Magnetic resonance imaging-guided targeted biopsy in risk classification among patients on active surveillance: A diagnostic meta-analysis.

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：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to summarize the evidences from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the effects of educational interventions in overweight/obesity childhood by using meta-analytic approach. METHODS:PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases were searched from the inceptio...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang X,Zhou G,Zeng J,Yang T,Chen J,Li T

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence and characteristics of remissions in patients with systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have not been determined. We therefore studied this in a cohort of 667 patients and found that 156 patients had achieved at least 1 period of 1 year or more of treatment-free clinical remission. This represents an in...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Drenkard C,Villa AR,Garcia-Padilla C,Pérez-Vázquez ME,Alarcón-Segovia D

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a major public health concern. Efficient screening requires criteria that are economical, easily accessible, and applicable for all populations. We aimed to compare the discriminating ability of body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) for the diagn...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang H,Xin Z,Feng JP,Yang JK

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:There is presently no clear evidence on the effect of combined treatment for non-cystic fibrosis (non-CF) bronchiectasis with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and long-acting β2-adrenergic agonist (LABA). The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of salmeterol-fluticasone com...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wei P,Yang JW,Lu HW,Mao B,Yang WL,Xu JF

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pseudoprogression, that is, initial tumor growth followed by subsequent tumor regression, has been well described for immunomodulation therapy in melanoma patients. This phenomenon is not well defined in lung cancer. Nivolumab, an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody, was recently approved for nonsmall cell lung can...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sarfaty M,Moore A,Dudnik E,Peled N

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epileptiform discharges in electroencephalogram (EEG) have been frequently reported in children undergoing sevoflurane mask induction. However, the incidence, characteristics and risk factors of these epileptiform patterns during sevoflurane anesthesia in children are poorly understood. The aim of this study...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Miao M,Xu Y,Cong X,Zhang L,Zhang J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Residual postoperative neuromuscular blockade is an important clinical issue. Neuromuscular monitoring is usually used to evaluate neuromuscular recovery in patients undergoing general anesthesia. However, this procedure is inconvenient and not widely adopted. We aimed to examine the correlation between grip...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Pei DQ,Zhou HM,Zhou QH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients hospitalized with pneumonia may require packed red blood cell (RBC) transfusion during their hospital stay. Patient survival may be associated with the transfusion trigger. These patients may need a higher hemoglobin (Hb) trigger than that suggested by the AABB guidelines (7 g/dL).The objective of this study ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Rahimi-Levene N,Koren-Michowitz M,Zeidenstein R,Peer V,Golik A,Ziv-Baran T

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hepatoblastoma is a rare malignancy. Approximately 100 cases are diagnosed yearly in the United States. The highest incidence occurs in infants and in children younger than 5 years. Cases involving patients older than 5 years are very rare. We describe the case of a patient who was diagnosed with hepatoblasto...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Pateva IB,Egler RA,Stearns DS

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between the waist-to-height ratio (WHR) and all-cause mortality and functional outcomes after acute ischemic stroke in a prospective cohort study.A total of 2076 patients (36.66% females) with ischemic stroke were analyzed from ACROSS-China, which is a nationwid...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu P,Pan Y,Zheng H,Wang X,Yan H,Tong X,Jing J,Zhang X,Guo L,Wang Y,investigators for the Survey on Abnormal Glucose Regulation in Patients With Acute Stroke Across China (ACROSS-China).

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Duplication of the gallbladder (GB) is a rare congenital abnormality occurring in 1 in 4000 to 5000 births. Three types have been reported: type I (split primordial GB), type II (2 separate GBs with their own cystic ducts), and type III (triple GBs drained by 1 to 3 separate cystic ducts). Patients with a ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhou DK,Huang Y,Kong Y,Ye Z,Ying LX,Wang WL

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the analgesic efficacy on defined areas of the abdomen and back after ultrasound-guided subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block using 0.25% levobupivacaine 0.5 mL/kg. METHODS:Twenty patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy, between 20 and 60 years of age with operative...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma J,Jiang Y,Tang S,Wang B,Lian Q,Xie Z,Li J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a highly heritable, chronic, severe psychiatric disorder associated with significant financial costs to families and societies. In this case-control study, we investigated the associations between seven SNPs in CHRNA3 gene and the risk of SCZ.A total of 1071 (384 cases and 687 controls) unrelate...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li G,Bai M,Guo C,Zhu L,Wang L,Yuan D,Jin T,He Y

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effect of multidisciplinary interventions on pain management in cancer inpatients.Four hundred thirty eight patients with cancer pain, who performed the multidisciplinary intervention were recruited. Before and after intervention, the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) and the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang B,Cui Z,Zhu X,Deng M,Pan Y,Li R,Guo M,Lu G,Zhang X,Guo L,Huang Y,Li F

