Radiologic features of primary intracranial ectopic germinomas: Case reports and literature review.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nasal surgeries have been applied to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients with nasal obstruction for decades. However, the efficiency of nasal surgery in improving OSA remains controversial.The aim of this study was to identify whether isolated nasal surgery can improve apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). METHODS...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu J,Zhao G,Li Y,Zang H,Wang T,Wang D,Han D

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) has long been difficult to treat in clinical settings. The current approaches, including surgery, antibiotics, and nutritional support, cannot achieve satisfactory outcomes. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 54-year-old man presented with intermittent discharge of purulent material from the fi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhou H,Jin Y,Gu C,Chen Y,Xia J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify any changes that occur in the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GC-IPL) in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) during treatment with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections.Patients were enrolled ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee SW,Sim HE,Park JY,Kim JS,Chang IB,Park YS,Hwang JH

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term cardiovascular outcomes of a population-based cohort presenting to the emergency department (ED) with chest pain and classified with a clinical risk stratification algorithm are not well documented. The Olmsted County Chest Pain Study is a community-based study that included all consecutive patients pres...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Farkouh ME,Aneja A,Reeder GS,Smars PA,Bansilal S,Lennon RJ,Wiste HJ,Razzouk L,Traverse K,Holmes DR Jr,Mathew V

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Woven coronary artery is an extremely unusual congenital anomaly with unknown etiology. Because of normal flow after anomalous segment, this anomaly is considered to be benign. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 51-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with exertional dyspnea that he had experienced for half a year. Wov...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xing Z,Tang L,Huang J,Hu X

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B7 negative costimulatory molecules are a group of molecules associated with the occurrence, development, and therapy of cancers. Here, we aimed to determine the clinical significance of PD-L1, B7-H3, and B7-H4 and their expression in CD8 and CD68 positive cells at different stages of gastric carcinogenesis.We detecte...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo L,Liu Z,Zhang Y,Quan Q,Huang L,Xu Y,Cao L,Zhang X

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Taiwan, the current survival rate 1 year after transplantation exceeds 80%. However, the number of organ/tissue donors per year in Taiwan is extremely low, resulting in increased mortality. This is also true in Europe and in the United States. Recently, data from the Taiwan Organ Registry and Sharing Center showed ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hsieh MH,Shih FJ,Sheu SJ,Wang SS,Shih FJ

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently interferon alfa-2b (IFNα-2b) is an approved adjuvant drug for high-risk melanoma patients that leads to an improvement in disease-free survival (DFS). However, it is unclear whether it also impacts overall survival. Widespread use of adjuvant high-dose IFNα has been tempered by its significant toxicity and i...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kaehler KC,Blome C,Forschner A,Gutzmer R,Haalck T,Heinzerling L,Kornek T,Livingstone E,Loquai C,Maul LV,Lang BM,Schadendorf D,Stade B,Terheyden P,Utikal J,Wagner T,Hauschild A,Garbe C,Augustin M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This meta-analysis aimed to compare the short- and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing combined coronary endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass grafting (CE + CABG) versus isolated CABG, and particularly to examine subgroup patients with high-risk profile and patients with diffuse disease in the left anterior...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang J,Gu C,Yu W,Gao M,Yu Y

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fentanyl has been suggested to be effective for controlling airway and hemodynamic responses to tracheal extubation. This study was performed to compare the effects of oxycodone and fentanyl on airway and hemodynamic responses and postoperative pain during the recovery period in patients undergoing laparosco...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Choi EK,Kwon N,Park SJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ventricular double rupture (VDR) is a rare but lethal mechanical complication of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The early identification and timely treatment of VDR remain challenging problems. We present a case of AMI with VDR and briefly review the characteristics and prognosis of this life-threatening ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen SJ,Zhang C,Meng QT,Peng Y,Chen M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The mechanisms of action of MTX (methotrexate) in the treatment of RA (rheumatoid arthritis) and PsA (psoriatic arthritis) is related to its antifolic activity, due to the high affinity for enzymes that require folate cofactors as dihydrofolate reductase and to the anti-inflammatory activity derivated from th...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Saviola G,Abdi-Ali L,Sacco S,Comini L,Plewnia K,Rossi M,Orrico A

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study will explore the efficacy and safety of intrathecal baclofen bolus (IBB) on neuropathic pain (NPP) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). METHODS:All potential literatures of IBB on NPP in patients with SCI will be searched from the following electronic databases from inauguration to the Janu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang SF,Wang ZM,Song WD,Tang ZC,Chai Y

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Degenerative spondylolisthesis is defined as forward slippage of a vertebra with respect to the underlying vertebra and is associated with the induction of lumbar canal stenosis. The use of anterior column support for degenerative lumbar conditions has been well documented. Direct lateral interbody fusion (DL...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hong CH,Jung KJ,Soh JW,Won SH,Hong SJ,Kim CH,Lee HS,Wang SD,Lee WS,Kim WJ

