abstract：RATIONALE:The establishment of lung isolation is often particularly challenging for the anesthesiologist in patients with difficult airway. Usually, orotracheal intubation with double lumen tube is the commonly used technique for achieving 1 lung anesthesia. Whereas, in patients with limited mouth opening and restricte...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng X,Zhang C,Lian S,Liu S,Jiang Z

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease in Western countries, and strongly associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Several studies have shown that hypoglycemic agents are effective for NAFLD combined with T2DM. However, there is still controversy o...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu ST,Su KQ,Zhang LH,Liu MH,Zhao WX

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR) is a clinical syndrome of radial neck and shoulder pain. Both Massage and Acupotomy have been widely used in the treatment of CSR, in China and achieved satisfied efficacy. Therefore, the aim of this study is to systematically evaluate the clinical efficacy of acupoto...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Dai W,Wang X,Xie R,Zhuang M,Chang X,Jin Z,Yin H,Feng M,Wei X,Yu J,Zhu L

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Programmed death-1 (PD-1) and programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) inhibitors are immune therapies that have shown great promise in the treatment of multiple cancers. However, immune-related adverse events of PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors may limit their use in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Given the rising n...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li H,Han D,Feng X,Yu W,Xu T,Ma T,Song L

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The best treatment option for patients with post-hemorrhagic hydrocephalus (PHH) remains controversial. The objective of the current meta-analysis is to systematically evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with PHH treated by ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VPS) and lumboperitoneal shunt (LPS). METHODS:We...

journal_title：Medicine

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

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical treatment of congenital scoliosis under 10 years is difficult as it involves resecting vertebrae. Moreover, patient follow-up after surgery is extremely important because the patient is a child whose growth has not been completed. However, there are very few long-term follow-up studies after surgical trea...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang JH,Chang DG,Suh SW,Kim W,Park J

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:This case series aimed to preliminarily evaluate the efficacy and safety of drug-eluting beads transarterial chemoembolization (DEB-TACE) in patients with lung, renal, gastric, and other non-liver cancers.Twenty-four patients who underwent DEB-TACE or DEB-TACE combined with other therapies were reviewed in this case s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Z,Ji K,Bai L,Wang C,Hu Y,Shi Y,Zhan P,Song L,Li X,Duan X,Han X

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Infertility is a common medical condition that affects nearly 15% of the world population. Non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is one of the most severe forms of male infertility. Some common structural variants, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and genetic factors were reported to be associated with NOA...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhao H,Zhang H,Xi Q,Li L,Zhu H,Hu X,Liu R

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Filling materials for partial defect of the breast have rarely been developed because of safety and durability. PATIENT CONCERNS:Two female patients (ages, 53 and 50 years) with breast cancer underwent partial mastectomy with sentinel lymph node biopsy. DIAGNOSIS:Core needle biopsy revealed an invasive duct...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee J,Yang JD,Lee JW,Li J,Jung JH,Kim WW,Park CS,Lee JS,Park HY

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Serums were collected from people to assess whether polio immunity level was high enough to satisfy the polio vaccine immunization switch in Chongqing.People in 7 age groups (<1 year, 1-2 years, 3-4 years, 5-6 years, 7-14 years, 15-19 years, ≧20 years) were randomly selected in 3 areas by different geographical featur...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu J,Kuang S,Rong R,Zhang Y,Tang W,Wang Q

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis (HAE) presents a high pathogenicity and case fatality rate. The main treatment for HAE is surgical resection. Giant lesions in the liver and invasion of the pathogen into the retrohepatic inferior vena cava are usually associated with a poor prognosis when radical resection can...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang T,Li G,Fu Z,Gao D,Li N,Lin D

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior evidence suggested that inflammation and inflammatory cytokines polymorphisms might be essential in the development of coronary heart disease (CHD) and cognitive decline. The following study investigated the associations between interleukin-35 (IL-35) polymorphisms and cognitive decline in CHD patients over a 2-...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shi Y,Zhang S,Xue Y,Yang Z,Lin Y,Liu L,Liu H

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:We examine the relationship between dementia and psychiatric disorder diagnoses among long-term care residents in nursing homes across the state of Rhode Island (RI), USA.Observational clinical study.Two hundred fifty-five residents with and without the diagnosis of dementia were included in this study.Prevalence anal...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tori K,Kalligeros M,Nanda A,Shehadeh F,van Aalst R,Chit A,Mylonakis E

