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Efficacy of eculizumab in an adult patient with HIV-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome: A case report.

Medicine Dec 1, 2017
INTRODUCTION: Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-positive patients has become a rare cause of kidney injury since the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Plasma exchange and antiretroviral therapy w...
Plasma Exchange Kidney Function Tests Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized Follow-Up Studies Antibodies, Monoclonal Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active Risk Assessment Immunohistochemistry Humans Renal Dialysis Biopsy, Needle Acute Kidney Injury HIV Infections Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Female Treatment Outcome Middle Aged
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Percutaneous kyphoplasty versus posterior spinal fixation with vertebroplasty for treatment of Kümmell disease: A case-control study with minimal 2-year follow-up.

Medicine Dec 1, 2017
This is a retrospective case-control study.The aim of this study was to compare the surgical results of percutaneous kyphoplasty (KP) and posterior spinal fixation with vertebroplasty (PSF+VP) for treatment of Kümmell disease (KD).KD is rare form of ...
Tomography, X-Ray Computed Female Aged Vertebroplasty Adult Kyphoplasty Spinal Diseases Humans Operative Time Databases, Factual Pain Measurement Retrospective Studies Osteonecrosis Male Case-Control Studies Treatment Outcome Chi-Square Distribution Middle Aged Time Factors Follow-Up Studies Postoperative Complications Blood Loss, Surgical Severity of Illness Index
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NT-proBNP test with improved accuracy for the diagnosis of chronic heart failure.

Medicine Dec 1, 2017
The circulating concentration of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has been shown to be a diagnostic tool for the detection of heart failure. Several factors influence NT-proBNP levels including age, sex, and body mass index (BMI)....
Databases, Factual Biomarkers Retrospective Studies Female Sensitivity and Specificity Heart Failure Sex Factors Male Age Factors Diagnostic Tests, Routine Middle Aged Natriuretic Peptide, Brain Humans Chronic Disease Aged Echocardiography, Doppler Aged, 80 and over Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index China ROC Curve Area Under Curve Peptide Fragments
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Chronic primary adrenal insufficiency after unilateral adrenonephrectomy: A case report.

Medicine Dec 1, 2017
RATIONALE: Unilateral adrenalectomy as part of surgical resection of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is not thought to increase the risk of chronic adrenal insufficiency, as the contralateral adrenal gland is assumed to be capable of compensating for the ...
Aged Nephrectomy Male Hydrocortisone Humans Glucocorticoids Prednisolone Kidney Neoplasms Adrenalectomy Addison Disease Carcinoma, Renal Cell
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Clinical evaluation of improved MyoSure hysteroscopic tissue removal system for the resection of type II submucosal myomas.

Medicine Dec 1, 2017
This study aims to determine whether clinical evaluation of improved MyoSure hysteroscopic tissue removal system can remove type II submucosal myomas with safety and high success rate of the first operation.Fifty-three patients with type II submucosa...
Female Adult Treatment Outcome Uterine Neoplasms Leiomyoma Hysteroscopy Uterine Myomectomy Humans
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Unexpected hemorrhage of a rare vessel, a pubic branch of the external iliac artery, after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy: Case report.

Medicine Dec 1, 2017
RATIONALE: Postoperative hemorrhage is a rare complication after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP), with no case reports of bleeding from the external iliac artery in the literature.
Postoperative Hemorrhage Embolization, Therapeutic Prostatectomy Angiography, Digital Subtraction Male Prostatic Neoplasms Neoplasm Staging Laparoscopy Iliac Artery Humans
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Acute keratoconjunctivitis due to contamination of contact lens care solution with histamine-producing Raoultella species: A case report.

Medicine Dec 1, 2017
RATIONALE: Contact lens storage cases are known to be contaminated by a significant number of bacteria. However, histamine-producing Raoultella species has not been reported to contaminate contact lens storage case.
Visual Acuity Diagnosis, Differential Enterobacteriaceae Drug Contamination Contact Lens Solutions Humans Female Adult Enterobacteriaceae Infections Keratoconjunctivitis
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Atypical hemangioma mimicking mixed hepatocellular cholangiocarcinoma: Case report.

Medicine Dec 1, 2017
RATIONALE: Hemangioma of the liver is a benign hepatic tumor, more common in women than in men, which is typically asymptomatic, solitary, and incidentally discovered. Atypical hemangioma is a variant of hepatic hemangioma with atypical imaging findi...
Diagnosis, Differential Diagnostic Imaging Punctures Image-Guided Biopsy Cholangiocarcinoma Hemangioma Humans Biomarkers, Tumor Male Middle Aged Liver Neoplasms Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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The application of 18F-FDG PET/CT in ovarian immature teratomas when pathological examination results contradict clinical observations: a case report.

Medicine Dec 1, 2017
RATIONALE: Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) could reveal potential lymph node involvement and assisted locating sample sites for pathological examinations.
Radiopharmaceuticals Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 Teratoma Lymphatic Metastasis Ovarian Neoplasms Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography Combined Modality Therapy Humans Female Adolescent
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Syphilis of the lumbar spine: A case report and review of the literature.

Medicine Dec 1, 2017
RATIONALE: Tertiary syphilis can manifest as gummatous disease, but gumma of the spine has been extremely rarely reported.
Humans Lumbar Vertebrae Syphilis Spinal Diseases Decompression, Surgical Pedicle Screws Male Middle Aged Diagnosis, Differential Neurosurgical Procedures
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