Surgical management of growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas: A retrospective analysis of 33 patients.

abstract：:This study was aimed to evaluate whether silver-containing dressings were superior to other types of dressings in the treatment of venous leg ulcers (VLU) and their specific advantages.Eight databases (Cochrane Library, PubMed, Web of Science, Ovid-Medline, Wanfang, VIP, China Biology Medicine, and China National Know...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhao M,Zhang D,Tan L,Huang H

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is a routine procedure for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) diversion, and is associated with many complications. A delayed hemorrhage after the VP shunt surgery, however, is quite rare. In this study, we report a case involving late-onset hemorrhage. The 67-year-old male patient with a hi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma L,Chen YL,Yang SX,Wang YR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The efficacy and safety of oral tranexamic acid (TXA) remain controversial because of the small number of clinical studies. The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy and safety of oral TXA with intravenous TXA in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty in a syste...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sun C,Zhang X,Chen L,Deng J,Ma Q,Cai X,Yang H

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Satisfaction with life in the case of nurses is closely related to their professional work and is an important factor affecting the quality of work and patient care.An analysis of the readiness of Polish nurses depending on the level of life satisfaction.The study was conducted from January to November 2016 in randoml...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Marć M,Bartosiewicz A,Burzyńska J,Binkowska-Bury M,Januszewicz P

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is one of the most frequent malignancies of salivary glands. The objective of this study was to identify key genes and potential mechanisms during ACC samples.The gene expression profiles of GSE88804 data set were downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus. The GSE88804 data set contained 2...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu HB,Huang GJ,Luo MS

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this observational study was to test whether ABO blood type was a prognostic factor for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients and whether other risk factors could influence pancreatic cancer patients' survival. This study included 610 patients who were diagnosed as pancreatic cancer and had under...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li SS,Zhou CY,Liao R,Xiong L,Weng NN,Zhao YQ,Mason C,Gou HF,Yi C,Zhu Q

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To analyze the impact of perigastric lipolymphatic tissue grouping by the surgeon on the number of pathologic sampled lymph nodes and to explore the appropriate lymph node delivery process.The authors collected the medical records of gastric cancer patients who were hospitalized in Wuhan Union Hospital during the peri...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cao Y,Xiong L,Deng S,Shen L,Li J,Wu K,Wang J,Tao K,Wang G,Cai K

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Depression prevalence rates in congestive heart failure (CHF) patients have increased in the last few years. Depression is a leveled and independent risk factor for hospital readmission, decreased function, and patient mortality for patients with CHF. Major depressive disorder can be diagnosed in CHF patient...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Abdelbasset WK,Alqahtani BA

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When the sensory block level (SBL) is ≥T5 or T4, a high incidence of hypotension occurs in parturients after spinal anesthesia. A rapidly ascending SBL is another risk factor for spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension. However, the relationship between the ascension rate of the SBL and spinal anesthesia-induced hypoten...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang N,He L,Ni JX

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the safety of implantable Collamer lens (ICL) implantation with and without ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD).A total of 148 eyes underwent a conventional ICL implantation with OVD (OVD group), and 112 eyes underwent a modified ICL implantation without OVD (OVD-free group). The balanced salt solution wa...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Peng M,Tang Q,Zhao L,Khan MA,Lin D

更新日期：2020-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare imaging indicators and clinical effects of extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) using allogenic bone, autologous bone marrow + allogenic bone, and rhBMP-2 + allogenic bone as bone graft materials in the treatment of degenerative lumbar diseases.This was a retrospective study of 93 patients with lumbar in...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao Y,Li J,Cui H,Zhang F,Sun Y,Li Z,Ding W,Shen Y,Zhang W

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women, and it is the leading cause of cancer related deaths in Croatia. BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations are the most common cause of hereditary breast cancer. PATIENT CONCERNS:In this report we describe a Croatian patient with no apparent family history of ca...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Musani V,Sušac I,Ozretić P,Eljuga D,Levanat S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of transarterial embolization (TAE) for iatrogenic renal arterial pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fistula at our center.Our retrospective analysis included 27 patients who received TAE for iatrogenic renal arterial pseudoaneurysm and arteriovenous fist...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo H,Wang C,Yang M,Tong X,Wang J,Guan H,Song L,Zou Y

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA-5) is a novel autoantibody frequently characterized by interstitial lung disease and a distinct cutaneous phenotype with palmar papules, ulceration, and rash. Virtually all patients have underlying dermatomyositis, but many lack the characteristic clinical myopathy as...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chaisson NF,Paik J,Orbai AM,Casciola-Rosen L,Fiorentino D,Danoff S,Rosen A

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (NDI) is a condition resulting from the kidney's impaired response to circulating antidiuretic hormone (ADH), leading to polydipsia and polyuria. Urinary tract dilatation caused by NDI is a rare situation. Here, we report a case of congenital NDI presented with bilateral hydronephrosis.A...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng K,Xie Y,Li H

