Gastrectomy correlates with increased risk of pulmonary tuberculosis: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is one of the most common causes of disability in diabetic population, and its pathogenesis is related to a variety of factors. There is currently no effective treatment for such chronic disease. Traditional Chinese medicine has a long clinical history for the prevention ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Gong G,Zhang X,Zhou L,Xie H,Tian Y,Xie C

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The differences in treatment outcomes between ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous microwave ablation (PMWA) and endoscopic thyroidectomy for patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) remains unknown. METHODS:An electronic search will be performed for randomized controlled trials or observational...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shen Y,Liu M,He J,Wu S,Wan YL,Ding J,Cai XY,Fu XH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The incidence of severe hyperandrogenism associated with masculinity in women is very low. While rare and difficult to diagnose, androgen secreting tumors should be suspected in women with hyperandrogenism and hirsutism, especially in the postmenopausal population. Herein we present one case of ovarian Leydig...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen M,Zhou W,Zhang Z,Zou Y,Li C

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：:Many people exposed to torture later suffer from torture-related post-traumatic stress disorder (TR-PTSD). The aim of this study was to analyze the morphologic and functional brain changes in patients with TR-PTSD using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET). This study evaluated 19 su...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zandieh S,Bernt R,Knoll P,Wenzel T,Hittmair K,Haller J,Hergan K,Mirzaei S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Filling materials for partial defect of the breast have rarely been developed because of safety and durability. PATIENT CONCERNS:Two female patients (ages, 53 and 50 years) with breast cancer underwent partial mastectomy with sentinel lymph node biopsy. DIAGNOSIS:Core needle biopsy revealed an invasive duct...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee J,Yang JD,Lee JW,Li J,Jung JH,Kim WW,Park CS,Lee JS,Park HY

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:China has increasing incidence of unplanned pregnancies among college students these years. Increasing students' sense of responsibility to protect sexual partners may help reduce the rate of unplanned pregnancies.A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to students from 3 colleges in Sichuan, China. Among th...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Long L,Han Y,Tong L,Chen Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Enterocutaneous fistula (ECF) has long been difficult to treat in clinical settings. The current approaches, including surgery, antibiotics, and nutritional support, cannot achieve satisfactory outcomes. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 54-year-old man presented with intermittent discharge of purulent material from the fi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhou H,Jin Y,Gu C,Chen Y,Xia J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Solitary functioning kidney (SFK) is tough issue to address in clinical, mostly developed from renal artery stenosis (RAS) in adults. Although renal artery stent is widely used to help SFK patients, the efficacy of the stent is still disputable. This study is aimed at reviewing a series of SFK cases to draw ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma Z,Liu L,Zhang B,Chen W,Yang J,Li H

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Frontometaphyseal dysplasia (FMD) is a dominant X-linked rare disease caused by mutations of FLNA. The distinctive features of FMD include skeletal dysplasia, facial dysmorphism, extremities anomalies, deafness, cleft palate and eye anterior segment anomalies, yet none of the complications, such as acro-osteo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xie H,Xue L,Hua W,Jia B,Zhang L,Li L

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The goal of this study was to evaluate the potential relationship among polymorphisms of aromatic hydrocarbon receptor, aromatic hydrocarbon receptor repressor, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) susceptibility as well as the association among the polymorphisms of aromatic hydrocarbon receptor, aromatic hydrocarbon recepto...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng L,Qian L,Wang GS,Li XM,Li XP

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a serious chronic disease which will result in serious syndrome such as joints stiffness, disability, and death. The major medications treating RA usually make sense and side effects, while moxibustion is known as a safe and effective treatment for RA. This review aims to systema...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu X,Zhang Y,Chen B,Luo J,Gan L,Chen G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate current situation of postoperative pain management in medical institutions in Shandong Province.A questionnaire was developed on the basis of guidelines of acute pain and pain quality assessment scale. The questionnaire was used to obtain information regarding the nature and sca...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu D,Ma J,Zhang Z,Yu A,Chen X,Feng C,Lei W

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Nd:YAG laser-induced macular holes (MHs) feature more extensive anatomical defects and worse functional outcomes than idiopathic MHs. Although new treatment options for large refractory MHs have been suggested, the current literature on Nd:YAG laser-induced MHs suggests only conventional pars plana vitrectomy...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang YH,Chung YT,Kim BK,Moon JH,Mun SJ

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nowadays, psychiatric morbidities are more and more common, which imposes huge social and economic burden on all countries across the world. Mental illnesses are found to be related to genetics. Over the past few years, a large number of risk genes and loci related to psychiatric morbidities have been report...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Su J,Liu P,Liu B,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In view of the forthcoming long-acting antiretrovirals, measures should be taken to prevent the selection of HIV drug resistance mutations. All subjects who had been switched to boosted protease inhibitors plus maraviroc (bPIs/MVC) with baseline HIV-1 RNA >50 copies/mL between June, 2014, and April, 2015, were retrosp...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Capetti AF,Micale M,Carenzi L,Niero F,Landonio S,Vimercati S,Dedivitiis G,Rizzardini G

