Clinical analysis of hyperkalemia after esophagectomy: A case report.

abstract：RATIONALE:A dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) refers to an abnormal direct connection between an intracranial artery and a dural venous sinus. A DAVF presenting with parkinsonism is rare, and is therefore easily misdiagnosed. Therefore, early consideration of DAVF in the differential diagnosis of reversible parkinsoni...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Pu J,Si X,Ye R,Zhang B

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:Although obesity is an established risk factor of primary stroke, the association between obesity and post-stroke mortality remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between dynamic obesity status and mortality in survivors of their first stroke in China.Of 775 patients with first-ever ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang J,Li J,Li M,Hou L,Zhu P,Du X,Zhou M,Zhu C

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Due to unprecedented global aging, the number of elderly and super-elderly patients with cancer is increasing. However, restricted by comorbidities or fragility, many elderly patients are considered ineligible to receive invasive therapies. A centenarian with primary liver cancer (PLC) was treated by external...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Meng Z,Gao F,Liu C,Huang S,Hu K,Wang R

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Women with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. In Taiwan, traditional Chinese medicine is widely used to treat diabetes; however, its precise influence has not been empirically tested.The objective of the case-control study is to estimate the effect on the risk of breast cancer of using tra...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu CT,Tsai YT,Lin JG,Fu SL,Lai JN

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：:Indentation hardness test is a good in vitro method of bone quality assessment. The purpose of this study is to explore the distribution characteristics of bone tissue microhardness in tibial diaphysis and provide theoretical support for the test site selection of the reference point indentation technique.Three fresh ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang J,Yin B,Liu G,Li S,Zhang X,Hu Z,Wu W,Zhang Y

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aim to determine the incidence of malignancy after liver transplantation (LT) compared to general population. The records of patients who received LTs at our center from October 1989 and November 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. The standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of cancer in the patients was compared to gen...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hsiao CY,Lee PH,Ho CM,Wu YM,Ho MC,Hu RH

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The porphyrias are a group of rare metabolic disorders. The incidence and prevalence are low because the acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is rare. Our aim was to assess the use of anthropometric and quality-of-life parameters in porphyric patients in order to identify predictor factors that might help in characteriz...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jiménez-Monreal AM,Murcia M,Gómez-Murcia V,Bibiloni MDM,Pons A,Tur JA,Martínez-Tomé M

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：:Neurofilament (NF), one of the major axonal cytoskeletal proteins, plays a critical role in degenerative diseases in both the central and the peripheral nervous systems. The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between serum phosphorylated neurofilament-heavy chain (pNF-H) and diabetic peripheral neuropath...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Qiao X,Zhang S,Zhao W,Ye H,Yang Y,Zhang Z,Miao Q,Hu R,Li Y,Lu B

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis due to cervical spondylosis has rarely been reported. We present the first case of unilateral diaphragmatic paralysis without radicular pain or motor weakness due to cervical foraminal stenosis and a review of the related literature. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 59-year-old man prese...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Park HY,Kim KW,Ryu JH,Lim CR,Han SB,Lee JS

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the profiles of pathogens and patterns of antibiotic resistance of emphysematous pyelonephritis (EPN), offering recommendations for initial antibiotic treatment.Between January, 2001, and November, 2014, demographic data, presenting clinical features, management strategies, and...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu YC,Hong JH,Chiang BJ,Pong YH,Hsueh PR,Huang CY,Pu YS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical treatment for terrible triad injuries remains a challenging clinical problem, and controversy exists of whether it is better to repair or replace the radial head. The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of repair and arthroplasty replacement of the radial head i...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen H,Shao Y,Li S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Choroidal detachment is a major postoperative complication of trabeculectomy. Postoperative choroidal detachment occurs with low intraocular pressure (IOP), and is naturally resolved by elevation of IOP. We report a case of chronic chorioretinal detachment (CRD) in the eye with uveitic glaucoma after trabecul...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sakurai Y,Takayama K,Abe T,Takeuchi M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pancreatic cancer (PC) remains difficult to treat, despite the recent advances in various anticancer therapies. Immuno-inflammatory response is considered to be a major risk factor for the development of PC in addition to a combination of genetic background and environmental factors. Although patients with P...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang JH,Jiang Y,Pillarisetty VG

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment the prevalence of hypertension and its relation to selected indicators of health status and performance, including classification of BMI, obesity classifications, and body structure in a large test group of 19-year-old men.The study was observational-retrospective, and included a group of 17,282 men, aged 1...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chmiel Z,Żal M,Więch P,Bazaliński D,Sałacińska I,Bartusik-Aebisher D,Binkowska-Bury M

