Bilateral stellate ganglion block for migraine: A case report.

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：BACKGROUND:A pathological complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) is a strong indicator of the benefit of therapy and presents an early surrogate for a favorable long-term outcome. It remains unclear whether Ki-67, a marker for tumor proliferation, can function as a predictor of the response to NCT...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tao M,Chen S,Zhang X,Zhou Q

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Undifferentiated carcinoma with osteoclast-like giant cells (UC-OGCs) of the pancreas is an extremely rare and aggressive pancreatic malignancy. To our knowledge, the computed tomography (CT) findings of this disease have rarely been analyzed. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 65-year-old man who experienced weight loss of...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo YL,Ruan LT,Wang QP,Lian J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our Renal Care Center (RCC) is a separate building, performing almost 2500 outpatient dialysis runs per month. In May 2007, 2 patients developed, days apart, bacteremia with an apparently identical nonfermentative Gram-negative rod. Because of difficulty identifying the organism, testing in the Biolog system identifie...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Stevens DA,Hamilton JR,Johnson N,Kim KK,Lee JS

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pericardial infection caused by Acinetobacter baumannii is rare, particularly that of carbapenem-resistant A baumannii (CRAB). CASE PRESENTATION:We describe a rare case of purulent pericarditis due to CRAB in a 76-year-old man with acute myocardial infarction and acute kidney injury. The man was admitted to...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu J,Xiao X,Cen C,Yuan H,Yang M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with HIV have been found to suffer from lipid abnormalities, including elevated levels of total and LDL-cholesterol as well as triglyceride levels. Abnormal lipid levels are associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, which are significant causes of mortality among the g...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Roever L,Resende ES,Diniz ALD,Penha-Silva N,O'Connell JL,Gomes PFS,Zanetti HR,Roerver-Borges AS,Veloso FC,Fidale TM,Casella-Filho A,Dourado PMM,Chagas ACP,Ali-Hasan-Al-Saegh S,Reis PEO,Pinto RM,Oliveira GBF,Avezum Á,N

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital auricular deformities (CAD) are prevalent worldwide. The objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness and safety of ear molding for children with CAD at their early days. METHODS:One hundred and nighty children (under 3 days) with CAD will be included in the study. Participants wil...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zou K,Fan Y,Jiang L,Huang J,Miao Y,Yang C,Yang M,Zhao L

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:There is still debate on whether high uric acid increases bone mineral density (BMD) against osteoporotic fracture or bone resorption caused by gout inflammation. This study aimed to evaluate whether gout offers a protective effect on bone health or not. We conducted a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tzeng HE,Lin CC,Wang IK,Huang PH,Tsai CH

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to explore the incidence and outcomes of patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and fourth primary tumors (PTs) in a betel-chewing endemic area.We retrospectively examined the records of 1836 OSCC patients who underwent radical tumor resection between 1996 and 2014. The outc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Adel M,Liao CT,Lee LY,Hsueh C,Lin CY,Fan KH,Wang HM,Ng SH,Lin CH,Tsao CK,Huang SF,Kang CJ,Fang KH,Wang YC,Chang KP,Fang TJ,Yang LY,Yen TC

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The survival of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) can be affected not only by progression of the original cancer or occurrence of a second cancer but also by noncancer health event (NCHE). In this study, we evaluated the prognostic significance of early NCHEs in HNSCC patients after definitiv...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kang HS,Roh JL,Kim SB,Choi SH,Nam SY,Kim SY

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Volume overload and the renin-aldosterone-angiotensin system (RAAS) are 2 major factors contributing to hypertension (HTN) among hemodialysis (HD) patients. Although volume-dependent components of HTN can be corrected by appropriate volume removal, a proportion of HD patients experience elevated blood pres...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Aftab RA,Khan AH,Syed Sulaiman SA,Khan TM,Adnan AS

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning can cause severe damage to the nervous system, and can also cause serious damage to organs, such as the heart, kidneys, and lungs. CO damage to myocardial cells has been previously reported. This can lead to serious complications, such as myocardial infarction. PATIENT CONCERNS...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Song L,Bian G,Yang W,Li HF

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to investigate the effect of total triiodothyronine (TT3) reduction in the follow-up of patients with idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). A total of 121 patients were enrolled and classified into a low TT3 group or a normal group. Clinical indicators were compared between the groups, and changes in esti...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang Y,Feng L,Li X,Huang S,Deng Y,Liang ZE,Xia N,Yang Z

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A worldwide concern has been raised that novel infectious diseases may outbreak rapidly with a limited response time due to globalization. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, influenza A, Avian Influenza Virus, and Corona Virus Disease 2019 are acute respiratory diseases that have been affected by the movemen...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li M,Fan D,Wang X

