The value of the air bronchogram sign on CT image in the identification of different solitary pulmonary consolidation lesions.

abstract：:The recurrence rate for acute appendicitis treated nonoperatively varies between studies. Few studies have adequately evaluated the management of these patients when appendicitis recurs. We aimed to explore the recurrence rate and management of patients with acute appendicitis that were first treated nonoperatively.We...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liang TJ,Liu SI,Tsai CY,Kang CH,Huang WC,Chang HT,Chen IS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyogenic sacroiliitis is exceptional in very young children. Diagnosis is difficult because clinical examination is misleading. FABER test is rarely helpful in very young children. Inflammatory syndrome is frequent. Bone scintigraphy and MRI are very sensitive for the diagnosis. Joint fluid aspiration and blood cultur...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Leroux J,Bernardini I,Grynberg L,Grandguillaume C,Michelin P,Ould Slimane M,Nectoux E,Deroussen F,Gouron R,Angelliaume A,Ilharreborde B,Renaux-Petel M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is characterized by the presence of muscle paralysis, hypokalemia, and hyperthyroidism. We report the case of a young man with paralysis of the lower extremities, severe hypokalemia, and concurrent hyperthyroidism. TPP was suspected; therefore, treatment consisting of judicious pota...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tsai MH,Lin SH,Leu JG,Fang YW

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the effect of probiotic supplementation on functional constipation in children. METHODS:We performed electronic searches in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library without language restriction to identify relevant studies from the time of inception of these databases to March 2018. The relative ris...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jin L,Deng L,Wu W,Wang Z,Shao W,Liu J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Fetal adenocarcinoma of the lung (FLAC) with fetal lung-like morphology is a rare entity of pulmonary adenocarcinoma. Well-differentiated fetal adenocarcinoma (WDFA) belongs to its the low-grade form, which possesses a relatively favorable prognosis. Tuberculosis (TB) is an aggressive infectious disease that ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo F,Wang J,Hu H,Xie X,Liu K,Luo F

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is still debate on whether high uric acid increases bone mineral density (BMD) against osteoporotic fracture or bone resorption caused by gout inflammation. This study aimed to evaluate whether gout offers a protective effect on bone health or not. We conducted a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tzeng HE,Lin CC,Wang IK,Huang PH,Tsai CH

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous epidural block (CEB) is a popular clinical method for controlling postherpetic neuralgia (PHN). However, the long-term effects of CEB on PHN have not yet been established. This study aimed to confirm the clinical efficacy of epidural electrical stimulation catheters in CEB to manage PHN.Patients were classi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee CH,Choi SS,Lee MK,Lee YJ,Lee M,Park JS

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis (PVT), in spite of the advances in the valve design and the material used, remains a serious complication of mechanical cardiac valve replacement. The factors influencing the development of PVT are: thrombogenicity of the valve, hemodynamics of the transprosthetic blood flow and ineffective...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sr K,G B,Jain S,Moorthy N,Manjunath SC,Christopher R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify any changes that occur in the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell-inner plexiform layer (GC-IPL) in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) during treatment with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections.Patients were enrolled ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee SW,Sim HE,Park JY,Kim JS,Chang IB,Park YS,Hwang JH

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to report our institution's experience in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic lateral ankle instability (CLAI) with ligamentum bifurcatum (LB) injury.This retrospective study included 218 consecutive patients with CLAI who underwent surgery from January 2012 to December 2015. The 218 patients recei...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sun Y,Wang H,Tang Y,Qin S,Zhao M,Zhang F

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombosis are severe complications of paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), effectively reduced by eculizumab. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) may play a central role. The objective of this study was to assess the procoagulant activity of plasma isolated from PNH patients (treated or not by eculizumab) and to quant...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Devalet B,Wannez A,Bailly N,Alpan L,Gheldof D,Douxfils J,Bihin B,Chatelain B,Dogné JM,Chatelain C,Mullier F

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug intensification is often required for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus on stable metformin therapy. Among the potential candidates for a combination therapy, sodium-glucose transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors have shown promising outcomes. This meta-analysis was performed to compare the efficacy and ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li J,Gong Y,Li C,Lu Y,Liu Y,Shao Y

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：RATIONALE:Degloving injury of the upper limb often extends to underlying tendons and bone, which is at high risk of treatment failure if only simple reattachment of defatted avulsed skins was performed. Pelnac dermal regeneration template could be used as a treatment choice for necrosis of the reattached avulsed skins ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lv Z,Yu L,Fu L,Wang Q,Jia R,Ding W,Shen Y

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple primary malignancies (MPMs) are defined as 2 or more malignancies without subordinate relationship detected in different organs of an individual patient. Reports addressing MPM patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are rare. We perform a 26-year follow-up study to investigate characteristics and progno...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu W,Liao W,Ge P,Ren J,Xu H,Yang H,Sang X,Lu X,Mao Y

