Coexisting myasthenia gravis, myositis, and polyneuropathy induced by ipilimumab and nivolumab in a patient with non-small-cell lung cancer: A case report and literature review.

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：RATIONALE:The capsular warning syndrome (CWS) is a rare and special type of transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) syndrome. The pathophysiology of CWS is very complicate, and intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) is rare cause. Moreover, the effective and standard therapy has not yet been established. PATIENT CONCE...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu J,Zhuang M,Bao G,Zhai Y,Yang GY,Xue G,Li Q

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is the most common type of sleep disorder which is associated with a series of cardiovascular disorders, including right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. However, it is difficult to assess the RV function systematically using a conventional echocardiography because RV has a complex...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li J,Wang Z,Li Y,Meng Y,Li R,Wang W,Fu X

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute care of stroke victims largely relies on the rapid identification and timely clinical and radiological assessment. We evaluated the effect of the number of patient companions on the efficiency of the diagnostic process in the emergency department (ED).Consecutive stroke patients admitted to the ED between August...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ashkenazi L,Toledano R,Novack V,EIluz E,Abu-Salamae I,Ifergane G

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:International collaboration is important in healthcare quality evaluation; however, few international comparisons of general surgery outcomes have been accomplished. Furthermore, predictive model application for risk stratification has not been internationally evaluated. The National Clinical Database (NCD) in Japan w...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Anazawa T,Paruch JL,Miyata H,Gotoh M,Ko CY,Cohen ME,Hirahara N,Zhou L,Konno H,Wakabayashi G,Sugihara K,Mori M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enchondroma, reportedly the most common primary tumor of the long bones of the hand, usually develops during the first till fourth decades of life. However, there has no consensus been reached regarding the surgical intervention timing for these patients. We aim to evaluate the optimal surgical intervention timing for...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhou X,Zhao B,Keshav P,Chen X,Gao W,Yan H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Serum pepsinogen assay (sPGA) combining concentration of pepsinogen I (PG I), and the ratio of PG I/II is the noninvasive biomarker for predicting chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) and neoplasms reflecting mucosal secretory status. Although various cut-off values have been suggested, PG I ≤70 ng/mL and PG I/I...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bang CS,Lee JJ,Baik GH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Left ventricular (LV) remodeling after myocardial injury, volume or pressure overload is characterized by a change in LV shape from an ellipse to more of a sphere. The usefulness of 3-dimensional (3D) sphericity index (SpI) for accurate evaluation of LV remodeling remains uncertain despite extensive research...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zeng D,Chen H,Jiang CL,Wu J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reversible splenial lesion syndrome (RESLES) is a newly recognized syndrome, and a reversible progress associated with transiently reduced diffusion lesion in the splenium of the corpus callosum (SCC) is the typical pathological finding. The routine clinical symptoms include mildly altered states of consciou...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Dong K,Zhang Q,Ding J,Ren L,Zhang Z,Wu L,Feng W,Song H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis is a systemic disorder predominantly affecting postmenopausal women but also men at an advanced age. Both genders may suffer from low-energy fractures of, for example, the proximal humerus when reduction of the bone stock or/and quality has occurred.The aim of the current study was to compare the amount o...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sprecher CM,Schmidutz F,Helfen T,Richards RG,Blauth M,Milz S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the leading cause of cervical cancer and precancerous lesions. Knowledge regarding the prevalence and genotype distribution of HPV in women is important to establish strategies for cervical cancer screening and HPV vaccination. This study aimed to evaluate the characteristics of...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jin R,Qian H,Zhang Y,Yuan D,Bao J,Zhou H,Chen M,Huang J,Yu H

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Multiorgan/system injury was observed in severely infected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients, in addition to viral pneumonia. Recognizing and correcting the key and immediate dysfunctions may reduce mortality. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 66-year-old previously healthy male patient was referred to the isola...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang B,Yang J,Zhou L,Xue C,Li H,Hu W,Liu N

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000004251.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

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更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:While older age associates with adverse percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes, detailed information relating age to stent strut coverage and neointimal characteristics is lacking. One hundred nineteen patients with 123 sirolimus-eluting stents (SESs) were divided into 3 groups: group A (≤55 years), group B...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Han Z,Feng L,Du H,Sun Z,Hu S,Dai J,Sun M,Xing L,Hou J,Zhang S,Yu B

更新日期：2015-12-01 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：:Tuberculosis (TB) disease may be transmitted to close contacts of index cases, causing physical illness. No studies have investigated the risk of developing depressive disorder among TB contacts in a TB-endemic area.Adult participants with a new diagnosis of TB contact (ICD-9-CM codes V01.1 plus chest radiographic ord...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Pan SW,Yen YF,Feng JY,Su VY,Kou YR,Su WJ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the prevalence and causes of visual impairment (VI) in the elderly Chinese rural population in Shaanxi Province.A population-based, cross-sectional study design was used to determine the extent of VI in Chinese people over the age of 50 years in Shaanxi Province. Visual acuity and best-corrected visual acuit...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He Y,Nie A,Pei J,Ji Z,Jia J,Liu H,Wan P,Ji M,Zhang C,Zhu Y,Wang X

