Urinary β2-microglobulin as an early marker of infantile enterovirus and human parechovirus infections.

abstract：:This retrospective study aimed to define the morphological characteristics of the distal femur in patients with hemophilia-related knee arthritis (HA) and develop precise femoral component installation during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using a reference axis.Computed tomography (CT) was performed in 75 patients [HA...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao Q,Yao Y,Jing J

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) with initial manifestations of constipation and intestinal obstruction (IO) is rare. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 50-year-old Chinese male patient was admitted to the gastroenterology department due to constipation and abdominal distention for 8 days. He had experienced ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li X,Qi S,Jiao Y,Gao J,Du H

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA-5) is a novel autoantibody frequently characterized by interstitial lung disease and a distinct cutaneous phenotype with palmar papules, ulceration, and rash. Virtually all patients have underlying dermatomyositis, but many lack the characteristic clinical myopathy as...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chaisson NF,Paik J,Orbai AM,Casciola-Rosen L,Fiorentino D,Danoff S,Rosen A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) released from a periampullary or pancreatic cancer can be more frequently detected in the portal than the systemic circulation and potentially can be used to identify patients with liver micrometastases. Aims of this study is to determine if CTCs count in portal venous blood of patients ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tien YW,Kuo HC,Ho BI,Chang MC,Chang YT,Cheng MF,Chen HL,Liang TY,Wang CF,Huang CY,Shew JY,Chang YC,Lee EY,Lee WH

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Bronchial foreign body aspiration is a critical condition that jeopardizes the respiratory function of children. Prompt diagnosis and removal of the foreign body can reduce occurrence of foreign body complications and mortality. Aspiration of spherical plastic beads is rare, and the bead is difficult to retri...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang L,Zhang L,Li D,Li C,Wang Y,Gao M,Liang H,Meng F

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The emphysematous prostatic abscess is a rare but potentially life-threatening clinical condition. The early diagnosis is difficult due to nonspecific symptoms. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 72-year-old man with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus was admitted to hospital because of dysuria and acute urine retention. H...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Z,Wen J,Zhang N

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The improvement of microneurosurgery and neuroimaging, as well as neuronavigation and neurophysiological monitoring, enables neurosurgeons to safely and accurately resect lesions on the brainstem. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 54-year-old man, with 2-year history of hypertension, presented with sudden loss of conscious...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hao G,Xu Z,Zhu J

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In recent years, China is increasingly playing an active role in various fields of biomedical research. Many bibliometric studies have provided valuable insights to different fields of clinical studies. However, similar evaluation on spine surgery-related clinical research is still limited. We herein aimed t...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Si G,Liu X,Xu N,Yu M,Liu X

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known regarding differences between model-based iterative reconstruction (MBIR) and hybrid iterative reconstruction (HIR) in temporal bone computed tomography (CT). This study compared the ability to depict microstructures in temporal bone in quarter-detector CT (QDCT) between MBIR and HIR.Sixty-two temporal...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kurokawa R,Maeda E,Mori H,Amemiya S,Sato J,Ino K,Torigoe R,Abe O

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We report on a patient with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) by follow-up diffusion tensor tractography (DTT), and observed for approximately nine monthsby serial diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). PATIENT CONCERNS:A 66-year-old male patient was injured in a car crash. Approximately four weeks after the c...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jang SH,Kwon HG

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:International collaboration is important in healthcare quality evaluation; however, few international comparisons of general surgery outcomes have been accomplished. Furthermore, predictive model application for risk stratification has not been internationally evaluated. The National Clinical Database (NCD) in Japan w...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Anazawa T,Paruch JL,Miyata H,Gotoh M,Ko CY,Cohen ME,Hirahara N,Zhou L,Konno H,Wakabayashi G,Sugihara K,Mori M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Given the relationship between innate immune activation and CVD, we investigated the association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in TLR4 and CD14 and carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), a surrog...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yong YK,Shankar EM,Westhorpe CLV,Maisa A,Spelman T,Kamarulzaman A,Crowe SM,Lewin SR

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Intestinal lymphangiectasia (IL) is a rare enteropathy involving the expansion and rupture of intestinal lymphatic channels. Although several reports have studied cases of primary IL (PIL), this condition is very rare, and is even less commonly encountered in infants. This study aimed to investigate the nutri...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li S,Liu X,He Y,Li Q,Ji L,Shen W,Tong G

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:We conducted a retrospective single-center study to describe the clinical features of sinonasal sarcoidosis (SNS) and to determine whether SNS is associated with a particular clinical phenotype of sarcoidosis. Twenty patients with histologically proven SNS (men/women, 7/13; mean age, 32 +/- 9 yr) were compared with co...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Aubart FC,Ouayoun M,Brauner M,Attali P,Kambouchner M,Valeyre D,Nunes H

