Primary intracranial leiomyosarcoma in an immunocompetent patient: Case report with emphasis on imaging features.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is correlated with high rate of death and poor outcome. Leukocytes participate in secondary brain injury in ICH. It is still not clear that whether leukocytosis can predict outcome in ICH. This study was performed to summarize that current evidences about the association betwee...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu Z,Zheng J,Guo R,Ma L,You C,Li H

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pharmacologic angiotensin axis blockade (AAB) has been associated with profound hypotension following anesthetic induction with propofol. To combat this problem, investigators have attempted to withhold angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEi) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) preoperatively, or...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bonavia A,Verbeek T,Adhikary S,Kunselman A,Budde A,Lyn-Sue J,Mets B

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High occupational stress and burnout among physicians can lead to sleep problems, anxiety, depression, and even suicide. Even so, the actual risk for these behavioral health problems in health care-seeking physicians has been seldom explored. The aim of this study was to determine whether physicians have higher odds o...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang CL,Weng SF,Wang JJ,Hsu YW,Wu MP

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim is to determine the sufficiency, accuracy, and safety of ultrasound-guided percutaneous needle core biopsy of renal masses in Chinese patients.Patients who had undergone ultrasound-guided needle core renal mass biopsy from June 2012 to June 2016 at West China Hospital, China were retrospectively reviewed. The ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang X,Lv Y,Xu Z,Aniu M,Qiu Y,Wei B,Li X,Wei Q,Dong Q,Lin T

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article compares the clinical characteristics and prognosis of young patients in different age groups with liver cancer (LC). In this retrospective study, we searched the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results population-based database and identified 2641 patients who had been diagnosed with LC between 1988 ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang W,Jiang R,Hou J,Sun B

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of cervical elastography in predicting preterm delivery (PTD). METHODS:We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases to identify relevant studies that applied ultrasound (US) elastography to assess cervical stiffness and predict PTD. All ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang B,Zhang Y,Chen S,Xiang X,Wen J,Yi M,He B,Hu B

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to compare treatment plans of volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for all esophageal cancer (EC) tumor locations.This retrospective study from July 2009 to June 2014 included 20 patients with EC who received definitive concurrent chemoradiother...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin JC,Tsai JT,Chang CC,Jen YM,Li MH,Liu WH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lateral neck radiography is often used as a screening tool in emergency departments for suspected acute epiglottitis. The qualitative radiographic signs have been mainly used. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of objective radiographic parameters to aid diagnosis of acute epiglottitis.Patients who wer...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim KH,Kim YH,Lee JH,Lee DW,Song YG,Cha SY,Hwang SY

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Adolescent wrist trauma can cause epiphyseal dysplasia and even distal radius deformity malunion. At present, there is no uniform treatment standard for the malunion of the distal radius of adolescents. Osteotomy and autologous bone grafting are currently one of the effective ways to treat the disease. We tre...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu K,Mu L,Liu J,Fu Z,Chen L,Liu B

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Controversy remains over whether random cervical biopsies and endocervical curettage (ECC) should be used in women with positive screening but negative colposcopy. Our paper aims to determine the indications for random biopsies and ECC among these screened positive women.Three thousand two hundred thirteen women with ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hu SY,Zhang WH,Li SM,Li N,Huang MN,Pan QJ,Zhang X,Han Y,Zhao FH,Chen W,Qiao YL

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with abnormal transaminase were main targeted disorder in clinical intervention. Acupuncture embedding has been used as a modified acupuncture therapy in current management, while no comprehensive summarization has been established. Hence, we conducted a systematic r...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Dai L,Ooi VV,Zhou W,Ji G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present 6 cases of spontaneous hemothorax and comprehensively review the medical literature on this subject. We categorize the reported causes and offer a rational diagnostic approach to patients with nontraumatic hemothorax. We recommend specific treatments for specific etiologies, and emphasize the importance of ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Martinez FJ,Villanueva AG,Pickering R,Becker FS,Smith DR

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is unclear whether the use of antibiotics is related to the efficacy of gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel (GnP). Therefore, we investigated the association between the use of antibiotics and efficacy of GnP.We conducted a retrospective single center study from January 2014 to December 2018 in Hokkaido University Hosp...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Nakano S,Komatsu Y,Kawamoto Y,Saito R,Ito K,Nakatsumi H,Yuki S,Sakamoto N

更新日期：2020-09-25 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：RATIONALE:We report on a patient who showed delayed degeneration of the left fornical crus with verbal memory impairment following mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), which was demonstrated by diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). PATIENT CONCERNS:: fter flexion and hyperextension of her head to the opposite side, the pa...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jang SH,Seo JP

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Echinococcosis, also called hydatid disease, is a common parasitic infection of the liver. However, echinococcus lesions rarely involve the heart, especially in children. PATIENT CONCERNS:An 8-year-old child from grazing areas of northwest China was referred to our hospital for the complaint of inpersiste...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Su L,Yu J,Dai C,Liu Y,Peng L