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prophylactic anticoagulant therapy is recommended to reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after total hip or knee arthroplasty, and has become the standard of care. Rivaroxaban is a novel oral medication that directly inhibits factor Xa for the prevention and treatment of thromboembolic conditions...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu J,Zhao J,Yan Y,Su J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To compare superb microvascular imaging with power Doppler imaging for evaluating joint lesion scores in rheumatoid arthritis based on high quality clinical cohort or case control studies. METHODS:We searched Medline (via PubMed), Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, and Chinese Biomedical Literature D...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin M,Wang C

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We report on a patient with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) by follow-up diffusion tensor tractography (DTT), and observed for approximately nine monthsby serial diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). PATIENT CONCERNS:A 66-year-old male patient was injured in a car crash. Approximately four weeks after the c...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jang SH,Kwon HG

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONAL:Spontaneous adrenal hematoma in pregnancy is a very rare condition. Herein we present an additional rare case of unilateral spontaneous adrenal hematoma in a pregnant woman, aiming to share this experience and summarize the signal characteristics of simple adrenal hematoma in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang L,Zhu YC,Liu RB

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We report a case of paraproteinemic keratopathy associated with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, treated with keratoprosthesis as a primary penetrating procedure. Histopathological findings and a world literature review are presented. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 74 year old female recently diagnose...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chiang HH,Wieland RS,Rogers TS,Gibson PC,Atweh G,McCormick G

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study of consecutive patients.The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical effect of biomimetic mineralized collagen (MC) modified polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement and traditional PMMA bone cement for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (OVCF).New fracture on...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang X,Kou JM,Yue Y,Weng XS,Qiu ZY,Zhang XF

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare, malignant neoplasm, which mostly occurs in the upper and lower extremities. This article presents an unusual case of ASPS involving the penis of a 3-year-old boy. To our knowledge, this is the first case of ASPS in the penis of a child. PATIENT CONCERNS:The patien...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Qiu L,Li Y,Ali SI,Xie M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Methotrexate (MTX) is an antimetabolite of folic acid, which is used for management of ectopic pregnancy. MTX-related toxicity may include cutaneous mucosal damage, bone marrow suppression, gastrointestinal disorders (gastritis, diarrhea, hematitis), liver and kidney function damage, pulmonary toxicity, cardi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jia G,Chai W,He Z,Liu X,Wen Y,Cui L,Gong F

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergic rhinitis is a major chronic inflammatory disease of the respiratory tract. A large number of epidemiological investigations have shown that the prevalence of allergic rhinitis (AR) is increasing, resulting in a large burden of disease. Desensitizing drugs such as nasal glucocorticoids and antihistam...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bao H,Si D,Gao L,Sun H,Shi Q,Yan Y,Damchaaperenlei D,Li C,Yu M,Li Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has increased the demands for more convenient and accessible diagnostic devices other than standard in-lab polysomnography (PSG). Despite the increasing utility of photoplethysmograph (PPG), it remains understudied in underserved populations. This study aimed to evaluat...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Y,Gao H,Ma Y

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis (HSPN) involves the renal impairment of Henoch-Schönlein purpura and can easily relapse into life-threatening late nephropathy in severe cases. Although there is a lack of validated evidence for its effectiveness, Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is one of the most commonly ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang J,Lv J,Pang S,Bai X,Yuan F,Wu Y,Jiang H,Yang G,Zhang S

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epileptiform discharges in electroencephalogram (EEG) have been frequently reported in children undergoing sevoflurane mask induction. However, the incidence, characteristics and risk factors of these epileptiform patterns during sevoflurane anesthesia in children are poorly understood. The aim of this study...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Miao M,Xu Y,Cong X,Zhang L,Zhang J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasingly, studies have focused on the relationship between Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) cytotoxin associated gene A protein (CagA) Glu-Pro-Ile-Tyr-Ala (EPIYA)-D motifs or multiple EPIYA-C phosphorylation sites and peptic ulcer disease (PUD) or gastric cancer (GC) risk. However, the conclusions have bee...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Q,Liu J,Gong Y,Yuan Y

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The metastasis of cervical carcinoma is associated with the lymphovascular spread. The primary objective of the present study was to determine the prognostic value of lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) in patients with early-stage cervical cancer in Jilin, China.In this retrospective cohort study, patients with earl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yan W,Qiu S,Ding Y,Zhang Q,Si L,Lv S,Liu L

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00