Epidemiological evaluation of traumatic lower limb fractures in children: Variation with age, gender, time, and etiology.

abstract：RATIONALE:Phosphaturic mesenchymal tumor (PMT) is a new tumor entity of soft tissue and bone tumor recently accepted by the World Health Organization, which typically causes the paraneoplastic syndrome of tumor-induced osteomalacia (TIO). The majority of PMTs follow a benign clinical course and local recurrence occurs ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Qiu S,Cao LL,Qiu Y,Yan P,Li ZX,Du J,Sun LM,Zhang QF

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brachfeld and Gorlin's revised concept of subaortic stenosis derived from their recognition that the large magnitudes of the pressure gradients were incompatible with the relatively mild anatomic lesions found at surgery in 3 of their patients, and the rapidity of their arterial pulse upstroke. They proposed that a gr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Criley JM,Siegel RJ

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Purpuric drug eruption (PDE) is an uncommon, clinically distinct side effect of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitors. PATIENT CONCERNS:Unlike acneiform eruption, which arises from hair follicles mainly in the head and neck area, PDE starts from xerosis cutis, primarily in the lower extremiti...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fang SY,Wu CS,Liu YS,Wei KC

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a relatively rare disorder characterized by the proliferation of abnormal Langerhans cells. Splenic involvement usually presents in children with multisystem LCH, and isolated LCH of the spleen is a very rare disease. Herein, we report a case of isolated splenic LCH in a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hong L,Sun G,Peng L,Tu Y,Li Y,Xiao W

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Acute kidney injury is common and correctable in patients with a hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (HHS). Nevertheless, hyperglycemic crisis may also contribute to the development of rhabdomyolysis, which can worsen renal function and lead to high mortality in such patients. PATIENT CONCERNS:Herein, we report...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen IW,Lin CW

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is the most common enzymatic disorder of red blood cells that cause hemolytic anemia. Some anticancer drugs are reported to trigger oxidative stress; however, events of hemolysis are rarely discussed in patients with G6PD deficiency required oncologic treatm...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chung WP,Hsu YT,Chen YP,Hsu HP

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Knee osteoarthritis (KOA), also known as degenerative osteoarthritis, is a common and frequently occurring disease in orthopedics with cartilage degeneration as the pathogenic cause and articular bone hyperplasia as the sign. Many studies have confirmed that KOA can be effectively treated by traditional Chin...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Song X,Wang Z,Zhang P,Zhao M,Yang L,Zhang W

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reduction of post-operative pain, nausea, and vomiting in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) may facilitate earlier discharge from hospital and reduce healthcare costs. The recommended dose regimen of dexamethasone in THA has not been determined. The purpose of this study was performed to compa...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang B,Sun S,Sheng B

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Lateral ligamentous complex injury without fracture or dislocation is rare in the literature. Due to the rare injury, it is not clear yet about the proper treatment. This case report suggests a specific diagnosis of this injury as well as an appropriate surgical method. PATIENT CONCERNS:In one-month perio...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chun DI,Kim J,Won SH,Yi Y,Kim YB,Cho J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of hypertrophic scars arising as a result of thermal burns in children is still a big problem. The results of the treatment are not satisfactory for patients and parents, and new methods of treatment are still investigated.We present the use of one of the most modern carbon dioxide (CO2) lasers (Lumenis Enco...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Żądkowski T,Nachulewicz P,Mazgaj M,Woźniak M,Cielecki C,Wieczorek AP,Beń-Skowronek I

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), Lens culinaris-agglutinin-reactive fraction of AFP (AFP-L3), and protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II (PIVKA-II) are widely used as tumor markers for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study compared the diagnostic values of AFP, AFP-L3, and PIVKA-II individ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Park SJ,Jang JY,Jeong SW,Cho YK,Lee SH,Kim SG,Cha SW,Kim YS,Cho YD,Kim HS,Kim BS,Park S,Bang HI

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) has been investigated in Western countries and identified to be associated with chronic pelvic pain and inflammation. Bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) is a complex syndrome that is significantly more prevalent in women than in men. Chronic pelvic pain is a main sym...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chung SD,Chang CH,Hung PH,Chung CJ,Muo CH,Huang CY

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Nivolumab is a monoclonal IgG antibody blocking programmed death receptor-1 (PD1), leading to restoration of the natural T-cell-mediated immune response against the cancer cells. However, it also causes plenty of autoimmune-related adverse events, which often involves endocrine system. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 54-...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zeng MF,Chen LL,Ye HY,Gong W,Zhou LN,Li YM,Zhao XL

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to explore the efficacy and toxicity of image-guided stereotactic body radiotherapy (IGSBR) by helical tomotherapy in patients with lung cancer among Chinese Han population.A total of 21 patients with stage I lung cancer were included. They received a total of 60 Gy factions IGSBR. The outcomes includ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen XR,Dong JN,Zhang F,Yao TL

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcific tendinitis (CT) of the shoulder is a painful disorder usually identified in individuals aged 40 and 60 years. The estimated global prevalence of CT is 2.7% to 36%. We examined the association of hyperlipidemia and sex with CT of the shoulder using Taiwan Biobank (TWB) and the National Health Insurance Researc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin CC,Nfor ON,Su CL,Hsu SY,Tantoh DM,Liaw YP

