Relation between primary tumor FDG avidity and site of first distant metastasis in patients with breast cancer.

abstract：RATIONALE:The fundamental pathogenesis of Behçet disease (BD) is still unclear and controversial. Many cases of oral aphthous ulcers and genital ulcers related to BD are reported; nevertheless, idiopathic giant esophageal ulcers related to BD are rare. A rare case for esophageal ulcers related to BD is presented. PATI...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jia N,Tang Y,Liu H,Li Y,Liu S,Liu L

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Internet gaming disorder (IGD) contributes to poor quality of life (QOL) and cognitive dysfunction and is increasingly recognized as a social problem in various countries. However, no evidence exists to determine whether QOL and cognitive dysfunction stabilize after appropriate management. The present study addressed ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lim JA,Lee JY,Jung HY,Sohn BK,Choi SW,Kim YJ,Kim DJ,Choi JS

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oxycodone, a semisynthetic thebaine derivative opioid, is widely used for the relief of moderate to severe pain. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and side effects of oxycodone and fentanyl in the management of postoperative pain by intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IV-PCA) in patient...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim NS,Lee JS,Park SY,Ryu A,Chun HR,Chung HS,Kang KS,Chung JH,Jung KT,Mun ST

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1996, the Brazilian Department of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), AIDS and Viral Hepatitis (Departamento de Vigilância, Prevenção e Controle das IST, do HIV, AIDS e Hepatites Virais, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde) in collaboration with the Brazilian Ministry of Defense has conduct...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sperhacke RD,da Motta LR,Kato SK,Vanni AC,Paganella MP,Oliveira MCP,Pereira GFM,Benzaken AS

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the treatment efficacies and toxicities of concurrent cetuximab-based bioradiotherapy (BRT) or cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. :Patients with previously untreated locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma were matched into pairs, and enrolled into the s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu X,Huang J,Liu L,Li H,Li P,Zhang J,Xie L

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased bone turnover and other less frequent comorbidities of hyperthyroidism, such as heart failure, have only rarely been reported in association with central hyperthyroidism due to a thyrotropin (TSH)-secreting pituitary adenoma (TSHoma). Treatment is highly empirical and relies on eliminating the tumor and the ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mousiolis AC,Rapti E,Grammatiki M,Yavropoulou M,Efstathiou M,Foroglou N,Daniilidis M,Kotsa K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Positional change affects the cuff pressure of an endotracheal tube (ETT) in treacheally intubated patients. We compared the cuff pressure of a TaperGuard ETT and a cylindrical ETT after lateral rotation of head during middle ear surgery. METHODS:Fifty-two patients aged 18-70 years underwent a tympanomastoi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Choi E,Park Y,Jeon Y

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of acute normovolemic hemodilution (ANH) for patients undergoing intracranial meningioma resection.Eighty patients (aged 48-65 years) with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I-II undergoing intracranial meningioma resection were included in this prosp...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang L,Wang HH,Wei FS,Ma LX

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa (P-MAIVF) is a rare but potentially fatal entity. Early diagnosis and surgical treatment are particularly important to decrease risk of mortality. The purpose of this study was to explore the echocardiographic characteristics and outcome of P-MAIVF and to evalu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Han J,He Y,Gu X,Sun L,Zhao Y,Liu W,Zhang Y,Yang X,Li Y

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite widespread pneumococcal vaccination of children and adults, invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) remains prominent. Using our database of all Streptococcus pneumoniae infections at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, since 2000, we reviewed cases of IPD, defined as the isolation of pneumococci ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Rueda AM,Serpa JA,Matloobi M,Mushtaq M,Musher DM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simple bone cysts (SBCs) are benign bone tumors. However, the treatment of SBCs remains controversial because of their healing rate and the invasiveness of surgery. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the treatment of SBCs using a cannulated hydroxyapatite (HA) pin.A total of 43 patients (35 males, 8 fema...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shirai T,Tsuchiya H,Terauchi R,Tsuchida S,Mizoshiri N,Ikoma K,Fujiwara H,Miwa S,Kimura H,Takeuchi A,Hayashi K,Yamamoto N,Kubo T

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) refers to head injuries that disrupt normal function of the brain. TBI commonly lead to a wide range of potential psychosocial functional deficits. Although psychosocial function after TBI is influenced by many factors, more and more evidence shows that social cognitive skills ar...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin X,Zhang X,Liu Q,Zhao P,Zhang H,Wang H,Yi Z

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Work-related musculoskeletal pain and stress are both highly prevalent in the working environment and relate well to the biopsychosocial model. While the onset of musculoskeletal pain is often dependent on the biological element of the biopsychosocial model, chronic pain is often influenced by psychological and social...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jay K,Andersen LL

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stroke is one of the most common causes of physical disability, and early, intensive, and repetitive rehabilitation exercises are crucial to the recovery of stroke survivors. Unfortunately, research shows that only one third of stroke patients actually perform recommended exercises at home, because of the repetitive a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hung YX,Huang PC,Chen KT,Chu WC

