The Challenge of Asthma in Mino ...
The burden and disparity of asthma in race/ethnic minorities present a significant challenge. In this review, we will evaluate data on asthma epidem ...
Severe systemic lupus erythemat ...
This study describes the characteristics of severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients who visited the emergency department of the Shanghai ...
The osteogenic differentiation ...
Under specific culture conditions, umbilical cord blood derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can differentiate into osteogenic, adipogenic, and cho ...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and the ...
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder with major neurocognitive and cardiovascular sequelae. It is estimated that more than one quarter ...
Can We Achieve Clinical Breakpo ...
The azoles are first-line agents for the treatment of aspergillosis. A number of recent studies have shown increasing rates of resistance in A. fumi ...
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia ...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains one of the most important nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit and has been the focus of m ...
Role of Ultrasound and Other Ad ...
Imaging of gout with conventional radiography has been described since shortly after roentgenography was invented. Ultrasound (US) detects more eros ...
Henoch–Schonlein Purpura Leads ...
Background Pain predominant functional gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome may develop as sequelae to acute infectious gastr ...
Prospective Controlled Assessme ...
Background and Aims Previous studies have demonstrated the value of systematic feedback in enhancing endoscopic procedure performance. It remains un ...
Histopathological incidence of ...
The objective of this study was to evaluate the histopathological incidence of facial canal dehiscence in otosclerosis cases compared with non-otosc ...
Paediatric powered endonasal da ...
Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) is indicated in children with persistent nasolacrimal duct obstruction (NLDO). Endoscopic endonasal DCR has been success ...
Space–time clustering of elevat ...
Previous studies of congenital hypothyroidism (CHT) have reported an increasing incidence which may suggest that environmental factors play an aetio ...
Transition from pediatric to ad ...
The aimof this study was to assess the expectations of adolescents with chronic disorders with regard to transition from pediatric to adult health c ...
External tissue expansion using ...
Small- to medium-sized ulcers and wounds that are “difficult-to-close” constitute the bulk of wounds that cause problems in closure. Direct suture i ...
Diffusion-weighted echo planar ...
Objective To evaluate a diffusion-weighted (DW) black blood MR sequence for the detection of myocardium signal abnormalities in patients with recent ...
High-resolution spiral CTof the ...
Objective Mammography, today’s standard imaging approach, has deficits with respect to the superimposition of anatomical structures. Dedicated CT of ...
Safety and feasibility of S-1 a ...
Background The safety and feasibility of administering S-1 adjuvant chemotherapy for gastric cancer has not been fully evaluated in elderly patients ...
Timolol versus brinzolamide add ...
Background To compare the efficacy and safety of timolol 0.5% versus brinzolamide 1.0% when added to travoprost monotherapy in patients with primary ...
Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 ...
This study investigates the interactions between cyclooxygenase (COX-2) and vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) phenotypic switching, the two importa ...
Arthroscopic treatment of sympt ...
Successful arthroscopic treatment of symptomatic bipartite patella in a 23-year-old female professional volleyball player is reported.
No difference in anterior tibia ...
Purpose The relative advantages of cruciate retaining or cruciate resecting total knee replacement are still controversial. If the posterior cruciat ...
Assessment of neovascular perme ...
Object We evaluated the relationship of dynamic contrastenhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI)-derived pharmacokinetic parameters and contras ...
The relevance of early TCD moni ...
Brain death (BD) diagnosis is the clinical assessment of the irreversible loss of function of the entire brain, including the brainstem. Transcrania ...
MR imaging characteristics of p ...
Introduction Protoplasmic astrocytomas are a poorly recognized and uncommon subtype of astrocytoma. While usually categorized with other low-grade g ...
Massive Weight Loss Without Sur ...
Large weight losses are rarely achieved through non-surgical procedures, but are also possible without professional help. A massive weight loss may ...