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently interferon alfa-2b (IFNα-2b) is an approved adjuvant drug for high-risk melanoma patients that leads to an improvement in disease-free survival (DFS). However, it is unclear whether it also impacts overall survival. Widespread use of adjuvant high-dose IFNα has been tempered by its significant toxicity and i...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kaehler KC,Blome C,Forschner A,Gutzmer R,Haalck T,Heinzerling L,Kornek T,Livingstone E,Loquai C,Maul LV,Lang BM,Schadendorf D,Stade B,Terheyden P,Utikal J,Wagner T,Hauschild A,Garbe C,Augustin M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although obesity is clearly identified as a risk factor for hypertension, the association between its different metabolic phenotypes and hypertension remains unclear. We aimed to investigate this association and compare the degree of association between metabolic health and obesity phenotypes defined by 5 representati...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tian S,Xu Y,Dong H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Categorical syndromes such as schizophrenia may represent complexes of many continuous psychological structural phenotypes along several dimensions of personality development/degeneration. The present study investigated the heritability and familiality of Neuroticism-Extraversion-Openness to experience (NEO) personali...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim SY,Lee BD,Park JM,Lee YM,Moon E,Jeong HJ,Chung YI

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pulse oximetry screening is a highly accurate tool for the early detection of critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) in newborn infants. As the technique is simple, noninvasive, and inexpensive, it has potentially significant benefits for developing countries. The aim of this study is to provide informatio...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tobe RG,Martin GR,Li F,Moriichi A,Wu B,Mori R

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For early diagnosis and treatment of invasive candidiasis (IC), the well-known risk factors may not apply in the intensive care unit (ICU). This retrospective study identified the risk factors predicting IC and candidemia in cancer patients under intensive care after gastrointestinal surgery.Enrolled were 229 cancer p...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xia R,Wang D

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several risk factors for pancreatic fistula had been widely reported, but there was no research focusing on the exocrine output of remnant gland.During the study period of January 2015 to September 2016, 82 patients accepted pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD, end-to-end dunking pancreaticojejunostomy with internal stent tub...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang H,Xiu D,Tao M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical spine manipulation (CSM) is a commonly spinal manipulative therapies for the relief of cervical spine-related conditions worldwide, but its use remains controversial. CSM may carry the potential for serious neurovascular complications, primarily due to vertebral artery dissection (VAD) and subsequent vertebro...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ke JQ,Yin B,Fu FW,Shao SM,Lin Y,Dong QQ,Wang XT,Zheng GQ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis of breast cancer occurs in young women is usually poor. Red cell distribution width (RDW), 1 of many routinely examined parameters, has recently been proposed as a prognostic marker in solid tumors. The aim of our study was to assess the predictive value of RDW for survival in young women with breast can...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang DP,Ma RM,Xiang YQ

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Priapism is a common urologic emergency, but high-flow penile priapism (HFP) caused by trauma is very rare. Therefore, HFP diagnosis and treatment are still not standardized. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 29-year-old man was admitted to the urology department of our hospital on August 01, 2019, due to "persistent penil...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu P,Fan S,Xiang J

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is the most common genetic disease in Caucasians which is characterized by an increased intestinal iron absorption, resulting into a progressive accumulation of iron in organs including liver, heart, and pancreas, leading to their progressive dysfunction. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Nowak A,Giger RS,Krayenbuehl PA

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Donor safety is the major concern in living donor liver transplantation, although hepatic resection may be associated with postoperative coagulopathy. Recently, the use of sugammadex has been gradually increased, but sugammadex is known to prolong prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT)....

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Moon YJ,Kim SH,Kim JW,Lee YK,Jun IG,Hwang GS

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic conditions are placing a serious burden on individuals as well as the health care system. Health coaching (HC) has emerged as a promising approach that can support effective lifestyle interventions for chronic conditions. However, until now there is no particularly comprehensive systematic review of ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang J,Bauer BA,Lindeen SA,Perlman AI,Abu Dabrh AM,Boehmer KR,Salinas M,Cutshall SM

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Post-treatment alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) response has been reported to be associated with prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients, but the results were not consistent. This meta-analysis aimed to explore the relationship between AFP response and clinical outcomes of HCC. METHODS:PubMed, Embase, M...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He C,Peng W,Liu X,Li C,Li X,Wen TF

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platinum resistance is a critical barrier for clinicians to improve the survival of ovarian cancer. Our study evaluated the correlation between copy number variations (CNVs) of neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase 3 (NTRK3) and the prognosis of ovarian cancer, which might predict platinum resistance in ovarian cancer...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ge L,Li N,Liu M,Xu NZ,Wang MR,Wu LY

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess whether MR diffusion imaging may be applied for non-invasive detection of renal changes correlating with clinical diagnosis of acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients after lung transplantation (lutx).Fifty-four patients (mean age 49.6, range 26-64 years) after lutx were enrolled in a prospective clinical stud...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Derlin K,Hellms S,Gutberlet M,Peperhove M,Jang MS,Greite R,Hartung D,Derlin T,Fegbeutel C,Tudorache I,Jüttner B,Wiese B,Lichtinghagen R,Haller H,Haverich A,Wacker F,Warnecke G,Gueler F

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Collagenous gastritis (CG) is a rare form of chronic gastritis defined histologically by a thickened subepithelial collageneous band in the lamina propria. However, the clinical features and endoscopic findings of CG have not been clearly established in the pediatric population. PRESENTING CONCERNS:We report...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee YJ,Lee M,Kim DJ,Lee S,Hong J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00