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Most of the patients with bladder genital tract fistula recover with surgical treatment. In the present study, we aimed to assess conservative treatment strategies for bladder genital tract fistula. PATIENT CONCERNS:We reviewed 3 cases with bladder genital tract fistula who underwent treatment at our hosp...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He Z,Cui L,Wang J,Gong F,Jia G

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, there is some clinical evidence supporting the use of acupuncture in alleviating pain and dysfunction in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). However, the question of whether acupuncture could be efficacious for ageing patients remains unanswered. We designed a randomized controlled study t...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen Y,Song H,Chen M,Xu H

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Tibial nerve injury is a sustainable but rare complication during total-ankle arthroplasty (TAA). We outlined 2 previously unreported cases of tibial nerve injury in TAA, including the prognoses and possible causes. PATIENT CONCERNS:First, a 63-year-old woman complained of a 5-month history of persistent tin...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee GW,Lee KB

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the effect of high-volume hemofiltration (HVHF) on Th17/Treg imbalance in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). METHODS:Forty-two patients with SAP were randomly received 24 hours of continuous HVHF (n = 21) or without HVHF (n = 21). At day 28, all 42 patients were divided into survi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo J,Li Z,Tang D,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Papillary meningioma is an extremely rare malignant lesion with high degree of invasiveness, high recurrence rate, and perivascular pseudopapillary structure. The incidence of cystic degeneration in papillary meningiomas is relatively low, and cystic papillary meningiomas growing in the ventricle are even ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng Z,Chao Q,Zhang H,Wang DW,Shu HS

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Tetanus is usually caused by wound infection with Clostridium tetani after acute injuries. Skin cancer wound is a rarely reported cause of tetani infection. It is difficult to be diagnosed and mistaken for other brain lesions. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 49-year-old man presenting with the only symptom of repeated co...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang J,Yang Y,Yang C,Lv W,Xu S,Shi F,Shan A

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a main complication of surgery, and by now, drugs cannot prevent it completely. Some meta-analyses have proved acupuncture therapy can prevent PONV. However, it is still controversial whether noninvasive acupuncture therapies are comparable with invasive ones. This...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fu CW,Shu Q,Jiao Y,Wu T,Song AQ,Zhu QC,Zhang WP

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic significance of CD44 variant-9 (CD44v9) expression in human cancers has been investigated in several studies, however, definite conclusion has not be reached. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the prognostic significance of CD44v9 expression in various cancers...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zeng L,Chen Y,Chen L,Tang C

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:To report the management of recalcitrant neurotrophic keratopathy in a pediatric patient affected by pontine tegmental cap dysplasia (PTCD) using topical human recombinant nerve growth factor (hrNGF, Cenegermin 20 μg/ml). To the best of our knowledge the present case is one of the few described in patients wi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fausto R,Ceccuzzi R,Micheletti E,Clerici R,Riva I,Katsanos A,Oddone F,Quaranta L

更新日期：2020-07-24 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/OBJECTIVE:Both athletes with and without disabilities can develop burnout symptoms. However, athletes with disabilities may face different or more challenges compared to their counterparts without disabilities. The present study aimed at ascertaining the effect of digital storytelling intervention on burnout...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ofoegbu TO,Asogwa UD,Ogbonna CS,Aloh HE,Eseadi C,Eskay M,Nji GC,Ngwoke OR,Agboti CI,Nnachi RA,Nnachi OC,Otu MS

更新日期：2020-07-24 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：:This study investigated the impacts of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors (RASIs) on 2-year clinical outcomes in diabetes and dyslipidemic acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients after a successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using newer-generation drug-eluting stents (DESs).A total of 16,997 AMI pati...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim YH,Her AY,Jeong MH,Kim BK,Hong SJ,Kim S,Ahn CM,Kim JS,Ko YG,Choi D,Hong MK,Jang Y

更新日期：2020-07-24 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：:The aim of this study was to elucidate the possible association between migration inhibitory factor (MIF)-173G/C gene polymorphisms and transcript and plasma levels of MIF in spinal tuberculosis (TB) patients. Clinical data were collected from 254 spinal TB patients and 262 healthy controls participating in the study....

