Impact of tumor size on outcome after stereotactic body radiation therapy for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma.

abstract：:The objective of this study was to investigate the contribution of handgrip strength in predicting the functional outcome after hip fracture in women.We prospectively investigated white women (N = 193 of 207) who were consecutively admitted to a rehabilitation hospital after a hip fracture. We measured handgrip streng...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Di Monaco M,Castiglioni C,De Toma E,Gardin L,Giordano S,Tappero R

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the possible relationship between endocarditis and overall and individual cancer risk among study participants in Taiwan.We used data from the National Health Insurance program of Taiwan to conduct a population-based, observational, and retrospective cohort study. The case group consisted of 14...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sun LM,Wu JN,Lin CL,Day JD,Liang JA,Liou LR,Kao CH

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Systematically review and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) studies on prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy (pNPWT) to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs). INTRODUCTION:pNPWT has been suggested as a new method to prevent wound complications, specifically S...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： De Vries FEE,Wallert ED,Solomkin JS,Allegranzi B,Egger M,Dellinger EP,Boermeester MA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The argument on the clinical effects of previous anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction on total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains to be resolved. The aim of the current study was to compare operative and postoperative outcomes of patients undergoing TKA after ACL reconstruction with a matched cohort ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang LZ,Liu AH,Wen DJ,Zhou YT

更新日期：2020-06-19 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：:An adverse drug reactions avoidability tool called the Liverpool ADR avoidability assessment tool (LAAT) was recently developed (for research purposes), and subsequently validated with mixed interrater reliability (IRR). We investigated the comparative IRR of this tool in an inpatient cohort to ascertain its practical...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Danjuma MI,Shokri SA,Abubeker IY,Malik AE,Abdallah IMH,Shafei MNE,Fatima H,Mahmoud M,Hussain T,Maghoub Y,Sajid J,Zouki ANE

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively compared accelerated hypofractionation (AHF) with conventional fractionation (CF) in the radiation therapy (RT) for early-stage breast cancer patients.Three hundred seventy-nine early-stage (pT1-2 and pN0-1a) breast cancer patients who received RT with AHF after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) were ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee SW,Kim YJ,Shin KH,Kim K,Chie EK,Han W,Im SA,Jung SY,Lee KS,Lee ES

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is characterized by an abnormal dilatation of the coronary arteries. CAE is often associated with the presence of slow coronary flow and may lead to acute myocardial infarction (AMI), even without total occlusion. PATIENT CONCERNS AND DIAGNOSIS:We report a case of a 24-year-old ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Y,Wu C,Liu W

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:Hepatic neuroendocrine tumors (HNETs) are uncommon neoplasms that can be subdivided into 2 types: primary and metastatic HNETs. Due to its rarity, heterogeneity and complexity, the diagnosis, treatment modalities and prognosis are still controversial.This retrospective study reviewed the effects of tumor origi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jiao X,Luan W,Peng X,Liu L,Zhang L,Zhou L

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to the increasing population of elderly patients, a large number of patients with degenerative spondylosis are currently being surgically treated. Although basic measures for decreasing postoperative surgical infections (PSIs) are considered, it still remains among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yaldiz C,Yaldiz M,Ceylan N,Kacira OK,Ceylan D,Kacira T,Kizilcay G,Tanriverdi T

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dental hygienists in Poland work in various settings, including public health care institutions, private dental practices, dental clinics, kindergartens, and schools. They can often face medical emergencies, whose rate is increasing owing to comorbidities and aging of dental patients' populations. The aim of the study...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Smereka J,Aluchna M,Aluchna A,Puchalski M,Wroblewski P,Checinski I,Leskiewicz M,Szarpak L

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hamartomas are very rarely identified as an endobronchial lesion. Herein, we describe a peculiar case of a 55-year-old woman with persistent cough and increasing dyspnea and radiological detection of a solid lesion subtotally occluding the main right bronchus. Despite the radiological and radiometabolic (18-fluoro-2-d...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lococo F,Galeone C,Lasagni L,Carbonelli C,Tagliavini E,Piro R,Zucchi L,Sgarbi G

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:We conducted the current study to investigate the clinical, laboratory, and histologic features at presentation and the outcome of renal sarcoidosis (RS). Exhaustive retrospective data were collected by the French Sarcoidosis Group. Forty-seven adult patients were assessed (30 male/17 female, M/F ratio: 1.76). Median ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mahévas M,Lescure FX,Boffa JJ,Delastour V,Belenfant X,Chapelon C,Cordonnier C,Makdassi R,Piette JC,Naccache JM,Cadranel J,Duhaut P,Choukroun G,Ducroix JP,Valeyre D

