Comparison of 1.5- and 3.0-T magnetic resonance imaging for evaluating lesions of the knee: A systematic review and meta-analysis (PRISMA-compliant article).

abstract：:As whether Chlamydia trachomatis infection increases the risk of cervical cancer is controversial in the literature, we performed a meta-analysis.Based on a comprehensive search of publications in the Medline, Cochrane, and EMBASE databases, we identified and extracted data from all relevant articles examining C. trac...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu H,Shen Z,Luo H,Zhang W,Zhu X

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the treatment efficacies and toxicities of concurrent cetuximab-based bioradiotherapy (BRT) or cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. :Patients with previously untreated locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma were matched into pairs, and enrolled into the s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu X,Huang J,Liu L,Li H,Li P,Zhang J,Xie L

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The ultrasound manifestations of granular cell tumor (GCT) is a consequence of the histopathological characteristic of the tumor and can be distinguished from breast cancer. PATIENT CONCERNS:A GCT is a rare, benign, hyperplasia-based lesion. Approximately 1% to 2% of GCTs are malignant. About 5% to15% of the...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu H,Tao M,Ding H,Zhang P

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To use a new method to estimate the prevalence of drug addicts in Xichang for the first time and to suggest that Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention should strengthen surveillance and intervention for them.The Capture-Mark-Recapture (CMR) method of 3 correlated sources under the simple random sampling an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen K,Bian C,Song B,Gao G

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indentation hardness test is a good in vitro method of bone quality assessment. The purpose of this study is to explore the distribution characteristics of bone tissue microhardness in tibial diaphysis and provide theoretical support for the test site selection of the reference point indentation technique.Three fresh ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang J,Yin B,Liu G,Li S,Zhang X,Hu Z,Wu W,Zhang Y

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uremic pruritus is common and bothersome in patients receiving either peritoneal dialysis (PD) or hemodialysis (HD). To date, the preferred dialysis modality regarding the alleviation of uremic pruritus remains controversial. We conducted this cross-sectional study to compare the prevalence, intensity, and characteris...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu HY,Peng YS,Chen HY,Tsai WC,Yang JY,Hsu SP,Pai MF,Lu HM,Chiang JF,Ko MJ,Wen SY,Chiu HC

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This open-label, randomized phase II trial was performed to compare the efficacy and safety of nimotuzumab plus S-1 and cisplatin (NCS) versus S-1 and cisplatin (CS) alone in patients with untreated unresectable or metastatic gastric cancer in the first-line setting. Eligible participants were randomly assigned (1:1) ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Du F,Zheng Z,Shi S,Jiang Z,Qu T,Yuan X,Sun Y,Song Y,Yang L,Zhao J,Wang J,Chi Y

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have analyzed the training of endoscopists in the diagnosis of early gastric cancer (EGC). This study assessed whether specific training of endoscopists improves the detection rate of EGC. The rates of detection of EGC by endoscopists at the Digestive Endoscopy Center of the Affiliated Nanfang Hospital of ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang Q,Chen ZY,Chen CD,Liu T,Tang XW,Ren YT,Huang SL,Cui XB,An SL,Xiao B,Bai Y,Liu SD,Jiang B,Zhi FC,Gong W

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Although C5 palsy is a common complication of cervical spine surgery, its cause has not been confirmed. There are various hypotheses for its mechanism, including spinal cord impairment and nerve involvement. Therefore, prophylactic foraminotomy is one of the methods recommended for preventing C5 palsy. Howeve...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Oshina M,Segawa T,Oshima Y,Tanaka S,Inanami H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Celiac disease is an autoimmune enteropathy characterized by an aberrant immune response to ingested gluten in genetically predisposed individuals. Studies have pointed to a rising prevalence of celiac disease in recent decades. Changes in diet and use of medication that may impact the gut microbiome have be...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jang S,Lebwohl B,Abrams JA,Green PHR,Freedberg DE,Alaedini A

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hemorrhoidal disease (HD) is one of the commonest proctologic condition in the general population. Medical therapy for HD has not been formally confirmed due to the inconsistent of results. Liang-Xue-Di-Huang Decoction, a kind of ancient Chinese classical prescription, has been used to treat HD from the 19th...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shi SY,Zhou Q,He ZQ,Shen ZF,Zhang WX,Zhang D,Xu CB,Geng J,Wu BS,Chen YG

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a shortage of data in everyday clinical practice about the anticoagulant effects caused by the new oral anticoagulants (NOAs). Our aim was to estimate the intensity of anticoagulant activity induced by rivaroxaban 20 mg qd and dabigatran 110 mg bid among patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NV-AF).W...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tsantes AE,Kyriakou E,Ikonomidis I,Katogiannis K,Papadakis I,Douramani P,Kopterides P,Kapsimali V,Lekakis J,Tsangaris I,Bonovas S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The blood-brain barrier is impaired in patients with stroke. The release of protein markers such as Sirtuin1 (SIRTl) into circulation may be useful to assess the prognosis of patients with cerebrovascular disease. In this study, we investigated the predictive value of SIRT1 levels in acute ischemic stroke (A...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu Y,Jia S,Liang X,Dong M,Xu X,Lu C,Wei Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preoperative evaluation of the curability of gastric and cardia cancer is important to avoid risks of unnecessary surgery. Our previous study has reported several clinical parameters associated with incurable gastric surgery. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the correlation between CA125 and the curability of gastr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Luo T,Chen W,Wang L,Zhao H

