Risk factors associated with hepatic osteopathy in HBV related cirrhosis measured by liver stiffness: An Observational study.

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：:As surgeries are performed around the clock, the time of surgery might have an impact on outcomes. Our aim is to investigate the impact of daytime and nighttime shifts on surgeons and their performance. We believe that such studies are important to enhance the quality of surgeries and their outcomes and help understan...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Alnajashi SS,Alayed SA,Al-Nasher SM,Aldebasi B,Khan MM

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to perform a meta-analysis on the efficacy of ibandronate by evaluating the effect sizes of different dosing regimens.Major electronic databases were searched from 1985 to February 2015. A random effects meta-analysis was performed in STATA.Data from 34 studies (13,639 patients) were incl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hou Y,Gu K,Xu C,Ding H,Liu C,Tuoheti Y

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the efficacy of curettage and bone grafting combined with elastic intramedullary nailing (EIN) vs curettage and bone grafting in the treatment of long bone cysts in children and to clarify the necessity of using EIN in the treatment of bone cysts.Sixty-two patients were involved in this study from Jan. 2009...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang K,Wang Z,Zhang Z

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Achromobacter xylosoxidans infection is mostly reported in immunocompromised patients. Until now, it is still rarely reported in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis. PATIENT CONCERNS:This is the 1st case of A xylosoxidans infection due to tunnel infection of a Tenckhoff catheter. DIAGNOSIS:The diagnosis...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tsai JL,Tsai SF

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the 1990s, changing trends have been documented in species distribution and susceptibility to bloodstream infections caused by Candida species in cancer patients. However, few data are available regarding the association between in vitro antifungal susceptibility and outcome of candidemia in this patient populat...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Antoniadou A,Torres HA,Lewis RE,Thornby J,Bodey GP,Tarrand JP,Han XY,Rolston KV,Safdar A,Raad II,Kontoyiannis DP

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Metastatic involvement of the gastrointestinal tract is an uncommon scenario encountered in the clinical practice. Our case represents a gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) as a consequence of distant Transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) metastasis without any lymph node involvement in association with inflammatory...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bandireddy M,Baffy N

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the epidemiology of systemic sclerosis (SSc) in southern Europe, we assessed the incidence, prevalence, clinical spectrum, and survival of patients diagnosed with SSc in the Lugo region of northwestern Spain. Between January 1988 and December 2006, SSc was diagnosed in 78 Lugo residents according to the...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Arias-Nuñez MC,Llorca J,Vazquez-Rodriguez TR,Gomez-Acebo I,Miranda-Filloy JA,Martin J,Gonzalez-Juanatey C,Gonzalez-Gay MA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dopamine transporter (DAT) plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of alcohol dependence (AD) and major depression (MD), and males have more risk factors for the development of AD. However, imaging studies on brain DAT availability in males with AD comorbid with MD (AD/MD) are limited, and the association of DAT ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yen CH,Shih MC,Cheng CY,Ma KH,Lu RB,Huang SY

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Esophageal cancer is a common malignant tumor of the digestive system with a high incidence and a poor prognosis. At the present, CT-based radiomics is providing more and more valuable information. However, the heterogeneity of the study and the poor repeatability of the texture feature parameters have limited its wid...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li XF,Wang Q,Duan SF,Yao B,Liu CY

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate iterative metal artifact reduction (iMAR) technique in images data of hip prosthesis on computed tomography (CT) and the added value of advanced modeled iterative reconstruction (ADMIRE) compared with standard filtered back projection (FBP).Twenty-eight patients addressed to CT examinations for hip prosthe...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Neroladaki A,Martin SP,Bagetakos I,Botsikas D,Hamard M,Montet X,Boudabbous S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to elucidate the relationship between spinal cord injury (SCI) and the risk of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in a cohort study with a large representative sample.The National Health Insurance Database was used to select patients who were diagnosed from 2000 to 2010. Patients with a histor...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Su TW,Chou TY,Jou HJ,Yang PY,Lin CL,Sung FC,Hsu CY,Kao CH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Curative treatments for very early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), defined as single HCC with a maximum diameter of <2 cm in patients with well-preserved liver function, consist of surgical resection or radiofrequency ablation (RFA). In this retrospective study, we compared the efficacy of both treatments in 154...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim TH,Chang JM,Um SH,Jee H,Lee YR,Lee HA,Yim SY,Han NY,Lee JM,Choi HS,Kim ES,Yu YD,Keum B,Kim MJ,An H,Park BJ,Seo YS,Kim DS,Yim HJ,Cho SB,Jeen YT,Lee HS,Chun HJ,Kim YH,Kim CD