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In 23 adult women having uncomplicated recurrent urinary tract infections treated with 10 days of appropriate antibiotic for each infection, the following findings were noted. 1. The attack rate was 0.17 infections per month. 2. 94% of infections has associated symptoms. 3. 73% of symptomatic episodes had an associate...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kraft JK,Stamey TA

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study was to determine whether combinations of ultrasound echocardiography (UCG) and electrocardiography (EKG) parameters correlated with the functional status of ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) patients according to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification system.We assessed 536 elderly Chine...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hu Y,Jiang S,Lu S,Xu R,Huang Y,Zhao Z,Qu Y

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical features and treatment outcomes among patients with bacteremic urinary tract infection (UTI) caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) and non-MDR Enterobacteriaceae and to identify whether MDR pathogens were independently associated with severe sepsis or septic shock at ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee YC,Hsiao CY,Hung MC,Hung SC,Wang HP,Huang YJ,Wang JT

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Nicorandil, which is a mitochondrial ATP-sensitive potassium channel opener, is believed to improve perioperative myocardial injury (PMI) in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), but recent studies have shown that nicorandil treatment did not improve functional and clinical outcomes in pati...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu H,Xu X,Fang X,Zheng J,Chen T,Huang J

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is to investigate the effect of metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 (mGluR7) on the proliferation of human embryonic neural stem cells (NSCs) and its molecular mechanism.Human embryonic NSCs were isolated. The pCMV2-GV146-GFP-mGluR7 plasmid was transfected to over-express mGluR7 while mGluR7 siRNA was transfe...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang J,Zhao J,Chen Y,Shi H,Huang X,Wang Y,Wang Y,Wei Y,Xue W,Han J

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:The purpose of the present study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of radiotherapy for patients with oligometastases from colorectal cancer (CRC).This was a retrospective cross-sectional study. Patients with liver and/or lung oligometastatic lesions from CRC treated with curative-intent radiotherapy in West C...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He X,Zhang P,Li Z,Bi F,Xu F,Wang X,Shen Y,Li Q,Qiu M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hip preserving procedures are still a challenge in late-stage osteonecrosis of femoral head (ONFH) patients. We aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of surgical dislocation and impaction bone graft and surgical dislocation and rotational osteotomy for treatment of ONFH in Association Research Circulation Osseous (AR...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xia T,Liu J,Shi L,Zhang C,Yao C,Shen J

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore the safety and efficacy of the selective 5-serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor duloxetine hydrochloride and alpha-adrenergic receptor blocker (alpha-blocker) doxazosin mesylate-controlled tablets in the treatment of pain disorder in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).In a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang M,Li H,Ji Z,Dong D,Yan S

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes mellitus (DM) is prevalent in patients with pancreatic cancer and tends to improve after tumor resection. However, the glycemic response of non-pancreatic cancer patients after surgery has not been examined in detail. We aimed to investigate the changes in glucose metabolism in patients with pancreatic cancer...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sohn SY,Lee EK,Han SS,Lee YJ,Hwangbo Y,Kang YH,Lee SD,Kim SH,Woo SM,Lee WJ,Hong EK,Park SJ

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:PNETs (primitive neuroectodermal tumors) are a family of highly malignant neoplasms characterized by small round cells of neuroepithelial origin. They usually involve bone and soft tissues, and have a higher incidence in childhood. PATIENT CONCERNS:In this case report, we describe the obstetric and oncologic...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： De Nola R,Di Naro E,Schonauer LM,Lucarelli G,Battaglia M,Fiore MG,Mastrolia SA,Loverro G

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Acute pancreatitis (AP) is one of the most common diseases of gastroenterological emergency with a highly variable clinical course and the incidence being on the rise in recent years. Posttraumatic diaphragmatic hernia is an uncommon disease and may manifest immediately or several years after the incident. De...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lai Y,Yu C,Zhu Y,Pan X

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Human T lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-I) is a retrovirus which is prevalent in southern Japan, the Caribbean Basin, and Africa. Recent seroprevalence studies in the United States suggest that there are about 50,000 infected individuals. The identification of 5 individuals with HTLV-I-associated leukemia/lymphoma ref...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ratner L,Poiesz BJ

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hedgehog signaling pathway was first discovered in the 1980s. It is a stem cell-related pathway that plays a crucial role in embryonic development, tissue regeneration, and organogenesis. Aberrant activation of hedgehog signaling leads to pathological consequences, including a variety of human tumors such as pancr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bai Y,Bai Y,Dong J,Li Q,Jin Y,Chen B,Zhou M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is relatively little data on the etiology of bacterial infections in patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in West Africa, and no data from countries that have implemented conjugate vaccines against both Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).We conducted a retrospective analysis of SC...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Soothill G,Darboe S,Bah G,Bolarinde L,Cunnington A,Anderson ST

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00