Psychometric validation of a patient-reported outcome questionnaire (Qualipsosex) assessing the impact of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis on patient perception of sexuality.

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：:One of the risk factors for vascular obstetric complications, such as intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), is inherited thrombophilias. Nevertheless, routine screening for thrombophilias is not endorsed in pregnant women due to their low prevalence and conflicting results of published studies regarding the usefulne...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Dugalić S,Petronijevic M,Stefanovic A,Jeremic K,Petronijevic SV,Soldatovic I,Pantic I,Djunic I,Jokic Z,Djokovic F,Dotlic J,Zaric M,Todorovic J

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperphosphatemia-induced vascular calcification and higher alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels-related high-turnover bone diseases are linked to mortality among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Nonetheless, no large epidemiological study in patients with CKD has been conducted to investigate the interaction ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang JF,Feng YF,Peng YS,Hsu SP,Pai MF,Chen HY,Wu HY,Yang JY

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Rotavirus infection is the main cause of severe dehydration enteritis in children under 5 years old. It gives rise to malnutrition and even death in children even though there were rotavirus vaccines. However, there is no effective anti-virus drugs for rotavirus, supporting treatments are used in the clinics...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu Y,Tu X,Liang X,Chen J,Wan X,Zhang T,Jiang J,Zhong S

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the radiation dose and image quality for iterative reconstruction combined with the CARE kV technique in chest computed tomography (CT) scanning for physical examination. METHODS:A total of 130 patients who underwent chest CT scanning were randomly chosen and the quality reference value was s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang B,Li ZL,Gao Y,Yang YY,Zhao W

更新日期：2017-03-01 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：RATIONALE:Treatment of breast cancer during pregnancy (BCP) remains a challenge to physicians. Surgery and chemotherapy during pregnancy are widely used for the treatment of BCP. Herein, we reported 3 Chinese patients with BCP who underwent chemotherapy during pregnancy and were followed up for adverse effects. PATIEN...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ye X,He Q,Zhou X

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:Hepatic neuroendocrine tumors (HNETs) are uncommon neoplasms that can be subdivided into 2 types: primary and metastatic HNETs. Due to its rarity, heterogeneity and complexity, the diagnosis, treatment modalities and prognosis are still controversial.This retrospective study reviewed the effects of tumor origi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jiao X,Luan W,Peng X,Liu L,Zhang L,Zhou L

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We aim to screen the mutations of 3 hearing loss (HL) genes (GJB2, SLC26A4, and 12S rRNA) in 71 cases with nonsyndromic hearing loss (NSHL) using microarray and SNPscan, and identify the roles of nonhotspot mutation of these genes in the screening of NSHL. Seventy-one cases with moderate or severe neurosensory deafnes...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Han R,Li L,Duan L,Xia Y,Kuyaxi P,Zhao J,Zhao Q,Zhang H,Chen Y

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is prevalent in advanced malignancies; however, some patients cannot get adequate pain relief by conservative routes of analgesic administration or experience serious side effects related to high dose of opioids. For those who have exhausted multimodal conservative analgesic, intrathecal drug delivery is an alter...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng S,He L,Yang X,Li X,Yang Z

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Biopsy is very important for the diagnosis of oral lichen planus (OLP) on the lips. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) can be used to coordinate the whole body, soften and eliminate swellings and masses, and regulate the functions of qi and blood. Therefore, TCM could be an effective and safe treatment for OL...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu F,Xu N,Zhao B,Ren X,Zhang F

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to develop a venous computed tomography (CT)-based radiomics model to predict the lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). A total of 411 consecutive patients with NSCLC underwent tumor resection and lymph node (LN) dissection from January 2018 to...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cong M,Yao H,Liu H,Huang L,Shi G

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Regorafenib is the new standard third-line therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). However, the reported 1-year overall survival rate does not exceed 25%. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 55-year-old man affected by mCRC, treated with regorafenib combined with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT), showing a durab...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Roberto M,Falcone R,Mazzuca F,Archibugi L,Castaldi N,Botticelli A,Osti MF,Marchetti P

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An infected vascular graft is an uncommon association in hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HOA) but is important because of potential catastrophic complications. Here we describe 3 new patients with HOA secondary to vascular prosthesis infection and review the other 23 patients described in the English literature with th...

