Prognostic Significance of Statin Use in Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

abstract：:The free antiretroviral therapy (ART) program in India has scaled up to register second largest number of people living with HIV/AIDS across the globe. To assess the effectiveness of current first-line regimen we estimated virological suppression on completion of 1 year of ART. The study describes the correlates of vi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Karade SK,Ghate MV,Chaturbhuj DN,Kadam DB,Shankar S,Gaikwad N,Gurav S,Joshi R,Sane SS,Kulkarni SS,Kurle SN,Paranjape RS,Rewari BB,Gangakhedkar RR

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pulmonary hyalinizing granuloma (PHG) is a rare benign disease that has been shown to be associated with the deposition of immune complexes in the lung parenchyma caused by infection or autoimmune diseases. There have been no reports of PHG in association with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). PATIENT CON...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ahn JH,Kim JS,Choi JH,Chung JH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disabled-2 (Dab2) is a clathrin and cargo-binding endocytic adaptor protein that plays a role in cellular trafficking of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR). However, little is known about its involvement in coronary artery disease (CAD). Here, we aimed to investigate the association between Dab2 single-nucleotide...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang Y,Wang Y,Adi D,He X,Liu F,Abudesimu A,Fu Z,Ma Y

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Exogenous administration of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has been shown in experimental models to have a protective effect against ischemia-reperfusion injury. However, it is unclear whether follow-up plasma CoQ10 concentration is prognostic of left ventricular (LV) performance after primary balloon angioplasty in patients wi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang CH,Kuo CL,Huang CS,Tseng WM,Lian IB,Chang CC,Liu CS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTS:The present study aimed to identify the clinicopathological characteristics of colorectal cancer (CRC) with invasive micropapillary components (IMPCs) and the relationship between different amounts of micropapillary components and lymph node metastasis. METHODS:A cohort of 363 patients with CRC who underwent s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo Z,Yang Z,Li D,Tang J,Xu J,Shen H,Yuan Y

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulmonary artery sling (PAS) is rare, often with tracheal stenosis. And the postoperative mortality is high. For now, there is no consensus on the tracheoplasty for the patients with PAS and tracheal stenosis. METHODS:Studies involving surgical repair of PAS and tracheal stenosis with and without tracheopla...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li D,Zhou X,Li M,Liu X

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies estimate that 6% to 27% of deaths in hospitals might be prevented with higher quality care. These estimates may be inaccurate because they fail to account for the uncertainty associated with classifying preventability. The purpose of this study was to measure the prevalence of preventable deaths, accounting fo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kobewka DM,van Walraven C,Taljaard M,Ronksley P,Forster AJ

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have investigated the most efficacious dose of intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. There remains no definitive consensus concerning the superior efficacious IV-tPA dose (standard- vs. low-dose), prompting us to perform a meta-analysis comparing the...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu MD,Ning WD,Wang RC,Chen W,Yang Y,Lin Y,Hu DH,Lau WB,Qu Y

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Lupus erythematosus tumidus (LET) is an uncommon type of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) that is rarely associated with other forms of lupus erythematosus. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report a 62-year-old Chinese man presented with recurrent erythematous facial plaques for 1 year and a low-grade fever for 1 week...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen X,Wang S,Li L

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determination of Fuhrman grade (FG) on biopsies of renal masses is relatively inaccurate, being prone to underestimating the true grade as ascertained from surgical specimens. This study evaluated whether anatomical features of tumors could predict tumor upgrading between core biopsies and surgical specimens. We prosp...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang GM,Zhu Y,Gan HL,Wang HK,Shi GH,Zhang HL,Dai B,Wang CF,Ye DW

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inflammation-based Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS), which involves C-reactive protein and serum albumin levels, has been reported to be a strong independent predictor of mortality in many cancers. This study aimed to investigate whether the GPS is associated with mortality in patients with acute ST-segment elevatio...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jia Y,Li D,Cao Y,Cheng Y,Xiao L,Gao Y,Zhang L,Zeng Z,Wan Z,Zeng R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The best method to ligate the arteries during laparoscopic cholecystectomy or appendectomy remains controversy. The aim of this study is to introduce a new approach during laparoscopic combined cholecystectomy and appendectomy using a monopolar electrocautery to seal the cystic and appendix arteries. We retrospectivel...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu GB,Mao YY,Yang CP,Cao JL

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our goal was to evaluate the risk factors for regional recurrence in upper lip squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).A total of 109 patients with upper lip SCC were retrospectively enrolled. Clinical and pathologic information was collected and analyzed.Fifteen (13.8%) patients had a regional metastasis, 2 patients had paroti...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu F,Wang L,Pang S,Kan Q

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Dexmedetomidine showed some potential in pain control in patients undergoing knee arthroscopy. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the efficacy of dexmedetomidine in patients undergoing knee arthroscopy. METHODS:We searched the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the effe...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li C,Qu J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a retrospective analysis of 40 hospitalized patients with the Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS), we related the use and outcome of assisted ventilation to specific quantitative details of the neurologic illness. Two patients had an unusually prolonged course: they were ventilated for 374 and 396 days before successful ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sunderrajan EV,Davenport J

