Paraproteinemic keratopathy in monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance treated with primary keratoprosthesis: Case report, histopathologic findings, and world literature review.

abstract：RATIONALE:Primary gastric epithelioid angiosarcoma is a highly aggressive endothelial cell malignancy and may pose a great diagnostic challenge. PATIENT CONCERNS:Here we describe the case of a 56-year-old man presented with melena and epigastric dull pain for 2 weeks. DIAGNOSIS:Primary gastric epithelioid angiosarcom...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xia J,Shi D,Wu Z,Chen Y,Liu B,Chen L,Metta W,Zheng Y

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Melanoma is a treatable and preventable skin cancer. It is responsible for 75% of deaths among all skin cancers. Previous studies have found that race/ethnicity may play a role in survival among melanoma patients. However, there are no studies that cover 30 years and take race into account for the U.S. POPU...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ward-Peterson M,Acuña JM,Alkhalifah MK,Nasiri AM,Al-Akeel ES,Alkhaldi TM,Dawari SA,Aldaham SA

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Polyethylene glycol (PEG) has been considered as the first recommendation for bowel preparation prior to colonoscopy. A previous meta-analysis suggested that low volume PEG may improve the acceptability of ingesting bowel preparation solution. However, several limitations impaired the power of findings fro...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yi LJ,Tian X,Pi YP,Feng L,Chen H,Liu XL,Chen WQ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A pathological increase in intraabdominal pressure (IAP) and inflammatory responses have negative effects on splanchnic, respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, and neurological function in septic patients with intestinal dysfunction. Electro-acupuncture (EA) has been evidenced to have a bidirectional neuron-end...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Meng JB,Jiao YN,Xu XJ,Lai ZZ,Zhang G,Ji CL,Hu MH

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presently noninvasive methods were employed to the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), including fatty liver index (FLI), hepatic steatosis index (HSI), product of fasting triglyceride and glucose levels (TyG), and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), whereas the accuracy of those indexes need to b...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang H,Chen G,Song C,Li D,Ma Q,Chen G,Li X

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impact of arterial stiffness on aortic morphology has not been well evaluated. We sought to investigate the association of brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) with aortic calcification and tortuosity.A total of 181 patients (65.4 ± 10.4 years, males 59.7%) who underwent computed tomographic angiography and baPW...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Moon I,Jin KN,Kim HL,Suh HJ,Lim WH,Seo JB,Kim SH,Zo JH,Kim MA

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:Vestibular disorders can manifest several patterns of horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) impairment, which can be detected by caloric test and video head impulse test (vHIT). Several studies have examined the patterns of caloric-vHIT response in Ménière disease (MD). The purpose of this study was to inve...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhou R,Leng Y,Liu B

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to calculate and compare the volume of hidden blood loss (HBL) and perioperative blood loss between open posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) and transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) by Wiltse approach.We retrospectively analyzed 143 patients between March 2017 and December 2...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lei F,Li Z,He W,Tian X,Zheng L,Kang J,Feng D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Acute pancreatitis (AP) is one of the most common diseases of gastroenterological emergency with a highly variable clinical course and the incidence being on the rise in recent years. Posttraumatic diaphragmatic hernia is an uncommon disease and may manifest immediately or several years after the incident. De...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lai Y,Yu C,Zhu Y,Pan X

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic liver disease is traditionally conceived as a risk factor for cardiovascular surgery. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has recently burgeoned to precede surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients with severe aortic stenosis at intermediate to high surgical risk. The evidence r...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma X,Zhao D,Li J,Wei D,Zhang J,Yuan P,Kong X,Ma J,Ma H,Sun L,Zhang Y,Jiao Q,Wang Z,Zhang H

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPG) are rare and late-diagnosed catecholamine secreting tumors, which may be associated with unrecognized and/or severe cardiomyopathies. We performed a computer-assisted systematic search of the electronic Medline databases using the MESH terms "myocarditis," "myocardial infarctio...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Batisse-Lignier M,Pereira B,Motreff P,Pierrard R,Burnot C,Vorilhon C,Maqdasy S,Roche B,Desbiez F,Clerfond G,Citron B,Lusson JR,Tauveron I,Eschalier R

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prognosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) remained poor despite the multitude advancement of medical care. Resection margin status is one of the few modifiable factors that a surgeon could possibly manipulate to alter the disease outcome. However, the significance of margin status and margin width...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma KW,Cheung TT,She WH,Chok KSH,Chan ACY,Ng IOL,Chan SC,Lo CM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The associations of tea consumption with risk of oral cancer remain not clear. The present meta-analysis aims to clarify the real relationship between tea intake and the risk of oral cancer and quantifies the potential dose-response relationship between them.A Web search was performed within Pubmed, Embase, and Web of...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhou H,Wu W,Wang F,Qi H,Cheng Z

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Solitary rectal ulcer (SRUS) may mislead the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or rectal polyps, which may reduce the actual prevalence of it. Various treatments for SRUS have been described that can be referred to therapeutic strategies such as biofeedback, enema of corticosteroid, topical therapy, and recta...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Forootan M,Darvishi M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) refers to a small, short non-coding RNA of endogenous class. They have shown to have an increasingly altered expression in many types of cancer, including colorectal cancer (CRC).In the present study, miRNA TaqManMGB and qRT-PCR was used to quantify the expression and clinical significance of 3 matu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Brînzan C,Aşchie M,Cozaru G,Dumitru E,Mitroi A

