Infiltration of nanocarbon suspension into the tracheal cavity during surgical treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma: a case report.

Cervical lymph node metastasis in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer affects postoperative recurrence and survival. Hypoparathyroidism is caused by parathyroid gland injury during thyroidectomy. Carbon nanoparticles can trace stained lymph nodes, aiding in thorough dissection of lymph nodes in the operation area.

Diffuse biliary peritonitis secondary to rupture of metastatic liver adenocarcinomas after drug-eluting bead transcatheter arterial chemoembolization: a case report.

Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) has become one of the first-line standard treatments for intermediate-advanced hepatocellular carcinoma, as well as an effective treatment for metastatic hepatic carcinoma. The majority of TACE-related complications are mild and acceptable to patients. Compared with conventional (C)-TACE, drug-eluting bead (DEB)-TACE allows permanent embolization of blood vessels, a slow continuous release of anti-tumour drugs in a locally targeted manner, and reduction of the systemic release of anti-tumour drugs, so that their adverse effects are significantly reduced.

Efficacy and safety of mycophenolate mofetil for IgA nephropathy: An updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

The efficacy and safety of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) for immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) remains debatable. Therefore, the present meta-analysis was conducted with randomized controlled trials (RCTs). PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were analyzed to identify eligible trials.

Treatment of an incarcerated inguinal hernia associated with abdominal tuberculosis in an adult patient.

The incidence of tuberculosis is increasing worldwide, especially in developing countries. The prevalence of abdominal tuberculosis has been found to be as high as 12% in people with extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Peritoneal thickening and intestinal adhesions can occur in patients with abdominal tuberculosis.

Development and assessment of a predictive nomogram for the progression of IgA nephropathy.

The present study is to establish a nomogram for predicting the prognosis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Of the 869 IgAN patients, four-fifths were randomly assigned to the development cohort and one-fifth to the validation cohort. The primary outcome was a composite event of either a ≥ 50% reduction in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), end-stage renal disease or death.

A distal ileum malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor causing intussusception in a patient in China: a case report.

Background: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) arise from a peripheral nerve or display nerve sheath differentiation. Most MPNSTs typically originate on the trunk, extremities, head, neck, and paravertebral regions. Gastrointestinal MPNSTs are rare entities with only 10 cases reported worldwide in the literatures.

Efficacy and Safety of Tacrolimus Versus Cyclophosphamide for Primary Membranous Nephropathy: A Meta-Analysis.

Objective: The objective of this systematic review was to compare the efficacy and safety of tacrolimus with cyclophosphamide in primary membranous nephropathy (PMN) patients.

Data Sources And Study Eligibility Criteria: We conducted a literature search in MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CCRCT). Any study that compared the efficacy or safety between tacrolimus and cyclophosphamide in the adult PMN patients was included.

[Dynamic renal scintigraphy versus dual-plasma sample clearance for determining glomerular filtration rates in patients with nonfunctioning kidneys shown by intravenous pyelography].

Objective: To study the actual glomerular filtration rates (GFR) in patients with nonfunctioning kidneys as shown by intravenous pyelography (IVP) using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) dynamic renal scintigraphy and dual-plasma sample clearance method.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 107 patients with nonfunctioning kidneys shown by IVP who underwent renal dynamic 99Tcm-DTPA SPECT imaging. GFR was measured by Gates' methods (GFRGates') and dual-plasma sample clearance method (GFRdual-plasma).