abstract：BACKGROUND:Abdominal trauma, leading to intra-abdominal bleeding, is a life-threatening condition that might need emergency surgical intervention. Sonography and Computed Tomography (CT) are most commonly used to detect free intra-abdominal fluid. This study investigates the accuracy of CT to distinguish between ascite...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Kerschbaum M,Schurr LA,Riedl M,Mayr A,Weiß I,Klute L,Popp D,Pfeifer C,Ernstberger A,Alt V,Dendl LM

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Air pollution is a major environmental risk to health and a global public health concern. In 2016, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), ambient air pollution in cities and rural areas was estimated to cause 4.2 million premature deaths. It is estimated that around 91% of the world's population lives in pl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Majewski S,Piotrowski WJ

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The laparoscopic approach for TME is proven to be non-inferior in oncological outcome compared to open surgery. Anatomical limitations in the male and obese pelvis with resulting pathological shortcomings and high conversion rates were stimuli for alternative approaches. The transanal approach for TME (TaT...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Dittrich L,Biebl M,Schmuck R,Gül S,Weiss S,Haase O,Knoop M,Alkatout I,Pratschke J,Aigner F

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioimpedance spectroscopy (BIS) is a noninvasive method used to evaluate body fluid volume status in dialysis patients, but reports on its effectiveness in pediatrics are scarce. We investigated the correlation between BIS and clinical characteristics and identified the changes in patients whose dialysis prescription ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Park PG,Min J,Lim SH,Kim JH,Ahn YH,Ha IS,Kang HG

更新日期：2020-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to report an update of the systematic review by Petrén et al. (2003). The objective was to evaluate how orthodontic treatments can affect unilateral posterior crossbite (UPXB) in primary and early mixed dentition. Several databases were consulted, and articles published between January 2002 and March 2020 wer...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Caroccia F,Moscagiuri F,Falconio L,Festa F,D'Attilio M

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate insulin sensitivity and glucose metabolism in pregnant lean and overweight polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients vs. lean and overweight controls without PCOS. METHODS:Prospective cohort study on 67 pregnant women (31 with PCOS and 36 controls, subdivided into overweight or obese and norm...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Feichtinger M,Linder T,Rosicky I,Eppel D,Schatten C,Eppel W,Husslein P,Tura A,Göbl CS

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Endoscopic resection has been the standard treatment for intramucosal esophageal cancers (ECs) because of the low risk of lymph node metastases in the lesions. In recent years, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), which can resect large ECs, has been performed. However, the risk of esophageal stricture after ESD is...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Hikichi T,Nakamura J,Takasumi M,Hashimoto M,Kato T,Kobashi R,Takagi T,Suzuki R,Sugimoto M,Sato Y,Irie H,Okubo Y,Kobayakawa M,Ohira H

更新日期：2020-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Daily management to shield chronic dialysis patients from SARS-CoV-2 contamination makes patient care cumbersome. There are no screening methods to date and a molecular biology platform is essential to perform RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2; however, accessibility remains poor. Our goal was to assess whether the tool...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Vial R,Gully M,Bobot M,Scarfoglière V,Brunet P,Bouchouareb D,Duval A,Zino HO,Faraut J,Jehel O,Berdad-Hadad Y,Burtey S,Jarrot PA,Lano G,Robert T

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Although head and/or neck pain attributed to orthostatic hypotension is included in international guidelines, its mechanisms and relevance remain unknown. This study examined the term's relevance and aimed to elucidate the associated clinical features. METHODS:An active stand test was performed to e...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Go S,Yamanaka G,Kasuga A,Kanou K,Takamatsu T,Takeshita M,Morishita N,Morichi S,Ishida Y,Oana S,Kashiwagi Y,Mitsufuji T,Araki N,Kawashima H

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:This observational, cross-sectional, epidemiological analysis investigated relationships of kidney function to urine calcium and other variables. The analyses targeted two population-based samples of adults (Gubbio study and Moli-sani study: n = 3508 and 955, respectively). Kidney function was assessed as estimated gl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Cirillo M,Bilancio G,Cavallo P,Giordano F,Iesce G,Costanzo S,De Curtis A,Di Castelnuovo A,Iacoviello L

