Echocardiographic Diagnosis and Outcome of Pseudoaneurysm of the Mitral-Aortic Intervalvular Fibrosa: Results of a Single-Center Experience in Beijing.

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases resulting from impaired insulin secretion and/or action. DM is characterized by hyperglycemia that can lead to the dysfunction or damage of organs, including the salivary glands.The aim of this study was to compare the levels of salivary lactate dehydrogenase (LD...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Malicka B,Skoskiewicz-Malinowska K,Kaczmarek U

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess the role of pre-designed route on computer tomography urography (CTU) in the ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for renal calculus.From August 2013 to May 2016, a total of 100 patients diagnosed with complex renal calculus in our hospital were randomly divided into CTU gro...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fang YQ,Wu JY,Li TC,Zheng HF,Liang GC,Chen YX,Hong XB,Cai WZ,Zang ZJ,Di JM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Several new rehabilitation modalities have been proposed after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Among these, trigger point dry needling (TrP-DN) might be useful in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome associated with ACL reconstruction to reduce pain intensity, increase knee flexion rang...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Velázquez-Saornil J,Ruíz-Ruíz B,Rodríguez-Sanz D,Romero-Morales C,López-López D,Calvo-Lobo C

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As the SYNTAX Score has limitations, it should be replaced by another better angiographic tool. By comparing mortality that was observed following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients who were allotted a low versus a high score, we aimed to systematically investigate mortality prediction usin...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang H,Zhang L,Xu CH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively compared accelerated hypofractionation (AHF) with conventional fractionation (CF) in the radiation therapy (RT) for early-stage breast cancer patients.Three hundred seventy-nine early-stage (pT1-2 and pN0-1a) breast cancer patients who received RT with AHF after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) were ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee SW,Kim YJ,Shin KH,Kim K,Chie EK,Han W,Im SA,Jung SY,Lee KS,Lee ES

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Retrograde drilling is a well accepted procedure for osteochondral lesion of the talus and subchondral cyst with intact overlying cartilage. It has good results in most reports. Compared to anterograde drilling, retrograde drilling can protect the integrity of the articular cartilage. The purpose of this stud...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jeong SY,Kim JK,Lee KB

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare lymphoproliferative disease. Compared to unicentric CD, multicentric Castleman disease (MCD) displays poorer prognosis and great variance to different therapies. Though chemotherapy, immunization therapy, and glucocorticoids have been used in the treatment of MCD, its optima...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cai S,Zhong Z,Li X,Wang HX,Wang L,Zhang M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to assess whether breast cancer subtype (BCS) as determined by estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 can predict the axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer. Patients who received breast conserving surgery or mastectomy and axillary...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He ZY,Wu SG,Yang Q,Sun JY,Li FY,Lin Q,Lin HX

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curative treatments for very early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), defined as single HCC with a maximum diameter of <2 cm in patients with well-preserved liver function, consist of surgical resection or radiofrequency ablation (RFA). In this retrospective study, we compared the efficacy of both treatments in 154...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim TH,Chang JM,Um SH,Jee H,Lee YR,Lee HA,Yim SY,Han NY,Lee JM,Choi HS,Kim ES,Yu YD,Keum B,Kim MJ,An H,Park BJ,Seo YS,Kim DS,Yim HJ,Cho SB,Jeen YT,Lee HS,Chun HJ,Kim YH,Kim CD

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Angiosarcomas are malignant vascular tumors, and angiosarcoma occurring in the anterior mediastinum is rare. Here we report a case of angiosarcoma that originated in the anterior mediastinum treated with surgery, followed by radiotherapy and synchronous chemotherapy. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 56-year-old female was...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tan YB,Yu XF,Fan JQ,Li JF

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information on respiratory viruses in subtropical region is limited.Incidence, mortality, and seasonality of influenza (Flu) A/B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenovirus (ADV), and parainfluenza viruses (PIV) 1/2/3 in hospitalized patients were assessed over a 15-year period (1998-2012) in Hong Kong.Male predomi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chan PKS,Tam WWS,Lee TC,Hon KL,Lee N,Chan MCW,Mok HY,Wong MCS,Leung TF,Lai RWM,Yeung ACM,Ho WCS,Nelson EAS,Hui DSC

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ptosis is a rare complication of periocular steroid use. Studies report that local injections of steroids produce ptosis. We describe the first 2 cases of ptosis because of long-term treatment with topical steroid eye drops. PATIENT CONCERNS:Two cases admitted to our hospital because of ptosis of their right...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu Y,Sun C,Zhang X,Shentu X

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Solitary fibrous tumor is a rare mesenchymal tumor. This case report describes the diagnosis and treatment of this tumor. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 31-year-old patient presented with epileptic seizure and headache 1 day prior to the visit and showed transient right limb hemiplegia for 6 hours that was resolved afte...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng L,Ni H,Dai Y

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Granulocytic sarcoma (GS), also known as chloroma, is a tumor comprising myeloblasts or monoblasts, potentially occurring as an extramedullary mass. Systemic chemotherapy should be used to induce complete remission. However, such patients with chloroma have a poorer treatment outcome than those without extram...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Choi JY,Kim HY,Kang MG,Shin JK,Lee WS,Song HN

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the relationship between endometrial thickness during fresh in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles and the clinical outcomes of subsequent frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles.FET cycles using at least one morphological good-quality blastocyst conducted between 2012 and 2013 at a university-based reproductive ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang T,Li Z,Ren X,Huang B,Zhu G,Yang W,Jin L

