Triglyceride glucose-body mass index is effective in identifying nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in nonobese subjects.

abstract：BACKGROUND:It has been reported that the cluster of differentiation 14 (CD14) gene -159C/T variant may be associated with asthma risk. However, some studies yielded conflicting results. Therefore, a comprehensive meta-analysis was designed to assess the precise association. METHODS:A systematic search in PubMed, Embas...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang D,Yang Y,Xu J,Zhou ZK,Yu HY

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a lethal disease, however current screening methods unable to achieve early diagnosis. Blood-based microRNAs (miRNAs) are promising molecular biomarkers for detecting PC. This meta-analysis summaries studies identifying serum- or plasma-based miRNAs dysregulated in PC patients compa...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wei L,Yao K,Gan S,Suo Z

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an easily recognizable and previously not individualized clinical syndrome that can reveal solitary plasmacytoma of bone. We report 4 patients with a slowly extending violaceous skin patch overlying a solitary plasmacytoma of bone, associated with enlarged regional lymph nodes. Biopsies of the cutaneous le...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lipsker D,Rondeau M,Massard G,Grosshans E

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aortic valve disease has become one of the important factors affecting human health. Aortic valve disease is a progressive disease, if not actively treated, the prognosis is poor. Aortic valve replacement (AVR) surgery is an important treatment for aortic valve disease. At present, the AVR surgery using biol...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Q,Gao H,Ji Q,Song J,Li L,Liu X

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:This case series aimed to preliminarily evaluate the efficacy and safety of drug-eluting beads transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) in patients with lung, renal, gastric, and other non-liver cancers.Twenty-four patients who underwent DEB-TACE or DEB-TACE combined with other therapies were reviewed in this case s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Z,Ji K,Bai L,Wang C,Hu Y,Shi Y,Zhan P,Song L,Li X,Duan X,Han X

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent angina (RA) has an important influence on health status of patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This study aimed to retrospectively investigate the effect of multiple clinical factors on both short-term and long-term development of RA.A total of 398 ST-segment elevation myocardial infarct...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang J,Liu C,Pan C,Bai M,Zhang J,Peng Y,Zheng D,Zhang Z

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is the most common form of motor neuron diseases. Until now, it lacks effective drugs for its treatment, and the median survival time of ALS is reported as only 20 to 48 months after the onset of symptoms. Acupuncture served as part of traditional Chinese therapy, has been...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liao Q,Li Z,Zeng H,Feng X,Huang W,Fu C,Liang X,Li T

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Different protocols have been suggested to treat aluminum phosphide (ALP) poisoning. We aimed to evaluate the possible therapeutic effect of hyperinsulinemia/euglycemia (HIE) in treatment of ALP poisoning. METHODS:In a prospective interventional study, a total of 88 ALP-poisoned patients were included and a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hassanian-Moghaddam H,Zamani N

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical significance of dual radiotracer studies, C-acetate and F-fluoro-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-FDG PET/CT), for the prediction of response and recurrence after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE).This study retrospectively inc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Park S,Kim TS,Kang SH,Kim HB,Park JW,Kim SK

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we present a prospective evaluation of 100 patients with Group A Streptococcal (GAS) bacteremia evaluated in our hospital over a 10-year period. Sixty-two patients were intravenous drug users (IVDU); all but 1 of these had an obvious cutaneous portal of entry related to the injection of illicit drugs. Tw...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bernaldo de Quirós JC,Moreno S,Cercenado E,Diaz D,Berenguer J,Miralles P,Catalán P,Bouza E

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with multiple traumas associated with cardiopulmonary failure have a high mortality rate; however, such patients can be temporarily stabilized using extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), providing a bridge to rescue therapy. Using a retrospective study design, we aimed to clarify the prognostic factors ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin CY,Tsai FC,Lee HA,Tseng YH

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Insomnia is a prevalent and bothersome disorder of sleep initiation and maintenance. Although efficacious treatments for insomnia have been available for decades, they all have their own limitations. Guizhi Gancao Longgu Muli Decoction (GGLMD), a popular complementary and alternative therapy, has been widely...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen F,Chen G,Chen Z,Zhang Z,Zhang P,Luo D,Li K,Hou Y,Xing W,Shi P,Yuan X

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) may not be as uncommon as was once believed. Our study has substantiated the existence of 2 major clinical forms. The acute syndrome is invariably associated with extensive blockage of the major hepatic veins, resulting in congestive liver cell necrosis. In a small, but significant, number o...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Dilawari JB,Bambery P,Chawla Y,Kaur U,Bhusnurmath SR,Malhotra HS,Sood GK,Mitra SK,Khanna SK,Walia BS

更新日期：1994-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Renal cell carcinoma metastasizing to rectum is very rare, and the unusual metastatic sites should be paid attention to during the follow-up of renal cell carcinoma. CASE SUMMARY:We describe a case of a 65-year-old male who was diagnosed with metastatic renal cell carcinoma to rectum 10 years after the righ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng G,Li H,Li J,Zhang X,Zhang Y,Wu X

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive blood transfusion (MBT) is a relatively common complication of cardiac surgery, which is independently associated with severe postoperative adverse events. However, the value of using rapid thrombotomography (r-TEG) to predict MBT in perioperative period of cardiac surgery has not been explored. This study aim...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin C,Fu Y,Huang S,Zhou S,Shen C

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS), the largest ongoing longitudinal study of perinatal HIV-infected (PHIV) and HIV-exposed, uninfected (PHEU) children in the United States, comprises the Surveillance Monitoring of Antiretroviral Therapy [ART] Toxicities (SMARTT) Study in PHEU children and the Adolescent Mast...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Spector SA,Brummel SS,Nievergelt CM,Maihofer AX,Singh KK,Purswani MU,Williams PL,Hazra R,Van Dyke R,Seage GR 3rd,Pediatric HIV\/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS).