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal cardiovascular malformations is widely focused and screened, but the accuracy of screening is not satisfactory. In this study, we compared the types of congenital heart malformation, accompanying diseases and fetal outcomes in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy to clarify the advantage of early screeni...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Han B,Li Y,Tang Y,Qu X,Wang F,Song H,Xu Y

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Asthma is a common chronic disease with heavy burden. The number of asthma patients may continue to grow in the next 10 years. Existing conventional treatments have problems in which a small number of patients do not respond, often accompanied by side effects, or are too expensive. Probiotics, prebiotics, an...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang L,Guo J,Li W,Jiang M,Wang F,Kang J,Liu T,Gu X

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously conducted transcriptome analysis of a paired specimen of normal and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) tissues and found that mRNA expression of cystatin A (CSTA), a member of the cystatin superfamily, was perturbed in tumors compared with that in the background mucosa. However, little is known ab...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shiba D,Terayama M,Yamada K,Hagiwara T,Oyama C,Tamura-Nakano M,Igari T,Yokoi C,Soma D,Nohara K,Yamashita S,Dohi T,Kawamura YI

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the possible relationship between endocarditis and overall and individual cancer risk among study participants in Taiwan.We used data from the National Health Insurance program of Taiwan to conduct a population-based, observational, and retrospective cohort study. The case group consisted of 14...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sun LM,Wu JN,Lin CL,Day JD,Liang JA,Liou LR,Kao CH

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) has been one widely used index of early carotid atherosclerosis. We speculated that the influence of blood pressure variability (BPV) on early carotid atherosclerosis may be varied by the location of the carotid artery and diabetes history. Thus, the goal of this study was to evalu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu D,Li C,Chen Y,Xiong H,Tian X,Wu W,Huang W,Zhang YT,Zhang H

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:It is challenging to visualize and reduce a posterolateral tibial plateau fracture through an anterolateral approach as the tibial plateau fragments are often covered by the fibular head and ligamentous structures. PATIENT CONCERNS:In this case report, we describe a patient with a depression fracture of the ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sun DH,Zhao Y,Zhang JT,Zhu D,Qi BC

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the effectiveness and safety of montelukast combined budesonide (MCB) treatment for children with chronic cough-variant asthma (CCVA).In total, 82 cases of children with CCVA, aged 4 to 11 years were included in this study. All cases received either MCB or budesonide alone between May 2015 and ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang XP,Yang LD,Zhou JF

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To observe the effect of sub-hypothermia (HT) blood purification technique in the treatment of cardiac shock after heart valve disease.The patients were randomly divided into normothermic (NT) continuous blood purification (CBP) group (NT group) and HT CBP group (HT group). Observe the cardiac index (CI), the oxygen d...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fang J,Xu M,Liu B,Wang B,Ren H,Yang H,Dong Y,Song L,Xiao H

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prolotherapy or proliferative therapy is a treatment option for damaged connective tissues involving the injection of a solution (proliferant) which theoretically causes an initial cell injury and a subsequent "proliferant" process of wound healing via modulation of the inflammatory process. Nonetheless, the...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chung MW,Hsu CY,Chung WK,Lin YN

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the characteristics of patients with World Health Organization (WHO) grade III meningioma to identify factors that may predict tumor recurrence and overall survival (OS).We retrospectively reviewed the patients diagnosed with WHO grade III meningioma who were surgically treated at our institute between 200...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shan B,Zhang J,Song Y,Xu J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to carry out a large population-based study to understand the factors associated with hypoglycemia-related hospitalizations among older Korean adults with diabetes mellitus.This study analyzed data from a subset of the 2013 Health Insurance and Review and Assessment service-Adult Patien...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim HM,Seong JM,Kim J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Elbow injury in children by improper treatment or a delay of more than 3 weeks could lead to old unreduced Monteggia fracture, which are difficult to manage. Conservative or normal surgical methods usually fail. PATIENT CONCERNS:Herein, we present a 6-year-old boy with sustaining injury approximately 1 month...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang J,Chen M,Du J

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical association factors between osteoporosis and cerebral artery disease in Korean population. Two hundred nineteen postmenopausal women and men undergoing cerebral computed tomography angiography were enrolled in this study to evaluate the cerebral artery disease by...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jin ES,Jeong JH,Lee B,Im SB

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE:Uncertainty persists over the optimal management of blood pressure (BP) in the early phase of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). This study aims to determine the safety and effects of intensive BP lowering on cerebral blood flow (CBF) and functional in AIS patients treated with intravenous thrombolys...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sharma VK,Tan BYQ,Sim MY,Kulkarni A,Seow PA,Hong CS,Du Z,Wong LYH,Chen J,Chee EYH,Ng BSM,Low Y,Ngiam NJH,Yeo LLL,Teoh HL,Paliwal PR,Rathakrishnan R,Sinha AK,Chan BPL,Butcher K,Anderson CS

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Anorectal malignant melanoma (AMM) is a rare and aggressive malignance with poor prognosis, yet no consensus of treatment exists to date. Abdominoperineal resection surgery (APR) is the standard treatment of anorectal malignant melanoma, capable of controlling lymphatic spread and obtaining a large negativ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu X,Ge T,Wang G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00