A five year CT surveillance of ciliated retroperitoneal foregut cyst resembling a cystic pancreatic lesion: A case report.

abstract：:The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between the waist-to-height ratio (WHR) and all-cause mortality and functional outcomes after acute ischemic stroke in a prospective cohort study.A total of 2076 patients (36.66% females) with ischemic stroke were analyzed from ACROSS-China, which is a nationwid...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu P,Pan Y,Zheng H,Wang X,Yan H,Tong X,Jing J,Zhang X,Guo L,Wang Y,investigators for the Survey on Abnormal Glucose Regulation in Patients With Acute Stroke Across China (ACROSS-China).

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a febrile disease characterized by acute, spontaneously resolving episodes of fever and pain caused by serosal inflammation and associated with mutations in the FMF gene, MEFV. Prophylaxis is maintained with colchicine. To our knowledge, no study has yet shown an association betwe...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tweezer-Zaks N,Doron-Libner A,Weiss P,Ben-Horin S,Barshack I,Lidar M,Livneh A

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New York City is a multicultural city where people of different ethnicities and backgrounds from all over the world live together. Of the different ethnicities, it is home to a large population of Western African immigrants. This case report is that of an elderly female of Western African descent presenting to Lincoln...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Salaria ON,Salaria SN,Basir R,Khaja M

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[In the article "Uncompromised Treatment Efficacy in Elderly Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Propensity Score Analysis", which appeared in Volume 93, Issue 28 of Medicine, one of the authors' affiliations, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, was omitted. The article has since be...

journal_title：Medicine

authors：

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Most of the patients with bladder genital tract fistula recover with surgical treatment. In the present study, we aimed to assess conservative treatment strategies for bladder genital tract fistula. PATIENT CONCERNS:We reviewed 3 cases with bladder genital tract fistula who underwent treatment at our hosp...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He Z,Cui L,Wang J,Gong F,Jia G

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the diurnal variations of the ocular blood flow in healthy eyes using laser speckle flowgraphy (LSFG), and to determine the relationship of the diurnal variations between the ocular blood flow and other ocular parameters.This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted at Nagoya University Hospital....

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Iwase T,Yamamoto K,Ra E,Murotani K,Matsui S,Terasaki H

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human and animal research indicates that exposure to early life adversity increases stress sensitivity later in life. While behavioral markers of adversity-induced stress sensitivity have been suggested, physiological markers remain to be elucidated. It is known that trapezius muscle activity increases during stressfu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Luijcks R,Vossen CJ,Roggeveen S,van Os J,Hermens HJ,Lousberg R

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Interleukin(IL)-22 plays an important role in promoting liver regeneration and repair, but its role in chronic HBV-related liver diseasesis not clear. The goal of this study was to evaluate associations between eight IL22 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and the development of chronic HBV cirrhosis and HBV-r...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao YH,Li QQ,Wang CG,Sun J,Wang XM,Li YJ,He XT,Xu HQ,Niu JQ

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 2019 has become a global pandemic. It is not known whether the disease is associated with a higher risk of infection in pregnant women or whether intrauterine vertical transmission can occur. We report 2 cases of pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19. P...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng T,Guo J,He W,Wang H,Yu H,Ye H

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulse oximetry screening is a highly accurate tool for the early detection of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) in newborn infants. As the technique is simple, noninvasive, and inexpensive, it has potentially significant benefits for developing countries. The aim of this study is to provide informatio...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tobe RG,Martin GR,Li F,Moriichi A,Wu B,Mori R

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Intraductal tubulopapillary neoplasm (ITPN) is a rare type of pancreatic epithelial neoplasm. We report 2 cases of ITPN and detail the imaging findings. PATIENT CONCERNS:The 1st case was a 36-year-old woman who complained of jaundice, yellow urine and diarrhea. She accepted ultrasound, computed tomography (C...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang J,Ren S,Wang J,Ye D,Zhang H,Qiu W,Wang Z

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of bevacizumab plus preoperative chemotherapy as first-line treatment for liver-only metastatic colorectal cancer in Chinese patients compared with those of preoperative chemotherapy alone.Patients with histologically confirmed liver-only metastatic colorectal cancer ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu ZH,Peng JH,Wang FL,Yuan YF,Jiang W,Li YH,Wu XJ,Chen G,Ding PR,Li LR,Kong LH,Lin JZ,Zhang RX,Wan DS,Pan ZZ

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) is a rare developmental lung abnormality, that typically manifests in neonates and infants but rarely in adults. Ultrasound is an important method of diagnosing CCAM in neonates and infants; however, few articles have reported the value of transthoracic lun...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu W,Wen Q,Zha L,Liu C,Huang P

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The positive results of recent trials for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke have highlighted the importance of imaging selection before endovascular therapy. We performed a stratified meta-analysis to confirm this new understanding. We searched EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and C...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng F,Xie W

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Advanced ovarian malignancies are associated with poor overall survival; thus, patients often turn to alternative treatments, despite the controversy surrounding their use. Mistletoe extract has been commonly used as complementary medicine to treat patients with cancer for several decades, and has proven bene...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hwang WY,Kang MH,Lee SK,Yeom JS,Jung MH