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:Shoulder arthroscopy requires a large of irrigation for a better surgical view, leading circulatory overload. This study was performed to prove whether pulmonary edema will be lead by a large of irrigation.General anesthesia with interscalene block was induced before operation. The primary outcome was ultrasou...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang G,Wan Q,Huang X,Shui Y,Luo C,Su L,Jiang X,Zhang L

更新日期：2020-12-18 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：:The first case of atypical pneumonia caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Since then, cases of novel coronavirus-infected pneumonia (NCIP) have been reported throughout China as well as in 25 other countries. With the rapid growth of this global outbreak, psychol...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xie H,Cheng X,Song X,Wu W,Chen J,Xi Z,Shou K

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumonic-type adenocarcinoma (P-ADC) is a subtype of lung adenocarcinoma with high mortality, which often requires lobectomy surgery. Nonsurgically treated P-ADC patients usually have more advanced or complex conditions, which remain poorly understood and pose a major challenge in clinical management. We aimed to des...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wei J,Tang D,Nie Y,Chen J,Peng L

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The inferior cerebellar peduncle (ICP) is a major neural tract in the cerebellum and is involved in coordination of movement and proprioceptive; therefore, ICP injury can be accompanied by poor coordination of movement, including ataxia. In this study, using diffusion tensor tractography (DTT), we investig...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jang SH,Lee HD

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a neutrophilic dermatosis that may be associated with systemic diseases. The association of PG with lymphoid malignancies has rarely been reported. Extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) is a rare but aggressive entity with a poor prognosis. Here, we report the case ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang TH,Hu CH,Tsai HH

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whipple disease (WD) is a rare multisystemic infection with a protean clinical presentation. The central nervous system (CNS) is involved in 3 situations: CNS involvement in classic WD, CNS relapse in previously treated WD, and isolated CNS infection. We retrospectively analyzed clinical features, diagnostic workup, b...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Compain C,Sacre K,Puéchal X,Klein I,Vital-Durand D,Houeto JL,De Broucker T,Raoult D,Papo T

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:About 60,0000 people are involved in traffic accident each year in China and spinal cord injury (SCI) often occurs. Pregnant women with paraplegia is rare, and they face higher risk during pregnancy and childbirth. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report a case of a 35-year-old patient with SCI, who had vaginal forceps d...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yao C,Xu Y,Dai L,Lv Y,Xu X,Ye W

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a considerable amount of literature on the potential relationship between human leukocyte antigen-G 14-bp Ins/Del polymorphism and virus infection; however, results from these studies were inconclusive. OBJECTIVES:A meta-analysis was carried out to determine whether the 14-bp Ins/Del polymorphism i...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lv H,Lv H,Lin Z,Chen L,Zhu M,Hong D

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess prognostic factors for survival and describe Model for End-Stage liver disease (MELD) dynamics in human immunodeficiency virus+/hepatitis C virus+ (HIV+/HCV+) patients after an initial episode of hepatic decompensation.An HIV+/HCV+ cohort of patients experiencing an initial decompensation episode within the ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gelu-Simeon M,Bayan T,Ostos M,Boufassa F,Teicher E,Steyaert JM,Bertucci I,Anty R,Pageaux GP,Meyer L,Duclos-Vallée JC,ANRS HC EP 25 PRETHEVIC study group.

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The value of layer-specific two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (LS2D-STE) for evaluating viable myocardium (VM) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was unclear, this study provides new insights into it and to make a comparison with dualisotope simultaneous acquisition single pho...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu K,Wang Y,Hao Q,Li G,Chen P,Li D

更新日期：2019-01-01 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

abstract：RATIONALE:Ganglioneuroma (GN) is a rare tumour arising from the sympathetic nervous system. GN is constantly asymptomatic, easily ignored and likely damages other organs during tumour progression. PATIENT CONCERNS:The case report involved a 21-year-old girl who was admitted to a hospital because of a computed tomograp...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang X,Yang L,Shi M,Liu X,Liu Y,Wang J

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：RATIONALE:Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas (IPMNs) are benign cystic tumors with a relevant risk of malignant transformation over time. Currently, follow-up after surgical resection of benign IPMNs remains controversial. PATIENT CONCERNS:This is a case report of a 68-year-old male who underwent...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fritz S,Küper-Steffen R,Feilhauer K,Sommer CM,Richter GM,Hennig R,Köninger J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To assess the safety and efficacy of percutaneous short-segment pedicle instrumentation compared with conventionally open short-segment pedicle instrumentation and provide recommendations for using these procedures to treat thoracolumbar fractures. METHODS:The Medline database, Cochrane database of Systemat...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tian F,Tu LY,Gu WF,Zhang EF,Wang ZB,Chu G,Ka H,Zhao J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00