A pilot clinical study of apatinib plus irinotecan in patients with recurrent high-grade glioma: Clinical Trial/Experimental Study.

abstract：:This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the impact of epilepsy, myasthenia gravis (MG), and multiple sclerosis (MS) on pregnancy and family planning decision-making in a cohort of Saudi women. Women with epilepsy, MG, and MS were recruited consecutively at the time of their follow-up visits at a neurology clinic. D...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Alanazy MH,Asiri A,Edrees MF,Abuzinadah AR

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to perform a meta-analysis on the efficacy of ibandronate by evaluating the effect sizes of different dosing regimens.Major electronic databases were searched from 1985 to February 2015. A random effects meta-analysis was performed in STATA.Data from 34 studies (13,639 patients) were incl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hou Y,Gu K,Xu C,Ding H,Liu C,Tuoheti Y

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Primary neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the retroperitoneum are extremely rare. The purpose of this case report is to highlight the unusual growth pattern and radiologic features of primary retroperitoneal NETs. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 46-year-old woman was found to have a retroperitoneal cystic and solid mass du...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shi D,Dong GQ,Shen KR,Pan Y,Wei SM,Chen Y,Yu RS

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of validated patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments for the treatment outcome measure of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is crucial given the lack of objective markers. However, current symptom-based PRO instruments can only partially capture the impact of LPR. The GERD Analyzer (GERDyzer), an existing dise...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu CP,Liang WM,Wang CC,Chang CS,Yeh HZ,Hsu JY,Ko CW,Lee SW,Chang SC,Sung FC,Lien HC

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the most common malignancy in China and has a low survival rate amongst Han Chinese. The high mortality is largely attributed to late-stage diagnosis, when treatment is largely ineffective. Identification of genetic variants could potentially assist with earlier diagnosis and thus more effective treatme...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hu W,Chien SY,Ying P,Liu PI,Su CM,Tang CH

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Aspergillus and Cryptococcus exposure can cause serious secondary infections in human lungs, especially in immunocompromised patients or in conjunction with a chronic disease caused by low disease resistance. Primary invasive fungal infections are clinically rare; therefore, coexistence of 2 fungi at an infec...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang Q,Wang Z,Hao Y,Li W,Xin T,Chen M,Gao P

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation associated with low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected patients with vitamin D deficiency. We investigated the association between 25(OH)D and soluble biomarkers among HIV-infected patients on stable antiretroviral therapy. This is a cross...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gangcuangco LMA,Kohorn LB,Chow DC,Keating SM,Norris PJ,Nagamine LS,Ndhlovu LC,Souza SA,Kallianpur KJ,Shikuma CM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumonia is a common respiratory disease. In severe cases, it can induce cardiovascular disease and even life-threatening. In particular, pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) that broke out at the end of 2019 has seriously affected the health of people in all countries. In recent years, it h...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cao C,Zhen Z,Kuang S,Xu T

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cervical radiculopathy (CR) describes compression or stimulation secondary to the cervical nerve root, 1 or 2 types of upper limb pain, and/or with neck. In clinical practice, both acupotomology and acupuncture are very widely and popular for the management of CR. So, we conducted a systematic review and met...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Dai W,Xie R,Wang X,Zhuang M,Chang X,Wei X,Jin Z,Wang S,Feng M,Yu J,Zhu L

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Drug-induced prolongation of the corrected QT interval (QTc) may lead to serious and potentially life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmia, such as torsades de pointes (Tdp), which is worthy of clinical attention. Here, we report 1 case of Tdp after a coadministration of fluoxetine and amiodarone. PATIENT...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wei A,Peng J,Gu Z,Li J

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:Uremic pruritus is common and bothersome in patients receiving either peritoneal dialysis (PD) or hemodialysis (HD). To date, the preferred dialysis modality regarding the alleviation of uremic pruritus remains controversial. We conducted this cross-sectional study to compare the prevalence, intensity, and characteris...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu HY,Peng YS,Chen HY,Tsai WC,Yang JY,Hsu SP,Pai MF,Lu HM,Chiang JF,Ko MJ,Wen SY,Chiu HC

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) has become a pandemic that has infected millions of people around the world and brings a tremendous economic burden. There are numerous guidelines for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS published in recent years, but th...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu Q,Fang P,Zhao Y,Dai D,Luo X

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with spinal fusion often have opioid tolerance and chronic pain, which makes it difficult to control postoperative pain. In this double-blind, randomized, prospective study, we assessed the safety and efficacy of intravenous low-dose ketamine for the treatment of pain in patients undergoing the lumb...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang H,Ma L,Chen Y

