CT-guided special approaches of drainage for intraabdominal and pelvic abscesses: One single center's experience and review of literature.

abstract：:For patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), prognostic indicators to customize subsequent biologically conformal radiation therapy may be obtained via 2-(fluorine-18)-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT). This retrospective study assessed the prognostic signi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fei Z,Chen C,Huang Y,Qiu X,Li Y,Li L,Chen T

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：:Acute pancreatitis in pregnancy (APIP) is a rare but dangerous complication. APIP has common symptoms with acute abdomen. Assessment of an acute abdomen is more complicated during pregnancy because the gravid uterus could mask most of symptomatic signs. It has been a challenge to diagnose APIP by physical examination ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang L,Wang Y,Han J,Shen H,Zhao M,Cai S

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：:Although obesity is an established risk factor of primary stroke, the association between obesity and post-stroke mortality remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between dynamic obesity status and mortality in survivors of their first stroke in China.Of 775 patients with first-ever ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang J,Li J,Li M,Hou L,Zhu P,Du X,Zhou M,Zhu C

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Mycoplasma pneumoniae (MP) infection in infants is usually overlooked and it might result in important complications if left untreated. MP-induced arthritis is probably the least common extrapulmonary manifestation and frequently leads to delays in the diagnosis. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report the case of a 2...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mărginean CO,Georgescu AM,Meliţ LE

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of present study is to quantitatively evaluate the association between different interventions and abstinence rates based on network meta-analysis. METHOD:Following PRISMA guidelines, randomized clinical trials that compared different alcoholic interventions for alcohol use disorders associated with ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao J,Cao J,Guo T,Xiao Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 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：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with an increased risk of death compared to general population. Although previous studies showed improvement in survival of SLE, the long-term prognosis has not been elaborated in China.This study aims to integrate the observational studies estimating ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang Z,Wang Y,Zhu R,Tian X,Xu D,Wang Q,Wu C,Zhang S,Zhao J,Zhao Y,Li M,Zeng X

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although abdominal pain is a common adverse event related to endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), it can be sometimes underestimated by endoscopists. There are some endoscopic interventions available for the prevention of post-ESD pain, but their efficacy has not been established. We investigated ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jung JH,Jang HJ,Bang CS,Baik GH,Park SW

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endotracheal tube (ETT) should be placed at the optimal level to avoid single lung ventilation or accidental extubation. This study was performed to estimate the mid-tracheal level by using surface anatomical landmarks in adult patients.Neck computed tomography images of 329 adult patients between the ages of 16 and 7...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jang YE,Kim EH,Song IK,Lee JH,Ryu HG,Kim HS,Kim JT

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a crucial health problem and caused substantial malignancy diseases among female worldwide. We aim to investigate the distribution of HPV subtype and the status of cervical cancer and precancerous lesions caused by HPV infection in North China Plain population. A total of 61,870...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu L,Wang D,Dong H,Jin C,Jiang L,Song H,Jin C,Wang T,Shi C,Yang L,Wang Y

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thoracic epidural analgesia is the preferred method for postoperative analgesia following thoracic surgery. However, intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (IVPCA) may be an effective alternative. This study was conducted because few scientific reports exist comparing fentanyl-based IVPCA including a low d...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tseng WC,Lin WL,Lai HC,Huang TW,Chen PH,Wu ZF

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Raman spectroscopy could be applied to distinguish tumor from normal tissues. This meta-analysis assessed the accuracy of Raman spectroscopy in differentiating skin cancer from normal tissue. METHODS:PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and CNKI were searched to identify suitable studies before Februray 4th, 2...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang J,Fan Y,Song Y,Xu J

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To explore that if mid-regional sequence of pro-A-type natriuretic peptide (MR-proANP) may have a good value of diagnosis in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) compared with N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP). METHODS:Participants with cardiovascular disease who were e...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cui K,Huang W,Fan J,Lei H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Cutaneous metastases from colorectal cancer are extremely rare and generally appear several years after diagnosis or resection of the primary colorectal tumor. Although cutaneous metastasis is unusual, it often indicates a poor prognosis. PATIENT CONCERNS:We treated a 62-year-old woman with multiple cutaneou...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liao L,Cheng Q,Zhu G,Pei F,Ye S

