Gout increases risk of fracture: A nationwide population-based cohort study.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Silicone sheet is commonly used for scar management but hard to apply to irregular surfaces or mobile areas, and difficult to conceal. On the contrary, silicone gel is easy to apply and nearly unnoticeable. Therefore, we conducted this study to compare their effectiveness. METHODS:Patients undergoing horizo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin YS,Ting PS,Hsu KC

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of cervical elastography in predicting preterm delivery (PTD). METHODS:We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases to identify relevant studies that applied ultrasound (US) elastography to assess cervical stiffness and predict PTD. All ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang B,Zhang Y,Chen S,Xiang X,Wen J,Yi M,He B,Hu B

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Solitary functioning kidney (SFK) is tough issue to address in clinical, mostly developed from renal artery stenosis (RAS) in adults. Although renal artery stent is widely used to help SFK patients, the efficacy of the stent is still disputable. This study is aimed at reviewing a series of SFK cases to draw ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma Z,Liu L,Zhang B,Chen W,Yang J,Li H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to establish a new formula for estimating renal depth, based on anthropometric variables, and to compare the estimates with actual data from a group of living kidney donors undergoing computed tomography angiography (CTA).Renal depths in 167 living kidney donors were measured by CTA. Regression analysis was u...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xue J,Deng H,Jia X,Wang Y,Lu X,Ding X,Li Q,Yang A

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Characterized by diffuse hepatic fibrosis and nodule formation, hepatitis B cirrhosis (HBC), an important result of chronic hepatitis B development, mainly contains compensated and decompensated stage. Compensated cirrhosis can further develop into decompensated stage and hepatocellular carcinoma with seriou...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jiang X,Xie L,Huang C,Liu Y,Liu H,Liu B,Zheng L

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ovarian leiomyoma is a rare ovarian tumor that occurs in 20-65 year-old women, and is mostly misdiagnosed as malignant tumor. In most reports on this type of tumor, ovarian myoma has a benign histology. Herein,we describe a case of ovarian atypical leiomyoma. PATIENT CONCERNS:The patient is a 58-year-old wom...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang QM,Zhao Y,Ma Y,Yao LT,Han X

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disclosure is a prerequisite to get access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and social support. Increased disclosure of HIV status has been shown to reduce mother-to-child transmission and high-risk sexual behaviors. Limited studies were conducted to get an insight into HIV disclosure...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yin Y,Yang H,Xie X,Wang H,Nie A,Chen H

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To evaluate the incidence risk of programmed cell death-1/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) inhibitor-related alopecia for cancer patients, the meta-analysis was put into practice. METHOD:The meta-analysis was designed and put into practice according to the preferred reporting items for systematic re...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li M,Huang L,Ren X,Liu L,Shi Q,Liu L,Wang X,Tian Y,Yu L,Mi F

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiretroviral therapy (ART) and drug resistance studies worldwide have focused almost exclusively on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). As a result, there is limited information on ART and drug resistance in HIV-2 patients. In Ghana, the HIV epidemic is characterized by the domination of HIV-1, with cocircu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Abana CZ,Sagoe KWC,Bonney EY,Maina EK,Aziati ID,Agbosu E,Mawuli G,Styer LM,Ishikawa K,Brandful JAM,Ampofo WK

更新日期：2019-02-01 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：:The hedgehog signaling pathway was first discovered in the 1980s. It is a stem cell-related pathway that plays a crucial role in embryonic development, tissue regeneration, and organogenesis. Aberrant activation of hedgehog signaling leads to pathological consequences, including a variety of human tumors such as pancr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bai Y,Bai Y,Dong J,Li Q,Jin Y,Chen B,Zhou M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although obesity is clearly identified as a risk factor for hypertension, the association between its different metabolic phenotypes and hypertension remains unclear. We aimed to investigate this association and compare the degree of association between metabolic health and obesity phenotypes defined by 5 representati...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tian S,Xu Y,Dong H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis (RPGN) is mainly caused by anti-glomerular basement membrane (GBM) antibody-mediated glomerulonephritis, immune-complex or anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitides and leads to rapid loss of renal function. Detection of ANCA and autoantibodies (autoAbs)...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sowa M,Trezzi B,Hiemann R,Schierack P,Grossmann K,Scholz J,Somma V,Sinico RA,Roggenbuck D,Radice A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have reported that uterine leiomyoma (UL) may share pathogenic features with obesity and hypertension, which are components of metabolic syndrome (MetS). We examined the association between UL and MetS in premenopausal parous women.This 1:1 case-control study was conducted on 615 asymptomatic women wi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tak YJ,Lee SY,Park SK,Kim YJ,Lee JG,Jeong DW,Kim SC,Kim IJ,Yi YH

