Atypical immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis: Spontaneous vertebral compression fracture, liver involvement, and bone marrow involvement report of 3 cases and review of the literature.

abstract：RATIONALE:Primary end-to-end anastomosis is common in adult trachea resection. Nevertheless, considering that the utilization of grafts is still essential for restoring defect in long-segment tracheal resection surgery, long-segment tracheal resection and reconstruction still remain challenging. Herein we present a nov...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xie H,Zhang Y,Yu F,Wang X

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Mucormycosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection with poor prognosis. The incidence of mucormycosis has been increasing, and it is a threat to immunocompromised hosts. We present a case of gastric mucormycosis complicated by a gastropleural fistula during immunosuppressive treatment for adult-onset Still...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Uchida T,Okamoto M,Fujikawa K,Yoshikawa D,Mizokami A,Mihara T,Kondo A,Ohba K,Kurohama K,Nakashima M,Sekine I,Nakamura S,Miyazaki Y,Kawakami A

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many reports suggest that aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) expression is associated with poorer neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) response in patients with breast cancer; however, the prognostic value of this enzyme in cancer has yet to be confirmed. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis of related studies to...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li J,Zhang B,Yang YF,Jin J,Liu YH

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An adverse drug reactions avoidability tool called the Liverpool ADR avoidability assessment tool (LAAT) was recently developed (for research purposes), and subsequently validated with mixed interrater reliability (IRR). We investigated the comparative IRR of this tool in an inpatient cohort to ascertain its practical...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Danjuma MI,Shokri SA,Abubeker IY,Malik AE,Abdallah IMH,Shafei MNE,Fatima H,Mahmoud M,Hussain T,Maghoub Y,Sajid J,Zouki ANE

更新日期：2020-01-01 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：RATIONALE:Inadequate stent expansion due to rigid calcified may result in restenosis lesions, but the available options are limited. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report a case via the trans-radial approach of the severely underexpanded freshly deployed stent due to heavily calcified plaques DIAGNOSES:: Coronary angiography rev...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Si D,Liu G,Tong Y,He Y

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cardiac troponin I (cTnI) elevation in patients presenting to the hospital with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is well recognized, the prevalence, predictors, and prognostic significance of cTnI elevation associated with SVT presentation are not known. We screened records of all patients presenting to 2 h...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chow GV,Hirsch GA,Spragg DD,Cai JX,Cheng A,Ziegelstein RC,Marine JE

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Differences in the mechanism of action and potential pleiotropic effects between statins and fibrates would potentially drive a different effect on various laboratory parameters, but this remains controversial because of a paucity of reports comparing them. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effects o...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Takeuchi S,Takahashi Y,Asai S

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is currently being explored as a potential therapy for ulcerative colitis (UC). Here, we report the first case of a UC patient with allergy to 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) who underwent FMT and achieved clinical remission. CASE PRESENTATION:This patient had a 9-year...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang HG,Liu SP,Ma TH,Yan W,Zhou JF,Shi YT,Shen P,Yang XZ,Wu SN

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：:We aim to screen the mutations of 3 hearing loss (HL) genes (GJB2, SLC26A4, and 12S rRNA) in 71 cases with nonsyndromic hearing loss (NSHL) using microarray and SNPscan, and identify the roles of nonhotspot mutation of these genes in the screening of NSHL. Seventy-one cases with moderate or severe neurosensory deafnes...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Han R,Li L,Duan L,Xia Y,Kuyaxi P,Zhao J,Zhao Q,Zhang H,Chen Y

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP)-producing gastric cancer (AFPGC) is rare and associated with a suboptimal prognosis. The aim of this retrospective study was to identify prognostic factors, with a particular focus on the dynamics of serum AFP levels during treatment, in AFPGC patients.Data of patients with pathologically diagn...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang R,Li J,Xu D,Li R,Gong P

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002241.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

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更新日期：2016-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:CD34 is a transmembrane phosphoglycoprotein that was first identified on hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells. CD34 is known as an optimum marker for microvascular density studies and it is positively stained in pathological and physiologic vessels. The use of CD34 for the prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment of neo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kong X,Guan J,Ma W,Li Y,Xing B,Yang Y,Wang Y,Gao J,Wei J,Yao Y,Xu Z,Dou W,Lian W,Su C,Ren Z,Wang R

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Expiratory central airway collapse is defined by excessive inward bulging of either tracheobronchial posterior membrane or cartilage. The former is called excessive dynamic airway collapse (EDAC), and the latter, depending on the site of collapse, tracheomalacia, bronchomalacia or tracheobronchomalacia. Du...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Janowiak P,Rogoza K,Siemińska A,Jassem E

