Falsely elevated thyroglobulin and calcitonin due to rheumatoid factor in non-relapsing thyroid carcinoma: A case report.

abstract：RATIONALE:Mirizzi syndrome (MS) is an uncommon condition characterized by common hepatic duct (CHD) compression by an impacted gallbladder or cystic duct stones or adjacent inflammation. To date, a standardized therapeutic strategy for MS has not been established yet, owing to its complex clinical presentation. Thus, r...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li J,Guo SJ,Zhang JC,Wang HY,Li K,Xu CS,Wang XF

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Pasteurella multocida, a small, gram-negative coccobacillus , is part of the normal oral flora of many animals, including the dog and cat. P. multocida is the etiologic agent in a variety of infectious disease syndromes. We have reported 34 cases of infection caused by P. multocida and have reviewed the English litera...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Weber DJ,Wolfson JS,Swartz MN,Hooper DC

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute renal failure (ARF) is a common complication in infants who undergo cardiac surgery in the intensive care unit. We report on a modified drainage catheter used in peritoneal dialysis (PD) for the treatment of ARF associated with cardiac surgery in infants. Thirty-nine infants with congenital heart disease undergo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen Q,Cao H,Hu YN,Chen LW,He JJ

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydatid cysts are most frequently localized within the liver and lungs, although they can also be found in highly vascularized tissues such as the brain, muscle, heart, pancreas, adrenal, and thyroid glands.A 65-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic with complaints of a progressively growing mass that was...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Eken H,Isik A,Balci G,Firat D,Cimen O,Soyturk M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) is a common physical and psychological disease in dental department. Pain and mandibular limitation are the main reasons for patients to seek oral treatment. However, the presence of kinesiophobia, patients often catastrophize pain, so as to avoid mandibular movement, which ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang Q,Zhang J,Ran W,Yu S,Jin Y

更新日期：2020-11-20 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：:Genetic etiology hypothesis is widely accepted in the development of congenital scoliosis (CS). The delta-like 3 (DLL3) gene, a member of the Notch signaling pathway, was implicated to contribute to human CS. In this study, a case-control association study was conducted to determine the association of single nucleotid...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang Y,Wang BQ,Wu ZH,Zhang HY,Qiu GX,Shen JX,Zhang JG,Zhao Y,Wang YP,Fei Q

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prediction and monitoring of fetal growth restriction (FGR) fetuses has become with the use of ultrasound. However, these tools lack the fundamental evidence for the growth of fetus with FGR excluding pathogenic factors.Amniotic fluid samples were obtained from pregnant women for fetal karyotyping and genetic diag...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cho HY,Cho Y,Shin YJ,Park J,Shim S,Jung Y,Shim S,Cha D

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Long-term use of aspirin for primary prevention of cancer remains inconclusive, and variation in the effects of aspirin use on cancer outcomes by cancer site, aspirin dose, follow-up duration, or different populations has never been systematically evaluated. METHODS:Seven electronic databases (PubMed, EMBAS...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu Q,Chen H,Yao X,Li T,Xu C,Wang J,Sui X,Leung EL

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 2019 has become a global pandemic. It is not known whether the disease is associated with a higher risk of infection in pregnant women or whether intrauterine vertical transmission can occur. We report 2 cases of pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19. P...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng T,Guo J,He W,Wang H,Yu H,Ye H

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute respiratory tract infection (ARTI) is the most common causes of outpatient visit and hospital admission for children. The study aimed to report epidemiological data on respiratory viruses in a university-affiliated children's hospital.The study was a retrospective study conducted in a university affiliated child...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ye S,Wang T

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Glasgow-Blatchford scores (GBS) and Rockall scores (RS) are commonly used for stratifying patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (NVUGIH). Although predictive value of these scoring methods has been extensively validated, their clinical effectiveness remains unclear. The following study evalua...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu M,Sun G,Huang H,Zhang X,Xu Y,Chen S,Song Y,Li X,Lv B,Ren J,Chen X,Zhang H,Mo C,Wang Y,Yang Y

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the improvement of anesthesia and surgical techniques, supraglottic device with assist ventilation under general anesthesia (GA) combined with nerve block is gradually applied to video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. However, the safety of assist ventilation has not been fully confirmed, and a large num...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xiang X,Zhou H,Wu Y,Fang J,Lian Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracavitary application of brachytherapy (BT) sources followed by external beam radiation is essential for the local treatment of carcinoma of the cervix, postate, and nasopharynx. Dose distribution of external beam radiation plus BT can be challenging for the planning system because of their dose calculation by 2 d...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang F,Jiang C,Liu T,Sun Q,Ye Z,Shi K,Wu P,Qin W,Fu Z,Jiang Y