更新日期：2020-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depression disorder (MDD) is the most prevalent psychiatric comorbid condition in cocaine use disorder (CUD). The comorbid MDD might be primary-MDD (CUD-primary-MDD) or cocaine-induced MDD (CUD-induced-MDD), and their accurate diagnoses and treatment is a challenge for improving prognoses. This study aimed to as...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Fonseca F,Mestre-Pintó JI,Gómez-Gómez À,Martinez-Sanvisens D,Rodríguez-Minguela R,Papaseit E,Pérez-Mañá C,Langohr K,Valverde O,Pozo ÓJ,Farré M,Torrens M,On Behalf Of Neurodep Group

更新日期：2020-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Limb length discrepancy (LLD) is a common problem after joint-preserving hip surgeries, hip dysplasia, and hip deformities. Limping, pain, sciatica, paresthesia, and hip instability are common clinical findings and may necessitate limb-lengthening procedures. The study included five patients (two female and three male...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Zak L,Tiefenboeck TM,Wozasek GE

更新日期：2020-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The main goal of the present study was the identification of cellular phenotypes in attention-deficit-/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) patient-derived cellular models from carriers of rare copy number variants (CNVs) in the PARK2 locus that have been previously associated with ADHD. Human-derived fibroblasts (HDF) were ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Palladino VS,Chiocchetti AG,Frank L,Haslinger D,McNeill R,Radtke F,Till A,Haupt S,Brüstle O,Günther K,Edenhofer F,Hoffmann P,Reif A,Kittel-Schneider S

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The selection of a highly-viable single embryo in assisted reproductive technology requires an acceptable predictive method in order to reduce the multiple pregnancy rate and increase the success rate. In this study, the metabolomic profiling of growing and impaired embryos was assessed on the fifth day of fertilizati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Motiei M,Vaculikova K,Cela A,Tvrdonova K,Khalili R,Rumpik D,Rumpikova T,Glatz Z,Saha T

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The assessment of ovarian reserve in the case of endometrioma is of pivotal importance for planning a tailored management. However, both the antral follicle count (AFC) and the antimüllerian hormone (AMH) dosage are subject to a fair degree of variability in ovarian endometriosis. This study aimed to identif...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Cosma S,Carosso AR,Moretto M,Borella F,Ferraioli D,Bovetti M,Gervasoni F,Filippini C,Revelli A,Ferrero S,Benedetto C

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Glasgow-Blatchford Score (GBS) is one of the most widely used scoring systems for predicting clinical outcomes for gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB). However, the clinical significance of the GBS in predicting GIB in patients with heart failure (HF) remains unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS:We conducted a pros...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Hotsuki Y,Sato Y,Yoshihisa A,Watanabe K,Kimishima Y,Kiko T,Yokokawa T,Misaka T,Sato T,Kaneshiro T,Oikawa M,Kobayashi A,Yamaki T,Kunii H,Nakazato K,Takeishi Y

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Descriptive and retrospective studies without control groups have suggested a possible association between primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) and vitamin B12 (B12) deficiency. This is of importance because several mucosal and neurological features are common to these two conditions and could be prevented or reversed in ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Urbanski G,Chabrun F,Schaepelynck B,May M,Loiseau M,Schlumberger E,Delattre E,Lavigne C,Lacombe V

更新日期：2020-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A key criterion for the most common chronic liver disease-non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)-is an intrahepatic fat content above 5% in individuals who are not using steatogenic agents or having significant alcohol intake. Subjects with NAFLD have increased plasma concentrations of glucagon, and emerging eviden...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Galsgaard KD

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causal agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), first emerged in Wuhan, China. The clinical manifestations of patients infected with COVID-19 include fever, cough, and dyspnea, up to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute cardiac inju...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Stasi A,Castellano G,Ranieri E,Infante B,Stallone G,Gesualdo L,Netti GS

