Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty using ophthalmic viscoelastic devices for eyes with laser iridotomy-induced corneal endothelial decompensation: Analysis of 11 eyes.

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the necessity of concurrent chemotherapy in T1-2N1 nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). The retrospective analysis was conducted using the paired comparison method. We matched cases to controls using the greedy ma...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu T,Shen C,Zhu G,Hu C

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Crohn disease (CD) is a chronic relapsing systemic inflammatory disease afflicting the gastrointestinal system with a high morbidity. There has been increasing clinical interest in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment for CD. This report aims to present patient outcome of therapeutic management usi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lai H,Wang K,Dong Q,Zhu X,Li X,Qi S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is to establish the nomogram model and provide clinical therapy decision-making for extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) patients with different metastatic sites using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program.A total of 10,025 patients of ES-SCLC with metastasis from Januar...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao H,Dang Y,Qi T,Huang S,Zhang X

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Subcutaneous and submuscular anterior ulnar nerve transposition have been widely used in patients with cubital tunnel syndrome. However, the reliable evidence in favor of 1 of 2 surgical options on clinical improvement remains controversial. To maximize the value of the available literature, we performed a systematic ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu CH,Wu SQ,Ke XB,Wang HL,Chen CX,Lai ZL,Zhuang ZY,Wu ZQ,Lin Q

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Early and/or late onset in patients with brain injury (BI) is associated with a poorer prognosis, and phenytoin (PHT) is standard of care to prevent seizures. Levetiracetam (LEV), an alternative antiepileptic drug, is associated with less cognitive disruption. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sa...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhao L,Wu YP,Qi JL,Liu YQ,Zhang K,Li WL

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:Computed tomography (CT) is an important imaging modality in diagnosing a variety of disorders. Although systolic heart failure is a well-known risk factor for postcontrast acute kidney injury (PC-AKI), few studies have evaluated the association between diastolic dysfunction and PC-AKI. Therefore, the a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee MJ,Park JS,Kim HH

更新日期：2019-11-01 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：:AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (AIDS-KS) caused by human herpes virus 8 (HHV-8) is the most severe and resistant form of KS tumor. Our aim was to verify whether there is an association between HHV-8 variability and development of AIDS-KS in Brazil by comparing the HHV-8 variability between individuals without and wi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tozetto-Mendoza TR,Ibrahim KY,Tateno AF,de Oliveira CM,Sumita LM,Sanchez MCA,Luna EJ,Pierrotti LC,Drexler JF,Braz-Silva PH,Pannuti CS,Romano CM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Subcutaneous implantable electrocardiographs are highly effective in detecting covert atrial fibrillation (AF) in cryptogenic stroke. However, these invasive devices are not indicated for all cryptogenic stroke patients, and noninvasive improvements over conventional Holter-type ambulatory electrocardiography...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Akiyama H,Nukui S,Araga T,Hoshino M,Tanaka K,Kashima S,Sasaki R,Uchino K,Hasegawa Y

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：:Brachfeld and Gorlin's revised concept of subaortic stenosis derived from their recognition that the large magnitudes of the pressure gradients were incompatible with the relatively mild anatomic lesions found at surgery in 3 of their patients, and the rapidity of their arterial pulse upstroke. They proposed that a gr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Criley JM,Siegel RJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognosis of ischemic heart failure (IHF) is worse than non-IHM. Improving the management of IHF remains an urgent demand. In recent years, Qishen Yiqi dripping pills (QSYQ), a type of Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), has been popular for IHF combined with standard western medicine. However, relevant scien...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhao Z,Wang X,Hou Y,Wang S,Zhai J,Wang C,Mao J,Zhang B

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Vasospastic angina is caused by sudden occlusive vasoconstriction of a segment of an epicardial artery, with transient ST-segment elevation on electrocardiography. Brugada Syndrome is an inherited arrhythmogenic cardiac disorder with a diagnostic electrocardiography characterized by coved-type ST-segment elev...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang L,Ma G,Yu T,Gao H,Wang Y,Wu Y

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystoscopic technique is the current common method of retrieving double J ureteral stent in most pediatric urological centers. In this study, we evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of a novel noncystoscopic method to remove retained ureteral stents in pediatric patients.We reviewed all medical records from a total ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shao H,Liu P,Zhang H,Chen C,Lin X

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mental and physical stress is thought to play an important causative factor in apical ballooning syndrome (ABS) likely secondary to the vasomotor dysfunction. However, there are currently few data related to the impact of physical stress in this unique cardiomyopathy.A total 18 patients, including 8 females with histo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sun T,Widmer RJ,Matsuzawa Y,Lennon RJ,Park KH,Lerman LO,Lerman A

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodontal disease (PD) is prevalent and correlated with malnutrition and inflammation in patients on hemodialysis (HD). Periodontal therapy improves systemic inflammatory and nutritional markers in HD population. The relationship between intensive PD therapy and clinical infectious outcomes in patients on HD remains...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang ST,Lin CL,Yu TM,Wu MJ,Kao CH