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The inferior border of the femoral head (IBFH) is widely used as a landmark in femoral artery puncture during invasive coronary angiography (ICA). However, application of this technique can be challenging especially in obese patients. This study was performed to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim M,Kim MA,Kim HL,Lee WJ,Lim WH,Seo JB,Kim SH,Zo JH

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acute hydrocephalus is a common complication of spontaneous or traumatic intracranial bleeding with extensive subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) or ventricular extension. However, it has never been reported to be secondary to pneumocephalus. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 32-year-old man was admitted following a motorcycl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li G,Wang G,Luan T,Hou K,Yu J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To analyze the impact of perigastric lipolymphatic tissue grouping by the surgeon on the number of pathologic sampled lymph nodes and to explore the appropriate lymph node delivery process.The authors collected the medical records of gastric cancer patients who were hospitalized in Wuhan Union Hospital during the peri...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cao Y,Xiong L,Deng S,Shen L,Li J,Wu K,Wang J,Tao K,Wang G,Cai K

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is a rare neurodegenerative syndrome associated with antibodies targeting the Purkinje cells of the cerebellum. Most cases of anti-Yo-associated PCD occur in females, with <20 cases reported in males. Herein, we report a male patient with anti-Yo-associated PCD who...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hu FQ,Shang FR,Liu JJ,Yuan H

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) is a common digestive disease. Without active treatment, it may induce gastric cancer. Western medicine has a certain effect on chronic atrophic gastritis, but there are many adverse reactions after long-term medication, and the disease is prone to relapse after treatment, wh...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ji Q,Yang Y,Song X,Han X,Wang W

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is increasingly reported to be associated with the prognosis of patients with cancers. And the prognostic role of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in patients with prostate cancer (PCa) remains inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to obtain a more reliable ass...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yin X,Xiao Y,Li F,Qi S,Yin Z,Gao J

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Angiosarcoma is an extremely rare malignant tumor of endothelial origin. The majority of studies reporting angiosarcoma have been concerned with the clinical and pathological aspects, with limited reporting of their imaging findings. To our knowledge, angiosarcoma of the adrenal gland is very rare. Herein we ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li XM,Yang H,Reng J,Zhou P,Cheng ZZ,Li Z,Xu GH

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we evaluate the efficacy of short-course radiotherapy (SCRT) versus long-course radiotherapy (LCRT) in the treatment of metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC).PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science were searched up to April 2015. Relevant data were extracted based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Met...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Qu S,Meng HL,Liang ZG,Zhu XD,Li L,Chen LX,Zhou ZR

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies about serum IgG4 for the diagnosis of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) have been reported. However, these studies had relatively small sample sizes and the diagnostic accuracy values varied much between them.The aim of this study was to perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the diagnostic value of serum IgG4 ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hao M,Liu M,Fan G,Yang X,Li J

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pernicious anemia (PA) is an autoimmune gastritis that results from the destruction of gastric parietal cells and the associated lack of an intrinsic factor to bind ingested vitamin B12. While an association between PA and various liver diseases has been rarely reported, reports of associated diseases include...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yan X,Gao R,Hu Y,Jin J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury requiring dialysis (AKI-D) treatment has significantly increased in incidence over the years, with more than 400 new cases per million population/y, 2/3 of which concern noncritically ill patients. In these patients, there are little data on mortality or on information of care organization and its ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fagugli RM,Patera F,Battistoni S,Tripepi G

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common problem in the elderly age group, and some studies have reported an association between OH and increased mortality. We evaluated possible associations between OH and mortality in a retrospective study of frail elderly patients who came for a comprehensive geriatric assessment. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Freud T,Punchik B,Press Y

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have observed a high level of circulating interleukin-10 (IL-10) in patients with digestive cancers, yet whether elevated IL-10 is causally associated with digestive cancers so far remained unresolved. We therefore meta-analyzed available observational studies with Mendelian randomization method to expl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Niu W,Pang Q,Lin T,Wang Z,Zhang J,Tai M,Zhang L,Zhang L,Gu M,Liu C,Qu K

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Significant changes in body composition are known to occur with aging. The aim of the present study was to provide a normative reference of body composition and to investigate age and sex-related differences in healthy subjects by multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analyzer (BIA).A cross-sectional study was conduc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He X,Li Z,Tang X,Zhang L,Wang L,He Y,Jin T,Yuan D

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The SYNergy between percutaneous coronary intervention with TAXus and cardiac surgery (SYNTAX) score is an invasive coronary angiography (ICA)-based score for quantifying the complexity of coronary artery disease (CAD). Although the SYNTAX score was originally developed based on ICA, recent publications have reported ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Suh YJ,Han K,Chang S,Kim JY,Im DJ,Hong YJ,Lee HJ,Hur J,Kim YJ,Choi BW

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00