更新日期：2020-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although early identification of critical illness polyneuropathy (CIP) is necessary, the established diagnostic criteria have several limitations in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting. The purpose of this study was to define simplified diagnostic criteria of CIP that best predict clinical outcomes. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Jung C,Choi NJ,Kim WJ,Chun YM,Lee HJ,Kim TH,Pak SR,Lee JH,Hong SK,Kim W

更新日期：2020-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to evaluate the effects of ultrasound-assisted wound (UAW) debridement on cellular proliferation and dermal repair in complicated diabetic foot ulcers as compared to diabetic foot ulcers receiving surgical/sharp wound debridement. A randomized controlled trial was performed involving 51 outpatients with compl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Lázaro-Martínez JL,Álvaro-Afonso FJ,Sevillano-Fernández D,García-Álvarez Y,Sanz-Corbalan I,García-Morales E

更新日期：2020-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Bronchiectasis and asthma may share some characteristics and some patients may have both conditions. The present study aimed to examine the rationale of prophylactic inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) prescription in children with bronchiectasis. Data of children with radiologically established bronchiectasis were retrospe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Douros K,Sardeli O,Prountzos S,Galani A,Moriki D,Alexopoulou E,Priftis KN

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the short-term effects of different types of anti-glaucoma eyedrop on sclero-conjunctival vasculatures and their associations with intraocular pressure (IOP) reduction. METHODS:This was a prospective study including 20 healthy subjects. A single instillation of ripasudil or bimatoprost was in...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Akagi T,Okamoto Y,Kameda T,Suda K,Nakanishi H,Miyake M,Ikeda HO,Yamada T,Kadomoto S,Uji A,Tsujikawa A

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:(1) Background: To examine trends in incidence and outcomes of urinary tract infections (UTIs) among men and women with or without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and to identify the predictors for in-hospital mortality (IHM). (2) Methods: We included patients (aged ≥40 years) who were hospitalized with ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： de Miguel-Diez J,Albaladejo-Vicente R,Palacios-Ceña D,Carabantes-Alarcon D,Zamorano-Leon JJ,Lopez-Herranz M,Lopez-de-Andres A

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Active vision therapy using perceptual learning and/or dichoptic or binocular environments has shown its potential effectiveness in amblyopia, but some doubts remain about the type of stimuli and the mode and sequence of presentation that should be used. A search was performed in PubMed, obtaining 143 articles with in...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Hernández-Rodríguez CJ,Piñero DP,Molina-Martín A,Morales-Quezada L,de Fez D,Leal-Vega L,Arenillas JF,Coco-Martín MB

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Composition of saliva reflects the condition of the oral cavity. THE AIM OF THE STUDY:Investigation of the concentrations of MMP-1 (Matrix metalloproteinase-1), MMP-2 (Matrix metalloproteinase-2) and fibronectin in the saliva of patients planned for endodontic treatment or surgical extraction. MATERIAL AND...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Matuszczak E,Cwalina I,Tylicka M,Wawrzyn K,Nowosielska M,Sankiewicz A,Ołdak Ł,Gorodkiewicz E,Hermanowicz A

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Background The use of computed tomography (CT) for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) diagnosis in an area of northern Italy with a high incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection may have identified more patients with this disease than RT-PCR in the very early onset of the CO...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Martini F,D'Alessio A,Bracchi F,Di Mauro D,Fargnoli A,Motta M,Giussani C,Meazza Prina M,Gobbin G,Taverna M

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Paravalvular leak (PVL) is an important complication of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and is associated with poor prognosis. We aimed to identify the risk factors for PVL after TAVI including patient (calcium amount or location), device (leakage-proof or not), and procedural (oversizing index (OI)) fa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Ki YJ,Kang J,Lee HS,Chang M,Han JK,Yang HM,Park KW,Kang HJ,Koo BK,Kim HS

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Early diagnosis and timely management of tooth or dental material wear is imperative to avoid extensive restorations. Previous studies suggested different methods for tooth wear assessment, but no study has developed a three-dimensional (3D) superimposition technique applicable in cases where tooth surfaces, other tha...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Gkantidis N,Dritsas K,Katsaros C,Halazonetis D,Ren Y

