Kou, Furong Gong, Jifang Li, Yan Li, Jian Zhang, Xiaotian Li, Jie Shen, Lin
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The Journal of international medical research
This prospective, dose-escalation phase I study evaluated the safety and efficacy of intraperitoneal bevacizumab in managing refractory malignant ascites and explored the recommended dose of bevacizumab for further study. Patients with refractory malignant ascites were enrolled. Bevacizumab was intraperitoneal administered weekly at an initial dose...
Yang, Xiaorong Xie, Min Tan, Lu Li, Taomei Tang, Xiangdong
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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is characterized by repetitive intermittent oxygen desaturation during sleep. Carbon monoxide poisoning (COP) is the second most common cause of death among non-medicinal poisonings, and oxygen therapy is the current standard of treatment for COP. We herein report a case of a 50-year-old woman diagnosed with severe OSA...
Lee, Min Young Chang, Min Cheol
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We herein report a case of chemical meningitis that developed after cervical transforaminal steroid injection. A 49-year-old man presented with symptoms of meningitis (severe headache and neck stiffness) after cervical transforaminal steroid injection at the right C5-6 level. The injection solution was a mixture of lidocaine (0.3 mL), hyaluronidase...
Gu, Song Fu, Huichao Huang, Yinjun Xie, Renguo
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To evaluate the efficacy of venous free thenar flaps for reconstructing palmar soft tissue defects in fingers. From December 2018 to October 2019, 11 patients with palmar soft tissue defects in fingers were treated using venous free thenar flaps. At the final follow-up, the range of thumb radial and palmar abduction on the injured side and opposite...
Li, Wei Mao, Jiayu Liu, Yang Zhu, Ying Li, Xiaojing Zhang, Zhigang Bai, Xuechai Zheng, Wei Wang, Liang
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Adenomyosis is a common and refractory disease in gynecology. Preserving the uterus during treatment for adenomyosis remains a problem. High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is widely used in treatment of solid tumors. This study aimed to analyze patients with adenomyosis who were treated by HIFU and to preliminarily examine the characteristics ...
Wu, Xue-Mei Wang, Guang-Liang Kou, Chang-Gui Wang, Jiang-Tao Liang, Jian-Min Yu, Ya-Qin
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Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) can develop in patients following exposure to multiple triggers, including blood pressure fluctuations, kidney diseases, immunosuppressive agents, chemotherapy, or autoimmune disorders. However, to the best of our knowledge, the development of PRES secondary to food poisoning has not been previous...
Zheng, Huan Wei, Xin-Chuan Yu, Tao Lei, Qian
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Heart surgery in patients from high-altitude areas is more challenging than usual. Few studies have been published on this issue, and none of them have discussed the effect of an altitude change (from high to low altitude) on a patient's physiology or its effects on a patient's perioperative management. Here, we present the case of a 46-year-old ma...
Chen, Hua-Biao Wu, Hong-Bo Chen, Min Huang, Yu-Liang
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Femoral head collapse and coxa vara lead to internal fixator failure in elderly patients with hip fracture. External fixator application is an optimal choice; however, the existing methods have many disadvantages. Type 31-A1.3 hip fracture models were developed in nine pairs of 1-year-old fresh bovine corpse femur specimens. Each left femur specime...
Gao, Zhixiang Yuan, Feng Li, Qiaoqiao Xia, Renlan Fu, Kai Xue, Boxin Liu, Xiaolong
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The mechanisms by which Y chromosome microdeletions cause infertility have been well described; however, the therapeutic targets remain a challenge. Here, we used whole-genome sequencing to explore the mechanism of Y chromosome deletion and potential therapeutic targets in a patient with infertility. There were no abnormalities in the patient's med...
Li, Xin Zhang, Weichang Shu, Chang Li, Quanming Zhang, Lei Zhu, Jieting
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To retrospectively review our experience with the diagnosis and treatment of carotid bifurcation tumors (CBFT). This was a retrospective study of 60 patients with CBFT who underwent surgical and conservative treatment. The patients' clinicopathological features, imaging examination findings, treatment strategy, and prognosis were analyzed. The surg...