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to assess the independent contribution of hyperuricemia to coronary artery disease (CAD) confirmed by coronary angiography (CAG), and to explore associations between serum uric acid (SUA) level and CAD.We performed a retrospective cohort study of 5069 patients who underwent CAG. Patients were ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lan M,Liu B,He Q

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is currently being explored as a potential therapy for ulcerative colitis (UC). Here, we report the first case of a UC patient with allergy to 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) who underwent FMT and achieved clinical remission. CASE PRESENTATION:This patient had a 9-year...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang HG,Liu SP,Ma TH,Yan W,Zhou JF,Shi YT,Shen P,Yang XZ,Wu SN

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Some patients with pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) present with hypoxemia and life-threatening complications, including stroke and cerebral abscess. Catheter embolization is currently the preferred treatment for PAVM. However, previous studies have revealed that the incidence of PAVM recanalizatio...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Takao S,Masuda T,Yamada T,Yamaguchi K,Sakamoto S,Matsushima H,Horimasu Y,Nakashima T,Miyamoto S,Iwamoto H,Fujitaka K,Hamada H,Hattori N

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This systematic review will assess the effectiveness of advanced nursing care (ANC) on depression in patients with ovarian cancer (OC). METHODS:We will identify any relevant randomized controlled trial from Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, Springer, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu ZH,Kang XQ

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We conducted this study to compare the efficacy and safety of entecavir and tenofovir in the treatment of treatment-naïve HBV e antigen (HBeAg)-positive patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) for 144 weeks. METHODS:A total of 320 treatment-naïve HBeAg-positive CHB patients who received randomly a single reg...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cai D,Pan C,Yu W,Dang S,Li J,Wu S,Jiang N,Wang M,Zhang Z,Lin F,Xin S,Yang Y,Shen B,Ren H

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the novel sampling of bile from the biliary endoscopic intervention for the molecular identification of parasite infection.A 63-year-old Vietnamese man underwent travel health examination in our hospital. Physical examination showed that his height was 159 cm and weight was 41 kg. He had a 15-yea...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chiu KW,Chiou SS,Lu LS,Wu CK,Eng HL

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) disease may be transmitted to close contacts of index cases, causing physical illness. No studies have investigated the risk of developing depressive disorder among TB contacts in a TB-endemic area.Adult participants with a new diagnosis of TB contact (ICD-9-CM codes V01.1 plus chest radiographic ord...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Pan SW,Yen YF,Feng JY,Su VY,Kou YR,Su WJ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Interventions aimed at addressing subthreshold depression (StD) are important to prevent the onset of major depressive disorder. Our video playback application (SPSRS) is designed to reduce depressive symptoms by presenting positive words in videos, shedding new light on the treatment of StD. However, no r...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kato Y,Kageyama K,Mesaki T,Uchida H,Sejima Y,Marume R,Takahashi K,Hirao K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group A streptococcal (GAS) necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly progressive soft tissue infection. Elderly and chronically ill individuals are at greatest risk, particularly when skin breakdown is present. Reports suggest that nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increase the risk of developing GAS necrotizing ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Aronoff DM,Bloch KC

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) scoring system has been used for diagnosing overt disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). However, the cut-off points of fibrin-related markers remain unclear. The ability of the ISTH DIC score and Multiple Organ Dysfunction (MODS) score to p...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao TY,Yang WC,Zhou FH,Song Q

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) is a rare X-linked recessive androgen receptor disorder characterized by complete resistance to the actions of androgen in an individual with 46,XY karyotype. Metabolic disorder and diabetes has been rarely reported in these patients. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 22-year-old fema...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang P,Liu X,Gao J,Qu S,Zhang M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Osteopetrosis is a rare disease that predominantly occurs in descendants of inbreeding families. In the case of fractures happen in patients with osteopetrosis, the choice between operative or conservative treatment is still controversial. Open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) is a conventional treatmen...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang J,Pan J,Xu M,Xu S

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Consistency between back pain intensity and degenerative changes on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lumbar spine is poor. This study aimed to show whether tender point (TP) examination, used as a test for diffuse central sensitization, may add valuable information to clinical assessment of patients with low ba...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jensen OK,Nielsen CV,Stengaard-Pedersen K

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Total hip arthroplasty (THA) concomitant with subtrochanteric femoral shortening osteotomy for Crowe type IV dysplastic hip has been reported. However, the combination of subtrochanteric femoral osteotomy and revision THA has only been mentioned in one case report. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 67-year-old female had a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Takeda Y,Fukunishi S,Nishio S,Fujihara Y,Yoshiya S

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical illness insurance to reduce the incidence of catastrophic health expenditure was implemented in China in 2012. The aim of this study is to explore the implementation status and medical guarantee effect of critical illness insurance in various cities.We extracted insurance reimbursement data for 2014 from the ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fang P,Pan Z,Zhang X,Bai X,Gong Y,Yin X

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00