Differences in treatment outcomes between ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation and endoscopic thyroidectomy for patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

abstract：:Cytokines are extensively involved in the process of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and take a crucial part in host immune regulation. We aimed to explore the potential correlation of cytokine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with HCV susceptibility and response rate of interferon (IFN)-based antiviral therap...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jing JS,Wang ZQ,Jiang YK,Zhang XY,Jiang WM

更新日期：2020-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the clinical features of Rhupus syndrome, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 56 patients with Rhupus who were hospitalized at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China, between January 2000 and March 2013. We analyzed the clinical manifestations of Rhupus syndrome and com...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li J,Wu H,Huang X,Xu D,Zheng W,Zhao Y,Liu W,Zeng X

更新日期：2014-08-01 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:Portal vein thrombosis is defined as any thrombosis that develops in the portal vein system. It is considered a very rare and extremely lethal complication of hepatopancreatobiliary surgery. PATIENT CONCERNS:Acute portal vein thrombosis after hepatectomy in patients with hepatolithiasisis very rare. Acute po...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang ZY,Dong KS,Zhang EL,Huang ZY,Chen XP,Dong HH

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to provide an innovative nomogram to predict the risk of >2 positive nodes in patients fulfilling the Z0011 criteria with 1-2 sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) only retrieved.From 2007 to 2017, at the Breast Unit of ICS Maugeri Hospital 271 patients with 1-2 macrometastatic SLNs, fulfilling the Z00...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Corsi F,Sorrentino L,Albasini S,Bossi D,Morasso C,Villani L,Truffi M

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear factor-κB-inducing kinase (NIK) is a new regulator of nuclear factor-κB signaling, which plays an important role in tumorigenesis. This study aimed to examine the expression of NIK in gastric cancer and investigate its clinical significance.Tumor issues were collected from 80 gastric cancer patients who receiv...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Teng H,Xue L,Wang Y,Ding X,Li J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no known study regarding the usefulness of each blood pressure (BP) component based on stratification by age and sex for predicting cardiovascular (CV) events among hypertensive populations without chronic kidney disease (CKD) or diabetes mellitus (DM). This study was performed to investigate the association ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kang E,Lee S,Ha E,Oh HJ,Ryu DR

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) has become a pandemic that has infected millions of people around the world and brings a tremendous economic burden. There are numerous guidelines for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS published in recent years, but th...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu Q,Fang P,Zhao Y,Dai D,Luo X

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Arterial occlusion, a rare condition after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), may cause fatal outcomes if not treated on time. We report a case of arterial occlusion after undergoing navigated TKA with no tourniquet use, in a patient at high risk of postoperative arterial occlusion due to the patient's ipsilatera...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cho MR,Kim KT,Choi WK

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a surgical procedure to replace the weight-bearing surfaces of the knee joint to relieve pain and disability. However, blood loss and fibrinolytic activity, accounting for a poor prognosis following TKA operation, were relieved by fibrinolytic inhibitor tranexamic acid (TXA)....

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang YM,Yang B,Sun XD,Zhang Z

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is an observational study to determine the most relevant parameter of ¹⁸F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) for predicting recurrence in cervical cancer. Fifty-six patients with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IIB-IVA cervical can...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hong JH,Min KJ,Lee JK,So KA,Jung US,Kim S,Eo JS

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This meta-analysis aimed to compare the short- and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing combined coronary endarterectomy and coronary artery bypass grafting (CE + CABG) versus isolated CABG, and particularly to examine subgroup patients with high-risk profile and patients with diffuse disease in the left anterior...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang J,Gu C,Yu W,Gao M,Yu Y

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：RATIONALE:When patients are intubated and treated with mechanical ventilation, the upper respiratory tract is bypassed by the flow of dry and cold air. To prevent disturbances of airway homeostasis, a heat and moisture exchanger filter (HMEF) has been applied to breathing circuit. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 4-month-old male i...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee JE,Kim JH,Kim SO

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) has been proposed as a noninvasive measure of airway inflammation. However, its value in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is still controversial. The authors aim to assess the difference in eNO levels between patients with OSA and controls by a meta-analysis. METHODS:A ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang D,Luo J,Qiao Y,Xiao Y,Huang R,Zhong X