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the age, gender, time, and etiology differences of traumatic lower limb fractures (TLLFs) in a population of children (≤18 years old), we retrospectively reviewed 936 children who had TLLFs and who came to our university-affiliated hospitals from 2001 to 2010. This study enrolled 657 males (70.2%) and 2...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu H,Wang H,Shao B,Lu H,Zhang S,Ou L,Chen Y,Xiang L

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000005314.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors：

更新日期：2017-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the costs associated with postoperative complications following rectal resection.Rectal resection is a major surgical procedure that carries a significant risk of complications. The occurrence of complications following surgery has both health and financial consequences. There are very few studies that ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Johnston SA,Louis M,Churilov L,Ma R,Marhoon N,Bui A,Christophi C,Weinberg L

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have investigated the diagnostic accuracy of procalcitonin (PCT) levels in blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in bacterial meningitis (BM), but the results were heterogeneous. The aim of the present study was to ascertain the diagnostic accuracy of PCT as a marker for BM detection. A systematic search ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wei TT,Hu ZD,Qin BD,Ma N,Tang QQ,Wang LL,Zhou L,Zhong RQ

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between cluster of differentiation 86 (CD86) gene rs1129055 and rs2715267 single nucleotide polymorphisms and sepsis susceptibility.One hundred twenty-five sepsis patients and 120 healthy controls were enrolled in this case-control study. CD86 polymorphisms rs11...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zou X,Cai J,Li B,Wu S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The composition of glycan in immunoglobulin G (IgG) has shown to affect various diseases and can be regulated by drugs and preventive vaccination. A hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) immune complex (YIC) therapeutic vaccine for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients has undergone clinic...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Han J,Gong GZ,Lei JH,Qin WJ,Qin RH,Wang XY,Gu JX,Ren SF,Wen YM

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper we present a prospective evaluation of 100 patients with Group A Streptococcal (GAS) bacteremia evaluated in our hospital over a 10-year period. Sixty-two patients were intravenous drug users (IVDU); all but 1 of these had an obvious cutaneous portal of entry related to the injection of illicit drugs. Tw...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bernaldo de Quirós JC,Moreno S,Cercenado E,Diaz D,Berenguer J,Miralles P,Catalán P,Bouza E

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We report on a patient who showed delayed degeneration of the left fornical crus with verbal memory impairment following mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), which was demonstrated by diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). PATIENT CONCERNS:: fter flexion and hyperextension of her head to the opposite side, the pa...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jang SH,Seo JP

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：RATIONALE:Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common inherited cause of coronary heart disease (CHD) and premature death in an early age. Nevertheless, an ischemic heart failure (IHF) associated with FH seems to be rare, and an early diagnosis and therapy could influence the prognosis. PATIENT CONCERNS:In this 13-...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kuang H,Zhou X,Li L,Yi Q,Shou W,Lu T

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of acute myocarditis complicated with ventricular tachycardia (VT) is unknown. This study aimed to investigate the association between myocarditis and the incidence of VT and mortality. We also aimed to determine the independent predictors that increased the VT risk in those patients. From 2000 to 2004, ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Te ALD,Wu TC,Lin YJ,Chen YY,Chung FP,Chang SL,Lo LW,Hu YF,Tuan TC,Chao TF,Liao JN,Chien KL,Lin CY,Chang YT,Chen SA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to summarize the evidences from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the effects of educational interventions in overweight/obesity childhood by using meta-analytic approach. METHODS:PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases were searched from the inceptio...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang X,Zhou G,Zeng J,Yang T,Chen J,Li T

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study is to assess the prognostic value of different volume-based calculations of tumor metabolic activity in the initial assessment of patients with high-grade bone sarcomas (BS) and soft tissue sarcomas (STS) using F-18 FDG PET/CT.A single-site, retrospective study from 2002 to 2012 including 92 patie...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Andersen KF,Fuglo HM,Rasmussen SH,Petersen MM,Loft A

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a main complication of surgery, and by now, drugs cannot prevent it completely. Some meta-analyses have proved acupuncture therapy can prevent PONV. However, it is still controversial whether noninvasive acupuncture therapies are comparable with invasive ones. This...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fu CW,Shu Q,Jiao Y,Wu T,Song AQ,Zhu QC,Zhang WP

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pelvic tumor had great impact on patients' quality of life. After tumor resection, how to accurately fill bone defect remained challenging for orthopedic surgeons. Due to lack of individual design, high incidence of prosthetic mismatching, and loosening were reported in pelvic reconstruction surgery with conv...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Han Q,Zhang K,Zhang Y,Wang C,Yang K,Zou Y,Chen B,Wang J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00