee SJ,Na KH,Lee JH

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Rituximab is recommended to induce remission of severe granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). Plasma exchange (PE) may be considered in the setting of rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) with a serum creatinine increase of more than 5.6 mg/dl or diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH). However, there are...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Song R,Chung SW,Lee YA

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hearing loss is a highly heterogeneous disease presented with various phenotypes. Genetic testing of disease-causing mutations plays an important role in precise diagnosis and fertility guidance of heredity hearing loss. Here we reported an effective method employing target enrichment and BGISEQ-500 platform to detect...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sun Y,Yuan J,Wu L,Li M,Cui X,Yan C,Du L,Mao L,Man J,Li W,Kristiansen K,Wu X,Pan W,Yang Y

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00