Diamond-shaped patch technique for right hepatic vein reconstruction in living-donor liver transplant: A simple method to prevent stenosis.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationships between blood-brain barrier (BBB) dysfunction, intrathecal IgG synthesis, and brain glucose consumption as detectable by means of serum/cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) albumin index (Qalb) and IgG index [(CSF IgG/serum IgG) × Serum albumin/CSF albumin)] and 2-deoxy-...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chiaravalloti A,Fiorentini A,Francesco U,Martorana A,Koch G,Belli L,Toniolo S,Di Pietro B,Motta C,Schillaci O

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Published association studies have investigated the correlation between interleukin-8 (IL-8) gene polymorphism -251T>A and susceptibility to Alzheimer's disease (AD); however, the results are conflicting. Thus, we conducted the meta-analysis to reassess the effect of IL-8 gene -251T>A variant on the risk of ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Qin B,Li L,Wang S,Wu J,Huang Y,Zhou P,Bai J,Zheng Y

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：BACKGROUND:DM is a common chronic metabolic disease. COVID-19 is an infectious disease infected by enveloped single-stranded RNA coronavirus. Meanwhile, DM is a common comorbidity of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The virus can directly or indirectly damage the pancreatic islets and cause stress hyperglycemia by causing cytokin...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu Y,Yang Y,Chen Y,Zhou L,Xiong Q,Xie C

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to retrospectively investigate the changes in pulmonary function and its influencing factors in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) undergoing preoperative brace treatment or not. METHODS:Total 237 AIS patients (43 boys, 194 girls) who underwent operations and had a ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ran B,Fan Y,Yuan F,Guo K,Zhu X

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:To report a patient with primary progressive freezing gait (PPFG) whose degeneration of corticofugal tract (CFT) from the supplementary motor area (SMA) was demonstrated using diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). PATIENT CONCERNS:A 66-year-old woman presented with a solitary symptom of a sudden transient bre...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Seo JP,Chang MC

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of intravenous vancomycin has been associated with the development of linear IgA bullous disease (LABD). In contrast to the idiopathic variant, vancomycin-induced LABD (VILABD) appears to be more transient and to be associated with lower morbidity. The characteristics of this entity remain undefined. Ou...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Nousari HC,Kimyai-Asadi A,Caeiro JP,Anhalt GJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hyponatremia occurs frequently in the hospital setting and may be attributable to a host of etiologies. Drugs are frequently implicated. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP/SMX) represents a well-recognized pharmacologic precipitant of drug-induced hyponatremia, with several reports extant in the retrievable l...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ghali MGZ,Kim MJ

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate factors affecting ablation effect and safety of ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (USgHIFU) for uterine fibroids (UFs).A retrospective analysis of 346 patients with symptomatic UFs who were treated with USgHIFU was performed. All UFs was grouped based o...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fan HJ,Zhang C,Lei HT,Cun JP,Zhao W,Huang JQ,Zhai Y

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:The endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal approach (EETA) is the primary treatment for growth hormone (GH) adenoma. This study aimed to investigate the outcomes of EETA in 33 patients with GH-secreting pituitary adenoma (PA).Thirty-three patients who underwent EETA in Eighth People's Hospital of Shenzhen between Januar...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng Y,Chen DM,Wang Y,Mai RK,Zhu ZF

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Tailgut cysts are a type of very rare congenital polycystic lesions that are always located posterior to the rectum and anterior to the sacrum. The symptoms of tailgut cysts are nonspecific and misleading. Therefore, a full understanding of the characteristics of tailgut cysts is important for their diagnosis...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li J,Song X,Shi J,Zhang K,Liu T

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of tumor imaging features associated with metastatic pattern may allow better understanding of cancer dissemination. Here, we investigated how primary tumor F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) avidity influences the first site of breast cancer metastasis.Subjects were 264 patients with advanced breast cancer who...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lim CH,Moon SH,Cho YS,Im YH,Choe YS,Kim BT,Lee KH

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension should be best managed under primary care settings. This study aimed to compare, between Shanghai and Shenzhen, the perceived quality of primary care in terms of accessibility, continuity, co-ordination, and comprehensiveness among hypertensive patients.A cross-sectional study was conducted in Shanghai an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li H,Wei X,Wong MC,Wong SY,Yang N,Griffiths SM

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This meta-analysis aimed to systematically evaluate the effects of probiotics on blood lipid and blood pressure among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) based on the randomized controlled studies. METHODS:PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, Wanfang, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and VIP database...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He J,Zhang F,Han Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug dependence, which can exist concurrently with chronic pain, is seen as one of the major causes of rapidly increasing medical expenses. However, drug dependence in patients with chronic pain has not been evaluated. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors for drug dependence in patients with chronic ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tetsunaga T,Tetsunaga T,Nishida K,Kanzaki H,Misawa H,Takigawa T,Shiozaki Y,Ozaki T

