Pretreatment elevated serum lactate dehydrogenase as a significant prognostic factor in malignant mesothelioma: A meta-analysis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this article is to assess the influence of comorbidities among elderly patients (at least 70 year old) undergoing surgery for early stage nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to explore the tolerability and efficacy of surgery in relation to stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in this patient p...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Nguyen NP,Godinez J,Shen W,Vinh-Hung V,Gorobets H,Thariat J,Ampil F,Vock J,Karlsson U,Chi A,International Geriatric Radiotherapy Group.

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 40% to 50% of gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) patients will have recurrence or metastases after resection of the primary lesion, and the most common affected sites will be liver and peritoneum. Imatinib has been considered as the first-line therapy of metastatic GIST. Surgery for metastases is prop...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shi YN,Li Y,Wang LP,Wang ZH,Liang XB,Liang H,Zhang L,Li B,Fan LQ,Zhao Q,Ma ZX,Zhao XF,Zhang ZD,Liu Y,Tan BB,Wang D,Wang LL,Hao YJ,Jia N

更新日期：2017-11-01 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:A characteristic metabolic finding of hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) on positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) correlates with morphologic features on CT and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). PATIENT CONCERNS:A young man from an endemic area was admitted to our hospital due to right...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shen G,Kou Y,Kuang A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Kawasaki disease is a necrotizing vasculitis featuring fever, erythema, conjunctivitis, and lymphadenopathy. Ocular manifestations in Kawasaki disease are commonly limited to anterior segment, posterior segment lesions are rarely reported. CASE PRESENTATION:We report a unique case of ocular manifestations...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao Y,Zhang Y,Lu F,Wang X,Zhang M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early risk stratification is crucial for appropriate management using invasive strategies in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and electrocardiography (ECG) has been widely used for risk stratification. However, ECG findings in NSTEMI vary, and there is a need to define the clinical characteristics and ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jin ES,Park CB,Kim DH,Hwang HJ,Cho JM,Sohn IS,Kim CJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of oral ketamine versus oral midazolam for sedation during laceration repair at a pediatric emergency department. METHODS:Children between 1 and 10 years requiring laceration repair were randomly assigned to 2 groups, treated either with oral midazolam (0.7 mg/kg) or with oral ketamine...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Rubinstein O,Barkan S,Breitbart R,Berkovitch S,Toledano M,Weiser G,Karadi N,Nassi A,Kozer E

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of patients with pathologic T0 esophageal carcinoma after neoadjuvant therapy and surgery. METHODS:We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Medline databases from inception up to November 12, 2016. The meta-analysis was performed to compare odds ra...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lv HW,Li Y,Zhou MH,Cheng JW,Xing WQ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The minimally invasive surgery possesses an essential and growing function in treating the calcaneal fractures, but the related literature on this topic is limited. For our study, the main purpose was to compare the early prognosis of a group of the patients with Sanders type II fracture of calcaneus treated...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xue D,Lou B,Tan R,Yu H

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to elucidate the relationship between serum liver fibrosis markers (Mac-2 binding protein glycosylation isomer (M2BPGi), FIB-4 index, aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index and hyaluronic acid), and skeletal muscle mass and to investigate factors linked to skeletal muscle mass loss (SMML) in patie...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Takata R,Nishikawa H,Enomoto H,Iwata Y,Ishii A,Miyamoto Y,Ishii N,Yuri Y,Hasegawa K,Nakano C,Nishimura T,Yoh K,Aizawa N,Sakai Y,Ikeda N,Takashima T,Iijima H,Nishiguchi S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Information on respiratory viruses in subtropical region is limited.Incidence, mortality, and seasonality of influenza (Flu) A/B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenovirus (ADV), and parainfluenza viruses (PIV) 1/2/3 in hospitalized patients were assessed over a 15-year period (1998-2012) in Hong Kong.Male predomi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chan PKS,Tam WWS,Lee TC,Hon KL,Lee N,Chan MCW,Mok HY,Wong MCS,Leung TF,Lai RWM,Yeung ACM,Ho WCS,Nelson EAS,Hui DSC

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Premature ventricular complexes are very common, appearing most frequently in patients with hypertension, obesity, sleep apnea, and structural heart disease. Sympathetic hyperactivity plays a critical role in the development, maintenance, and aggravation of ventricular arrhythmias. Recently, Armaganijan et al reported...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kiuchi MG,Vitorio FP,Silva GRD,Paz LMR,Souto GLL

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Luminal A breast cancer has a much better prognosis than other subtypes, with a low risk of local or regional recurrence. However, there is controversy around under- versus overtreatment with regard to adjuvant treatment of node-positive, luminal A breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to identify whether adjuv...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Park S,Lee SK,Paik HJ,Ryu JM,Kim I,Bae SY,Yu J,Kim SW,Lee JE,Nam SJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of bedside assistants has been well established in various robotic procedures. However, the effect of assistants on the surgical outcomes of thyroid surgery remains unclear. We investigated the effects of a dedicated robot assistant (DRA) in robotic thyroidectomy. We also evaluated the learning curve of...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kwon H