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Primary hepatic lymphoma (PHL) is an extremely rare manifestation of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. There were few cases about PHL in recent years, while cases using positron emission tomography (PET) modalities for both diagnosis and follow-up were even rare. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 29-year-old man complaining...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang L,Dong P,Hu W,Tian B

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nafamostat mesilate (NM), a synthetic serine protease inhibitor, has been used increasingly as an anticoagulant during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT). However, there, are limited data from randomized studies on NM use in patients with a bleeding tendency. This prospective study evaluated the efficacy and ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Choi JY,Kang YJ,Jang HM,Jung HY,Cho JH,Park SH,Kim YL,Kim CD

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：:This retrospective study investigated the effect of nursing intervention (NIV) in Chinese patients under preoperative cataract (PC). A total of 70 eligible patients with PC were included. Thirty-five patients in an intervention group received regular clinical treatment and NIV before the surgery, while the other 35 pa...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gong DH,Liu JF,Zhao X,Zhang L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous reports found that cinnamaldehyde has effects on anti-respiratory syncytial virus (ARSV). However, their results are still contradictory. Therefore, this study will systematically address the effects of cinnamaldehyde on ARSV. METHODS:The following electronic bibliographic databases will be retriev...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Feng L,Li J,Yu HB,Xue Q,Dai LJ

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is an unusual neoplasm, especially when it originates from the seminal vesicle. Herein, we describe a case of SFT that arises from the seminal vesicle. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 66-year-old man presented to our hospital complaining of a huge irregular tumor in his pelvis during a health...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhao R,Shan Y,Zou L,Zhao H,Zheng S

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the relationship between risk prediction of diabetes mellitus (DM) and different physical fitness parameters in municipal in-service personnel in Guangxi.This was a cross-sectional study conducted in China from July 2015 to December 2016. We enrolled in-service adults (20-65 year of age) from public institu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhao M,Wu Z,Huang Y,Jiang Z,Mo X,Lowis H,Zhao Y,Zhang M

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial pericarditis is a rapidly progressive and highly fatal infection, and is often diagnosed postmortem in half of the cases. Even with drainage and antibiotics, the mortality rate is high. Gram-positive cocci, specifically Streptococcus penumoniae, have been the most common cause of bacterial pericarditis with ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Patel H,Patel C,Soni M,Patel A,Banda V

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:Thrombosis are severe complications of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), effectively reduced by eculizumab. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) may play a central role. The objective of this study was to assess the procoagulant activity of plasma isolated from PNH patients (treated or not by eculizumab) and to quant...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Devalet B,Wannez A,Bailly N,Alpan L,Gheldof D,Douxfils J,Bihin B,Chatelain B,Dogné JM,Chatelain C,Mullier F

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach (EETA) is the primary treatment for growth hormone (GH) adenoma. This study aimed to investigate the outcomes of EETA in 33 patients with GH-secreting pituitary adenoma (PA).Thirty-three patients who underwent EETA in Eighth People's Hospital of Shenzhen between Januar...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng Y,Chen DM,Wang Y,Mai RK,Zhu ZF

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among women of reproductive age. PCOS not only affects female fertility, but is also associated with a variety of metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes. Microecological preparations include probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics, an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang H,Wen W,Shen J,Wei L

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic value of pretreatment lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR) in patients with urologic tumors remains controversial. Therefore, we herein conducted a meta-analysis to systematically assess the prognostic value of LMR in patients with urologic tumors. METHODS:We comprehensively searched PubMed, EM...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li J,Cheng Y,Ji Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Patients with, or who develop, metastatic breast cancer have a 5-year relative survival of about 25%. Endocrine therapy clearly improves outcomes in patients with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. In the metastatic setting, the primary goal of treatment is to maintain long-term disease control with go...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Maltoni R,Palleschi M,Gallerani G,Bravaccini S,Cecconetto L,Melegari E,Altini M,Rocca A

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A growing number of studies have suggested that the Long intergenic noncoding RNA 00511 (LINC00511) is aberrantly expressed in multiple malignancies and is related to patient survival. Herein, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to comprehensively evaluate the prognostic significance of LINC00...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen M,Qi P,Jiang WW

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:After successful introduction of anti-Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) serotype b vaccination program in Poland, invasive non-b or nontypeable H. influenzae infections have been reported more frequently alike in other countries all over the world. In this paper, we report 2 cases of H. influenzae serotype f (Hif) meningiti...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Golebiewska A,Kuch A,Gawrońska A,Albrecht P,Skoczyńska A,Radzikowski A,Kutylowska E,Feleszko W

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00