A novel approach for medical research on lymphomas: A study validation of claims-based algorithms to identify incident cases.

abstract：:Hearing loss is a highly heterogeneous disease presented with various phenotypes. Genetic testing of disease-causing mutations plays an important role in precise diagnosis and fertility guidance of heredity hearing loss. Here we reported an effective method employing target enrichment and BGISEQ-500 platform to detect...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sun Y,Yuan J,Wu L,Li M,Cui X,Yan C,Du L,Mao L,Man J,Li W,Kristiansen K,Wu X,Pan W,Yang Y

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Primary granulocytic sarcoma of the breast is a rare and poor-prognosis malignancy. Clinicians do not have sufficient knowledge of this disease and often misdirect it as other soft tissue sarcomas or inflammation. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 42-year-old female presented with a self-discovered asymptomatic growing and...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu HY,Liu L,Gu L,Luo YH

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the application of multiple b values diffusion-weighted imaging based on biexponential signal decay model to predict the response to concurrent chemoradiotherapy in cervical cancer patients.This prospective study enrolled 28 patients (mean age: 50.89 ± 10.70 years) with cervical cancer confirmed by biopsy ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bian H,Liu F,Chen S,Li G,Song Y,Sun M,Dong H

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using nasopharyngeal carriage as a marker of vaccine impact, pneumococcal colonization and its relation to invasive disease were examined in children, their parents, and older adults in the United Kingdom following introduction of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) and prior to 13-valent pneumococcal conju...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hamaluba M,Kandasamy R,Ndimah S,Morton R,Caccamo M,Robinson H,Kelly S,Field A,Norman L,Plested E,Thompson BAV,Zafar A,Kerridge SA,Lazarus R,John T,Holmes J,Fenlon SN,Gould KA,Waight P,Hinds J,Crook D,Snape MD,

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Awake craniotomy is a unique technique utilized for mapping neuro and motor function during neurosurgical procedures close to eloquent brain tissue. Since active communication is required only during surgical manipulation of eloquent brain tissue and the patient is "sedated" during other parts of the procedure, differ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Grabert J,Klaschik S,Güresir Á,Jakobs P,Soehle M,Vatter H,Hilbert T,Güresir E,Velten M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Poststroke depression is a serious and common complication of stroke, especially the ischemic poststroke depression. Antidepressants are used in poststroke depression, and acupuncture may be an alternative approach. However, the efficacy and mechanism of acupuncture for poststroke depression has not been c...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu H,Li M,Zhang B,Ren X,Meng L,Bai W,Wang L,Wang Z,Ding S,Gan Y,Zhang Z,Li P,Wang L,Meng Z,Zhao H,Wang F,Zhang C

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction and chronic inflammatory process are prevalent in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) on maintenance hemodialysis (HD). The aim of this study was to evaluate the acute and short-term effects of online hemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) versus conventional HD on endothelial function and inflamm...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jia P,Jin W,Teng J,Zhang H,Zou J,Liu Z,Shen B,Cao X,Ding X

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As the SYNTAX Score has limitations, it should be replaced by another better angiographic tool. By comparing mortality that was observed following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients who were allotted a low versus a high score, we aimed to systematically investigate mortality prediction usin...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang H,Zhang L,Xu CH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the epidemiology of systemic sclerosis (SSc) in southern Europe, we assessed the incidence, prevalence, clinical spectrum, and survival of patients diagnosed with SSc in the Lugo region of northwestern Spain. Between January 1988 and December 2006, SSc was diagnosed in 78 Lugo residents according to the...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Arias-Nuñez MC,Llorca J,Vazquez-Rodriguez TR,Gomez-Acebo I,Miranda-Filloy JA,Martin J,Gonzalez-Juanatey C,Gonzalez-Gay MA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) often suffer from progressive disease despite previous therapy. It has been a great challenge for those patients. In 2012, regorafenib was approved for mCRC. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to collect and present existing data to explorethe clinical use of re...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xue WS,Men SY,Liu W,Liu RH

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pain in glossodynia may be severe; it may prevent patients from working, interfere with daily life activities, and necessitate a patient's visit to a medical institution for consultation and treatment. The pain may be described as persistent and burning (tingling, tingling) or stinging. Patients may complain...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ayuse T,Okayasu I,Tachi-Yoshida M,Sato J,Saisu H,Shimada M,Yamazaki Y,Imura H,Hosogaya N,Nakashima S

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) increases adverse perinatal outcome (APO) incidence. Whether successful treatment of severe ICP reduces APO risk is unclear.This retrospective, single-center study in China enrolled consecutive women with ICP who had term delivery (≥37 weeks, singleton) between August 2013 a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang J,Chen C,Liu M,Zhang S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, neuroendoscopy has been used as a method for treating intracerebral hemorrhages (ICHs). However, the efficacy and safety of neuroendoscopic surgery is still controversial compared with that of craniotomy. Our aim was to compare the outcomes of neuroendoscopic surgery and craniotomy in patien...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ye Z,Ai X,Hu X,Fang F,You C

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Early postoperative complications graded according to the Clavien-Dindo classification system have not previously been correlated with long-term quality of life outcomes in patients who have had restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis. This study aimed to assess the severity of early ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： McCombie A,Lee Y,Vanamala R,Gearry R,Frizelle F,McKay E,Williman J,Eglinton T