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate clinical values of clinicopathologic and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT)-related parameters for prediction of v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) mutation in colorectal cancer (CRC) and to investigate their variability depen...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee JH,Kang J,Baik SH,Lee KY,Lim BJ,Jeon TJ,Ryu YH,Sohn SK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000005314.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

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更新日期：2017-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We aimed to conduct a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety between once daily (OD) and twice daily (BD) regime dosing of mesalazine for mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS:PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane library, and Web of Science from 1990 to November 2018 were investigated. We sea...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng X,Zhang Z,Wang B,Li J,Qiu C,Zhang Q,Wang X

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are thought to be responsible for tumor relapse and metastasis due to their abilities to self-renew, differentiate, and give rise to new tumors. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) is highly expressed in several kinds of CSCs, and it helps promote stem cell renewal, proliferation, and radioresistance. Wh...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo Z,Jiang JH,Zhang J,Yang HJ,Yang FQ,Qi YP,Zhong YP,Su J,Yang RR,Li LQ,Xiang BD

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonadherence to prescribed medications poses a significant public health problem. Prescription data in electronic medical records (EMRs) linked with pharmacy claims data provides an opportunity to examine the prescription fill rates and factors associated with it.Using a claims-EMR linked data, patients who had a pres...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Park Y,Yang H,Das AK,Yuen-Reed G

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：:To compare immunonutrition versus standard high calorie nutrition in patients undergoing elective colorectal resection within an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program.Despite progress in recent years in the surgical management of patients with colorectal cancer (ERAS programs), postoperative complications are...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Moya P,Soriano-Irigaray L,Ramirez JM,Garcea A,Blasco O,Blanco FJ,Brugiotti C,Miranda E,Arroyo A

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We hypothesized that the objective treatment response of patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) was affected by many factors such as pathophysiological, biological, and pharmaceutical mechanisms. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the predictive significance of clinical prognostic factors and inte...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kong Y,Qu L,Li Y,Liu D,Lv X,Han J

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：PURPOSE:To evaluate the incidence risk of programmed cell death-1/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) inhibitor-related alopecia for cancer patients, the meta-analysis was put into practice. METHOD:The meta-analysis was designed and put into practice according to the preferred reporting items for systematic re...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li M,Huang L,Ren X,Liu L,Shi Q,Liu L,Wang X,Tian Y,Yu L,Mi F

更新日期：2020-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A thoracoscopic approach for repair of esophageal atresia (EA) with tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) has become a standard procedure in many pediatric surgical centers. However, whether thoracotomy or thoracoscopy offer advantages in terms of surgical outcomes is not known. METHODS:To evaluate the efficacy a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang YF,Dong R,Zheng C,Jin Z,Chen G,Huang YL,Zheng S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Advanced ovarian malignancies are associated with poor overall survival; thus, patients often turn to alternative treatments, despite the controversy surrounding their use. Mistletoe extract has been commonly used as complementary medicine to treat patients with cancer for several decades, and has proven bene...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hwang WY,Kang MH,Lee SK,Yeom JS,Jung MH

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Takayasu arteritis is a rare large vessel systemic vasculitis that predominantly affects the aorta and its main branches in women of childbearing age. Due to nonspecific symptoms during the acute phase of disease, early diagnosis is still a challenge for pediatricians. PATIENT CONCERNS:We reported a 3-month-...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu H,Sun L,Upadhyaya RS,Chen Y,Ajoje OO

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with persistent or recurrent trigeminal neuralgia (TN) after microvascular decompression (MVD) are frequently difficult to manage. This study aimed to analyze the safety and efficiency of repeat MVD, with the main focus on prognostic factors and long-term outcomes.We performed a retrospective study of 41 TN p...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng J,Meng J,Lei D,Hui X

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Philadelphia chromosome-positive mixed phenotype acute leukemia (Ph+ MPAL) is a rare type of leukemia with poor prognosis. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in combination with chemotherapy have significantly improved its remission rate. However, relapse remains the major obstacle to achieve long survival. Le...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lai B,Mu Q,Zhu H,Wang Y,Zhang Y,Xu K,Sheng L,Ouyang G

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was to investigate the clinical outcomes between radiation dose and pretreatment metabolic tumor volume (MTV) in patients with head and neck cancer treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy.Thirty-four patients received pretreatment F-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomograp...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang SN,Chiou YR,Zhang GG,Chou KT,Huang TC

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the trends in consumption of antibiotics and evaluate the antibiotic prescription rates in the pediatric population in Lithuania during 2003 to 2012.A cross-sectional study. Data of systemic antibiotic use in pediatric population for outpatient treatment was derived from Nati...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Karinauske E,Kasciuskeviciute S,Morkuniene V,Garuoliene K,Kadusevicius E

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00