To the Editor:Renal cell carcinoma is the most common cancer of the genitourinary tract and leads to over 170,000 deaths annually worldwide.For localized tumors,robot-assisted partial nephrectomy(RAPN)has emerged as a...
supported by grants from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(No.2021-I2M-1-049);the Elite Medical Professionals Project of China-Japan Friendship Hospital(No.ZRJY2021-BJ02);the National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding(No.2022-NHLHCRF-LX-01).
Background:Acute pulmonary embolism(APE)is a fatal cardiovascular disease,yet missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis often occur due to non-specific symptoms and signs.A simple,objective technique will help clinicians make...
supported by Clinical Cooperation Ability Construction Project of Chinese and Western Medicine for Major and Difficult Diseases(Department of Medical Administration,National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine[2018]No.3)
Background:The effect of bariatric surgery on type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)control can be assessed based on predictive models of T2DM remission.Various models have been externally verified internationally.However,lon...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFC2703104);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82071839,82271848);CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(Nos.CIFMS 2021-1-I2M-003,2022-I2M-C&T-B-005);National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding(Nos.2022-PUMCH-A-041,2022-PUMCH-C-006,2022-PUMCH-B-013);Open Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology(No.KF2021-15)
Background:Immunoglobulin G4-related disease(IgG4-RD)is a recently recognized immune-mediated disorder that can affect almost any organ in the human body.IgG4-RD can be categorized into proliferative and fibrotic subt...
Background:Neuroendocrine neoplasms(NENs)are rare tumors characterized by variable biology and delayed diagnosis.However,the nationwide epidemiology of NENs has never been reported in China.We aimed to estimate the in...
China Post-doctoral Science Foundation(No.2021M692306,No.2022T150455);PostDoctor Re-search Project of West China Hospital of Sichuan University(No.2021HXBH025)
Background:Studies have classified muscle-invasive bladder cancer(MIBC)into primary(initially muscle-invasive,PMIBC)and secondary subtypes(initially non-muscle-invasive but progresses,SMIBC),for which controversial su...
supported by grants from the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(No.2021A1515010290);National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.81871159);Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic research(No.2022A1515012599).
To the Editor:The conflicting definition of poor ovarian response has complicated the comparison of proposed treatments.The Patient Oriented Strategies Encompassing Individualized Oocyte Number(POSEIDON)classification...
Background:Managing acute postoperative pain is challenging for anesthesiologists,surgeons,and patients,leading to adverse events despite making significant progress.Patient-controlled intravenous analgesia(PCIA)is a ...
Backgrounds:At present,there is no consensus on the induction methods in term pregnancy with borderline oligohydramnios.This study aimed to compare the effectiveness and pregnancy outcomes of labor induction with dino...
the Capital Medical Development and Research Foundation(No.2018-2-2153);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82073357,81672439,81272766,and 81450028);the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.7162039).
Background:The neoadjuvant chemotherapy is increasingly used in advanced gastric cancer,but the effects on safety and survival are still controversial.The objective of this meta-analysis was to compare the overall sur...