Medicine
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Review Case Reports
Conjoined twins in a spontaneous monochorionic triplet pregnancy: A case report and literature review.
Conjoined twins are a rare complication of monochorionic pregnancies and an extremely rare condition in spontaneous triplet pregnancies. We report a case of conjoined twins in a spontaneous monochorionic triplet pregnancy. The conjoined twins might have suffered from twin anemia-polycythemia sequence, which was reported to be extremely rare. ⋯ Dichorionic triplet and monochorionic triplet pregnancies have a poorer prognosis than trichorionic triplet pregnancies. Surgery is the main therapy for conjoined twins; however, most conjoined twins in triplet pregnancies cannot survive, including omphalopagus twins. The conjoined twins may have suffered from twin anemia-polycythemia sequence, which could probably not be diagnosed intrauterine. Transvaginal probe and 3-dimensional ultrasound may be helpful for clarifying the diagnosis in early pregnancy.
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Electroacupuncture is increasingly used in rehabilitation for postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), but relevant evidence remains unclear for patients receiving total knee arthroplasty (TKA). ⋯ Available at: https://osf.io/azyt9 (DOI number: 10.17605/OSF.IO/AZYT9).
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Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is one of the common sequela of pelvic inflammatory disease, the pathological factors are adhesions, scarring and pelvic congestion which caused by inflammation, often cause abdominal pain and lumbosacral soreness, and aggravated after fatigue, sexual intercourse and during menstruation. It is difficult to treat because special pathological changes. Although acupuncture has gained increased popularity for the management of CPP, evidence regarding its efficacy is lacking. Therefore, a systematic review of acupuncture for chronic pelvic pain in patients with SPID is required to provide available evidence for further study. ⋯ CRD42020193826.
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This study aimed to access the efficacy and safety of integrated Traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment for patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) combined diabetes. ⋯ As a systematic review and meta-analysis which based on previously published literature, ethical approval, and informed consent from patients are not required.
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Comparative Study Observational Study
The gap between overweight and obesity status in children - (STROBE-compliant article).
Overweight might represent only the early stage of obesity or it might act as a trigger of self-awareness turning into an ideal chance for preventing further obesity development. The aim of this study was to assess the differences between overweight and obese children in terms of anthropometric, low-grade systemic inflammation, liver impairment and atherosclerotic risk. We performed a study on 132 children aged between 5 and 18 years, divided according to the BMI into 2 groups: group 1 to 76 obese children, and group 2 to 56 overweight children, assessing anthropometric, laboratory and elastography parameters. ⋯ We found higher levels of leukocytes, lymphocytes, AST, ALT, and E median (P = .0345, P = .0103, P < .0001, P = .0008 and P < .0001) in the obese group as compared to the overweight one. BMI was positively correlated with neutrophils, NLR, ESR, glycemia, anthropometric parameters, and E median (P = .0007/<.0001/.0018/.0044/<.0001/<.0001/<.0001/<.0001/<.0001/.0204); and negatively with lymphocytes and HDL-cholesterol (r = -0.2747/-0.2181, P = .0116/.0120). Our study underlined significant differences between overweight and obese children in terms of inflammatory status and liver impairment suggesting that the risk is directly related to the increase in BMI.