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary localized amyloidosis of the genitourinary tract is a rare entity characterized by small pseudotumors localized in the renal pelvis, ureters, or bladder. Amyloid fibrils are derived from immunoglobulin light chains, but no systemic plasma cell proliferation is detected. The clinical and radiologic features mim...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Monge M,Chauveau D,Cordonnier C,Noël LH,Presne C,Makdassi R,Jauréguy M,Lecaque C,Renou M,Grünfeld JP,Choukroun G

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate major complications or symptoms of pregnant women, causes of maternal near-miss, and issues that are relevant to severe maternal disease.A retrospective analysis was performed in the "maternal individual investigation form," which included all critical maternity patients admitted to the ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang YY,Fang YH,Wang X,Zhang Y,Liu XJ,Yin ZZ

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:Carbon dioxide (CO2) gas is an established alternative to iodine contrast during angiography in patients with risk of postcontrast acute kidney injury and in those with history of iodine contrast allergy. Different CO2 delivery systems during angiography are reported in literature, with automated delivery syst...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Thomas RP,Viniol S,König AM,Portig I,Swaid Z,Mahnken AH

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma is the most common chronic lung disease in childhood, leading to a great burden to the healthcare system worldwide. Despite the medication treatment, physiotherapy is now applied for asthmatic children aiming to improve their lung function and life quality. However, the effectiveness of physiotherapy ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang W,Liu L,Yang W,Liu H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effectiveness and safety of montelukast combined budesonide (MCB) treatment for children with chronic cough-variant asthma (CCVA).In total, 82 cases of children with CCVA, aged 4 to 11 years were included in this study. All cases received either MCB or budesonide alone between May 2015 and ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang XP,Yang LD,Zhou JF

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome (PMDS) is a rare disease occurring in men with an otherwise completely normal phenotype, in which female internal sex organs are present, including a uterus, fallopian tubes, cervix, and vagina. We report a case of bilateral recurrent inguinal hernia due to PMDS treated b...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tanabe K,Mori S,Kita Y,Wada M,Kenji B,Itaru O,Takaaki A,Satoshi I,Kosei M,Natsugoe S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hyperimmunoglobulin E recurrent-infection syndrome (HIE) entails a disorder of recurrent bacterial infections of the skin and sinopulmonary tract commencing in infancy or early childhood in the presence of serum levels of IgE which are at least 10 times normal (greater than 2,000 IU/ml). Variable concomitants of H...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Donabedian H,Gallin JI

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kangfuxin (KFX), a well-known Chinese patent medicine which extracted from Periplaneta americana, is widely used as an adjuvant in the treatment of peptic ulcers (PUs) with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) such as rabeprazole, in China. However, no clear consensus has been reached on the efficacy for PU treatme...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin M,Zhang S,Zhang M,Shi J,Zhang C,Luo R,You J,Sun J,Zhang J,Gao F

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation associated with low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality among HIV-infected patients with vitamin D deficiency. We investigated the association between 25(OH)D and soluble biomarkers among HIV-infected patients on stable antiretroviral therapy. This is a cross...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gangcuangco LMA,Kohorn LB,Chow DC,Keating SM,Norris PJ,Nagamine LS,Ndhlovu LC,Souza SA,Kallianpur KJ,Shikuma CM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Immune checkpoint inhibitors have led to the development of new approaches for cancer treatment with positive outcomes. However, checkpoint blockade is associated with a unique spectrum of immune-related adverse events (irAEs), which may cause irreversible neurological deficits and even death. PATIENT CONCER...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen JH,Lee KY,Hu CJ,Chung CC

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to examine whether Mandarin-speaking late-talking (LT) toddlers have a higher incidence of behavioral problems than typical language developing (TLD) children in toddlerhood and at preschool age from a community sample in Taiwan.This prospective case-control study comprised 32 LT and 32 TLD toddlers. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu HH,Tsao FM,Tsai JD

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The ischemic penumbra assessment is essential for the subsequent therapy and prediction of evolution in patients with acute ischemic infraction. Although controversial as a perfect equivalence to penumbra, perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI)-diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) mismatch may predict the response to t...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu X,Luo S,Wang Y,Chen Y,Liu J,Bai J,Feng J,Zhang H

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is to determine accuracy of abdominal ultrasound and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for placenta accreta in the second and third trimester of pregnancy and to define the most relevant features of abdominal ultrasound and MRI for placenta accreta prediction.Between September 2012 and September 2018...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xia H,Ke SC,Qian RR,Lin JG,Li Y,Zhang X

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune-checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) efficacy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring molecular alterations remains poorly elucidated. This study was undertaken to determine ICI efficacy against epidermal growth-factor receptor (EGFR)/anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)/c-ros oncogene 1 (ROS1)-mutated ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bylicki O,Guisier F,Monnet I,Doubre H,Gervais R,Janicot H,Perol M,Fournel P,Lamy R,Auliac JB,Chouaid C

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the value of serum levels of CA125, platelet count (PLT), neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and modified CA125 markers CA125a and CA125b in predicting pelvic dense adhesion (PDA) associated with adenomyosis, CA125a = lg(CA125 × PLT × 10), CA125b = lg(CA125 × NLR).This retrospective study included 304 patie...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jiang C,Liu C,Guo J,Chen L,Luo N,Qu X,Yang W,Ren Q,Cheng Z

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Young children with olfactory disturbance are sometimes encountered in ENT clinics. We investigated the clinical applicability of olfactory testing to the pediatric population in China.One hundred and ninety-three healthy children aged 6 to 17 years were enrolled. All participants were asked for demographic informatio...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen G,Pan H,Li L,Wang J,Zhang D,Wu Z

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00