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The worldwide epidemiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), still shows an increasing trend in Asia and Iran. Despite an improvement in the treatment landscape focused on symptomatic control, long-term colectomies have not decreased over the last 10-year ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Hosseini-Asl SK,Mehrabani D,Karimi-Busheri F

更新日期：2020-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of a PIPS (photon-induced photoacoustic streaming) Er:YAG laser to reduce the root canal system bacterial count in vivo in comparison to the traditional irrigation technique. The post-operative patients' quality of life (QoL) after endodontic therapy was evaluated thro...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Mandras N,Pasqualini D,Roana J,Tullio V,Banche G,Gianello E,Bonino F,Cuffini AM,Berutti E,Alovisi M

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amino acid metabolites (AAMs) have been linked to glucose homeostasis and type 2 diabetes (T2D). We investigated whether (1) baseline AAMs predict T2D remission 12 months after bariatric surgery and (2) whether AAMs are superior for predicting T2D remission postoperatively compared with existing prediction m...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Ha J,Jang M,Kwon Y,Park YS,Park DJ,Lee JH,Lee HJ,Ha TK,Kim YJ,Han SM,Han SU,Heo Y,Park S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a major comorbidity and unique with acute pain due to recurrent and episodic vaso-occlusive crises as well as chronic pain, which can span an individual's entire life. Opioids are the mainstay treatment for pain in SCD. Due to recent health crises raised by adverse effects includin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Argueta DA,Aich A,Muqolli F,Cherukury H,Sagi V,DiPatrizio NV,Gupta K

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a type of systemic vasculitis with eosinophilia in the peripheral blood, which is preceded by bronchial asthma or allergic disease. EGPA is pathologically characterized by microangiopathy granulomatosis vasculitis. Vasculitis can be exacerbated and cause central ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Isozaki T,Homma T,Sagara H,Kasama T

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) synthesis markers, comprising L-homoarginine, asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA), are significantly associated with cardiovascular events and mortality. Being involved in NO pathways, they may be of high importance regulating vascular tone and arterial hypertensi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Malle O,Trummer C,Theiler-Schwetz V,Meinitzer A,Keppel MH,Grübler MR,Tomaschitz A,Voelkl J,März W,Pilz S

更新日期：2020-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:There are differences in the incidence, clinical presentation, molecular pathogenesis, and outcome of colorectal cancer (CRC) based on tumor location. Emerging research suggests that the perioperative carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) ratio (post-op/pre-op CEA) is a prognostic factor for CRC patients. We aimed to determi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Odeny TA,Farha N,Hildebrandand H,Allen J,Vazquez W,Martinez M,Paluri RK,Kasi A

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:(1) Background: Omega-3 fatty acids (ω3FAs) are known to improve protein anabolism, increase the sensitivity to anabolic stimuli, decrease lipogenesis, and stimulate lipid oxidation. We aim to investigate whether ω3FAs are associated with the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity (SO). (2) Methods: Data were obtained from ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Yang W,Lee JW,Kim Y,Lee JH,Kang HT

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular monitoring of minimal residual disease (MRD) and BCR-ABL1 kinase domain (KD) mutation testing have a well consolidated role in the routine management of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients, as they provide precious information for therapeutic decision-making. Molecular response levels are used to define ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Soverini S,Bernardi S,Galimberti S

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment with new agents is associated with the risk of the development of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). The seropositivity and a high index of anti-John Cunningham virus (JCV) antibodies are some of the risk factors for PML development. The aim of this study was to assess ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Bonek R,Guenter W,Jałowiński R,Karbicka A,Litwin A,Maciejowski M,Zajdel R,Petit V,Rejdak K

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Telemedicine is believed to be helpful in managing patients suffering from chronic diseases, in particular elderly patients with numerous accompanying conditions. This was the basis for the "GERIATRICS and e-Technology (GER-e-TEC) study", which was an experiment involving the use of the smart MyPredi™ e-pl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical medicine

authors： Zulfiqar AA,Vaudelle O,Hajjam M,Geny B,Talha S,Letourneau D,Hajjam J,Erve S,Hajjam El Hassani A,Andrès E

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00