The impact of general/visceral obesity on completion of mesorectum and perioperative outcomes of laparoscopic TME for rectal cancer: A STARD-compliant article.

abstract：:Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) is a life-threatening complication following pegylated interferon alpha (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin treatment, the standard treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We reported a rare case with late-onset ITP after withdrawal of PEG-IFN treatment.A 53-year-old male with hepat...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hsiao CH,Tseng KC,Tseng CW,Tung CH

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alopecia areata (AA) is a common, inflammatory, nonscarring type of hair loss that is characterized by depression, anxiety and social isolation. In recent years, Plum-blossom needle plus Chinese herbal medicine has gradually shown its clinical advantages and been more and more widely used in China. Whereas, ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tang G,Xiong J,Fan Q,Guo H,Zhou X,Zhu S,Zhong Z,Chen J,Lu L

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To systematically review the impact of remote health interventions based on an internet or mobile communication network on patients with hypertension and to provide a theoretical basis for hypertension patients with the implementation of remote health interventions. METHODS:Data were retrieved from a total ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu Y,Zhao P,Li W,Cao MQ,Du L,Chen JC

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the possible relationship between endocarditis and overall and individual cancer risk among study participants in Taiwan.We used data from the National Health Insurance program of Taiwan to conduct a population-based, observational, and retrospective cohort study. The case group consisted of 14...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sun LM,Wu JN,Lin CL,Day JD,Liang JA,Liou LR,Kao CH

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We report on a patient with a positron emission tomography/computed tomography scans (PET/CT)-negative malignant spine tumor, which had even caused a pathologic fracture, and was eventually confirmed on surgical biopsy. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 67-year-old man visited our emergency department with sudden onset of ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim KU,Choi JH,Lee GW

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 3 cases of systemic strongyloidiasis in HIV-infected individuals and review 11 additional cases reported in the English-language literature. Systemic strongloidiasis is a rare and potentially fatal complication of late-stage HIV disease. A combination of gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms in an HIV-in...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Celedon JC,Mathur-Wagh U,Fox J,Garcia R,Wiest PM

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydatid cysts are most frequently localized within the liver and lungs, although they can also be found in highly vascularized tissues such as the brain, muscle, heart, pancreas, adrenal, and thyroid glands.A 65-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic with complaints of a progressively growing mass that was...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Eken H,Isik A,Balci G,Firat D,Cimen O,Soyturk M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early detection of metastatic infection in patients with Gram-positive bacteremia is important as morbidity and mortality are higher in the presence of these foci, probably due to incomplete eradication of clinically silent foci during initial treatment. We performed a prospective study in 115 patients with Staphyloco...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Vos FJ,Kullberg BJ,Sturm PD,Krabbe PFM,van Dijk APJ,Wanten GJA,Oyen WJG,Bleeker-Rovers CP

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar echinococcosis is a chronically progressive and potentially fatal disease. Patients with multiple giant alveolar echinococcosis have a poor prognosis when radical resection cannot be achieved, but curative resection can be limited by low future remnant liver volumes. In these cases, 2-stage liver resection ma...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shen HD,Chen KF,Li B,Zhang HZ,Yang KM,Chen Y,Li JX,Chen ZY,Meng T,Ma Z,Li HZ

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Our objective is to assess the effects of epinephrine for out of hospital cardiac arrest. BACKGROUND:Cardiac arrest was the most serious medical incidents with an estimated incidence in the United States of 95.7 per 100,000 person years. Though epinephrine improved coronary and cerebral perfusion, improving a retu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huan L,Qin F,Wu Y

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of cancer stem cell (CSC) markers in differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains uncertain. We conducted a meta-analysis to first investigate the association between expression of CSC markers (CD133, CD90, CD44, and EpCAM) and poor differentiation of HCC, and second, to determine if these CSC ma...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu R,Shen Y,Nan K,Mi B,Wu T,Guo J,Li M,Lv Y,Guo H

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Rosacea is an irritating disease that affects patients' health and life quality. The current treatments for rosacea have limited efficacy and are generally not satisfying most patients. This report presents a patient diagnosed with rosacea who was treated with acupuncture to a satisfactory effect. Laser Doppl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao Y,Lin W,Zhou S,Shi G,He J,Chen Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic inflammation may promote development of coronary heart disease. Studies on the relationship between chronic pancreatitis (CP) and cardiovascular diseases are scant.We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study to determine the risk of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients with CP.We randomly selecte...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hsu MT,Lin CL,Chung WS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral contraceptives (OCs) following induced abortion offer a reliable method to avoid repeated abortion. However, limited data exist supporting the effective use of OCs postabortion. We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis in the present study reported immediate administration of OCs or combined OCs post...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Che Y,Liu X,Zhang B,Cheng L

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:A large number of studies have reported the relationships between serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and prognosis of osteosarcoma. However, the result is still controversial and no consensus has been reached. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the prognostic role of serum LDH in osteosarcom...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fu Y,Lan T,Cai H,Lu A,Yu W