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To describe and analyze the clinical features and prognosis of patients with anti-Hu associated paraneoplastic neurological syndromes (PNS).The symptoms, MRI findings, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) changes, electroencephalogram (EEG) characteristics and prognoses of 9 well-diagnosed anti-Hu associated PNS patients were an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li J,Lin W

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pigmentary mosaicism of the (hypomelanosis of) Ito type is an umbrella term, which includes phenotypes characterized by mosaic hypopigmentation in the form of streaks, whorls, patchy, or more bizarre skin configurations (running along the lines of Blaschko): these cutaneous patterns can manifest as an isolated skin di...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Pavone V,Signorelli SS,Praticò AD,Corsello G,Savasta S,Falsaperla R,Pavone P,Sessa G,Ruggieri M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extraintestinal manifestations (EIMs) cause increased morbidity and decreased quality of life in Crohn disease (CD). Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) belongs to EIMs. Very little is known on the clinical features of CD concomitant with AS. This study is to investigate the clinical features of CD patients with AS.We retrosp...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu S,Ding J,Wang M,Zhou W,Feng M,Guan W

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to explore the feasible effect of ezetimibe for postprandial hyperlipidemia (PPHP).Sixty participants were included in this study. Of these, 30 subjects in the intervention group received ezetimibe, while the remaining 30 participants in the control group did not undergo ezetimibe. All patients in int...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xue EZ,Zhang MH,Liu CL

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to compare the dosimetric parameters for incidental irradiation to the axilla during whole breast radiotherapy (WBRT) with 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). Twenty left breast cancer patients treated with WBRT after breast-conservin...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee J,Kim SW,Son SH

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatment of congenital scoliosis under 10 years is difficult as it involves resecting vertebrae. Moreover, patient follow-up after surgery is extremely important because the patient is a child whose growth has not been completed. However, there are very few long-term follow-up studies after surgical trea...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang JH,Chang DG,Suh SW,Kim W,Park J

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant characteristic of advanced gastric cancer (GC) is immune suppression, which can promote the progression of GC. Interleukin 35 (IL-35) is an immune-suppressing cytokine, and it is generally recognized that this cytokine is secreted by regulatory T (Treg) cells. Recently, studies have found that IL-35 can ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang K,Liu J,Li J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Regorafenib is the new standard third-line therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). However, the reported 1-year overall survival rate does not exceed 25%. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 55-year-old man affected by mCRC, treated with regorafenib combined with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), showing a durab...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Roberto M,Falcone R,Mazzuca F,Archibugi L,Castaldi N,Botticelli A,Osti MF,Marchetti P

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the progress of surgical techniques and instruments, various minimally invasive surgical therapies were developed to treat benign prostatic hyperplasisa (BPH). However, the efficacy and safety of different transurethral procedures for the treatment of BPH are still undefined. METHOD:A systematic search...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sun F,Sun X,Shi Q,Zhai Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to compare diagnostic value of anti-ribosomal P protein antibody (anti-P), anti-Smith antibody (anti-Sm), anti-double-stranded DNA antibody (anti-dsDNA), anti-nucleosome antibody (ANuA), and anti-histone antibody (AHA) for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) as well as explore the correlatio...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang Y,Luo P,Guo T,Zou L,Shi J,Chen P

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle fascicles lengthen in response to chronic passive stretch through in-series sarcomere addition in order to maintain an optimum sarcomere length. In turn, the muscles' force generating capacity, maximum excursion, and contraction velocity is enhanced. Thus, longer fascicles suggest a greater capacity to develop ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Martín Lorenzo T,Albi Rodríguez G,Rocon E,Martínez Caballero I,Lerma Lara S

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the timing, feasibility, and necessity of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in the management of patients with acute calculous cholecystitis complicated with hepatic dysfunction.The clinical data of 60 patients with acute calculous cholecystitis complicated with hepatic dysfunction treated from Janua...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tian Y,Suo X

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Late-onset anastomotic leak (AL) is an uncommon but potentially lethal complication after esophagectomy. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 74-year-old male patient was readmitted due to chest distress and chills about 3 months after initial esophagectomy for cancer. DIAGNOSES:The previous endoscopic biopsy revealed primar...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kong FW,Wang WM,Liu L,Wu WB,Gong LB,Zhang M

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to investigate the value of the combined use of high-resolution ultrasound thyroid imaging reporting and data system (TI-RADS) classification and thyroid fine needle aspiration cytology (Bethesda classification) for the qualitative diagnosis of benign and malignant thyroid nodules. METHODS:We enroll...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tan H,Li Z,Li N,Qian J,Fan F,Zhong H,Feng J,Xu H,Li Z

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tacrolimus was used as a rinse solution against ischaemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in liver transplantation for years but its protective effects remain controversies. METHODS:We conducted literature retrieval in electronic databases including MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Central to identify relevant randomi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo T,Lei J,Gao J,Li Z,Liu Z

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00