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid (FA) composition is closely associated with tumorigenesis and neoplasm metastasis. This study was designed to investigate the differences of phospholipid FA (PLFA) composition in erythrocyte and platelet cell membranes in both gastrointestinal (GI) tumor patients and healthy controls.In this prospective stu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin S,Li T,Liu X,Wei S,Liu Z,Hu S,Liu Y,Tan H

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This systematic review aims to evaluate the efficacy of Gegen Qinlian Decoction (GQD) for ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS:PubMed, EMBASE, Springer LINK, Cochrane Library, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chongqing Weipu Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals, Wan-fang Database, and Chinese ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fan Y,Yi W,Huang H,Mei Z,Feng Z

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tall cell variant papillary thyroid carcinoma (TCPTC) is reportedly associated with aggressive clinicopathological parameters and poor outcomes; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying TCPTC remain poorly understood. METHODS:The gene mutation types and mRNA expression profiles of patients with TCPTC we...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xia F,Jiang B,Chen Y,Du X,Peng Y,Wang W,Wang Z,Li X

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Hemorrhoidal disease is one of the most common and frequently occurring benign anorectal disorders, presented with bleeding and prolapsed, and surgery is the main and effective method for severe prolapsed hemorrhoids. Yet, the recurrence rate after procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids (PPH) is significan...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ji L,Li L,Weng L,Hu Y,Huang H,Wei J

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is well known that cardiologists empirically judge the culprit lesion of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) according to the corresponding electrocardiographic leads. However, In addition to the obstruction of left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery, rare cases with the occlus...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng J,Lin J,Shen N,Qu B

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Cutaneous vasculitis is usually found in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as an extra-articular manifestation, but rare in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). In this case, we describe an AS patient who developed large skin lesions, of which the histological findings were consistent with cutaneo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ye C,Li W

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The precise cause of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) remains unclear. Herein we present a case of refractory GPA occurring after trauma. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 43-year-old man suffered fractures of the left orbital in an accident, and then received surgical repair. At a postoperative follow-up, he develop...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Deng S,Xing Y,Wang H,Kong X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormalities in the parathyroid hormone (PTH) gene as a cause of hypoparathyroidism were evaluated by linkage analysis with DNA polymorphisms adjacent to the PTH gene in 8 families in which members were affected with familial isolated hypoparathyroidism (FIH). We found that in none of the 23 affected individuals was ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ahn TG,Antonarakis SE,Kronenberg HM,Igarashi T,Levine MA

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is an increased interest in extending surgical criteria for pancreatic cancer by performing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) combined with portal vein (PV) or superior mesenteric vein (SMV) resection and reconstruction for borderline resectable patients. However, whether this procedure suitable for elderly patients ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fang JZ,Lu CD,Wu SD,Huang J,Zhou J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Uveitis is the most common extra-articular manifestation in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The prevalence and characteristics of uveitis in AS have been studied in previous literatures, whereas its associated risk factors have not been clarified. Therefore, this study analyzed the risk factors of...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sun L,Wu R,Xue Q,Wang F,Lu P

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of prenatal and postnatal malnutrition on the intellectual functioning of early school-aged children. We followed the offspring of women who had participated in a trial of prenatal supplementation with different combinations of micronutrients and who remained resident i...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li C,Zhu N,Zeng L,Dang S,Zhou J,Yan H

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:In patients with pituitary thyroid hormone resistance, the ability of the pituitary gland to detect (and down-regulate) the increase of triiodothyronine is selectively impaired, while the periphery remains sensitive to triiodothyronine levels, producing symptoms of peripheral thyrotoxicity. Subsequently, ther...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu C,Zhao J,Yao J,Wang H,Shang H,Zhang R,Cui Y,Wang L,Dong J,Liao L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in microRNAs (miRNAs) have been suggested to influence the occurrence and progression of cancer through altering the expression and biological function of miRNAs. The aim of this study was to investigate whether the potential functional SNPs in MIR196A2 promoter had effect on the...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu M,Qiang F,Gao Y,Kang M,Wang M,Tao G,Gong W,Zhu H,Wu D,Zhang Z,Zhao Q

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraoperative blood salvage (IBS) recovers most lost blood, and is widely used in the clinic. It is unclear why IBS does not reduce long-term postoperative requirements for red blood cells (RBCs), and 1 possibility is that IBS affects RBC lifespan. METHODS:Prospectively enrolled patients who underwent spin...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liao XY,Zuo SS,Meng WT,Zhang J,Huang Q,Gou DM

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study proposed to evaluate the feasibility of predicting sphincter-sparing surgery (SSS) preoperatively in low-middle rectal cancer by using magnetic resonance (MR).The study included both retrospective and prospective design. In the retrospective design, the distance from lower edge of tumor to upper margin of th...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu HB,Wang L,Li ZY,Li XT,Zhang XY,Sun YS

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Differential diagnosis of hypokalemia and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-dependent Cushing's syndrome often presents challenging in endocrinology and requires careful clinical, biochemical, radiological, and pathological investigations. Hypokalemia is a common abnormality and systematic approach is requi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Saeian S,Ghayumi SMA,Shams M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00