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Scapulohumeral periarthritis is a disease that seriously affects human daily work and life, and greatly reduces peoples quality of life and affects human health all over the world. Now, many studies have shown that acupuncture and rehabilitation have a significant effect on scapulohumeral periarthritis. In t...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wei L,Zhu M,Peng T,Xiong W,Hou X

更新日期：2020-12-18 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：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000005314.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors：

更新日期：2017-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) with initial manifestations of constipation and intestinal obstruction (IO) is rare. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 50-year-old Chinese male patient was admitted to the gastroenterology department due to constipation and abdominal distention for 8 days. He had experienced ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li X,Qi S,Jiao Y,Gao J,Du H

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Tigecycline is the first member of the glycylcycline family. There are rarely reports of tigecycline causing coagulopathy and hypofibrinogenemia until now. We report a case on tigecycline-associated coagulopathy and hypofibrinogenemia and discuss the characteristics of the adverse reaction. PATIENT CONCERNS:...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu X,Zhao P,Dong L,Zhang X

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adequate bowel preparation is essential for the detection of pathological lesions during colonoscopy. However, it has been found to be inadequate in approximately 20% to 30% of colonoscopy examinations. Educational interventions focused on health staff, such as physicians and nurses, may improve the patients...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu A,Yan S,Wang H,Lin Y,Wu J,Fu L,Wu Q,Lu Y,Liu Y,Chen H

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:To summarize the clinical features of eyeball rupture with or without orbital fracture and explore the differences between them.In all, 197 patients were observed, and the following data were recorded: sex, age, time of injury, place of injury, cause of trauma, zone of eye injury, intraocular content prolapse, surgica...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen X,Yao Y,Wang F,Liu T,Zhao X

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the psychological distress and associated risk factors for distress among patients with gastric epithelial neoplasm undergoing endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD).A total of 91 patients treated with ESD for gastric epithelial neoplasm between May 2015 and June 2016 were prospectively en...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee S,Oh ST,Lee H,Lee JS,Pak H,Choi WJ,Jeon HH

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is thought to be implicated in the development of arterial stiffness and vascular calcification. As a Wnt signaling pathway inhibitor, it is interesting to investigate whether sclerostin or dickkopf-1 (DKK1) level is correlated with arterial stiffness in renal transplant (RT) recipients...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hsu BG,Liou HH,Lee CJ,Chen YC,Ho GJ,Lee MC

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) is a kind of proinflammatory mediator to stimulate the innate and adaptive immune system and participates in a number of acute and chronic inflammatory processes after sterile injury or microbial invasion. HMGB1 has been suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of many a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu B,Zhu Q,Li N,Wu T,Liu S,Liu S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compared with open lumbar microdiscectomy, percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) has the advantages of remarkable preservation of paravertebral structures, less bleeding, shorter operation time and fewer complications, it is a common method for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Local ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sang X,Shan H,Hu J,Wu M

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are the most common mental disorders of women suffered from childhood sexual abuse histories. It has been widely recognized that depression and PTSD may decrease patients' quality of life. The objective of this study is conducted to explore the effects of p...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu JY,Tung TH,Shen SA,Huang C,Chen PS

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Over one-third of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected pregnant women are clinically depressed, increasing the risk of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV, as well as negative birth and child development outcomes. This study will evaluate the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an evidence-bas...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wagner GJ,McBain RK,Akena D,Ngo V,Nakigudde J,Nakku J,Chemusto H,Beyeza-Kashesya J,Gwokyalya V,Faherty LJ,Kyohangirwe L,Nabitaka LK,Lukwata H,Linnemayr S,Ghosh-Dastidar B,Businge J,Mukasa B,Wanyenze RK

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Several studies have identified that obesity and being overweight can increase the risk of developing myocardial infarction (MI). However, the predictive value of the central obesity index, that is, the waist-hip ratio (WHR), regarding MI risk remains unclear. This study aimed to provide a systematic...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cao Q,Yu S,Xiong W,Li Y,Li H,Li J,Li F

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to compare the clinical outcomes of patients undergoing all-arthroscopic (AA) or mini-open (MO) rotator cuff repair. METHODS:The present study evaluated 50 patients who had undergone AA repair and 50 patients who had undergone MO repair with a minimum 1-year follow-up. Every patient...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu J,Fan L,Zhu Y,Yu H,Xu T,Li G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors propose to encompass under the designation of "fasciitis-panniculitis syndromes" (FPS) a group of disorders characterized by induration of the skin due to chronic inflammation and fibrosis of the subcutaneous septa and muscular fascia. The prototype of the FPS is eosinophilic fasciitis. Thirty-two consecut...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Naschitz JE,Boss JH,Misselevich I,Yeshurun D,Rosner I

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00