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Nutritional assessment is feasible with computed tomography anthropometry. The abdominal muscle at the L3 vertebra is a well-known nutritional biomarker for predicting the prognosis of various diseases, especially sarcopenia. However, studies on nutritional assessment of the brain using computed tomography are still s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hwang Y,Lee YH,Cho DH,Kim M,Lee DS,Cho HJ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alanine transaminase (ALT) abnormalities are common in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) carriers during postpartum period. Disturbances in cytokines are considered to be associated with hepatitis Flares. There are limited data on cytokines changes in HBeAg positive patients with ALT abnormalities.This is an observational stu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang M,Hou Y,Meng SH,Yang B,Yang P,Zhang H,Zhu Y

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Falls are a serious concern for wheelchair and scooter users with multiple sclerosis (MS). Approximately, 75% of the population reports at least one fall in a 6-month period and nearly half report frequent falls. Falls can result in physical injuries and contribute to activity curtailment. Despite the nega...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Rice LA,Peterson EW,Backus D,Sung J,Yarnot R,Abou L,Van Denend T,Shen S,Sosnoff JJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) manifests from blood accumulating in the epidural space, compressing the spinal cord, and leading to acute neurological deficits. The disease's cloudy etiology and rarity contribute to dangerously suboptimal therapeutic principles. These neural deficits can be perma...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Raasck K,Khoury J,Aoude A,Abduljabbar F,Jarzem P

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of bedside assistants has been well established in various robotic procedures. However, the effect of assistants on the surgical outcomes of thyroid surgery remains unclear. We investigated the effects of a dedicated robot assistant (DRA) in robotic thyroidectomy. We also evaluated the learning curve of...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kwon H

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study questioned whether the outcome of postoperative early oral feeding is different from traditional postoperative feeding in children with Hirschsprung's disease who underwent transanal endorectal pull-through.This was an observational and comparative study. Patients were allocated into 2 groups. Age, gender, f...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ashjaei B,Ghamari Khameneh A,Darban Hosseini Amirkhiz G,Nazeri N

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Auricular acupressure has been used for treating obesity, but inconsistent outcomes have been reported. Moreover, systematic reviews and meta-analyses have seldom addressed the effects of auricular acupressure and duration of treatment in overweight/obese individuals. This study reviewed research articles on...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang CF,Guo SE,Chou FH

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article evaluates the suitability of cadavers embalmed by the saturated salt solution (SSS) method for surgical skills training (SST). SST courses using cadavers have been performed to advance a surgeon's techniques without any risk to patients. One important factor for improving SST is the suitability of specime...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hayashi S,Homma H,Naito M,Oda J,Nishiyama T,Kawamoto A,Kawata S,Sato N,Fukuhara T,Taguchi H,Mashiko K,Azuhata T,Ito M,Kawai K,Suzuki T,Nishizawa Y,Araki J,Matsuno N,Shirai T,Qu N,Hatayama N,Hirai S,Fukui H,O

更新日期：2014-12-01 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：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of plasmapheresis in patients with lupus nephritis-combined thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in a Chinese cohort.Clinical and therapeutic data of patients with lupus nephritis-combined TMA were collected retrospectively. A comparison between those with and without pla...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li QY,Yu F,Zhou FD,Zhao MH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tacrolimus was used as a rinse solution against ischaemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) in liver transplantation for years but its protective effects remain controversies. METHODS:We conducted literature retrieval in electronic databases including MEDLINE, EMBASE and Cochrane Central to identify relevant randomi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo T,Lei J,Gao J,Li Z,Liu Z

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some of HER-2 positive breast cancer patients failed to trastuzumab treatment. Recent reports have indicated the correlation between plasma coagulation parameters and clinical characteristics in breast cancer. The aim of this study was to analyze the role of coagulation parameters in trastuzumab treated patients. Coag...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu YL,Lu Q,Liang JW,Xia Y,Zhang W,Hu BQ,Shang FF,Ji YR,Wang J,Wang Q,Liang B

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in the posttransplant setting; however, it is increasingly recognized in pediatric leukemia during chemotherapy. This study assessed the prevalence and associated factors of CMV infection in pediatric non-transplant leukemia patients.Thi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Phasuk N,Keatkla J,Rattanasiri S,Techasaensiri C,Anurathapan U,Apiwattanakul N

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Stroke-like episodes (SLEs) are typical cerebral manifestations of certain mitochondrial disorders (MIDs). They are characterised by a vasogenic edema in a non-vascular distribution. PATIENTS CONCERNS:: none DIAGNOSIS:: SLEs show up on cerebral MRI as stroke-like lesions (SLLs), characterised by vasogenic ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Finsterer J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acrometastasis is infrequent and generally indicates a wider spread of metastasis with poor prognosis. The diagnosis is challenging, as it might mimic an infectious, inflammatory, or metabolic disease. Acrometastasis are most commonly found in patients with lung, gastrointestinal, kidney, and breast cancer...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gallardo-Alvarado L,Ramos AA,Perez-Montiel D,Ramirez-Morales R,Diaz E,Leon DC

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The precise cause of granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) remains unclear. Herein we present a case of refractory GPA occurring after trauma. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 43-year-old man suffered fractures of the left orbital in an accident, and then received surgical repair. At a postoperative follow-up, he develop...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Deng S,Xing Y,Wang H,Kong X

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00