更新日期：2016-07-01 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 feasibility of 3D arterial spin labeling (ASL) as an alternative to dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) perfusion.Fifty-two newly diagnosed NPC patients underwent 3D ASL and DCE-MRI scans o...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xiao B,Wang P,Zhao Y,Liu Y,Ye Z

更新日期：2020-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the short- and long-term impacts of adenoidectomy with/without tonsillectomy on the immune functions of young children < 3 years of age.This longitudinal prospective study included 40 pediatric patients (age <3 y) undergoing adenoidectomy with/without tonsillectomy for snoring and sleep apnea. Serum imm...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yan Y,Song Y,Liu Y,Su J,Cui L,Wang J,Geng J,Liu X,Shi Y,Quan S,Hang A,Zuo L

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current demographics lead increasing older cancer patients to undergo complex medico-surgical procedures, with substantial risk of decompensations and deconditioning. The Prehabilitation & Rehabilitation in Oncology: Adaptation to Disease and Accompaniment of Patients' Trajectories (PROADAPT) project is curr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Falandry C,Stefani L,Andre L,Granger M,Barbavara C,Habchi H,Bourgeois C,Cure H,Passot G,Gilbert T,PROADAPT working group.

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the role of F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) for the differential diagnosis of malignant and benign pleural effusion. We studied 36 consecutive patients with histologically proven cancer (excluding malignant mesothelioma) who underwent FDG-PET/CT...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Nakajima R,Abe K,Sakai S

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enterococci, members of the group D streptococci and the predominant aerobic streptococci of the gastrointestinal and female genital tracts, have long been recognized as significant pathogens in infective endocarditis. Over the past 2 decades, enterococci have become increasingly important nosocomial pathogens, re...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Maki DG,Agger WA

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In last decades, many scholars have studied the relationship between aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) rs671 and ischemic stroke (IS), however, the results obtained from these studies were inconclusive. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between rs671 and the risk of IS by systematically revie...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jiang Y,He J,Liu H,Xu Z

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Hysterectomy is a potential risk factor for subsequent surgery for pelvic organ prolapse, especially when the prolapse exists before hysterectomy. Women without prolapse before hysterectomy may also experience prolapse after hysterectomy. This study aimed to describe a surgical modification of laparoscopic colposuspen...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee CY,Tseng CJ,Chang CH,Lee MC,Ou YC,Yang SF

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preoperative anxiety is known to be related with the postoperative outcomes, although it remains unclear whether pharmacologic anxiolysis preoperatively leads to better postanesthesia recovery. Hence, the purpose of this study was to assess whether midazolam premedication would result in improved Quality of ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim MH,Kim MS,Lee JH,Seo JH,Lee JR

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vitamin D supplement is one of the current possible interventions to reduce fall and fracture. Despite having several studies on vitamin D supplement and fall and fracture reductions, the results are still inconclusive. We conducted a meta-analysis to examine the effect of vitamin D supplement in different f...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Thanapluetiwong S,Chewcharat A,Takkavatakarn K,Praditpornsilpa K,Eiam-Ong S,Susantitaphong P

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:According to previously published studies, treating pediatric patients with congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia (CPT) is challenging. More effective methods are needed to treat this patient population. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 7-year-old girl with congenital pseudarthrosis of the distal tibia, previously misdia...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kong LD,Cheng HX,Nie T

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary heart disease angina pectoris is a common clinical symptom in patients with coronary heart disease, due to coronary atherosclerotic stenosis or sputum leading to coronary insufficiency, myocardial transient ischemia, hypoxia caused by precordial pain as the main clinical manifestations Group syndrom...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang JS,Yu XD,Deng S,Yuan HW,Li HS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ovarian leiomyoma is a rare ovarian tumor that occurs in 20-65 year-old women, and is mostly misdiagnosed as malignant tumor. In most reports on this type of tumor, ovarian myoma has a benign histology. Herein,we describe a case of ovarian atypical leiomyoma. PATIENT CONCERNS:The patient is a 58-year-old wom...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang QM,Zhao Y,Ma Y,Yao LT,Han X

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is characterized by the presence of muscle paralysis, hypokalemia, and hyperthyroidism. We report the case of a young man with paralysis of the lower extremities, severe hypokalemia, and concurrent hyperthyroidism. TPP was suspected; therefore, treatment consisting of judicious pota...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tsai MH,Lin SH,Leu JG,Fang YW

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Achromobacter xylosoxidans infection is mostly reported in immunocompromised patients. Until now, it is still rarely reported in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. PATIENT CONCERNS:This is the 1st case of A xylosoxidans infection due to tunnel infection of a Tenckhoff catheter. DIAGNOSIS:The diagnosis...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tsai JL,Tsai SF

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is thought to be implicated in the development of arterial stiffness and vascular calcification. As a Wnt signaling pathway inhibitor, it is interesting to investigate whether sclerostin or dickkopf-1 (DKK1) level is correlated with arterial stiffness in renal transplant (RT) recipients...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hsu BG,Liou HH,Lee CJ,Chen YC,Ho GJ,Lee MC

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00