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Stylohyoid complex syndrome is characterized by various cervicopharyngeal symptoms related to the ossification and abnormality of the styloid process, stylohyoid ligament, and the lesser horn of the hyoid bone. Eagle syndrome is the most well-known of the spectra of these diseases. Although surgical treatment...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee YW,Chung J

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:To describe a case of complete remission of thrombotic microangiopathy after treatment with eculizumab in a patient with non-Shiga toxin-associated bacterial enteritis. CASE REPORT:Medical/surgical intensive care unit (ICU) of a university teaching hospital.A 62-year-old man presented to a local hospital wi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Omura T,Watanabe E,Otsuka Y,Yoshida Y,Kato H,Nangaku M,Miyata T,Oda S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac abnormalities in patients with Behçet disease (BD) include pericarditis, myocarditis, endocarditis with valvular regurgitation, intracardiac thrombosis, endomyocardial fibrosis, coronary arteritis with or without myocardial infarction, and aneurysms of the coronary arteries or sinus of Valsalva. Data regarding...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Geri G,Wechsler B,Thi Huong DL,Isnard R,Piette JC,Amoura Z,Resche-Rigon M,Cacoub P,Saadoun D

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to compare olanzapine and haloperidol efficacies in the treatment of acute psychiatric symptoms due to amphetamine-type stimulants (ATSs). METHODS:The Zelen II design method was used; 124 patients with acute mental disorders due to amphetamine were randomly divided into olanzapine group (n ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xue X,Song Y,Yu X,Fan Q,Tang J,Chen X

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Dyslipidemia is a major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease. Both statins and omega-3 fatty acids demonstrate beneficial effects on lipid concentrations. The goal was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of combination therapy with statins and omega-3 fatty acids. METHODS:We performed a ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Choi HD,Chae SM

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to explore genetic association of receptor activator nuclear factor κB (RANK) polymorphisms with individual susceptibility to knee osteoarthritis (OA) in different Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grades.This case-control study included 138 knee OA patients and 145 healthy individuals. RANK rs1805034 and...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang C,Luo L,Tian F,An N,Zhang Y,Hao R,Li D,Zhou Z,Xiao P,Guo L

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbamazepine (CBZ) is a widely used antiepileptic drug with large interindividual variability in serum concentrations. Previous studies found that CYP3A5*3 (rs776746), UGT2B7*2 (802C>T), and UGT2B7*3 (211G>T) variants could change the enzymes' activity, which may influence drug concentrations. Our study aims to inves...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu Q,Huang YT,Shu Y,Xu P,Xiang DX,Qu Q,Qu J

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal liver function tests (LFTs) are often observed in patients with Graves' disease (GD). To date, there are limited data demonstrating the factors or biochemical indexes contributing to LFT abnormalities in this patient population. The aim of this study was to explore factors predicting abnormal LFTs induced by ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang R,Tian X,Qin L,Wei X,Wang J,Shen J

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Poststroke depression is a serious and common complication of stroke, especially the ischemic poststroke depression. Antidepressants are used in poststroke depression, and acupuncture may be an alternative approach. However, the efficacy and mechanism of acupuncture for poststroke depression has not been c...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu H,Li M,Zhang B,Ren X,Meng L,Bai W,Wang L,Wang Z,Ding S,Gan Y,Zhang Z,Li P,Wang L,Meng Z,Zhao H,Wang F,Zhang C

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many reports suggest that aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) expression is associated with poorer neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) response in patients with breast cancer; however, the prognostic value of this enzyme in cancer has yet to be confirmed. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis of related studies to...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li J,Zhang B,Yang YF,Jin J,Liu YH

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:This article describes a child with a life-threatening multiorgan failure with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and massive complement consumption. To our knowledge this therapeutic approach was for the first time effectively applied in a pediatric patient. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 14-month-old boy was...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Galic S,Csuka D,Prohászka Z,Turudic D,Dzepina P,Milosevic D

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:Because of endoscopist fatigue, the time of colonoscopy have been shown to influence adenoma detection rate (ADR). Computer-aided detection (CADe) provides simultaneous visual alerts on polyps during colonoscopy and thus to increase adenoma detection rate. This is attributable to the strengthening of endoscopi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lei S,Wang Z,Tu M,Liu P,Lei L,Xiao X,Zhou G,Liu X,Li L,Wang P

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As the SYNTAX Score has limitations, it should be replaced by another better angiographic tool. By comparing mortality that was observed following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients who were allotted a low versus a high score, we aimed to systematically investigate mortality prediction usin...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang H,Zhang L,Xu CH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Supernumerary teeth are those that teeth in excess number than the normal count. It is usually associated with genetic syndromes when present in more numbers. Several causal genes, such as APC, NHS, TRPS1, EVC and RUNX2, have been identified. However, etiology of supernumerary teeth remains largely unclear. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma D,Wang X,Guo J,Zhang J,Cai T

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00