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang J,Sheng B,Li X,Sun J,Shi L,Wei W,Wang G,Cao X

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Accessory liver lobe (ALL), an autonomous island of normal liver parenchyma, is a rare congenital anomaly that is difficult for preoperative diagnosis and often identified incidentally. It can also be accompanied with benign or malignant diseases, which is extremely rare. There are only 3 cases of focal no...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Su N,Chen C,Dai Q,Wang L,Yang M,Xia Y,Jiang Y,Lv K

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies had reported that the CDKAL1 (cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) regulatory subunit-associated protein 1-like 1) rs10946398 C/A polymorphism associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in various ethnic groups, however, inconsistent results have been obtained in studies of different populations.We p...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu X,Liang J,Geng H,Xu W,Teng F,Yang M

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with infective endocarditis (IE), have high mortality and morbidity, however, its early diagnosis is difficult. Few studies have examined the delayed diagnosis of IE. We aimed to investigate the factors associated with the diagnostic delay of IE.A retrospective cohort study was conducted for consecutive patie...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Nishiguchi S,Nishino K,Kitagawa I,Tokuda Y

更新日期：2020-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional Chinese medicine tongue diagnosis can mirror the status of the internal organ, but evidence is lacking regarding the accuracy of tongue diagnosis to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). This study was to investigate the association between GERD and tongue manifestation, and whether tongue imaging could ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu TC,Lu CN,Hu WL,Wu KL,Chiang JY,Sheen JM,Hung YC

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracavitary application of brachytherapy (BT) sources followed by external beam radiation is essential for the local treatment of carcinoma of the cervix, postate, and nasopharynx. Dose distribution of external beam radiation plus BT can be challenging for the planning system because of their dose calculation by 2 d...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang F,Jiang C,Liu T,Sun Q,Ye Z,Shi K,Wu P,Qin W,Fu Z,Jiang Y

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have an increased susceptibility for many chronic health conditions compared with their peers. An increasing number of adolescents are transitioning from pediatric to adult healthcare services. Thus, being able to access appropriate healthcare services that can not ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Calleja S,Islam FMA,Kingsley J,McDonald R

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Kawasaki disease (KD) is a systemic inflammatory disease. Standard imaging features of KD include interstitial and lobular inflammatory lesions in the lungs, while KD shock syndrome (KDSS), complicated with substantial consolidation and atelectasis in the lung, is rarely reported. PATIENTS CONCERNS:Herein...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Song Y,Wei W,Liu L,Wang Y,Shi X,Li L

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acupotomy has been widely used clinically to relieve low back pain. However, the efficacy of acupotomy for the third lumbar vertebrae transverse process syndrome is still uncertain. The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of acupotomy therapy for the third lumbar vertebrae transver...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jiao L,Xiao Y,Chi Z,Zhu D,Ouyang X,Xu W,You J,Luo Z,Yuan F

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is extremely hazardous to pregnant woman in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. AFLP has an insidious onset and nonspecific experimental indicators, which therefore is difficult to be diagnosed. PATIENT CONCERNS:Case 1 was transferred to our hospital for hypertensive disorde...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang L,Gan Q,Du S,Zhao Y,Sun G,Lin Y,Li R

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traumatic brain injury (TBI) refers to head injuries that disrupt normal function of the brain. TBI commonly lead to a wide range of potential psychosocial functional deficits. Although psychosocial function after TBI is influenced by many factors, more and more evidence shows that social cognitive skills ar...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin X,Zhang X,Liu Q,Zhao P,Zhang H,Wang H,Yi Z

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrospective single institution observational study.The aim of the present study was to analyze the influence of early extensive posterior decompression on complications in patients with severe traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (tcSCI).Cervical SCI is associated with a high prevalence of hyponatremia and cardiopu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang C,Wang G,Xu S,Li G,Wang Q

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Penile metastasis in rectal cancer is very rare and often originates from prostatic or bladder cancer. The prognosis of penile metastasis is poor and its treatments are more often palliative than curative due to association with disseminated metastases. Pathologic complete response (pCR) in rectal cancer with...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee TG,Son SM,Kim MJ,Lee SJ

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00