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Shexiang Baoxin Pills (SBP) is widely used for the treatment of unstable angina pectoris (UAP) in China. However, the clinical evidence on the efficacy of SBP for the treatment of UAP is not well concluded. METHODS:Seven electronic databases will be searched for eligible studies: MEDLINE, EMBASE, The Cochra...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen H,Dong Q,Zheng X

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The blood glucose response to moderate-intensity exercise remains unclear for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). In addition, little is known about determinants of blood glucose response to a 12-week moderate-intensity exercise training. Therefore, this study aimed to explore trends in blood glucose in re...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chiang SL,Heitkemper MM,Hung YJ,Tzeng WC,Lee MS,Lin CH

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:In patients with pituitary thyroid hormone resistance, the ability of the pituitary gland to detect (and down-regulate) the increase of triiodothyronine is selectively impaired, while the periphery remains sensitive to triiodothyronine levels, producing symptoms of peripheral thyrotoxicity. Subsequently, ther...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu C,Zhao J,Yao J,Wang H,Shang H,Zhang R,Cui Y,Wang L,Dong J,Liao L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since there were a few articles to report the treatment of severe pulmonary vasoconstriction induced by protamine in cardiac surgery, we described the use of epoprostenol to reverse this condition.A total of 5 cases of severe pulmonary vasoconstriction induced by protamine in cardiac surgery were reviewed. The demogra...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guan Z,Shen X,Zhang YJ,Li XG,Gao YF,Tan J,Yuan H,Liu JJ

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Numerous studies have reported an association between cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen 4 gene (CTLA4) polymorphism and susceptibility to asthma, in different populations, but the results have been inconsistent. We performed a meta-analysis of 19 published case-control studies to obtain a reasonably ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng Y,Wang H,Luo L,Liao L,You L,Wang J,Li Q

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The number of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is surging currently. Synbiotic as a supplement based on gut microbiota may be beneficial to improve the metabolism of T2DM. However, the results of clinical studies show that the role of synbiotic in weight management in patients with T2DM is contr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen Y,Li Z,Yang M,Shui J,Yue R

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rotavirus infection is the main cause of severe dehydration enteritis in children under 5 years old. It gives rise to malnutrition and even death in children even though there were rotavirus vaccines. However, there is no effective anti-virus drugs for rotavirus, supporting treatments are used in the clinics...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu Y,Tu X,Liang X,Chen J,Wan X,Zhang T,Jiang J,Zhong S

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effect of sex hormones on F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake in normal breast tissue.The retrospective study included 249 premenopausal women (median age, 45 years) who were diagnosed with unilateral breast cancer and underwent FDG positron emission tomography/computed tomography and hormone...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jung Y,Kim TH,Kim JY,Han S,An YS

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of sedentary behaviors in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D), relative to the method of insulin therapy used, and in comparison to healthy controls.The study group consisted of 215 children with T1D, including 109 (50.7%) insulin pen and 106 (49.3%) insulqsain pump users. The control group ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Czenczek-Lewandowska E,Leszczak J,Weres A,Baran J,Wyszyńska J,Grzegorczyk J,Lewandowski B,Mazur A

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) secondary to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MRSE)-related left-sided infectious endocarditis had never been reported before. In the last decade, daptomycin, a novel lipopeptide antibiotic, showed its excellent role in anti-Gram-positive bacteria, inc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu P,Zeng H,Zhou M,Ouyang J,Chen B,Zhang Q

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:prostatic stromal sarcoma is a very rare malignant tumor that accounts for <0.1% of prostate malignancy. PATIENT CONCERNS:: we reported a 49-year-old man presented with dysuria and hematuria, whose computed tomography examination showed an enlarged prostate gland with an irregular shape. DIAGNOSES:: the diagn...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang W,Liu A,Wu J,Niu M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma (CXPA) is an epithelial malignancy arising in or from a benign pleomorphic salivary adenoma. The parotid gland is the most common location of CXPAs. Minor salivary gland CXPAs of the nasal cavity are exceedingly rare, with only 6 documented in the literature. METHODS AND R...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liao PW,Chen YL,Chen JW

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucinous adenocarcinoma (MAC) is a histological subtype of colorectal cancer. The oncologic behavior of MAC differs from nonmucinous adenocarcinoma (non-MAC). Our aim in this study was to characterize patients with colorectal MAC through evaluation of a large, institutional-based cohort with long-term follow-up. A tot...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Park JS,Huh JW,Park YA,Cho YB,Yun SH,Kim HC,Lee WY,Chun HK

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Fulminant macrolide-resistant Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) has seldom been reported, and cases of MPP usually show rapid improvement after fluoroquinolones or tetracyclines addition. The purpose of this case report is to highlight the importance of proper selection of antibiotics for treatment of sev...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yuan X,Liu J,Bai C,Niu W,Wang J,Li P,Liu H,Luo Y

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00