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the relationship among anemia, physiological serum bilirubin levels, and cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) in subjects with type 2 diabetes. In total, 2230 subjects with type 2 diabetes were evaluated in this cross-sectional study. CAN was diagnosed with a cardiovascular reflex test. The prevale...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chung JO,Park SY,Cho DH,Chung DJ,Chung MY

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is the gold standard initial treatment of the locally advanced breast cancer (LABC). However, the reliability of methods that used to assess response the NAC is still controversial. In this study, patients with LABC who underwent NAC were evaluated retrospectively. The assessment of ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Aksoy SO,Sevinc Aİ,Ünal M,Balci P,Görkem İB,Durak MG,Ozer O,Bekiş R,Emir B

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this retrospective study is to show that transcervical diverticulectomy (TD) in treatment of Zenker diverticulum (ZD) can still be a first choice procedure in selected patients and in experienced hands its safety might be compared to the minimally invasive endoscopic diverticulostomy.The study cohort co...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tabola R,Lewandowski A,Cirocchi R,Augoff K,Kozminska U,Strzelec B,Grabowski K

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thoracic epidural analgesia is the preferred method for postoperative analgesia following thoracic surgery. However, intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IVPCA) may be an effective alternative. This study was conducted because few scientific reports exist comparing fentanyl-based IVPCA including a low d...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tseng WC,Lin WL,Lai HC,Huang TW,Chen PH,Wu ZF

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effectiveness of dual filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP), a novel blood purification treatment, as a rapid and sustained disease-modifying therapy for active refractory rheumatoid arthritis (RA).A retrospective cohort study had been conducted. One hundred fifty three patients aged 18 years or older wi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xing Y,Wang S,Liu C,Wang H,Zhao M,Jin B,Kong X

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Most of recurrent bladder carcinoma after partial cystectomy did not cause diagnostic difficulties for urologists, because of the appearance of typical papillary in ultrasonography or cystoscopy, and could be easily confirmed by tumor biopsy. Three patients, ages from 35 to 62 years, had undergone bladder sparing trea...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu C,Zeng S,Zhang Z,Song R,Ma C,Chen X,Sun Y

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disabled-2 (Dab2) is a clathrin and cargo-binding endocytic adaptor protein that plays a role in cellular trafficking of low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR). However, little is known about its involvement in coronary artery disease (CAD). Here, we aimed to investigate the association between Dab2 single-nucleotide...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang Y,Wang Y,Adi D,He X,Liu F,Abudesimu A,Fu Z,Ma Y

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the efficacy and advantage of combining situ-morcellation with continuous-fill-mattress suture compared with conventional morcellation and suture in laparoscopic myomectomy. METHODS:One hundred sixteen patients who underwent laparoscopic myomectomy from March 2014 to October 2016. INTERVENTI...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li B,Zhang S,Ma N,Jiao Y,Zhou Y,Ni S,Han X,Liu X,Ouyang L

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the effect when people accessing high altitude in a short period of time. As a cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor, ibuprofen could alleviate the symptoms of AMS. However, whether it can prevent AMS or not is still controversial. It is necessary to perform a meta-analysis to evalu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yi H,Wang K,Gan X,Li L,Zhang Q,Xiang J,Yuan X,Zhang Y,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on the survival of patients with thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinomas (ESCCs) remains controversial. The optimal management strategy for resectable ESCCs varies regionally based on local randomized controlled trials. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng Y,Li Y,Liu X,Sun H,Wang Z,Zhang R

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since little has been reported about complications of spinal anesthesia in adult tethered cord syndrome (TCS), we sought to delineate the characteristics of the condition.A total of 4 cases of adult TCS after spinal anesthesia were reviewed. The medical charts of the patients were obtained. Anesthesia, which was combi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu JJ,Guan Z,Gao Z,Xiang L,Zhao F,Huang SL

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interest in the anesthetic use of xenon, a noble gas, has waxed and waned for decades, and the clinical effects of xenon are still debated. We performed a meta-analysis to compare the clinical efficacy of xenon with that of propofol. METHODS:Electronic searches were performed through December 2017 using var...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xia Y,Fang H,Xu J,Jia C,Tao G,Yu B

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary multiple intestinal atresia (HMIA) is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction in humans associated with a profound combined immune deficiency. Deleterious mutations of the tetratricopeptide repeat domain-7A (TTC7A) gene lead to HMIA, although the mechanism(s) causing the disease in TTC7A deficiency has (have...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fernandez I,Patey N,Marchand V,Birlea M,Maranda B,Haddad E,Decaluwe H,Le Deist F

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00