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pulmonary sclerosing pneumocytoma (PSP) is a rare benign tumor of the lung, mostly presented in Asian middle-aged women. Initially, it was considered as a vascular origin tumor, but then research evidence showed that it was derived from natural epithelial tissue. On imaging, this tumor may be found as a solit...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Le HY,Pham DP,Nguyen KT,Hoang VA,Trinh TS,Do Q

更新日期：2020-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Occipitalization of atlas (OA) is a congenital disease with the possibility of anomalous bony anatomies and the C2 pedicle screw insertion is technically challenging. However, there are no existing literatures clarified the dimensions and angulations of the C2 pedicles, lamina and lateral masses for screw insertion in...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ji W,Liu X,Huang W,Huang Z,Li X,Chen J,Wu Z,Zhu Q

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human and animal research indicates that exposure to early life adversity increases stress sensitivity later in life. While behavioral markers of adversity-induced stress sensitivity have been suggested, physiological markers remain to be elucidated. It is known that trapezius muscle activity increases during stressfu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Luijcks R,Vossen CJ,Roggeveen S,van Os J,Hermens HJ,Lousberg R

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At present, many scholars have studied the periodontal health status of patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances and invisalign. However, those results are inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted this meta-analysis, and then provide reference for clinical treatment. METHODS:Most databas...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu H,Tang H,Zhou T,Kang N

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONAL:Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TCM) is a transient systolic dysfunction of the left ventricular apex without stenosis of coronary arteries and is induced by various psychological and physical factors. TCM sometimes causes lethal complications such as arrhythmia, thrombogenesis, and even cardiac rupture, and thus it...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Taniguchi K,Takashima S,Iida R,Ota K,Nitta M,Sakane K,Fujisaka T,Ishizaka N,Umegaki O,Uchiyama K,Takasu A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to compare the radiographic and clinical outcomes between posterior short-segment pedicle instrumentation combined with lateral-approach interbody fusion and traditional anterior-posterior (AP) surgery for the treatment of thoracolumbar fractures.Lateral-approach interbody fusion has achieved ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li X,Zhang J,Tang H,Lu Z,Liu S,Chen S,Hong Y

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Arterial injuries during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) though rare may occur. Hemophilia may further challenge the management of such injury. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 48-year-old male patient with severe hemophilia type A and stiff knee arthropathy underwent bilateral TKAs. Left popliteal artery injury was detecte...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Feng B,Xiao K,Shao J,Fan Y,Weng X

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Programmed death-1 (PD-1) and programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) inhibitors are immune therapies that have shown great promise in the treatment of multiple cancers. However, immune-related adverse events of PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors may limit their use in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Given the rising n...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li H,Han D,Feng X,Yu W,Xu T,Ma T,Song L

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study determined the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with music in reducing physics test anxiety among secondary school students as measured by generalized test anxiety scale. METHODS:Pre-test post-test randomized control trial experimental design was adopted in this study. A total of 83 se...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ugwuanyi CS,Ede MO,Onyishi CN,Ossai OV,Nwokenna EN,Obikwelu LC,Ikechukwu-Ilomuanya A,Amoke CV,Okeke AO,Ene CU,Offordile EE,Ozoemena LC,Nweke ML

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate diagnosis efficacy of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) and diffusion-weighted MRI (DW-MRI) in Crohn's disease (CD). To find out the correlations between functional MRI parameters including K, Kep, Ve, Vp, and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) with a serologic biomarker...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu J,Zhang F,Luan Y,Cao P,Liu F,He W,Wang D

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Gorham-Stout syndrome in the spine is extremely rare, and there is no standard curative management thus far. The objective of this article is to report a very rare case of Gorham-Stout syndrome of the lumbar and sacral spine with chylothorax and chyloperitoneum successfully treated by combination of vertebrop...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu S,Zhou X,Song A,Kong X,Wang Y,Liu Y

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Compared with open lumbar microdiscectomy, percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) has the advantages of remarkable preservation of paravertebral structures, less bleeding, shorter operation time and fewer complications, it is a common method for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Local ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sang X,Shan H,Hu J,Wu M

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00