Comparing treatment plan in all locations of esophageal cancer: volumetric modulated arc therapy versus intensity-modulated radiotherapy.

abstract：:Health information systems are the core support to decision-making in health organizations. Economic and clinical managements often function separately, while a governance system for quality and safety functions with quality checks and performance accountability, could improve efficiency. The aims of this study were, ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Vitacca M,Vitacca M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although esophageal candidiasis (EC) is an opportunistic infection, asymptomatic EC (AEC) is occasionally encountered in otherwise healthy individuals. This study evaluates the impact of antifungal treatment in immunocompetent individuals with AEC and investigates risk factors for persistent or recurrent EC. The autho...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Min YW,Kim E,Son HJ,Kim JJ,Rhee PL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the pathogenesis of somatic solid cancer-related cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST).A total of 174 patients with CVST were recruited from the hospital between January 2006 and December 2017 and divided into two groups: (1) somatic cancer-related CVST group, defined as active somatic solid cancer pa...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xian Z,Chen Y,Chen L,Lu Q,Huang G,Qin Q,Zeng J,Liang Z

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Buddhist priests lead a unique lifestyle, practicing asceticism, with a vegetarian diet. Such behavior may have an impact on clinical outcomes. Hence, we explored the mortality among Korean Buddhist priests as compared with the general population.This study is a single-center, retrospective study. Among the 3867 Buddh...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim HJ,Kim Y,Kim S,Chin HJ,Lee H,Lee JP,Kim DK,Oh KH,Joo KW,Kim YS,Nah DY,Shin SJ,Kim KS,Park JY,Yoo KD

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have demonstrated that coronary microcirculation dysfunction (CMVD) is closely correlated with adverse clinical outcomes. In this study, quantitative stress myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) was used to evaluate the CMVD and to investigate its association with the prognosis of patient...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang N,Su YF,Li WW,Wang SS,Zhao CQ,Wang BY,Liu H,Guo M,Han W

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Imbalances in the gut microbiota mediate the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD). Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is currently being explored as a potential therapy for PD. The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of FMT on PD. Fifteen PD patients ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xue LJ,Yang XZ,Tong Q,Shen P,Ma SJ,Wu SN,Zheng JL,Wang HG

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to establish a new model for predicting acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) (defined by the Chinese Medical Association), which potentially occurs among patients with acute deterioration (AD) of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related chronic liver disease (CLD).A total of 754 patients with AD of HBV-relate...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li C,Zhu B,Lv S,You S,Xin S

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gallbladder (GB) bleeding is very rare and it is caused by cystic artery aneurysm and rupture, or GB wall rupture. For GB rupture, the typical findings are positive Murphy's sign and jaundice. GB bleeding mostly presented as hemobilia. This is the first case presented with severe GI bleeding because of GB rupture-rela...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tsai JL,Tsai SF

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prognosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) remained poor despite the multitude advancement of medical care. Resection margin status is one of the few modifiable factors that a surgeon could possibly manipulate to alter the disease outcome. However, the significance of margin status and margin width...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma KW,Cheung TT,She WH,Chok KSH,Chan ACY,Ng IOL,Chan SC,Lo CM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A few decades ago, antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with acute variceal bleeding was reported beneficial. However, endoscopic and systemic therapy for variceal bleeding has dramatically improved since then, so the necessity of prophylactic antibiotics can be questioned. In this study, we reevaluated the efficacy of...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ueno M,Kayahara T,Sunami T,Takayama H,Takabatake H,Morimoto Y,Yamamoto H,Mizuno M

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000007643.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

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更新日期：2017-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Surgical removal of a sebaceous cyst is usually accomplished through an external incision, which inevitably results in a scar. Herein, we described an intraoral approach for excising sebaceous cysts located in the lip or cheek near lip commissure, to avoid a skin scar. PATIENT CONCERNS:Removal of the cyst bu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen B,Lu H,Ren C,Ma L,Hu X,Qi H,Gao Z

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shexiang Baoxin Pill (SBP) is one of the most commonly used traditional Chinese patent medicines for cardiovascular diseases. This systematic review was designed to provide rigorous therapeutic efficacy and safety evidence on the use of SBP combined with trimetazidine in elderly patients with heart failure (...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wen J,Ma X,Zhang L,Lu X,Yang Y,Wang J,Zhao Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE:Uncertainty persists over the optimal management of blood pressure (BP) in the early phase of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). This study aims to determine the safety and effects of intensive BP lowering on cerebral blood flow (CBF) and functional in AIS patients treated with intravenous thrombolys...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sharma VK,Tan BYQ,Sim MY,Kulkarni A,Seow PA,Hong CS,Du Z,Wong LYH,Chen J,Chee EYH,Ng BSM,Low Y,Ngiam NJH,Yeo LLL,Teoh HL,Paliwal PR,Rathakrishnan R,Sinha AK,Chan BPL,Butcher K,Anderson CS

