Background: In comparison to other forms of chronic liver diseases, cirrhosis is generally poorly studied in sub Saharan Africa. In Chad, more particularly, no data are available despite the burden of liver diseases c...
Background: The available data on cryptogenic chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (ccHP) indicate an inherited predisposition to disease with triggering autoimmune phenomena. Hence, we evaluated prospectively the rol...
supported in part by grants from the Project of the National Natural Science Foundation(No.81925001);the Cultivation Project(No.fkzr2017)of Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital.
To the Editor:Plastic bronchitis(PB)is a rare pulmonary disease characterized by the production of branching bronchial casts that fill the airways.It is less common in adults than in children,and occurs after 1%to 4%o...
Patent foram ovale(PFO)is the most common anatomical cause of an interarterial shunt.It is usually asymptomatic but may cause paradoxical embolism and is a risk factor for non-lacunar cryptogenic cerebral ischemia in ...
Corresponding author:Alfredo Di Leo.E-mail address:alfredo.dileo@uniba.it。
To the Editor:Chylothorax is a rare pleural effusion with a milky appearance due to triglycerides and chylomicrons[1];About 1%of cases are associated with liver cirrhosis[2].Incidentally,it has been hypothesized that ...
Health Commission of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region(2017-NW-066)。
Objective:To investigate the value of contrast-enhanced transcranial doppler(c-TCD)in the diagnosis of patent foramen ovale(PFO)of patients with migraine and cryptogenic stroke.Methods:A retrospective analysis of 160 ...
Objectives: Concerns regarding the real efficacy of transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure versus medical therapy in patients with cryptogenic stroke remained unresolved. We performed a meta-analysis using t...
Supported by the Practical Research Project for Rare/Intractable Diseases from Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development(AMED),No.15ek0109053h0002;the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS)KAKENHI,No.25460953
The widespread use of capsule endoscopy and balloonassisted endoscopy has provided easy access for detailed mucosal assessment of the small intestine. However, the diagnosis of rare small bowel diseases, such as crypt...
AIM To investigate if patent foramen ovale(PFO) closure device reduces the risk of recurrent stroke in patients with cryptogenic stroke.METHODS We searched five databases-Pub Med,EMBASE,Cochrane,CINAHL and Web-of-Scie...
To the Editor:A 50-year-old man was admitted to Peking Union Medical College Hospital with recurrent abdominal pain,vomiting,and melena.In the past 2 years,he had visited several hospitals for abdominal discomfort an...