Sclerosing thymoma: A rare case report and brief review of literature.

abstract：:Several studies investigating the role of retinal vascular occlusions, on cerebrovascular diseases (CVD) have been reported, but the results are still inconsistent. We therefore sought to evaluate the relationship between retinal vascular occlusions and CVD.We systematically searched the Cochrane Library, PubMed, and ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhou Y,Zhu W,Wang C

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hepatic ectopic pregnancy is an extremely rare ectopic pregnancy. This study aimed to report a case of primary hepatic pregnancy in a patient with polycystic syndrome. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 30-year-old woman presented with vaginal bleeding after 63 days of amenorrhea. DIAGNOSIS:The patient was initially diagno...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang N,Yang L,Wang Y,Li X,Zhang C,Xu J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Although there are various therapeutic methods for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, each has its advantages and shortcomings, and a definitive treatment method is yet to be determined. This pilot study is designed to obtain basic data for a further large-scale trial as well as provide information abou...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jun P,Han CH,Yang CS,Kim MJ,Kim JS,Lee CI,Lee JH,Park CA,Lee YJ,Lee HJ

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the treatment effects of gemcitabine plus S-1 (GS) for metastatic pancreatic cancer in our institution.Data from 41 patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer treated with GS regimen in West China Hospital, Sichuan University were reviewed. The therapeutic efficacy and toxicity were evaluated. The influ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu H,Yi C,Zhao Y,Gou H

更新日期：2018-10-01 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：:The gradient monotonicity of existing tumor, node, metastases staging systems for colorectal cancer is unsatisfactory. Our proposed T-plus staging system strengthens weighting of the T stage. In this study, applicability of the T-plus staging system was verified with data of a Chinese colorectal cancer center.Records ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li J,Yi CH,Hu YT,Li JS,Yuan Y,Zhang SZ,Zheng S,Ding KF

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to assess the association between levels of empathy and burnout of emergency professionals in all the assistance levels.A cross-sectional observational study was conducted in the health region of Lleida and the Pyrenees with 100 professionals from the field of Urgency. Participation reac...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yuguero O,Forné C,Esquerda M,Pifarré J,Abadías MJ,Viñas J

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormalities in the levels of calcium, phosphorus, and parathyroid hormone (PTH) in serum are typical for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). They are used routinely to predict the onset of CKD-mineral and bone disorder (MBD). However, CKD-MBD associated with metabolic pathway imbalance is not well understood...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu Q,Lai X,Zhu Z,Hong Z,Dong X,Wang T,Wang H,Lou Z,Lin Q,Guo Z,Chai Y

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of liver is rare, and its prognosis is extremely poor. This study aims at reviewing the clinical data of all pathologically diagnosed liver cancer in our institute, and discussing the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of our cases of SCC and the literature...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang XF,Du ZQ,Liu XM,Lv Y

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Short-acting β2-agonists (SABA) are widely used in the emergency department (ED) to treat patients with decompensated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We sought to model the effectiveness of nebulized SABA (terbutaline) on clinically relevant parameters associated with a reduction in work of breathing or ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gueho F,Beaune S,Devillier P,Urien S,Faisy C

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several points can be made from analysis of the published cases of cutaneous mycobacteriosis and those in our series: 1) mycobacterial cutaneous infections are probably more common than is reported-we collected 34 cases over a 10-year period; 2) most patients with cutaneous infections caused by nontuberculous mycobact...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Beyt BE Jr,Ortbals DW,Santa Cruz DJ,Kobayashi GS,Eisen AZ,Medoff G

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Donor safety is the major concern in living donor liver transplantation, although hepatic resection may be associated with postoperative coagulopathy. Recently, the use of sugammadex has been gradually increased, but sugammadex is known to prolong prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)....

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Moon YJ,Kim SH,Kim JW,Lee YK,Jun IG,Hwang GS

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has a high prevalence in patients with obesity. Only patients with clinical symptoms of OSA are admitted to polysomnography; however, many patients with OSA are asymptomatic. We aimed to create and validate a population-based risk score that predicts the severity of OSA in patients with o...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ahlin S,Manco M,Panunzi S,Verrastro O,Giannetti G,Prete A,Guidone C,Berardino ADM,Viglietta L,Ferravante A,Mingrone G,Mormile F,Capristo E

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa (P-MAIVF) is a rare but potentially fatal entity. Early diagnosis and surgical treatment are particularly important to decrease risk of mortality. The purpose of this study was to explore the echocardiographic characteristics and outcome of P-MAIVF and to evalu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Han J,He Y,Gu X,Sun L,Zhao Y,Liu W,Zhang Y,Yang X,Li Y

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The net level of immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients is difficult to assess. QuantiFERON Monitor (QFM) is an in vitro diagnostic test that detects interferon-γ (IFN-γ) release in peripheral blood. The aim of our study was to compare QFM testing results in stable kidney transplant recipients and kidney tr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Margeta I,Mareković I,Pešut A,Zelenika M,Dorotić M,Mrnjec I,Knotek M