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a poor prognostic factor in many tumors including glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), colorectal, and prostate cancer. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value of preoperative NLR in patients with craniopharyngioma.Around 149 patients of craniopharyngioma surgically...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang J,He M,Liu Z,Song Y,Wang Y,Liang R,Chen H,Xu J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUNDS:A large number of studies have reported the relationships between serum lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and prognosis of osteosarcoma. However, the result is still controversial and no consensus has been reached. Therefore, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the prognostic role of serum LDH in osteosarcom...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fu Y,Lan T,Cai H,Lu A,Yu W

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The sciatic nerve runs a predictable course combining L4-S3 nerve roots through the true pelvis and under the greater sciatic notch. There are reports of bony protuberances from the sacrum and ilium in cases of spinal dysraphism; however advanced imaging, treatment, or outcomes are not described. There are no...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Whitaker AT,Kasser J,Kim YJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is necessary for most cardiac surgery, which may lead to postoperative lung injury. The objective of this paper is to systematically evaluate whether ventilation during CPB would benefit patients undergoing cardiac surgery. METHODS:We searched randomized controlled trials (RCTs)...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chi D,Chen C,Shi Y,Wang W,Ma Y,Zhou R,Yu H,Liu B

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to evaluate in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) trajectories during treatment with different protease inhibitors (PIs) or a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) plus tenofovir (TDF) or abacavir (ABC) and lamivudi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gianotti N,Galli L,Poli A,Salpietro S,Nozza S,Carbone A,Merli M,Ripa M,Lazzarin A,Castagna A

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to study the ability of the genotype to predict impairment and disability in hospitalized ischemic stroke (IS) patients after hospital discharge and 6 months after the onset of stroke symptoms.A total of 786 patients with a first IS were enrolled. Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) polymorphism was exam...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang Y,Liu S,Yue W,Shi Z,Guan Y,Li M,Ji Y,Li X

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poikilothermia, the inability to maintain a constant core temperature independent of ambient temperature, markedly influences both the mental and physical function of affected patients; furthermore, prolonged hypothermia can induce numerous complications. To establish the pathophysiology of thermoregulation underlying...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： MacKenzie MA,Hermus AR,Wollersheim HC,Pieters GF,Smals AG,Binkhorst RA,Thien T,Kloppenborg PW

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased bone turnover and other less frequent comorbidities of hyperthyroidism, such as heart failure, have only rarely been reported in association with central hyperthyroidism due to a thyrotropin (TSH)-secreting pituitary adenoma (TSHoma). Treatment is highly empirical and relies on eliminating the tumor and the ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mousiolis AC,Rapti E,Grammatiki M,Yavropoulou M,Efstathiou M,Foroglou N,Daniilidis M,Kotsa K

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Prognosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) remained poor despite the multitude advancement of medical care. Resection margin status is one of the few modifiable factors that a surgeon could possibly manipulate to alter the disease outcome. However, the significance of margin status and margin width...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma KW,Cheung TT,She WH,Chok KSH,Chan ACY,Ng IOL,Chan SC,Lo CM

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Primary cutaneous non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is an uncommon entity, representing 10% of all extranodal NHLs. Among all cutaneous sites, the scalp is a rare site of representation. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 92-year-old Chinese man visited our hospital with a multiple-nodular huge scalp mass on the right parieto-oc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liao C,Yang M,Liu P,Zhang W

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is known for its typically late presentation and poor survival rates, with overall 5-year survival of less than 5%. The role of chemotherapy alone or with radiotherapy in the management of locally advanced tumors continues to be an area of debate.We report a case of locally advanced, pancreatic adeno...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Elias A,Chatzizacharias NA,Xanthis A,Corrie P,Davies S,Brais RJ,Jamieson NV,Praseedom RK,Huguet E,Harper SJF,Jah A

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is an important marker for hepatocellular carcinoma, and the detection of serum AFP is currently the principle method for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma. The prevalence of gastric cancer (GC) with high level of serum AFP is extremely rare, but has unique clinical features. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu XR,Zhu ML,Wang Q,Xue WJ,Wang YW,Wang RF,Chen SY,Zheng LZ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are one of the most used medication among patients with arterial hypertension. In most cases, ACE inhibitors caused side effects are mild; however, from 0.1% to 0.7% of patients can develop life threatening adverse effect, angioedema. Unlike histamine mediated, A...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jackeviciute J,Pilvinis V,Pilviniene R

更新日期：2018-08-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common high-burden and highly disabling lung disease. The quality of life and exercise endurance of patients with COPD is often low because of atrophy of the respiratory and skeletal muscles. Although recommended by the global initiative for chronic obstruc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu W,Su P,Wang J,Zhou P,Chen K,Liu L,Xia Q,Chen Y

更新日期：2020-06-05 00:00:00