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various techniques have been applied in facial rejuvenation and lattice laser is the most accepted. However, the application effect of lattice laser in facial rejuvenation is unclear. This study aims to evaluate the application effect of lattice laser in facial rejuvenation. METHODS:Randomized controlled tr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yan D,Huang Z,Zhang A,Li S,Xiao Y

更新日期：2020-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We examine the relationship between dementia and psychiatric disorder diagnoses among long-term care residents in nursing homes across the state of Rhode Island (RI), USA.Observational clinical study.Two hundred fifty-five residents with and without the diagnosis of dementia were included in this study.Prevalence anal...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tori K,Kalligeros M,Nanda A,Shehadeh F,van Aalst R,Chit A,Mylonakis E

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Supernumerary teeth are those that teeth in excess number than the normal count. It is usually associated with genetic syndromes when present in more numbers. Several causal genes, such as APC, NHS, TRPS1, EVC and RUNX2, have been identified. However, etiology of supernumerary teeth remains largely unclear. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma D,Wang X,Guo J,Zhang J,Cai T

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and the platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are not fully evaluated for the diagnosis of musculoskeletal tumors, especially spine tumors. The objective of our study was to assess the feasibility of NLR and PLR as indicators for pretreatment diagnosis of spine tumors.Patients who...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Y,Wang B,Zhou S,Jiang L,Yang S,Liu X,Wei F,Zhang H,Wang Y,Liu Z

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodontitis is a systemic and chronic inflammatory disease associated with multiple physical conditions. Distress and depression are other problems affecting the progression of periodontitis. However, the causal relationship between depression and periodontitis has not been adequately investigated. This aim of this ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hsu CC,Hsu YC,Chen HJ,Lin CC,Chang KH,Lee CY,Chong LW,Kao CH

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatment of congenital scoliosis under 10 years is difficult as it involves resecting vertebrae. Moreover, patient follow-up after surgery is extremely important because the patient is a child whose growth has not been completed. However, there are very few long-term follow-up studies after surgical trea...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang JH,Chang DG,Suh SW,Kim W,Park J

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Randomized trials and observation studies have revealed conflicting results regarding the interaction between clopidogrel and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). The aim of our study was to provide laboratory evidence regarding whether PPIs blunt the antiplatelet reactivity of clopidogrel. METHODS:We included re...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin SF,Lin PC,Chang CC,Chang WL,Chu FY

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Cerebrovascular imaging is the gold standard for diagnosis of intracranial aneurysms. Rupture of intracranial aneurysm is rare in cerebrovascular angiography, especially in unruptured intracranial aneurysm. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 74-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for sudden onset of left eyelid p...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo S,Wu X

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic alcohol consumption may lead to progressive cardiac dysfunction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using real-time 3-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) on assessing left ventricular (LV) function in chronic alcoholics.We classified 92 male alcoholics into mild, moderate, and severe group...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang Y,Shan G,Shen J,Zhou Q,Tan B,Liu Y,Luo R,Zhao S,Bi W,Yao F,Li G

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been few reports on 2 tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors, infliximab and adalimumab, with respect to patient preference and efficacy in ulcerative colitis (UC).We used questionnaires to evaluate the preference and reasons for drug choice between infliximab and adalimumab in UC patients naive to antitumo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mizoshita T,Katano T,Tanida S,Hirano A,Miyaki T,Ozeki K,Suzuki Y,Sugimura N,Kataoka H,Joh T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effect of multidisciplinary interventions on pain management in cancer inpatients.Four hundred thirty eight patients with cancer pain, who performed the multidisciplinary intervention were recruited. Before and after intervention, the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) and the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang B,Cui Z,Zhu X,Deng M,Pan Y,Li R,Guo M,Lu G,Zhang X,Guo L,Huang Y,Li F

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis is a systemic disorder predominantly affecting postmenopausal women but also men at an advanced age. Both genders may suffer from low-energy fractures of, for example, the proximal humerus when reduction of the bone stock or/and quality has occurred.The aim of the current study was to compare the amount o...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sprecher CM,Schmidutz F,Helfen T,Richards RG,Blauth M,Milz S

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few case series provide a current, comprehensive, and detailed description of splenic infarction (SI), an uncommon condition.Retrospective chart review complemented by imaging evaluation and patient follow-up.All adult patients with a confirmed diagnosis of acute SI discharged over 10 years from a single academic cent...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Schattner A,Adi M,Kitroser E,Klepfish A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tall cell variant papillary thyroid carcinoma (TCPTC) is reportedly associated with aggressive clinicopathological parameters and poor outcomes; however, the molecular mechanisms underlying TCPTC remain poorly understood. METHODS:The gene mutation types and mRNA expression profiles of patients with TCPTC we...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xia F,Jiang B,Chen Y,Du X,Peng Y,Wang W,Wang Z,Li X

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00