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:Patency of the right hepatic vein (RHV) of the liver graft is essential for successful living-donor liver transplant (LDLT). We developed a simple technique for RHV reconstruction that does not require the use of cadaveric veins or additional time to prevent stenosis.Of 159 patients who underwent LDLT at our instituti...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee TB,Choi BH,Yang KH,Ryu JH,Park YM,Chu CW

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Survey data show approximately 10% patients with lung cancer may present concomitant coronary heart disease. Simultaneous surgery is a challenge for anesthetist. We review our experience in the anesthesia with 5 patients who required simultaneous off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCABG) and pulmonary...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhao X,Li Y,Kong HY,Zhang L,Wen XH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The significant ultrasonic characteristics of amniotic band syndrome (ABS) are the malformations of fetal affected parts and the band-like echoes in amniotic cavity. This article first suggests that the fetal hand adhered to umbilical cord with restricted movement provides some values in the diagnosis of ABS ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Niu Z,Meng H,Zhang X,Ouyang Y,Zhang Y,Wu X

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Semantic and verbal fluency tasks are widely used as a measure of frontal capacities. It has been well described in literature that patients affected by schizophrenic and bipolar disorders present a worse execution in these tasks. Some authors have also noted the importance of educational years. Our objective is to an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： García-Laredo E,Maestú F,Castellanos MÁ,Molina JD,Peréz-Moreno E

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effect of different dialysis modalities on the incidence of peripheral artery occlusive disease (PAOD) among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in a large population-based cohort study. The cohort study included 26,927 ESRD patients who underwent hemodialysis (17,737 patients, hemodialysis...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin CS,Chen SJ,Sung CC,Lin CL,Lin SH,Cheng SM,Wang IK,Huang WS,Kao CH

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the risk factors for vascular obstetric complications, such as intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), is inherited thrombophilias. Nevertheless, routine screening for thrombophilias is not endorsed in pregnant women due to their low prevalence and conflicting results of published studies regarding the usefulne...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Dugalić S,Petronijevic M,Stefanovic A,Jeremic K,Petronijevic SV,Soldatovic I,Pantic I,Djunic I,Jokic Z,Djokovic F,Dotlic J,Zaric M,Todorovic J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a relatively common disease; however, myasthenia gravis leading to PE has been rarely reported in the literature. We report a case of PE in a patient with myasthenia gravis and discuss the possible mechanism underlying the development of PE. We hypothesize that inflammatory mediator...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin S,Wang Y,Guan W,Shi Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hepatic ectopic pregnancy is an extremely rare ectopic pregnancy. This study aimed to report a case of primary hepatic pregnancy in a patient with polycystic syndrome. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 30-year-old woman presented with vaginal bleeding after 63 days of amenorrhea. DIAGNOSIS:The patient was initially diagno...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang N,Yang L,Wang Y,Li X,Zhang C,Xu J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the feasibility of 3D arterial spin labeling (ASL) as an alternative to dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) perfusion.Fifty-two newly diagnosed NPC patients underwent 3D ASL and DCE-MRI scans o...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xiao B,Wang P,Zhao Y,Liu Y,Ye Z

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disorder involving multiple organ systems. In BD, intestinal ulcers can present as a refractory lesion capable of perforation, which makes the choice of treatment difficult. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 34-year-old male who was diagnosed with intestinal B...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yan Z,Cui BB,Yu YY,Yin G,Cen XM,Xie QB

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By retrieving records from Taiwan's National Health Insurance (NHI) system's database, the current study aimed to investigate the impacts of hysterosalpingography (HSG) to patients after ectopic pregnancy (EP) operations in Taiwan.In this retrospective cohort study, insurance claims data from 1997 to 2013, derived fro...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chiu NC,Ho CH,Shen SH,Tsuei YC,Lee KL,Huang CY,Li HY,Chen TJ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively analyzed the long-term outcome of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH) in 15 children. IPH started at a mean age of 5 years, and the mean duration of follow-up was 17.2 years (range, 10-36 yr). Four patients developed immune disorders, 3 cases of rheumatoid polyarthritis or rheumatoid polyarthri...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Le Clainche L,Le Bourgeois M,Fauroux B,Forenza N,Dommergues JP,Desbois JC,Bellon G,Derelle J,Dutau G,Marguet C,Pin I,Tillie-Leblond I,Scheinmann P,De Blic J

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00