Bisphenol A and hormone-associated cancers: current progress and perspectives.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the effect when people accessing high altitude in a short period of time. As a cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor, ibuprofen could alleviate the symptoms of AMS. However, whether it can prevent AMS or not is still controversial. It is necessary to perform a meta-analysis to evalu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yi H,Wang K,Gan X,Li L,Zhang Q,Xiang J,Yuan X,Zhang Y,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system (CNS) nocardiosis is a rare disease entity caused by the filamentous bacteria Nocardia species. We present a case series of 5 patients from our hospital and a review of the cases of CNS nocardiosis reported in the literature from January 2000 to December 2011. Our results indicate that CNS nocar...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Anagnostou T,Arvanitis M,Kourkoumpetis TK,Desalermos A,Carneiro HA,Mylonakis E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We report on a patient with a positron emission tomography/computed tomography scans (PET/CT)-negative malignant spine tumor, which had even caused a pathologic fracture, and was eventually confirmed on surgical biopsy. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 67-year-old man visited our emergency department with sudden onset of ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim KU,Choi JH,Lee GW

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The global incidence of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is increasing, but related reports of malignant tumor-related PLA are infrequent. Potential malignant tumors of PLA have been reported, but there is no relevant predictive model for this subsection of patients.To explore the risk factors of malignant tumor-related P...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li W,Wu C,Qin M,Cai F,Huang J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) is increasing in young-age patients, but the clinical history is not established. Authors analyzed the clinical characteristics of young-age onset CRC to support basic information for setting treatment policies.Between January 2006 to January 2014, 100 CRC patients diagnosed at...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee J,Kim IH,Kim JS,Kim SW,Kim JG,Oh ST,Kang WK,Lee MA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells (UC-OGCs) of the pancreas is an extremely rare and aggressive pancreatic malignancy. To our knowledge, the computed tomography (CT) findings of this disease have rarely been analyzed. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 65-year-old man who experienced weight loss of...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo YL,Ruan LT,Wang QP,Lian J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Phlegmonous gastritis is a rare bacterial infection of the gastric wall with high mortality. However, diagnosis of phlegmonous gastritis is difficult and standard treatment remains unestablished. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report a 33-year-old male patient with mixed-phenotype acute leukemia who developed acute phl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shi D,He J,Lv M,Liu R,Zhao T,Jiang Q

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite gaining popularity, venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) remains a controversial therapy for acute respiratory failure (ARF) in adult patients due to its equivocal survival benefits. The study was aimed at identifying the preinterventional prognostic predictors of hospital mortality in adul...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng YT,Wu MY,Chang YS,Huang CC,Lin PJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic gastroparesis (DG) is a common autonomic neuropathy which impacts on nutritional state and quality of life in diabetic patients, and it also adversely affects glycemic control in diabetes. The prevalence of DG is growing with the number of patients with diabetes continues to increase. However, there...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang S,Wang R,Zhang Y,Zhang X,Cai B,Lu Y,Xia Y,Chen Q

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Despite the approval of antiangiogenic therapy for high grade glioma (HGG) patients, survival benefits are still limited. New treatment plans have always been developed to improve the survival. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 26-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for distending pain of head and eye. DIAGNOSES:R...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ding X,Sun J,Fan T,Li B

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic activation of hemostasis and thrombosis has been implicated in tumor progression and metastasis. D-dimer has been used as an indicator for the thrombosis. Here, we investigated the role of the activation of coagulation in patients with metastatic gastric cancer by measuring D-dimer level.We conducted an obser...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Go SI,Lee MJ,Lee WS,Choi HJ,Lee US,Kim RB,Kang MH,Kim HG,Lee GW,Kang JH,Lee JH,Kim SJ

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly invasive cancer associated with great mortality rates. The prognosis of advanced HCC is very poor. PATIENT CONCERNS:Here, we report a HCC patient with a big paraspinal metastasis with 10 cm in diameter who failed the treatment of sorafenib. DIAGNOSES:Sorafenib refr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu H,Zhao Y,Wang X

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past 20 years, posturography has been widely used in the medical field. This observational study aimed to report the values derived from posturography of a wide set of healthy subjects from various European countries using a plantar pressure platform and a standardized method of measurement.A random cluster sam...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Patti A,Bianco A,Şahin N,Sekulic D,Paoli A,Iovane A,Messina G,Gagey PM,Palma A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether the control of morning blood pressure (MBP) reflects the control of blood pressure (BP) in other periods (daytime, nighttime and 24-hour) and to assess whether morning BP displays a closer association with subclinical target organ damage (TOD) than the BP measured in other periods.One thousand o...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu K,Xu Y,Gong S,Li J,Li X,Ye R,Liao H,Chen X

更新日期：2020-02-01 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：:In this nationwide population-based cohort study, we aimed to evaluate the effects of sleep-related breathing disorders (SBD) on migraine development.Patients ages 20 years or more and diagnosed with SBD between 2000 and 2009 were evaluated as the SBD cohort (n = 3411), and compared with comparison cohort (n = 13,644)...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Harnod T,Wang YC,Kao CH

