Higher age at diagnosis of hemochromatosis is the strongest predictor of the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in the Swiss hemochromatosis cohort: A prospective longitudinal observational study.

abstract：:Although percutaneous nephrolithotomy is minimally invasive, it is associated with several complications, including extravasation of fluid and urine, the need for a blood transfusion, and septicemia. However, little is known about pulmonary complications after this procedure. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the risk f...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu J,Choi JM,Lee J,Kwon K,Kong YG,Seo H,Hwang JH,Park HK,Kim YK

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The purpose of a neural integrity monitor electromyogram (EMG) tracheal tube is to reduce the risk of damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerves. Complications associated with the use of EMG tube are ventilatory failure, tracheal injury, and difficult extubation. PATIENT CONCERNS:We encountered a case of di...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Moon H,Hong S,Sung C,Chon J,Kwak J,Lee J

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Homeless people are particularly exposed to ectoparasites, but their exposure to arthropod-borne diseases has not been evaluated systematically. A medical team of 27 persons (7 nurses, 6 infectious disease residents or fellows, 2 dermatologists, and 12 infectious disease specialists) visited the 2 shelters in Marseill...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Brouqui P,Stein A,Dupont HT,Gallian P,Badiaga S,Rolain JM,Mege JL,La Scola B,Berbis P,Raoult D

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of cancer stem cell (CSC) markers in differentiation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains uncertain. We conducted a meta-analysis to first investigate the association between expression of CSC markers (CD133, CD90, CD44, and EpCAM) and poor differentiation of HCC, and second, to determine if these CSC ma...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu R,Shen Y,Nan K,Mi B,Wu T,Guo J,Li M,Lv Y,Guo H

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUD:The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of early parenteral iron supplementation combined erythropoietin for prevention of anemia in preterm infants. METHODS:In total, 96 preterm infants were randomly assigned to 3 groups: a control group receiving standard parenteral nutrition (group 1: n = 31), an ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Qiao L,Tang Q,Zhu W,Zhang H,Zhu Y,Wang H

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Revision total hip arthroplasty (THA) may cause intra- and postoperative massive bleeding. This prospective observational study evaluated if the maximum clot firmness of FIBTEM (MCFFIB) could act as a predictor of perioperative massive bleeding in revision THA.Fifty-eight adult patients undergoing revision THA were in...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shin HJ,Min BH,Na HS

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INDUCTION:Liver transplantation (LT) is the only final therapy for patients with acute liver failure (ALF) that cannot be controlled by conservative treatment. Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a recognized complication of ALF. The pathogenesis of AP in ALF patients has not yet been elucidated. The appearance of AP complicate...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yan L,Qian C,Duan X,Ding J,Zhang W

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To perform a systematic review of the effect of time interval on 2-deoxy-2-[18F] fluoro-D-glucose (18F-FDG) uptake in normal organs. METHODS:PubMed, EMBASE, Ovid, and Cochrane databases were searched to identity all potential eligible literature. The study characteristics and relevant data were extracted an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang R,Chen H,Fan C

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated whether migraine influences the risk of primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) in Taiwan.We retrieved the data analyzed in this study from the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan. We included 17,606 newly diagnosed migraine patients withou...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen HY,Lin CL,Kao CH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the risk of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) following end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The study was designed as a retrospective, nationwide, matched cohort study. The subjects were ESRD patients identified by the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Mo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang YS,Weng SF,Chang C,Wang JJ,Tseng SH,Wang JY,Jan RL

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor (TLR) 9 plays a role in intestinal inflammation that, in turn, is related to the tumorigenesis of colorectal cancer. Nuclear factor κB (NFκB), and interferon regulatory factor (IRF) 5 and IRF7 can be activated by TLR9 and induce the production of proinflammatory cytokines and type I interferon, resp...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang LC,Fan CW,Tseng WK,Chein HP,Hsieh TY,Chen JR,Hwang CC,Hua CC

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic impact of incomplete revascularization (ICR) on patients underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was vague. Our research aimed to objectify the level of ICR by residual SYNTAX score (rSS) and evaluate the impact of ICR on exercise tolerance.We enrolled 87 patients who completed cardiopulmonar...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xue L,Guo D,Wang L,Cao C,Li Q,Zou S

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Even though chronic abdominal pain is 1 of the most common reasons for hospital visits, diagnostic testing is often time-consuming and treatment is inadequate. Abdominal myofascial pain syndrome (AMPS) is usually not included as a differential diagnosis, but it should be considered in cases of chronic abdominal pain. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Rhim HC,Cha JH,Cha J,Kim DH

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a constant pressure stimulus was applied on the 3 joints (first [p1], second [p2], and third [p3] joints) of 4 fingers (index, middle, ring, and little fingers), and the activation areas within Brodmann area 2 (BA 2) were compared for these different fingers and joints by using functional magnetic reson...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Choi MH,Kim HS,Baek JH,Lee JC,Park SJ,Jeong UH,Gim SY,Kim SP,Lim DW,Chung SC

