Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveTo compare patients that received intravenous (i.v.) analgesics with those that received transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block for pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.MethodsThis retrospective study enrolled patients that had undergone laparoscopic cholecystectomy and divided them into two groups: the i.v. analgesic group (controls; group A) and the TAP block group (group T). Data retrieved from the...
Thu Aug 13, 2020 14:24
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. An aberrant right subclavian artery is a congenital aortic arch anomaly in which the right subclavian artery originates from the proximal descending aorta. The presence of an aberrant right subclavian artery can make right transradial coronary interventions more difficult and even lead to complications. Iatrogenic intramural hematomas and dissection of aberrant right subclavian arteries during transradial coronary angiography...
Thu Aug 13, 2020 13:57
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveThis study investigated whether the CYP11B2 -344T/C polymorphism is correlated with transient ischemic attack (TIA) susceptibility.MethodsWe recruited 100 TIA patients and 100 control subjects and analyzed the CYP11B2 -344T/C polymorphism using restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR–RFLP).ResultsThe frequency in TIA patients and controls was 42% compared with 48% for TT genotypes, 51% compared with 45% for...
Thu Aug 13, 2020 08:06
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveOur objective was to determine whether estradiol (E2) levels (Day 3 and fold change to Day 10), antral follicle count (AFC), and number of ova collected could predict ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) and culdocentesis intervention.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective review of patient charts between January 2008 and December 2017. OHSS was defined using American Society for Reproductive Medicine criteria....
Thu Aug 13, 2020 08:04
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveTo compare the potential beneficial effects of the angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) benazepril and the angiotensin II receptor 1 blocker (ARB) irbesartan on vaginal vascular remodeling and fibrosis in female spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs).MethodsTwelve-week-old female SHRs were treated with irbesartan or benazepril for 12 weeks. Vaginal renin angiotensin system (RAS) components were detected...
Thu Aug 13, 2020 08:03
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveTo assess the role of NOD-like receptor C5 (NLRC5; a major NLRC family protein that regulates immunity, inflammation and tissue fibrosis), in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, characterized by inflammation and oxidative damage.MethodsBlood NLRC5 levels were assessed in neonates with cerebral ischemia and in healthy controls. A stable PC12 cell line was established that overexpressed or knocked down NLRC5. Inflammatory...
Thu Aug 13, 2020 08:03
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveThis study aimed to compare the results of different graft materials in type I tympanoplasty for patients with a large perforation of the tympanic membrane.MethodsWe performed a retrospective study on 180 patients with type I tympanoplasty. The patients were divided into three groups according to the repair materials used. Age, sex, pre- and postoperative hearing levels, mean air–bone gap, rate of graft success,...
Thu Aug 13, 2020 08:03
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveThis study investigated the correlation between the interferon (IFN)-γ +874T/A polymorphism and hepatitis B virus (HBV) susceptibility using meta-analysis.MethodsPubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, CNKI, and China Wanfang databases were searched for case–control studies investigating the IFN-γ +874T/A polymorphism and HBV susceptibility from the time of database establishment to April 2020. Stata 15.0 software was used,...
Thu Aug 13, 2020 08:02
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveArtificial dermal substitutes (DSs) are fundamental in physiological wound healing to ensure consistent and enduring wound closure and provide a suitable scaffold to repair tissue. We compared the clinical and histological features of two DSs, Pelnac and Integra, in the treatment of traumatic and iatrogenic skin defects.MethodsThis prospective observational study involved 71 randomly selected patients from our hospital....
Thu Aug 13, 2020 08:02
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveMicroRNA-122 (miR-122) has been identified as a biomarker of liver diseases. However, the miR-122 detection accuracy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is inconclusive.MethodsWe conducted a systematic literature search of Web of Science, Cochrane Library, PubMed, and Embase to identify studies related to the diagnostic value of miR-122 in HCV-related HCC. We analyzed...
Thu Aug 13, 2020 08:02
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. Active bleeding from a small branch of the femoral artery can occur after catheterisation and may be difficult to treat. Stent-graft placement or embolisation after catheterisation can be a useful solution. However, stent-graft placement is often challenging for the treatment of bleeding around bifurcations, and it may be limited by available stent-graft sizes during emergencies. Embolisation can also be difficult if the...
Thu Aug 13, 2020 07:42
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. Gallbladder cancer is a relatively rare malignancy that is generally diagnosed at an advanced stage. Palliative chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or immunotherapy may be appropriate options for advanced gallbladder cancer, instead of radical surgery. In the present report, we describe an extremely unusual case of a 59-year-old man diagnosed with advanced primary squamous cell carcinoma of the gallbladder, according to imagological...
Thu Aug 13, 2020 07:40
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveThis study aimed to determine the characteristics of vulvo-vaginal infections in 14- to 18-year-old girls in late puberty.MethodsFrom July 2016 to June 2019, 487 14- to 18-year-old girls with vulvo-vaginal infection in late puberty in West China Second University Hospital were retrospectively studied. The incidence of bacterial vaginosis (BV), the intermediate type of BV, vulvo-vaginal candidiasis (VVC), Trichomonas...
Thu Aug 13, 2020 07:38
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveRadiotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC). However, some patients benefit minimally from radiotherapy because of radioresistance. This study investigated the effects of andrographolide on radiosensitivity in HCT116 CRC cells and examined its mechanism of action.MethodsCell survival, proliferation, apoptosis, and migration were evaluated using MTT, colony formation, flow cytometry,...
Thu Aug 13, 2020 05:25
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveThe aim of the present study was to assess the expression of the Ikaros transcription factor (IKZF1) in lung adenocarcinoma and investigate whether expression levels of Ikaros are correlated with lung adenocarcinoma progression.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective study of 325 cases of resected stage I pulmonary adenocarcinoma, in which histological subtyping was performed according to the 2015 World Health Organization...
Thu Aug 13, 2020 05:24
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveThis study was performed to examine the treatment regimen used for an elderly patient with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) complicated with renal dysfunction.Case reportAn 85-year-old man presented with nasal and sinus disorders in May 2018. He was also found to have renal insufficiency caused by long-term consumption of compound aminopyrine phenacetin tablets. Physical examination revealed irritation of the...
Thu Aug 13, 2020 05:01
Family physicians’ perspective on voluntary stopping of eating and drinking: a cross-sectional study
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveWe aimed to determine how often patients who choose voluntary stopping of eating and drinking (VSED) are accompanied by Swiss family physicians, how physicians classify this process, and physicians’ attitudes and professional stance toward VSED.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study between August 2017 and July 2018 among 751 practicing family physicians in Switzerland (response rate 74%; 70.7% men; average...
Thu Aug 13, 2020 04:59
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