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute pancreatitis in pregnancy (APIP) is a rare but dangerous complication. APIP has common symptoms with acute abdomen. Assessment of an acute abdomen is more complicated during pregnancy because the gravid uterus could mask most of symptomatic signs. It has been a challenge to diagnose APIP by physical examination ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang L,Wang Y,Han J,Shen H,Zhao M,Cai S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing numbers of patients with different types of dementia have resulted in the increasing medical care loads. It is not known whether explanatory factors for recurrent or prolong hospitalization were driven by the subtypes of dementia. We analyzed 203 dementia patients aged >65-year-old with a clinical diagnosis...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang CC,Lin PH,Chang YT,Chen NC,Huang CW,Lui CC,Huang SH,Chang YH,Lee CC,Lai WA

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a common and genetically heterozygous inflammatory rheumatic disease characterized by new bone formation, ankylosis and inflammation of hip, sacroiliac joints and spine. Until now, there is no method for early diagnosis of AS and the effective treatment available for AS patients remain l...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Z,Wong SH,Shen J,Chan MTV,Wu WKK

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the age-related patterns and the relationships between serum levels of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase-5b (TRACP-5b) or bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP), and the heel stiffness index measured by quantitative ultrasound (QUS) in 429 Japanese men, with special ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Nishimura T,Arima K,Abe Y,Kanagae M,Mizukami S,Okabe T,Tomita Y,Goto H,Horiguchi I,Aoyagi K

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although supraclavicular brachial plexus block (SCBPB) was repopularized by the introduction of ultrasound, its usefulness in shoulder surgery has not been widely reported. The objective of this study was to compare motor and sensory blockades, the incidence of side effects, and intraoperative opioid analgesic require...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ryu T,Kil BT,Kim JH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) after treatment with bortezomib-based regimens in HBV-positive patients with multiple myeloma (MM) has been reported in the past few years. Nevertheless, there is evidence of inhibition of HBV replication by bortezomib in transgenic mice. However, there is still no clin...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang X,Liang Y,Li X,Wang W,Tong J,Xu Y

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although many patients try to seek acupuncture to improve in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes, evidence regarding its efficacy and acupoints characters are lacking. The aim of this protocol is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety, as well as the acupoints characteristics of acupuncture in the treatment...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang X,Lin H,Chen M,Wang J,Jin Y

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Echinococcosis, also called hydatid disease, is a common parasitic infection of the liver. However, echinococcus lesions rarely involve the heart, especially in children. PATIENT CONCERNS:An 8-year-old child from grazing areas of northwest China was referred to our hospital for the complaint of inpersiste...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Su L,Yu J,Dai C,Liu Y,Peng L

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:This is the report of the first case of TAFRO syndrome (Thrombocytopenia, Anasarca, myelofibrosis, Renal dysfunction, Organomegaly) in Latin America. PATIENT CONCERNS:The patient was a 61-year-old white woman of Ashkenazi Jewish descent, who presented with a history of 8 days of nausea, vomiting, and fever; ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： José FF,Kerbauy LN,Perini GF,Blumenschein DI,Pasqualin DDC,Malheiros DMAC,Campos Neto GC,de Souza Santos FP,Piovesan R,Hamerschlak N

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Metastatic neuroblastoma (NB) is an aggressive malignancy with a poor prognosis. Many patients present with relapsed high-risk NB after undergoing first-line treatment, and there is no standard therapy available in this setting. PATIENT CONCERNS:The present study aimed to present the cases of 2 patients w...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jin M,Zhang D,Zhao Q,Zhao W,Huang C,Wang X,Duan C,Su Y,Ma X

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of leukemic arthritis (LA) of monocytic differentiation, which presented with spondyloarthritis-like symptoms and a positive human leukocyte antigen-B27, and discuss its potential mechanisms.The patient was admitted because of pain in her right knee and lower back for 18 months. Magnetic resonance ima...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu D,Xu G,Lin J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can be a stage of pre-dementia. Although the traditional Chinese exercise (TCE) has benefits associated with cognitive functions, the effects of the TCE on cognitive functions of older patients with MCI remain controversial. This study performs a meta-analysis to quantify the ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang Q,Hu J,Wei L,Cao R,Ma R,Song H,Jin Y

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Premature ejaculation (PE) affects 8% to 30% of adult men worldwide. Recently, the incidence of PE is on the rise. A series of prior studies suggested that the incidence of PE is related to various biological factors as low testosterone, low serum vitamin D, diabetes, lower urinary tract symptoms, and othe...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li G,Chang D,Chen D,Zhang P,You Y,Huang X,Cai J

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Early risk stratification is crucial for appropriate management using invasive strategies in non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI), and electrocardiography (ECG) has been widely used for risk stratification. However, ECG findings in NSTEMI vary, and there is a need to define the clinical characteristics and ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jin ES,Park CB,Kim DH,Hwang HJ,Cho JM,Sohn IS,Kim CJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Pretreatment of myoinositol is a very new method that was evaluated in multiple small studies to manage poor ovarian response in assisted reproduction. This study was to determine the efficacy of myoinositol supplement in infertile women undergoing ovulation induction for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICS...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng X,Lin D,Zhang Y,Lin Y,Song J,Li S,Sun Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00