journal_title：Medicine

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更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural tube defects (NTDs) are a group of congenital malformations with worldwide distribution and complex etiopathogenesis. Folic acid plays a pivotal role in their prevention. We aimed to identify the protective effect of folic acid intake against NTDs and its dependence on different socioeconomic and environmental ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： El-Shabrawi MH,Kamal NM,Elhusseini MA,Hussein L,Abdallah EAA,Ali YZA,Azab AA,Salama MA,Kassab M,Krawinkel M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to evaluate the clinical and radiographic treatment outcomes of comminuted Mason type II radial head fractures, which underwent open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) using a new implant (mother-child screw, MCS).This study included 16 patients (7 male and 9 female patients; mean age: 40.9 years, ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shi Y,Wang GF,Mei K,Zhang J,Yun CJ,Qian C,Sun JY

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Cinobufotalin injection (CFI), a kind of Chinese medicine, has been considered as a promising complementary therapy option for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but their efficacy and safety remain controversial. This study aimed to systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang F,Yin Y,Xu T

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Erectile dysfunction (ED) and Peyronie's disease (PD) are conditions commonly observed in andrology. Despite the surgical refinement and the technical improvement in this field, even in expert hands, detrimental consequences have been reported and it can be related to patient's comorbidities or misconduct in ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bettocchi C,Santoro V,Sebastiani F,Lucarelli G,Colombo F,Ralph DJ,Habous M,Ditonno P,Battaglia M,Spilotros M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pedicle screws are widely used in spinal surgeries, but it remains technically demanding to place. There are numerous studies on the anatomy of pedicle; however, there is very little insight on the relationship between the pedicle and the spinous process, which is an important part of the spinal posterior column.The a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cui X,Wang G

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Number of studies have been performed to evaluate the relationship between the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene variant rs5742909 polymorphism and cervical cancer risk, but the sample size was small and the results were conflicting. This meta-analysis was conducted to comprehensively...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hu S,Pu D,Xia X,Guo B,Zhang C

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the most common complications following autologous cranioplasty is bone flap resorption (BFR). Severe BFR can lead to revision surgery with implantation of synthetic bone flap and also necessarily lead to higher hospital expenses. This study aims to perform a meta-analysis to summarize available evide...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang J,Sun T,Yuan Y,Li X,Zhou Y,Guan J

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Acute cerebral infarction after snake bites is rare. The underlying mechanism causing the thrombotic process remains complex and unknown. PATIENT CONCERNS:We herein describe a 49-year-old female who was bitten by a Trimeresurus stejnegeri. After 4 days of biting, she developed acute ischemic infarct. DIAGNO...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zeng X,Hu J,Liang X,Wu Y,Yan M,Zhu M,Fu Y

更新日期：2019-06-01 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：:Exogenous administration of coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) has been shown in experimental models to have a protective effect against ischemia-reperfusion injury. However, it is unclear whether follow-up plasma CoQ10 concentration is prognostic of left ventricular (LV) performance after primary balloon angioplasty in patients wi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang CH,Kuo CL,Huang CS,Tseng WM,Lian IB,Chang CC,Liu CS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HBV (hepatitis B virus) genotyping is important in determining the clinical manifestation of disease and treatment response, particularly, in patients with low viral loads. Also, sensitive detection of HBV antiviral drug resistance mutations is essential for monitoring therapy response.Asensitive direct sequencing met...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tong Y,Liu B,Liu H,Zheng H,Gu J,Liu H,Lin M,Ding Y,Song C,Li Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospitalizations are common in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and are associated with high mortality. We used data from the Premier Healthcare Database to determine in-hospital mortality rates and the factors associated with in-hospital mortality in patients with IPF in the era of approved antifibro...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Durheim MT,Judy J,Bender S,Neely ML,Baumer D,Robinson SB,Conoscenti CS,Leonard TB,Lazarus HM,Palmer SM

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:Lactic acidosis is one of the most fatal adverse effects of linezolid, an antibiotic used to treat serious infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. However, the measures to prevent lactic acidosis have not been well established.We performed a retrospective study to analyze the impact of applying a s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Im JH,Lee JS,Chung MH,Kwon HY,Lee MJ,Baek JH

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nasal surgeries have been applied to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients with nasal obstruction for decades. However, the efficiency of nasal surgery in improving OSA remains controversial.The aim of this study was to identify whether isolated nasal surgery can improve apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). METHODS...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu J,Zhao G,Li Y,Zang H,Wang T,Wang D,Han D

更新日期：2017-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a progressive autoimmune disease that occurs as a result of the failure of neuromuscular transmission and is characterized by muscle weakness. There has been evidence on the correlations between the genetic predisposition of cytotoxic T lymphocyte and the antigen-4 (CTLA-4) and MG. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fang TK,Yan CJ,Du J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00