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital chloride losing diarrhea (CCLD) is a rare type of chronic watery diarrhea due to mutations in SLC26A3 gene leading to defective chloride-bicarbonate exchanges with the resultant loss of chloride and retention of bicarbonate.We aim to define pediatric Saudi CCLD patients' characteristics to achieve prompt di...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kamal NM,Khan HY,El-Shabrawi MHF,Sherief LM

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the utility of low kilovoltage computed tomographic venography (CTV) for the detection of deep venous thrombus in the lower limbs.Twenty-one thrombi in 19 enrolled patients were investigated in this retrospective study. Patients were initially scanned using CTV at 100 kVp, at the femur level, followed by ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sasaki T,Fujimoto Y,Ishitoya S,Nabaa B,Watanabe N,Yamaki T,Takahashi K

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to examine whether depression impacts medication nonadherence (MNA) over time and determine if race has a differential impact on MNA in patients with type 2 diabetes and comorbid depression.Generalized estimating equations were used with a longitudinal national cohort of 740,197 veterans with ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Axon RN,Gebregziabher M,Hunt KJ,Lynch CP,Payne E,Walker RJ,Egede LE

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The size of the elderly population and the incidence of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in this group appear to be rapidly increasing, although published information based on more detailed older age groupings are lacking.This study aimed to determine the clinical features and outcomes of elderly patients in PTC.All ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chereau N,Trésallet C,Noullet S,Godiris-Petit G,Tissier F,Leenhardt L,Menegaux F

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between radionuclide salivagram findings and clinical characteristics in stroke patient with swallowing difficulty.In this study, dysphagic stroke patients who had undergone both a radionuclide salivagram and videofluoroscopic swallowing study (VFSS) were included ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu KJ,Park D

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have analyzed the training of endoscopists in the diagnosis of early gastric cancer (EGC). This study assessed whether specific training of endoscopists improves the detection rate of EGC. The rates of detection of EGC by endoscopists at the Digestive Endoscopy Center of the Affiliated Nanfang Hospital of ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang Q,Chen ZY,Chen CD,Liu T,Tang XW,Ren YT,Huang SL,Cui XB,An SL,Xiao B,Bai Y,Liu SD,Jiang B,Zhi FC,Gong W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aims to systematically explore the effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) combined with rehabilitation training (RT) for the treatment of post-stroke limb spasticity (PSLS). METHODS:We will search Cochrane Library, MEDILINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, AMED, PsycINFO, WOS, Scopus, OpenG...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He YL,Gao Y,Fan BY

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of the electrically induced bulbocavernosus reflex (BCR) using electromyography (EMG) is a useful tool for evaluating the integrity of sacral spinal segments 2 to 4, and that of their afferent and efferent connections in the urogenital region. In the current retrospective study, the value of this techni...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee DG,Kwak SG,Chang MC

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Priapism is a common urologic emergency, but high-flow penile priapism (HFP) caused by trauma is very rare. Therefore, HFP diagnosis and treatment are still not standardized. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 29-year-old man was admitted to the urology department of our hospital on August 01, 2019, due to "persistent penil...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu P,Fan S,Xiang J

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The contributions of micro RNAs (miRNAs) to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are beginning to be uncovered during the last decade. Many studies in efforts to use miRNAs as biomarkers in disease diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment are ongoing.We conducted a systematic literature review to reveal the role of miRNAs in the path...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen XM,Huang QC,Yang SL,Chu YL,Yan YH,Han L,Huang Y,Huang RY

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Creatine kinase (CK) values are a critical part of the workup of suspected myopathies and are often assessed in patients that develop myalgia on statin therapy. CK elevations may influence the initiation and cessation of statin treatment, and incidentally discovered CK elevation may lead to further testing. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： George MD,McGill NK,Baker JF

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of the direct-acting antivirals, simeprevir (SMV) and sofosbuvir (SOF), was the first highly efficacious interferon-free combination for treating patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), and was widely used in Italy as a result.The aim of this study was to evaluate effectiveness and safety of SMV in Ital...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gaeta GB,Aghemo A,Menzaghi B,D'Offizi G,Giorgini A,Hasson H,Brancaccio G,Palma M,Termini R,STIly Study Group.

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The emphysematous prostatic abscess is a rare but potentially life-threatening clinical condition. The early diagnosis is difficult due to nonspecific symptoms. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 72-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus was admitted to hospital because of dysuria and acute urine retention. H...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Z,Wen J,Zhang N

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factors associated with the physician workload are scarcely reported. The study aims to investigate the associated factors of on-call physician workload based on a published conceptual framework.The study was conducted in a general internal medicine unit of National Taiwan University Hospital. On-call physician worklo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hsu NC,Huang CC,Jerng JS,Hsu CH,Yang MC,Chang RE,Ko WJ,Yu CJ

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lots of previous reports have suggested a potential association of atopic dermatitis (AD) with stroke and myocardial infarction (MI). However, the result is still controversial, Consequently, we conducted this meta-analysis to estimate the relationship of AD with Stroke and MI. METHODS:PubMed, Embase, and W...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yuan M,Cao WF,Xie XF,Zhou HY,Wu XM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00