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune cells contribute to determining the prognosis of gastric cancer. However, their exact role is less clear. We determined the prognostic significance of different immune cells in intratumoral tissue (T), stromal tissue (S), and adjacent normal tissue (N) of 166 gastric cancer cases and their interactions, includi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu K,Yang K,Wu B,Chen H,Chen X,Chen X,Jiang L,Ye F,He D,Lu Z,Xue L,Zhang W,Li Q,Zhou Z,Mo X,Hu J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a neutrophilic dermatosis that may be associated with systemic diseases. The association of PG with lymphoid malignancies has rarely been reported. Extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma (ENKTL) is a rare but aggressive entity with a poor prognosis. Here, we report the case ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang TH,Hu CH,Tsai HH

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unplanned readmissions may be avoided by accurate risk prediction and appropriate resources could be allocated to high risk patients. The Length of stay, Acuity of admission, Charlson comorbidity index, Emergency department visits in past six months (LACE) index was developed to predict hospital readmissions in Canada...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Low LL,Liu N,Ong MEH,Ng EY,Ho AFW,Thumboo J,Lee KH

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elevated platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), determined using an easy blood test based on platelet and lymphocyte counts, is reported to be a predictor of poor survival in patients with several cancers. The prognostic role of preoperative PLR in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) has, until now, b...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen Q,Dai Z,Yin D,Yang LX,Wang Z,Xiao YS,Fan J,Zhou J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS), the largest ongoing longitudinal study of perinatal HIV-infected (PHIV) and HIV-exposed, uninfected (PHEU) children in the United States, comprises the Surveillance Monitoring of Antiretroviral Therapy [ART] Toxicities (SMARTT) Study in PHEU children and the Adolescent Mast...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Spector SA,Brummel SS,Nievergelt CM,Maihofer AX,Singh KK,Purswani MU,Williams PL,Hazra R,Van Dyke R,Seage GR 3rd,Pediatric HIV\/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS).

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The optimal therapeutic regimen for chemotherapy-refractory and node-positive small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is criticizable for the lack of evidence. PATIENT CONCERNS:A patient with locally advanced SCLC was insensitive to the first-line chemotherapy of etoposide, irinotecan, and cisplatin. DIAGNOSES:The pa...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Pan Y,Kong FW,Wang H,Wang X,Zhang H,Wu WB,Zhang M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:Vestibular disorders can manifest several patterns of horizontal vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) impairment, which can be detected by caloric test and video head impulse test (vHIT). Several studies have examined the patterns of caloric-vHIT response in Ménière disease (MD). The purpose of this study was to inve...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhou R,Leng Y,Liu B

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an easily recognizable and previously not individualized clinical syndrome that can reveal solitary plasmacytoma of bone. We report 4 patients with a slowly extending violaceous skin patch overlying a solitary plasmacytoma of bone, associated with enlarged regional lymph nodes. Biopsies of the cutaneous le...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lipsker D,Rondeau M,Massard G,Grosshans E

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the association between serum uric acid (SUA) and brachial ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in an apparently healthy population. We performed a cross-sectional study on middle-aged Koreans who completed a yearly health-screening program between January and December 2014. Subjects with coronary artery ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hwang J,Hwang JH,Chung SM,Kwon MJ,Ahn JK

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The primary objective of this study was to investigate whether dexmedetomidine could potentiate the analgesic efficacy of ropivacaine, when added to ropivacaine for wound infiltration in patients undergoing open gastrectomy. METHODS:Fifty patients scheduled for open gastrectomy were divided into 2 equal gro...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Luan H,Zhu P,Zhang X,Tian L,Feng J,Wu Y,Yan Y,Zhao Z,Gu X

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Interest in the anesthetic use of xenon, a noble gas, has waxed and waned for decades, and the clinical effects of xenon are still debated. We performed a meta-analysis to compare the clinical efficacy of xenon with that of propofol. METHODS:Electronic searches were performed through December 2017 using var...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xia Y,Fang H,Xu J,Jia C,Tao G,Yu B

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Thrombosis is the most common complication of thrombocytosis, which can be particularly damaging to reattached digits. We present a guideline about digital replantation when thrombocytosis is expected. CASE PRESENTATION:We report a case of an 18-year-old man who sustained a traumatic amputation of two fin...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hwang JH,Kim DW,Kim KS,Lee SY

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Tooth extraction is a common dental surgical procedure. There is a possibility that various complications often occur during third molar tooth extractions. PATIENT CONCERNS:The authors report herein 2 cases of migration of a high-speed dental hand-piece bur during mandibular third molar extraction-one case w...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Matsuda S,Yoshimura H,Yoshida H,Sano K

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-3 (TIM-3) is a surface molecule expressed on immune cells which play a role in immune regulation. The aims of the present study were to determine whether circulating soluble T cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin-3 (sTIM-3) are elevated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, and ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Matsumoto H,Fujita Y,Asano T,Matsuoka N,Temmoku J,Sato S,Yashiro-Furuya M,Watanabe H,Migita K

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke has been previously investigated. However, the association between the HCV infection and the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) has not been extensively discussed. Using the Longitudinal Health Insuran...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang CC,Chang CT,Lin CL,Lin IC,Kao CH

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00