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous studies have reported an association between cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen 4 gene (CTLA4) polymorphism and susceptibility to asthma, in different populations, but the results have been inconsistent. We performed a meta-analysis of 19 published case-control studies to obtain a reasonably ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng Y,Wang H,Luo L,Liao L,You L,Wang J,Li Q

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alanine transaminase (ALT) abnormalities are common in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) carriers during postpartum period. Disturbances in cytokines are considered to be associated with hepatitis Flares. There are limited data on cytokines changes in HBeAg positive patients with ALT abnormalities.This is an observational stu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang M,Hou Y,Meng SH,Yang B,Yang P,Zhang H,Zhu Y

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

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：:We analyzed the characteristics of patients with World Health Organization (WHO) grade III meningioma to identify factors that may predict tumor recurrence and overall survival (OS).We retrospectively reviewed the patients diagnosed with WHO grade III meningioma who were surgically treated at our institute between 200...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shan B,Zhang J,Song Y,Xu J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the wide recognition of the inverse association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and suicidal behaviors, its underlying process and potential mediators are little known. This study investigated the pathway from SEP to suicide attempts with attention to potential mediators.From the Korean Health and Nutriti...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ki M,Seong Sohn E,An B,Lim J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of infective endocarditis in people who inject drugs (PWID). The management of S aureus endocarditis (SAE) in PWID can be problematic. The objective of this retrospective observational study was to assess the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and mortality of S aureus end...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Asgeirsson H,Thalme A,Weiland O

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a globally well-accepted surgery because of its good outcome and safety. Although TKA-associated arterial injuries occur, postoperative anterior tibial artery (ATA) occlusion has not been reported yet. Herein, we present a case of ATA occlusion after TKA. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 4...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li X,Song Y,Wang J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ramsay Hunt syndrome in conjunction with cranial polyneuritis is not extensively documented, and is very easily misdiagnosed. PATIENT CONCERNS:A case of a 53-year-old male with Ramsay Hunt syndrome in conjunction with cranial polyneuritis is presented with early symptoms of vertigo, cephalalgia, and facial p...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng RW,Liu D,Eric TE,Ning YZ,Chen LL,Hu H,Ren Y

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001654.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

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更新日期：2016-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:No risk assessment tool is available for identifying high risk population of breast cancer (BCa) in Hong Kong. A case-control study including 918 BCa cases and 923 controls was used to develop the risk assessment model among Hong Kong Chinese women.Each participant received an in-depth interview to obtain their lifest...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang F,Dai J,Li M,Chan WC,Kwok CC,Leung SL,Wu C,Li W,Yu WC,Tsang KH,Law SH,Lee PM,Wong CK,Shen H,Wong SY,Yang XR,Tse LA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among all types of cervical spondylitis, cervical spondylitis radiculopathy (CSR) has the highest incidence. The incidence of CSR increases year by year and is generally younger, which has seriously threatened people's quality of life and affected their work and life. This study proposes to improve the recov...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu X,Wang Y,Yang C,Song X,Chen Z,Yang L,Li Y

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid tumors frequently metastasize to bone. Two bisphosphonates have been investigated for bone metastases including pamidronate disodium and zoledronic acid.By searching the PubMed, Embase, Wanfang, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) databases, we conducted a meta-analysis to determine the efficacy a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang L,Du S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Stroke is the leading cause of disability-adjusted life years in neurological diseases and has become one of the top 3 fatal diseases in the world. Cerebral hemorrhage accounts for approximately 18% to 24% of all strokes in Asian countries. Cerebral hemorrhage is one of the most destructive subtypes of str...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma Y,Zhang D,Lv Z,Cui Y,Fei Y,Chang T,Yu M,Lu J,Huang Q,Zhang Y,Xu P,Lan T,Wang J

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic implication of asphericity (ASP); spatial irregularity; of pretherapeutic F 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-D-glucose (F FDG) tumor uptake in patients with invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) of the breast. METHODS:One hundred thirty-one female IDC patients (mean age = 48.1...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jung JH,Son SH,Kim DH,Lee J,Jeong SY,Lee SW,Park HY,Lee J,Ahn BC

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) may cause intra- and postoperative massive bleeding. This prospective observational study evaluated if the maximum clot firmness of FIBTEM (MCFFIB) could act as a predictor of perioperative massive bleeding in revision THA.Fifty-eight adult patients undergoing revision THA were in...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shin HJ,Min BH,Na HS

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A significant proportion of ventilator-dependent cardiac patients need tracheostomy during intensive care unit (ICU) stay. Three different methods including traditional (surgical), percutaneous dilatation tracheostomy, translaryngeal tracheostomy (TLT), and classical Fantoni method have been developed. In ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Babaee T,Tabaei AS,Moludi J,Alavi SM,Tabaei SS

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00