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the impact of epilepsy, myasthenia gravis (MG), and multiple sclerosis (MS) on pregnancy and family planning decision-making in a cohort of Saudi women. Women with epilepsy, MG, and MS were recruited consecutively at the time of their follow-up visits at a neurology clinic. D...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Alanazy MH,Asiri A,Edrees MF,Abuzinadah AR

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:As detection rates of non-albicans Candida species are increasing, determining their pathogen profiles and antifungal susceptibilities is important for antifungal treatment selection. We identified the antifungal susceptibility patterns and predictive factors for mortality in candidemia.A multicenter retrospective ana...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jung IY,Jeong SJ,Kim YK,Kim HY,Song YG,Kim JM,Choi JY

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is a kind of proinflammatory mediator to stimulate the innate and adaptive immune system and participates in a number of acute and chronic inflammatory processes after sterile injury or microbial invasion. HMGB1 has been suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of many a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu B,Zhu Q,Li N,Wu T,Liu S,Liu S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of secondary colonic neoplasia proximal to obstructing colorectal cancer is essential for determining the range of colorectal resection.We examined the accuracy of 18-fluoro deoxy glucose-positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) for detection of colonic neoplasia.We recruited patients with obstructing col...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hojo D,Tanaka T,Takahashi M,Murono K,Emoto S,Kaneko M,Sasaki K,Otani K,Nishikawa T,Hata K,Kawai K,Momose T,Nozawa H

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases and an increasingly public-health challenge worldwide. Previous meta-analyses evaluated the effects of azilsartan medoxomil compared to placebo or other antihypertensive drugs in patients with hypertension. However, it is still unclear which dose of azi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Yu H,Shao K,Luo X,Wang J,Chen G

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, balance performance, agility, eye-hand coordination, and sports performance were compared between amateur badminton players and active controls.Thirty young adult badminton players and 33 active controls participated in the study. Static single-leg standing balance (with eyes closed) was measured using ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wong TKK,Ma AWW,Liu KPY,Chung LMY,Bae YH,Fong SSM,Ganesan B,Wang HK

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since little has been reported about complications of spinal anesthesia in adult tethered cord syndrome (TCS), we sought to delineate the characteristics of the condition.A total of 4 cases of adult TCS after spinal anesthesia were reviewed. The medical charts of the patients were obtained. Anesthesia, which was combi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu JJ,Guan Z,Gao Z,Xiang L,Zhao F,Huang SL

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction, intrathecal IgG synthesis, and brain glucose consumption as detectable by means of serum/cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) albumin index (Qalb) and IgG index [(CSF IgG/serum IgG) × Serum albumin/CSF albumin)] and 2-deoxy-...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chiaravalloti A,Fiorentini A,Francesco U,Martorana A,Koch G,Belli L,Toniolo S,Di Pietro B,Motta C,Schillaci O

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of vertebral bone mineral density (BMD) on total diffusion volume of bone cement in percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP). This study was a retrospective review of prospectively collected data of consecutive patients with A1.2 thoracolumbar compression fractures treat...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu J,Liu Z,Luo J,Gong L,Cui Y,Song Q,Xiao PF,Zhou Y

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To compare superb microvascular imaging with power Doppler imaging for evaluating joint lesion scores in rheumatoid arthritis based on high quality clinical cohort or case control studies. METHODS:We searched Medline (via PubMed), Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Chinese Biomedical Literature D...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin M,Wang C

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighteen cases of mesothelioma, 7 benign and 11 malignant, were analyzed retrospectively. There were 5 females with benign tumors and 10 males with the malignant variety. The mean age was 59 years in the benign group and 55 years in those with malignant tumors. Exposure to asbestos was documented in one benign and fiv...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Taryle DA,Lakshminarayan S,Sahn SA

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:This is the report of the first case of TAFRO syndrome (Thrombocytopenia, Anasarca, myelofibrosis, Renal dysfunction, Organomegaly) in Latin America. PATIENT CONCERNS:The patient was a 61-year-old white woman of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, who presented with a history of 8 days of nausea, vomiting, and fever; ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： José FF,Kerbauy LN,Perini GF,Blumenschein DI,Pasqualin DDC,Malheiros DMAC,Campos Neto GC,de Souza Santos FP,Piovesan R,Hamerschlak N

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the incidence and pattern of child and adolescent (≤18 years old) traumatic fractures (TFs) as a result of collisions.We retrospectively reviewed 270 child and adolescent patients (228 males and 42 females aged 12.8 ± 5.1 years old) with TFs as a result of collisions admitted to our university-affiliate...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang H,Liu H,Zhang S,Li C,Zhou Y,Liu J,Ou L,Xiang L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:Colorectal cancer is a heterogeneous disease with multiple epigenetic alterations and different molecular features. The molecular classification is based on 2 major distinct pathways: microsatellite stable pathway and the microsatellite instability pathway. Molecular profiling of colorectal cancer provides imp...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Popescu RC,Tocia C,Brînzan C,Cozaru GC,Deacu M,Dumitru A,Leopa N,Mitroi AF,Nicolau A,Dumitru E

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Bronchial foreign body aspiration is a critical condition that jeopardizes the respiratory function of children. Prompt diagnosis and removal of the foreign body can reduce occurrence of foreign body complications and mortality. Aspiration of spherical plastic beads is rare, and the bead is difficult to retri...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang L,Zhang L,Li D,Li C,Wang Y,Gao M,Liang H,Meng F

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00