BACKGROUND Gastroparesis is a chronic motility disorder characterized by delayed gastric emptying in the absence of mechanical obstruction.Patients with refractory gastroparesis often require enteral nutrition support...
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography(ERCP)is a vital tool for diagnosing and treating biliary and pancreatic disorders,but its safety and efficacy are marred by preoperative gastric retention.Jia et al retro...
funded by Science Foundation for Youth supported by Shanghai Municipal Health Commission(No.20204Y0313);Sailing Program with the support of Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(No.21YF1443800).
Background China is seeing a growing demand for rehabilitation treatments for post-stroke upper limb spastic paresis(PSSP-UL).Although acupuncture is known to be effective for PSSP-UL,there is room to enhance its effi...
Introduction: The localization of bone tuberculosis at the level of the olecranon is rare and can pose a problem of differential diagnosis with a tumoral affection. Only the biopsy allows the diagnosis of certainty. T...
BACKGROUND Segmental zoster paresis,depending on the affected area,can present with severe clinical manifestations and render patients unable to perform activities of daily living.Therefore,it is necessary to diagnose...
AIM To examine the relationship of chronic scheduled opioid use on symptoms, healthcare utilization and employment in gastroparesis(Gp) patients. Methods Patients referred to our tertiary care academic center from May...
To systematically review literature addressing three key psychologically-oriented controversies associated with gastroparesis.METHODSA comprehensive search of PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO databases was performed to id...
Hypokalemic acidosis can complicate a primary Sjögren’s syndrome. The clinical feature is rarely revealed by manifestations due to hypokalemia. We report the case of a 46-year-old woman, admitted to explore a pa...
We describe a partial motor block of ipsilateral lower limb after interscalene block with the injection of 40 ml of 0.5% bupivacaine and 2% lignocaine with adrenaline. Immediately after the block, patient reported a r...
In spite of the fact that the Hippocrates method hardly has been evaluated in a scientific manner and numerous associated iatrogenic complications have been reported, this method remains to be one of the most common t...