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a common pathological type of lung cancer, but appendiceal metastasis of SCLC was rare. At present, clinical studies on the maintenance therapy of SCLC have not reached a significant conclusion. PATIENT CONCERNS:We reported on a 52-year-old man who diagnosed as extensive stag...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xue P,Wang N,Mao Y,Zhu S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This randomized controlled trial (RCT) aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of thoracolumbar burst fractures (TLBFs) treated with open reduction and internal fixation via the posterior paraspinal muscle approach (PPMA) and the post-middle approach (PA). METHODS:Patients with a traumatic single-level TLBFs...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang W,Zhang D,Liu W,Lian X,Jiao Z,Chen W

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rotavirus infection is the main cause of severe dehydration enteritis in children under 5 years old. It gives rise to malnutrition and even death in children even though there were rotavirus vaccines. However, there is no effective anti-virus drugs for rotavirus, supporting treatments are used in the clinics...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu Y,Tu X,Liang X,Chen J,Wan X,Zhang T,Jiang J,Zhong S

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain metastases deriving from esophageal cancer are very rare with scarce data available concerning these patients' outcome. We, therefore, evaluated outcome after surgical resection followed by radiotherapy of brain metastasis from esophageal cancer.A retrospective analysis was conducted on consecutive patients unde...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Stavrinou P,Plambeck L,Proescholdt M,Ghadimi M,Goldbrunner R,Grau S

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In addition to the physical burden, the quality of life and survival in patients with cancer may also be reduced because of psychological distress, such as spiritual crisis, anxiety, and depression. Many studies have verified that spirituality could reduce anxiety and depression and improve quality of life a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xing L,Guo X,Bai L,Qian J,Chen J

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Injection laryngoplasty is a common procedure for patients with vocal fold dysfunction, but the literature on its benefits has been mainly focused on those related to structural lesions or laryngeal nerve involvement. Stroke patients may be at increased risk of aspiration due to insufficient vocal fold mot...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Han YJ,Jang YJ,Park GY,Joo YH,Im S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cerebellum has been proven to be connected to the brain network, as in the default-mode network (DMN), among healthy subjects and patients with psychiatric disorders. However, whether or not abnormal cerebellar DMN connectivity exists and what its clinical significance is among drug-naive patients with somatizatio...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang H,Guo W,Liu F,Chen J,Wu R,Zhang Z,Yu M,Li L,Zhao J

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endometriosis (EMT) is one of the common diseases of women of childbearing age. EMT destroys the anatomical structure of the pelvis, which leads to abnormal ovulation and endocrine abnormalities. It also affects embryo implantation and makes patients infertile. Recently, it is confirmed that Chinese medicine...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tang X,Chen J,Ou P,Chen J,Lan S,Luo J,Luo Y,Shang Y,Fang G

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteinuria is a major determinant of adverse renal outcome, and its reduction slows renal progression in glomerular diseases. However, the optimal target of proteinuria in glomerular diseases is unclear, and discrepancies in the definition of proteinuria produce ambiguous findings. Here we investigated the optimal ta...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kee YK,Yoon CY,Kim SJ,Moon SJ,Kim CH,Park JT,Lim BJ,Chang TI,Kang EW,Kie JH,Yoo TH,Jeong HJ,Kang SW,Han SH

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Compressive radial neuropathy by a synovial cyst in the radial tunnel during pregnancy is a rare occurrence. The management of radial nerve compression caused by a synovial cyst in a pregnant patient is a surgical dilemma owing to the fetal and maternal risks of treatment. PATIENT CONCERNS AND DIAGNOSIS:A 37...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hsiao CM,Wu CC,Wen HC

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the diagnostic value of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous lung biopsy for solitary pulmonary nodules (SPN) < 20 mm.A total of 248 patients who were diagnosed a SPN of < 20 mm underwent CT-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy were reviewed.Specimens of 248 patients were obtained succes...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu C,Yuan Q,Chi C,Zhang Q,Wang Y,Wang W,Yu L,Zhan P,Lin Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many people exposed to torture later suffer from torture-related post-traumatic stress disorder (TR-PTSD). The aim of this study was to analyze the morphologic and functional brain changes in patients with TR-PTSD using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET). This study evaluated 19 su...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zandieh S,Bernt R,Knoll P,Wenzel T,Hittmair K,Haller J,Hergan K,Mirzaei S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental and physical stress is thought to play an important causative factor in apical ballooning syndrome (ABS) likely secondary to the vasomotor dysfunction. However, there are currently few data related to the impact of physical stress in this unique cardiomyopathy.A total 18 patients, including 8 females with histo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sun T,Widmer RJ,Matsuzawa Y,Lennon RJ,Park KH,Lerman LO,Lerman A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00