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal serum potassium levels are associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias and mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether different levels of serum potassium, within the normal range, are associated with worse outcomes. The p...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shlomai G,Berkovitch A,Pinchevski-Kadir S,Bornstein G,Leibowitz A,Goldenberg I,Grossman E

更新日期：2016-06-01 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

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is associated with atherosclerosis, but the relationship between SLE and peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD) remains unclear. We sought to investigate this relationship by comparing cardiovascular complications in patients with and without SLE.Data on patients from 2000 to 2...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chuang YW,Yu MC,Lin CL,Yu TM,Shu KH,Kao CH

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:GNE myopathy is caused by mutations in the UDP-N-acetylglucosamine-2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase(GNE) gene and is clinically characterized by progressive weakness and atrophy of the lower-limb muscles with quadriceps sparing. Nearly all GNE mutations that have been reported thus far in various ethnic...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Miao J,Wei XJ,Wang X,Yin X,Yu XF

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common high-burden and highly disabling lung disease. The quality of life and exercise endurance of patients with COPD is often low because of atrophy of the respiratory and skeletal muscles. Although recommended by the global initiative for chronic obstruc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu W,Su P,Wang J,Zhou P,Chen K,Liu L,Xia Q,Chen Y

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have been reported that platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) may be associated with the prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC), but the results are inconsistent. Current opinion on the prognostic role of the PLR in CRC is inconsistent and inconclusive. Therefore, we conduct a meta-analysis that combines these st...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tan D,Fu Y,Su Q,Wang H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mirabegron, which was the first β3-adrenoceptor agonist introduced for use in clinical practice, has been extensively evaluated in overactive bladder (OAB) patients in several phase II and III studies. However, most of the enrolled patients were treatment naive or had experienced a wash-out period before the introduct...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liao CH,Kuo HC

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the uterine cervix is a premalignant condition of squamous epithelium. The standard treatments are excision and ablation procedures; for women with positive margins, hysterectomy is recommended. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 47-year-old Peruvian woman with recurrent candidal vaginitis had bee...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Reynel M,Villegas Y,Kiene H,Werthmann PG,Kienle GS

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plate fixation and intramedullary nail/Knowles pin fixation methods are commonly used to treat displaced midshaft clavicle fractures. However, the differences between these 2 methods are unclear. OBJECTIVE:This meta-analysis aimed to compare plate fixation and intramedullary nail/Knowles pin fixation for di...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li L,Yang X,Xing F,Jiang J,Tang X

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Paraganglioma refers to a set of neuroendocrine tumors derived from the chromaffin cells of the adrenal diplomatic ganglion. Paragangliomas can be classified as functional or nonfunctional based on the ability to synthesize and release catecholamines. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report a 47-year-old man with a funct...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yue Y,Xin H,Li FQ,Wu JD,Liu JZ,Zhang LN

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative hypothermia in elderly patients is a well-known serious complication as it impairs wound healing, induces coagulopathy, increases the risk of blood loss, enhances oxygen consumption, and precipitates cardiac arrhythmias. We conducted this randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of a ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu H,Xu G,Ren C,Liu L,Wei L

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the efficacy, key technical points, and complication management of the transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) approach for incarcerated inguinal hernia repair. Seventy-three patients with incarcerated inguinal hernias underwent TAPP surgery in our department between Jan 2010 and Dec 2015. A retrospective r...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang S,Zhang G,Jin C,Cao J,Zhu Y,Shen Y,Wang M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arterial spin labeling (ASL) magnetic resonance imaging analyses allow for the quantification of altered cerebral blood flow, and provide a novel means of examining the impact of dopaminergic treatments. The authors examined the cerebral perfusion differences among 17 Parkinson disease (PD) patients, 17 PD with dement...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin WC,Chen PC,Huang YC,Tsai NW,Chen HL,Wang HC,Lin TK,Chou KH,Chen MH,Chen YW,Lu CH

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xiakemycin A (XKA), a new antibiotic in the pyranonaphthoquinone family, shows antitumor activity. However, the type of cell death induced by XKA remains elusive. In this study, we aim to investigate the type of death induced by XKA in hepatic cancer.The apoptotic features, such as chromatic agglutination, reactive ox...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen C,Han Z,Yang M,Jiang Z,Ou X

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The outcome of patients with acute type B aortic dissection (BAAD) is largely dictated by whether or not the case is "complicated." The purpose of this study was to investigate the risk factors leading to in-hospital death among patients with BAAD and then to develop a predictive model to estimate individual risk of i...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang J,Cheng B,Yang M,Pan J,Feng J,Cheng Z

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of a publication in a particular medical area is reflected by the number of times the article is included as a citation. It is not known, however, which articles are cited the most in primary care journals. In our study, we aimed to identify the 100 most cited articles in primary care medicine and analyze t...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li H,Zhao X,Zheng P,Hu M,Lu Y,Jia F,Tong X

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00