188 Result(s)
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Why not choledochal cyst?
With excision as a standard procedure for treating choledochal cyst, early diagnosis becomes a central issue in reducing morbidity and mortality from that disorder. In a retrospective analysis of 35 patients t...
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The effect of high cholesterol, high fat diet on rabbit plasma β-VLDL and its interaction with macrophage
Rabbits were fed on 1 % cholesterol and 10 % rape seed oil (group A) or lard (group B). Plasma cholesterol and triglyceride level of group A was strikingly lower than that of group B. No difference was found i...
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Liver transplantation in Taiwan: the Chang Gung experience
Between March 1984 and February 1991, six orthotopic liver transplantations were performed at the Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Taiwan. The indications for transplantation were Wilson's disease (5 patients) ...
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Ionized calcium changes during living-donor liver transplantation in patients with and without administration of blood-bank products
Exogenous citrate load from blood transfusion during orthotopic liver transplantation is thought to be the main cause of ionized hypocalcemia, which may result in hemodynamic instability. This implies that if ...
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Open AccessA mass vaccination campaign targeting adults and children to prevent typhoid fever in Hechi; Expanding the use of Vi polysaccharide vaccine in Southeast China: A cluster-randomized trial
One of the goals of this study was to learn the coverage, safety and logistics of a mass vaccination campaign against typhoid fever in children and adults using locally produced typhoid Vi polysaccharide (PS) ...
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Open AccessNew chemolysis for urological calcium phosphate calculi – a study in vitro
Advances in techniques have left very few indications for open surgical extraction of urinary stones currently. These advances notwithstanding, the search continues for medical approaches to urinary stone mana...
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Urothelial injury to the rabbit bladder caused by calcium dissolving agents including two new citrate solutions
We compared the urothelial injury to the bladder caused by four agents capable of dissolving calcium salts. The solutions were administrated in an antegrade way through left ureterostomies in 54 rabbits for pe...
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Expression of CD44s mRNA in gastric carcinoma
To study the expression of CD44s mRNA in the occurrence, development and invasion of gastric carcinoma (GC).
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Expressions of MGMT and Survivin in colorectal carcinoma
To investigate the expressions of O6-methyguanine-DNA methytransferase(MGMT) and Survivin in colorectal carcinoma and their clinical significance.
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Gemcitabine based combination regimens for treatment of refractory advanced breast cancer
Anthracycline and taxane are the standard agents in combined chemotherapy of advanced breast cancer. However, when these agents based chemotherapy is failure, the selection of salvage regimen is still of probl...
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Parathyroid hormone-related protein regulates osteoclast inhibitory lectin expression via multiple signaling pathways in osteoblast-like cells
Osteoclast inhibitory lectin (OCIL) is a recently identified inhibitor of osteoclast formation. A variety of osteotropic factors regulate OCIL expression in osteoblastic cells, however, little information is a...
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Postoperative urinary outcomes in catheterized and non-catheterized patients undergoing laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy—a randomized controlled trial
The objective of this study is to assess the impact of bladder catheterization on the incidence of postoperative urinary tract infection (UTI) and urinary retention (PUR) following laparoscopic-assisted vagina...
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Do Tumor Cavitation and Sex in Resected Stage I Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Correlate with Prognosis?
Multiple factors have been reported as affecting the prognosis, and they affect the therapeutic outcomes of stage I non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Most studies focus on patients receiving combine...
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The association between pulse pressure and vascular access thrombosis in chronic hemodialysis patients
Vascular access thrombosis (VAT) is a major cause of morbidity in chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients and is characterized by chronic inflammation. Pulse pressure (PP) is positively associated with chronic infl...
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Mechanical and Biological Evaluations of β-Tricalcium Phosphate/Silicone Rubber Composite as a Novel Soft-Tissue Implant
Although silicone rubber (SR) implants are most commonly used and effective for soft-tissue augmentation, they still have been implicated in many adverse reactions. To overcome this problem, a novel composite ...
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Receptor for advanced glycation end products is upregulated in optic neuropathy of Alzheimer’s disease
Although Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has been shown to be associated with a true primary optic neuropathy, the underlying pathophysiology of this disease and in particular the optic nerve disorder is still poorly...
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Effect of Qiming Granule (芪明颗粒) on retinal blood circulation of diabetic retinopathy: A multicenter clinical trial
To objectively assess the effect of Qiming Granule (芪明颗粒) in the treatment of diabetic retinopathy (DR) by fluorescence fundus angiography (FFA).
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Open AccessA multicenter, double-blind, randomized, controlled phase III clinical trial of chicken type II collagen in rheumatoid arthritis
Chicken type II collagen (CCII) is a protein extracted from the cartilage of chicken breast and exhibits intriguing possibilities for the treatment of autoimmune diseases by inducing oral tolerance. A 24-week,...
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Attenuation of myocardial injury by postconditioning: role of hypoxia inducible factor-1α
Postconditioning (PostC) has regenerated interest as a mechanical intervention against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury, but its molecular mechanisms remain elusive. This study tested the hypothesis that...
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Dietary daidzein enhances antiapoptotic effect of 17β-Estradiol (E2) on breast cancer MCF-7 cells
To investigate whether dietary daidzein interact with endogenous 17β-Estradiol (E2) to give rise to additive or inhibitory effects on proliferation and apoptosis in breast cancer cells.