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the wide recognition of the inverse association between socioeconomic position (SEP) and suicidal behaviors, its underlying process and potential mediators are little known. This study investigated the pathway from SEP to suicide attempts with attention to potential mediators.From the Korean Health and Nutriti...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ki M,Seong Sohn E,An B,Lim J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The clinical application has widespread disagreement on the different regimens of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) in the treatment of locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). We conducted a network meta-analysis (NMA) to evaluate the efficacy of the different NCT regimens in the treatment of NP...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yuan C,Xu XH,Luo SW,Wang L,Sun M,Ni LH,Xu L,Wang XL,Zeng G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The local injection of multimodal cocktail is currently commonly used in the treatment of postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). It is still inconclusive whether the morphine added to the intraoperative injection mixture could make some difference. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the ef...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Mi F,Zhao H,Xie D,Shi X

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Carcinoma in situ (CIS) of the uterine cervix is a premalignant condition of squamous epithelium. The standard treatments are excision and ablation procedures; for women with positive margins, hysterectomy is recommended. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 47-year-old Peruvian woman with recurrent candidal vaginitis had bee...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Reynel M,Villegas Y,Kiene H,Werthmann PG,Kienle GS

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was conducted to estimate the 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH)D) levels and explore factors related to vitamin D deficiency/insufficiency. This was a multicenter, hospital-based, cross-sectional observational study. Children admitted to hospitals for health examination were included for vitamin D measurement an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang C,Mao M,Ping L,Yu D

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to evaluate the clinical and radiographic treatment outcomes of comminuted Mason type II radial head fractures, which underwent open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) using a new implant (mother-child screw, MCS).This study included 16 patients (7 male and 9 female patients; mean age: 40.9 years, ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shi Y,Wang GF,Mei K,Zhang J,Yun CJ,Qian C,Sun JY

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study will assess the effect of high-quality nursing (HQN) on alleviating depression and anxiety (DA) in patients with thyroid cancer (TC) during perioperative period (PPP). METHODS:We will search the following electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Web of Science, C...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cui Y,Li YX

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in acutely ill patients hospitalized in medical departments. Thromboprophylaxis with anticoagulants was shown to be safe and effective in medical patients with high risk to develop VTE. Despite guidelines recommendations, the rate of thromb...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mahlab-Guri K,Otman MS,Replianski N,Rosenberg-Bezalel S,Rabinovich I,Sthoeger Z

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Brain perfusion single photon computed tomography (SPECT) is a functional imaging modality and has been widely utilized in evaluation of various kinds of neurological disorders. Easy z-score imaging system (eZIS) is a computer-assisted statistical analysis, based on the comparison with age-classified ethyl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wei CY,Chen TY,Shih I,Chiu PY,Hung GU,Matsuda H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Lymphatic embolization is a minimally invasive treatment option for managing chyle leakage after nodal dissection in the neck. After the procedure, the embolic material may cause foreign body granulomatous lymphadenitis and can be a diagnostic challenge for radiologists because of sonographic similarity to me...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ryu KH,Baek HJ,Cho SB,An HJ,Kim JP

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) has not played a large role in the surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma due to inadequate sensitivity and specificity for active chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of AFP in small hepatocellular carcinomas after hepatitis C virus er...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Minami T,Tateishi R,Kondo M,Nakagomi R,Fujiwara N,Sato M,Uchino K,Enooku K,Nakagawa H,Asaoka Y,Kondo Y,Moriya K,Shiina S,Koike K

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the efficacy, key technical points, and complication management of the transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) approach for incarcerated inguinal hernia repair. Seventy-three patients with incarcerated inguinal hernias underwent TAPP surgery in our department between Jan 2010 and Dec 2015. A retrospective r...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang S,Zhang G,Jin C,Cao J,Zhu Y,Shen Y,Wang M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the susceptibility trend of vancomycin, teicoplanin, daptomycin, and linezolid against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) blood isolates of different clones over an 11-year period.From 2000 to 2010, all bloodstream MRSA isolates from Chang Gung Memorial Hospital...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hsieh YC,Lin YC,Huang YC

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sepsis is a complex and life-threatening systemic disease. A positive blood culture is the criterion standard of diagnosis for sepsis; however, it does not produce results for 24 to 72 hours. Besides, the clinical manifestations of sepsis are variable and nonspecific. Therefore, a new diagnostic biomarker fo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li XJ,Tan EL,Zhao CP,Yan J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Adrenocortical carcinoma is a rare aggressive type of cancer whose prognosis is poor, particularly for metastatic entities. Metastatic adrenocortical carcinoma in the spine is a rare disease with no standard curative managements yet. The objective of this study is to report a very rare case of spinal metastas...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu S,Zhou X,Song A,Huo Z,Wang Y,Liu Y

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to review the distribution, current trends, and microbiological characteristics of bacterial pathogens isolated from dacryocystitis patients in China during the last 15 years.This is a retrospective multiple-center noncomparative case series. The medical records of 15,452 consecutive patients ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen L,Fu T,Gu H,Jie Y,Sun Z,Jiang D,Yu J,Zhu X,Xu J,Hong J

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00