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung ultrasound (LU) is increasingly used to assess pleural and lung disease in intensive care unit (ICU) and emergency unit at the bedside. We assessed the performance of bedside chest radiograph (CR) and LU during severe acute chest syndrome (ACS), using computed tomography (CT) as the reference standard. We prospec...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Razazi K,Deux JF,de Prost N,Boissier F,Cuquemelle E,Galactéros F,Rahmouni A,Maître B,Brun-Buisson C,Mekontso Dessap A

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article investigated the feasibility of laparoscopic surgery in unfavorable site gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs).We identified 214 patients who underwent primary gastric GIST resection at our institution (January 2006-December 2014) from a prospectively collected database. These patients were divi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang CM,Chen QF,Lin JX,Lin M,Zheng CH,Li P,Xie JW,Wang JB,Lu J,Chen QY,Cao LL,Tu RH

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a global disease with significant morbidity and mortality. Although low peripheral blood cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) cell counts are found to be related to a high burden of cryptococcus in HIV-infected patients, little is known about possible immune defects in previously healthy ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu L,Huang Q,Lin JR,Zhu CY,Li XH,Ye SK,Zhu AH,Chen DH,Zhang CF,Chen L,Ling Y

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate patterns and locations of lymph node metastasis in locally advanced cervical cancers.A total of 244 consecutive patients with stage IIb cervical cancer were retrospectively evaluated. Contrast-enhanced CT scans were used for lymph node grading. Lymph nodes with the shortest axi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu Z,Hu K,Liu A,Shen J,Hou X,Lian X,Sun S,Yan J,Zhang F

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is not clearly established if coinfections are more severe than single viral respiratory infections.The aim of the study was to study and to compare simple infections and viral coinfections of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in hospitalized children.From September 2005 to August 2013, a prospective study was cond...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Calvo C,García-García ML,Pozo F,Paula G,Molinero M,Calderón A,González-Esguevillas M,Casas I

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The RF ablation of ventricular tachycardia (VT) or atrial flutter (AFl) can be unsuccessful due to lack of lesion transmurality. Bipolar ablation (BA) is more successful than unipolar ablation (UA). The purpose of our study was to investigate the long-term effect of BA ablation in patients after failed UA....

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Baszko A,Kochman K,Królak T,Kałmucki P,Telec W,Ożegowski S,Szyszka A

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The dopamine transporter (DAT) plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of alcohol dependence (AD) and major depression (MD), and males have more risk factors for the development of AD. However, imaging studies on brain DAT availability in males with AD comorbid with MD (AD/MD) are limited, and the association of DAT ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yen CH,Shih MC,Cheng CY,Ma KH,Lu RB,Huang SY

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patients with Crohn's disease (CD) are often accompanied with nutritional deficiencies. Compared with other intestinal benign disease, patients with CD have the higher risk of developing postoperative complications following intestinal resection. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors for postop...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu Y,Zhou W,Qi W,Liu W,Chen M,Zhu H,Xiang J,Xie Q,Chen P

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) is believed to be the leading cause of dry eye (DE) disease worldwide. The connection between aging and MGD has long been recognized. However, few studies have addressed the relationship between MGD and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in perimenopausal women, and not have examined t...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jin X,Lin Z,Liu Y,Lin L,Zhu B

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Surgical removal of a sebaceous cyst is usually accomplished through an external incision, which inevitably results in a scar. Herein, we described an intraoral approach for excising sebaceous cysts located in the lip or cheek near lip commissure, to avoid a skin scar. PATIENT CONCERNS:Removal of the cyst bu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen B,Lu H,Ren C,Ma L,Hu X,Qi H,Gao Z

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We report on a patient with injury of the cortico-ponto-cerebellar tract (CPCT) following mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), diagnosed by diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). PATIENT CONCERNS:A 53-year-old female patient was injured in a car crash. While under treatment at a local medical center for headache...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jang SH,Kwon HG

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the differences in bone mineral density between patients with liver cirrhosis and healthy control, and to analyze the risk factors of hepatic osteoporosis in patients with HBV related liver cirrhosis.A total of 189 patients with liver cirrhosis and 207 health controls were enrolled. The bone mineral den...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang W,Gong H,Su Z,Zhang X,Cao S

更新日期：2019-08-01 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：:Although esophageal candidiasis (EC) is an opportunistic infection, asymptomatic EC (AEC) is occasionally encountered in otherwise healthy individuals. This study evaluates the impact of antifungal treatment in immunocompetent individuals with AEC and investigates risk factors for persistent or recurrent EC. The autho...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Min YW,Kim E,Son HJ,Kim JJ,Rhee PL

更新日期：2015-11-01 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

abstract：RATIONALE:Atopic dermatitis is a frequent, relapsing, chronic inflammatory skin condition with a deep negative impact on quality of life. Three are the major pathological factors driving its complex pathogenesis: the skin barrier disruption, the altered Th2 cell response and itching. Current management of the disease i...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sirufo MM,De Martinis M,Ginaldi L

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00