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Polyethylene glycol (PEG) has been considered as the first recommendation for bowel preparation prior to colonoscopy. A previous meta-analysis suggested that low volume PEG may improve the acceptability of ingesting bowel preparation solution. However, several limitations impaired the power of findings fro...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yi LJ,Tian X,Pi YP,Feng L,Chen H,Liu XL,Chen WQ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between menstrual cycle irregularities and system disease has been evaluated in previous studies. However, the association between periodontal disease and menstrual cycle irregularity has not been fully investigated. The study aimed to evaluate the relationship between periodontal disease and tooth los...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Han K,Ko Y,Park YG,Park JB

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:This case series investigated the efficacy and optimal dose of Escherichia coli-derived bone morphogenetic protein-2 (E.BMP-2) as a bone graft substitute for additional posterolateral spinal fusion, accompanying interbody fusion procedures, for treating lumbar degenerative spinal stenosis. This study focused on the op...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Choi SH,Koo JW,Choe D,Hur JM,Kim DH,Kang CN

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cough is frequently self-limiting, but may persist longer in certain individuals. Most of previous studies on the epidemiology of chronic cough have only measured period prevalence, and thus have afforded limited information on the burden and natural course. We aimed to investigate the epidemiology of chronic cough by...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kang MG,Song WJ,Kim HJ,Won HK,Sohn KH,Kang SY,Jo EJ,Kim MH,Kim SH,Kim SH,Park HW,Chang YS,Lee BJ,Morice AH,Cho SH

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis or osteopenia is a common complication in patients with cirrhosis, but little is known about the risk factors for the occurrence of osteoporosis.Patients with liver cirrhosis due to chronic virus infection and alcoholic abuse were enrolled. Bone mineral density (BMD) was determined using dual-energy x-ray...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng JP,Miao HX,Zheng SW,Liu WL,Chen CQ,Zhong HB,Li SF,Fang YP,Sun CH

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clients of female sex workers (CFSWs) are a bridge population for the spread of HIV and syphilis to low or average risk heterosexuals. Most studies have examined the point prevalence of these infections in CFSWs. Limited evidence suggests that older age CFSWs are at a higher risk of acquiring sexually transmitted dise...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen Y,Abraham Bussell S,Shen Z,Tang Z,Lan G,Zhu Q,Liu W,Tang S,Li R,Huang W,Huang Y,Liang F,Wang L,Shao Y,Ruan Y

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Unilateral manifestation of lymphedema during everolimus therapy has been described only rarely, mostly in transplant recipients. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report the first case of a patient who developed unilateral abdominal lymphedema, during a short period of everolimus treatment for renal cancer. DIAGNOSIS:Th...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Halamkova J,Kazda T,Adamkova-Krakorova D,Rybnickova S,Kiss I,Demlova R

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:There is paucity of data on the impact of surgical incision and analgesia on relevant outcomes.A retrospective STROBE-compliant cohort study was performed between July 2007 and August 2017 of patients undergoing lung transplantation. Gender, age, indication for lung transplantation, and the 3 types of surgical access ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Giménez-Milà M,Videla S,Pallarés N,Sabaté A,Parmar J,Catarino P,Tosh W,Rafiq MU,Nalpon J,Valchanov K

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Placenta increta/percreta is an increasingly common and life-threatening obstetric complication. It poses a management challenge to clinicians. The present study aimed to evaluate efficacy and safety of preoperative placement of infrarenal abdominal aorta balloon catheter (IAABC) alone or combined with Bakri...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zeng C,Yang M,Ding Y,Yu L,Deng W,Hu Y,Gong X

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is a common childhood infection that may lead to serious complications and even death. Globally, epidemics of HFMD are increasing each year, especially in China. This study aimed to identify risk factors for death in children with critical and severe HFMD in Chongqing, China.We perfo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng G,Cao J,Yu J,Zhang Z,Liu Q,Chen J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to compare the differences in radiological outcomes and complications between single- and multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) by using a polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage-plate fusion system.Fifty-seven patients who underwent ACDF via the PEEK cage-plate fusion system were enrolle...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee HC,Chen CH,Wu CY,Guo JH,Chen YS

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Tuberculosis remains a serious menace to the health of people. Isolated hepatic tuberculosis is rare and pancreatic tuberculosis is extremely rare. The preoperative diagnosis of pancreatic tuberculosis remains a great challenge. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 58-year-old Asian woman was referred to our hospital for eval...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liang X,Huang X,Yang Q,He J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether statin use has any impact on survival of esophageal cancer patients remains controversial. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis focusing on current topic for the first time.We systematically searched the following databases for relevant studies comparing survival between statin users and non-users among eso...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Deng HY,Lan X,Zheng X,Zha P,Zhou J,Wang RL,Jiang R,Qiu XM

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00