and Coinfection with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Report.

Community-acquired pneumonia caused by or is usually mild. -related and -related acute respiratory distress syndromes (ARDSs) are rare. Moreover, to our knowledge, there are no published reports on ARDS caused by and coinfection.

Taiwanese Clinical Experience with Noninvasive Prenatal Testing for DiGeorge Syndrome.

Objective: DiGeorge syndrome (DGS) is associated with microdeletions of chromosome 22q11. It is the second most common cause of congenital heart disease and is an important consideration whenever a conotruncal cardiac anomaly is identified. The availability of noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is altering the practice of prenatal genetics and maternal-fetal medicine, resulting in a decline in invasive testing.

MRI of the Carpal Tunnel 3 and 12 Months After Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release.

The purpose of this study was to study changes in the median nerve, retinaculum, and carpal tunnel on MRI after successful endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR). In this prospective study, 35 wrists in 32 patients (five men, 27 women; mean age, 56.7 ± 6.

Inadvertent arterial & venous injury by bone marrow biopsy needle: case report on rescue embolization techniques.

Background: Bone marrow biopsy is a common medical procedure for diagnosis and characterization of haematological diseases. It is generally regarded as a safe procedure with low rate of major complications. Inadvertent vascular injury is however an uncommon but important complication of bone marrow biopsy procedure.

A comparison of ultrasound-guided rotator interval and posterior glenohumeral injection techniques for MR shoulder arthrography.

Purpose: The aim of this prospective, randomized study was to compare the performance of a rotator interval approach with the posterior glenohumeral approach for ultrasound-guided contrast injection prior to MR shoulder arthrography.

Method: This study was approved by the institutional review board. One hundred and twenty consecutive patients referred for MR shoulder arthrography were randomized into four groups: rotator interval approach in-plane (n = 30); rotator interval approach out-of-plane (n = 30); posterior approach in-plane (n = 30); and posterior approach out-of plane (n = 30).

Detection of copy number variants with chromosomal microarray in 10 377 pregnancies at a single laboratory.

Introduction: Invasive prenatal testing with chromosomal microarray analysis may be a relevant option for all pregnant women, but there is only moderate-quality evidence for such an offer. We intended to study the prevalence of copy number variants (CNVs) in prenatal samples using a single SNP-array platform stratified by indication.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed based on a cohort.

Percutaneous Portal Vein Embolization Using a Simplified Sheathless 18-Gauge Trocar Needle Approach: Review of Efficacy and Safety.

Purpose: Portal vein (PV) embolization (PVE) is traditionally performed via a PV sheath with selective embolization of PV branches. Here, the efficacy and safety of PVE with the use of only an 18-gauge needle is reported.

Materials And Methods: Consecutive patients who underwent PVE from 2009 through 2017 were retrospectively reviewed.

CT brain artefact due to air bubbles in the oil cooling system: characteristic band-like configuration on sagittal reformatted image.

Purpose: To retrospectively review the imaging characteristics of CT artefacts due to air bubbles within the oil cooling system of the X-ray tube housing.

Materials And Methods: Air bubbles were introduced into the oil cooling system of the X-ray tube housing during tube replacement in one of the CT scanners in the authors' institution. All 126 CT brain studies performed in this period were retrospectively reviewed.

Application of non-invasive prenatal testing in late gestation in a pregnancy associated with intrauterine growth restriction and trisomy 22 confined placental mosaicism.

Objective: We present the application of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in late gestation in a pregnancy associated with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and trisomy 22 confined placental mosaicism (CPM).

Case Report: A 35-year-old pregnant woman underwent chorionic villus sampling (CVS) at 12 weeks of gestation. The pregnancy was conceived by in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

Noninvasive prenatal testing for whole fetal chromosomal aneuploidies: a multicenter prospective cohort trial in Taiwan.

Objective: To evaluate the performance of noninvasive prenatal testing for all fetal chromosomal aneuploidies in an extremely high-risk group undergoing first trimester combined Down syndrome screening.

Method: A multicenter cohort prospective study in Taiwan was performed between June and December 2012. Maternal plasma was collected and shotgun massive parallel sequencing was performed on each fetal chromosome.

Human application of ex vivo expanded umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells: enhance hematopoiesis after cord blood transplantation.

Delayed hematopoietic reconstitution after cord blood (CB) transplantation (CBT) needs to be overcome. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSCs) have been found to enhance engraftment after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. However, getting BMMSCs involves an invasive procedure.

Cotransplantation of umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells promote hematopoietic engraftment in cord blood transplantation: a pilot study.

Background: Delayed hematopoietic reconstitution after cord blood transplantation (CBT) may lead to increased risk of complications and longer hospitalization. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been found to promote engraftment after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. However, harvesting MSCs from bone marrow involves an invasive procedure.

Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is becoming an effective therapeutic modality for a variety of diseases. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be used to enhance hematopoietic engraftment, accelerate lymphocyte recovery, reduce the risk of graft failure, prevent and treat graft-versus-host disease, and repair tissue damage in patients receiving HSCT. Till now, most MSCs for human clinical application have been derived from bone marrow.

Effective treatment of severe steroid-resistant acute graft-versus-host disease with umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells.

Background: Severe steroid-resistant acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) is associated with high mortality. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMMSC) have been found to be immunosuppressive, and intravenous infusion of BMMSC is an effective therapy for steroid-resistant aGVHD. However, acquiring BMMSC requires an invasive procedure.

Carrier screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in 107,611 pregnant women during the period 2005-2009: a prospective population-based cohort study.

Background: Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the most common neuromuscular autosomal recessive disorder. The American College of Medical Genetics has recently recommended routine carrier screening for SMA because of the high carrier frequency (1 in 25-50) as well as the severity of that genetic disease. Large studies are needed to determine the feasibility, benefits, and costs of such a program.

Areas of capsaicin-induced secondary hyperalgesia and allodynia are reduced by a single chiropractic adjustment: a preliminary study.

Introduction: The aim of the study was to investigate the hypoalgesic effects of a single spinal manipulation treatment on acute inflammatory reactions and pain induced by cutaneous application of capsaicin.

Methods: Twenty healthy subjects participated in the experiment, which consisted of 2 sessions. In both sessions, following control measurements, topical capsaicin was applied to the right or left forearm to induce cutaneous inflammatory reactions.