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Our study aimed to screen and explore the expression of inflammatory factors in keloid patients and to investigate how hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy affects the expression levels of interleukin-12p40 (IL-12p40), macrophage inflammatory protein-1β (MIP-1β), platelet-derived growth factor-BB (PDGF-BB), and i...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hao Y,Dong X,Zhang M,Liu H,Zhu L,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Unilateral hypoplasia of the lung is a rare congenital condition, the mechanism of which is poorly understood. Primary pulmonary hypoplasia occurring in an adult is extremely rare and we present what is probably the first case of a link to a tuberculous pleural effusion in a young woman after childbirth. PAT...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin S,Guan W,LaZhou C,Shi Y

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate the clinical effect of the limited area decompression, intervertebral fusion, and pedicle screw fixation for treating degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) with instability. Hemilaminectomy decompression, intervertebral fusion, and pedicle screw fixation for treating DLSS with...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang F,Ren E,Yang L,Wang Y,Hu X,Yang Y,Kang X

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This protocol for a systematic review describes the methods that will be used to evaluate the efficacy and safety of non-pharmacological interventions for patients with dementia. METHODS:We will search ALOIS, the specialized register of the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group (CDCIG), without ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee GE,Kim JY,Jung JH,Kang HW,Jung IC

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Periorbital metastasis of colorectal cancer is rare. Therefore, herein, we report a patient with rectal cancer who presented with periorbital metastasis without any systemic metastasis. PATIENT CONCERNS:The patient was a 57-year-old man who had a painless nodule on his left eyelid. DIAGNOSIS:The patient ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Paik JH,Shin HJ,Lee HS,Han HS,Ryu CG,Hwang DY

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension usually coexists with other chronic conditions and can cause disability in relation to activities of daily living. We examined the association between the number and categories of comorbid conditions and disability affecting activities of daily living in hypertension patients.The data were collected from ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Qian J,Ren X

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Flavopiridol a semisynthetic flavone that inhibits cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and has growth-inhibitory activity and induces a blockade of cell-cycle progression at G1-phase and apoptosis in numerous human tumor cell lines and is currently under investigation in phase II clinical trials. Cancer stem cel...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bozok Cetintas V,Acikgoz E,Yigitturk G,Demir K,Oktem G,Tezcanli Kaymaz B,Oltulu F,Aktug H

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the clinical efficiency of periocular triamcinolone acetonide (TA) injection for treating polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) concurrent with hemorrhagic retinal detachment (HRD).Twenty-two cases confirmed with PCV concurrent with HRD characterized by massive subretinal hemorrhage and exudation pres...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang K,Chen Y,Sun X,Zhong Q,Lin L,Gao Y,Hong F

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endobronchial valves had been utilized for many years to treat patients with advanced emphysema, despite unfavorable results. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of the use of endobronchial valves in patients with heterogeneous advanced emphysema. METHODS:We performed systemati...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Du Y,She D,Liang Z,Yang W,Chen L

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive disease with a poor prognosis. A number of studies reported the association between MUC5B promoter polymorphism rs35705950 and IPF, but substantial inconsistent findings were observed and the strength of association remains unclear.The aim of the study was to invest...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu QQ,Zhang XL,Zhang SM,Tang SW,Min HY,Yi L,Xu B,Song Y

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous studies have shown that microRNA-25 (miR-25) plays a key role in the occurrence and development of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Many studies have shown that there is a significant increment of miR-25 in circulating blood of patients with NSCLC. The meta-analysis aims to explore diagnostic valu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li C,Sun L,Zhou H,Yang Y,Wang Y,She M,Chen J

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ptosis is a rare complication of periocular steroid use. Studies report that local injections of steroids produce ptosis. We describe the first 2 cases of ptosis because of long-term treatment with topical steroid eye drops. PATIENT CONCERNS:Two cases admitted to our hospital because of ptosis of their right...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu Y,Sun C,Zhang X,Shentu X

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy custom 3D-printed osteosynthesis plates in the treatment of intercondylar humeral fractures.Thirteen patients with distal intercondylar humeral fractures were randomized to undergo surgery using either conventional plates (n = 7) or 3D-printed plates (n = 6) at our ins...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shuang F,Hu W,Shao Y,Li H,Zou H

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study will specifically investigate the effect of butylphthalide on hemodynamics in patients with watershed stroke (WS). METHODS:We will search the following databases from their inceptions to the March 1, 2020: Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jia LN,Zhang YJ,Ma R,Song Y

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ectopic variceal bleeding is a rare (2-5%) but fatal gastrointestinal bleed in patients with portal hypertension. Patients with ectopic variceal bleeding manifest melena, hematochezia, or hematemesis, which require urgent managements. Definitive therapeutic modalities of ectopic varices are not yet standardiz...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Park SW,Cho E,Jun CH,Choi SK,Kim HS,Park CH,Rew JS,Cho SB,Kim HJ,Han M,Cho KM

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00