Publications by authors named "Mincai Ma"
Introduction: Several nutritional indicators, including the prognostic nutritional index (PNI) score and the controlling nutritional status (CONUT) score, have been shown to predict the prognosis of patients with glioblastoma. The present meta-analysis was performed to further evaluate the prognostic value of PNI and CONUT scores in patients with glioblastoma.
Method: The PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science databases were comprehensively searched for studies that evaluated the ability of PNI and CONUT scores to predict the prognosis of patients with glioblastoma.
We aim to compare the effectiveness of different drug treatments in improving recurrence in patients with chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH). Eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and prospective trials were searched in PubMed, Cochrane Library, and Embase, from database inception to December 2021. After the available studies following inclusion and exclusion criteria were screened, the main outcome measures were strictly extracted.
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- Transsphenoidal surgery is the primary treatment for pituitary adenomas, with intracapsular resection (IR) being the conventional approach, while extracapsular resection (ER) has emerged as an alternative that removes tissue outside the pseudocapsule.
- A systematic review of 7 studies involving 1,768 cases found that ER showed better biochemical remission and, in some analyses, a higher rate of complete tumor resection compared to IR, but there was no major difference in complication rates between the two techniques.
- Although ER was associated with some advantages, IR appeared to lower the risk of intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leakage; further well