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared results using unidirectional barbed sutures and conventional sutures for vaginal cuff closure during total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH).The electronic medical records and surgical videos of 170 patients who underwent TLH between January 2013 and March 2015 at Uijeong-bu St. Mary's Hospital of Catholic U...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim JH,Byun SW,Song JY,Kim YH,Lee HJ,Park TC,Lee KH,Hur SY,Park JS,Lee SJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this paper was to define an unexplained non-classified polyneuropathy condition as a new neurological disease. This new diagnosis of occupation related polyneuropathy has been named as "WORKING HAND SYNDROME (WHS)."This study collected and compared clinic and electrophysiological analyze data from healthy c...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Özdemir G

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have demonstrated that single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in miRNAs are related to the susceptibility to brain tumors, but the conclusions remain controversial. This study was to perform a meta-analysis to re-assess the associations between miRNA SNPs and brain tumor risk. METHODS:Relev...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao F,Zhu Y

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Ossifying fibroma is benign fibro-osseous neoplasm. The authors report a case of ossifying fibroma in the mandibular angle suspected as metastasis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 74-year-old man presented to the primary hospital complaining of frequent urination. A tumor in the left ki...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Matsuda S,Yoshimura H,Yoshida H,Taga M,Imamura Y,Kiyoshima T,Sano K

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung ultrasound (LU) is increasingly used to assess pleural and lung disease in intensive care unit (ICU) and emergency unit at the bedside. We assessed the performance of bedside chest radiograph (CR) and LU during severe acute chest syndrome (ACS), using computed tomography (CT) as the reference standard. We prospec...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Razazi K,Deux JF,de Prost N,Boissier F,Cuquemelle E,Galactéros F,Rahmouni A,Maître B,Brun-Buisson C,Mekontso Dessap A

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article investigated the feasibility of laparoscopic surgery in unfavorable site gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs).We identified 214 patients who underwent primary gastric GIST resection at our institution (January 2006-December 2014) from a prospectively collected database. These patients were divi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang CM,Chen QF,Lin JX,Lin M,Zheng CH,Li P,Xie JW,Wang JB,Lu J,Chen QY,Cao LL,Tu RH

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Garden type I femoral neck fractures are incomplete stable fractures with impaction in valgus fractures that the question of whether there exists Garden type I femoral neck fracture is currently uncertain. There is still disagreement on the existence of the Garden type I fractures. PATIENT CONCERNS:Herein we...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xian H,Zhang H,Lian K,Lin D

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human parvovirus B19 (B19V) infection exhibits a broad range of clinical outcomes. Blood transfusion is a common route of B19V transmission. However, information about the overall prevalence of B19V infection and B19V genotypes among blood donors in mainland China is lacking. METHODS:This meta-analysis was ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li X,Lin Z,Liu J,Tang Y,Yuan X,Li N,Lin Z,Chen Y,Liu A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleobindin 2 (NUCB2) has been reported to play an important role in both tumorigenesis and cancer progression. This study aimed to examine the clinical significance of NUCB2 expression urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (UCB).The expression level of NUCB2 and its correlation with clinicopathological parameters was ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cho JM,Moon KT,Lee HJ,Shin SC,Choi JD,Kang JY,Yoo TK

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Splenosis is the heterotopic auto-transplantation of the splenic tissues. Gastric splenosis in a rare location mimics a gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). Gastric splenosis with hemangioma has not been reported throughout the literature. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report a case of a 74-year-old schistosomiasis ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guan B,Li XH,Wang L,Zhou M,Dong ZW,Luo GJ,Meng LP,Hu J,Jin WY

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common high-burden and highly disabling lung disease. The quality of life and exercise endurance of patients with COPD is often low because of atrophy of the respiratory and skeletal muscles. Although recommended by the global initiative for chronic obstruc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu W,Su P,Wang J,Zhou P,Chen K,Liu L,Xia Q,Chen Y

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pilot studies have reported that patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) appear more likely to develop into neoplasia, especially lymphatic hyperplasia diseases. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of the concomitant onset of SLE and primary breast diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (PB-DLBCL)...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shen F,Li G,Jiang H,Zhao S,Qi F

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:High morbidity and high mortality are the main features of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Radiofrequency ablation, which produces a large amount of heat to kill tumor cells, is one effective way to treat this disease. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report the case of a 74-year-old man who presented with a 1-month ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Song GQ,Li GG,Chen F,Chen DS,Qian HJ,Deng XE,Lu HQ,Lin B

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：RATIONALE:Phlegmonous gastritis is a rare bacterial infection of the gastric wall with high mortality. However, diagnosis of phlegmonous gastritis is difficult and standard treatment remains unestablished. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report a 33-year-old male patient with mixed-phenotype acute leukemia who developed acute phl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shi D,He J,Lv M,Liu R,Zhao T,Jiang Q

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00