Jin, Qi Zhao, Zhi-Hui Luo, Qin Zhao, Qing Yan, Lu Zhang, Yi Li, Xin Yang, Tao Zeng, Qi-Xian Xiong, Chang-Ming
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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is a complex chronic disease in which pulmonary artery stenosis or obstruction caused by organized thrombus can lead to increased pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance, ultimately triggering progressive right heart failure and death. Currently, its exact mechanism is not fu...
Gao, Wei Ou, Tong-Wen Cui, Xin Wu, Jiang-Tao Cui, Bo
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Retroperitoneal fibrosis is an exceptionally rare disease characterized by proliferation of fibrous tissue and inflammation in the retroperitoneum. It features many symptoms in the kidneys and in other organs and usually leads to ureteral obstruction. Here we present 9 consecutive cases of idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (IRPF) in patients who ...
Yang, Shan-Bing Du, Shu-Wen Wang, Ji-Heng
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Patients affected by Crohn's disease (CD) are more likely to develop gastrointestinal stenosis and often undergo surgery during the duration of disease. To identify the risk factors for gastrointestinal stenosis in hospitalized CD patients in China. The clinical data of CD patients hospitalized at the Seventh Medical Center, Chinese People's Libera...
Chen, Ping Yu, Min Zhang, Ji-Liang Chen, Wei-Yong Zhu, Li Song, Yue Jiang, Cheng-Yi Zhang, Shuang
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Pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma (PSC), a rare subtype of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), is poorly differentiated and highly aggressive. Treatment is limited, and the prognosis is poor. Pembrolizumab is an anti-programmed death (PD)-1 antibody with good efficacy in NSCLC. Recent studies have demonstrated that PD-ligand 1 (PD-L1) overexpression ...
Liu, Nan-Nan Zhang, Xin-Yue Tang, Yan-Yan Wang, Zhi-Ming
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Multiple intraoral dermoid cysts of large magnitude generally appear in the second or third decade of life. They are rare in infants and are usually solitary. In this case, a large mass was identified in utero during prenatal exams. We introduce a rare case on multiple dermoid cysts in the floor of the mouth of an infant who underwent two surgeries...
Ge, Jun Kong, Ke-Yu Cheng, Xiao-Qiang Li, Peng Hu, Xing-Xing Yang, Hui-Lin Shen, Min-Jie
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Vascular injury is a rare complication of femoral shaft fractures, and rupture of the deep femoral artery is more difficult to diagnose because of its anatomical location and symptoms. Despite its low incidence, deep femoral artery rupture can lead to life-threatening outcomes, such as compartment syndrome, making early identification and diagnosis...
Yue, Yuan-Yi Fan, Xin-Yue Zhang, Qiang Lu, Yi-Ping Wu, Si Wang, Shuang Yu, Miao Cui, Chang-Wan Sun, Zheng-Rong
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Gut microbiota is an emerging field of research, with related research having breakthrough development in the past 15 years. Bibliometric analysis can be applied to analyze the evolutionary trends and emerging hotspots in this field. To study the subject trends and knowledge structures of gut microbiota related research fields from 2004 to 2018. Th...
Yin, Zhu-Zeng Zhao, Zhi-Ming Tang, Wen-Bo Jiang, Nan Zhang, Ke-Di Song, Yu-Yao Wang, Yang Li, Cheng-Gang Gao, Yuan-Xing Liu, Rong
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Nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine (AG) has resulted in higher tumor response and survival rates for metastatic or advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) compared with gemcitabine (GEM) alone. To examine the feasibility and safety of AG adjuvant chemotherapy of resectable PDAC. We retrospectively analyzed patients with resected PDAC who rece...
Lin, Lin Jiao, Yan Luo, Xian-Guo Zhang, Jin-Zhu Yin, He-Liang Ma, Li Chen, Bo-Ran Kelly, Derek M Gu, Wei-Kuan Chen, Hong
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Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a destructive condition most commonly affecting young and middle-aged patients. The leading consequence of ONFH is often a significant articular disability. Effective joint-preserving surgical treatments are urgently needed for patients with early stage ONFH when outcomes of treatment are in general bette...
Kim, Hong-Beum Park, Sang-Gon Hong, Ran Kang, Seong-Ho Na, Yong Sub
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Pembrolizumab is a highly selective IgG4 kappa isotype monoclonal antibody against the programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) molecule. In the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), pembrolizumab has demonstrated significant efficacy, significant survival outcomes, long-lasting responses, and a good safety profile compared with cytotoxic chemothe...
