Song, Ji-A Bae, Hong-Beom Choi, Jeong-Il Kang, Jeonghyeon Jeong, Seongtae
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The Journal of International Medical Research
In the operating room, unanticipated difficult intubation can occur and anesthesiologists can experience challenging situations. Undiagnosed tracheal stenosis caused by congenital factors, trauma, tumors, or post-intubation injury, can make advancing the endotracheal tube difficult. We present an adult patient in whom we were unable to pass an endo...
Liang, Ma Liwen, Zhang Bingfang, Chen Yanbo, Ding Jianping, Chen
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The Journal of International Medical Research
Multiple serous membrane effusion (MSSE) as the first sign of eosinophilic gastroenteritis is extremely rare, and its clinical features and treatment methods have not been well described. The clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment methods of MSSE in a 44-year-old woman were retrospectively reviewed. Laboratory testing revealed an elevat...
Yao, Hui-Ming Zuo, Wei Wang, Xiao-Lei Zhang, Wei
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The Journal of International Medical Research
A 70-year-old man presented to our hospital because of a cough with bright red blood for 1 month. A chest computed tomography (CT) scan showed that there was a patchy, dense shadow below the pleura of the upper lobe of the left lung. This shadow was approximately 2.7 × 2.2 cm in size, with rough edges, adjacent pleural traction, and localized thick...
Yu, Yuling Liu, Lin Huang, Jiayi Shen, Geng Chen, Chaolei Huang, Yuqing Zhang, Bin Tang, Songtao Feng, Yingqing
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Objective This study aimed to evaluate the association between systolic blood pressure (SBP) and first ischemic stroke in older people with hypertension in the community. Methods This retrospective cohort study included 3315 residents who were hypertensive and older than 60 years in Guangdong, China. Results A total of 1475 men and 1840 women aged ...
Mo, Liang Wei, Bing Liang, Renji Yang, Zhi Xie, Shouzhi Wu, Shengrong You, Yong
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The Journal of International Medical Research
Background The average 5-year survival rate of lung adenocarcinoma patients is only 15% to 17%, which is primarily due to late-stage diagnosis and a lack of specific prognostic evaluations that can recommend effective therapies. Additionally, there is no clinically recognized biomarker that is effective for early-stage diagnosis. Methods Tissue sam...
Guang-hui, Liu Guang-yu, Zhu Yu-zhang, Liu Yong-Tao, Zhu Shi-min, Zhang Jiao, Jin
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The Journal of International Medical Research
Objective This study was performed to investigate the effectiveness and safety of ultrasound-guided transforaminal nerve block in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation. Methods Sixty patients who underwent treatment for protrusion of a lumbar intervertebral disc in Wangjing Hospital from January 2016 to December 2017 were divided into the study g...
Yang, Xin Gao, Ling-Yun Qin, Shu Ma, Kang-Hua Luo, Su-Xin Qin, Chun-Chang
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The Journal of International Medical Research
Objective The effect of alcohol consumption on the risk of coronary heart disease is controversial. Several studies have assessed the effects of alcohol on the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, but few studies have evaluated the chronic effects of alcohol consumption on the coronary artery diameter. We investigated whether alcohol consumption a...
Alkahtani, Shaea Aljuhani, Osama Alhussain, Maha Habib, Syed Shahid
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The Journal of International Medical Research
Objective In this study, we aimed to examine the association between physical activity patterns and sarcopenia in Arab men. Methods This cross-sectional study included 363 men (47.7 ± 15.4 years). We analyzed appendicular lean mass (ALM), handgrip strength test, and physical activity levels. ALM divided by height (meters) squared was calculated (AL...
Zhu, Lin-bo Zhu, Feng Li, Peng-fei Zhang, Peng-bin
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The Journal of International Medical Research
Cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer affects postoperative recurrence and survival. Hypoparathyroidism is caused by parathyroid gland injury during thyroidectomy. Carbon nanoparticles can trace stained lymph nodes, aiding in thorough dissection of lymph nodes in the operation area. To reduce postoperative oc...
Li, Qianying Chen, Xianyang Li, Jiujun
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The Journal of International Medical Research
Objective We investigated the effect of untransplantable bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in acute lung injury (ALI) and whether BMSCs attenuate damage of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) to alveolar type II epithelial cells (AECIIs). Methods ALI models were prepared by nebulizing LPS and then BMSCs were infused 1 hour later. We observed ...
