International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Apr 2021
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder after pediatric liver transplantation.
The purpose of this study was to analyse the clinical and pathological characteristics, treatments and outcomes of post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) in paediatric liver transplant recipients. ⋯ PTLD is one of the most serious and fatal complications after liver transplantation. The definitive diagnosis requires histopathology. Treatment varies and basically includes immunosuppression reduction, anti-CD20 antibody, surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Apr 2021
Clinical differences in chest CT characteristics between the progression and remission stages of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.
Computed tomography (CT) can be effective for the early screening and diagnosis of COVID-19. This study aimed to investigate the distinctive CT characteristics of two stages of the disease (progression and remission). ⋯ CT characteristics, in particular, round shape, GGO, consolidation, large cable sign, and crazy-paving sign, may increase the recognition of the intrapulmonary development of COVID-19.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Apr 2021
Comparison of the diagnostic value of virtual touch tissue quantification and virtual touch tissue imaging quantification in infants with biliary atresia.
This study aimed to compare the diagnostic performance of vital touch tissue quantification (VTQ) and virtual touch tissue imaging quantification (VTIQ) in diagnosing infants with biliary atresia (BA) from jaundiced infants. ⋯ Vital touch tissue quantification and VTIQ could help distinguish infants with BA from jaundiced infants by measuring the liver SWV values. VTIQ has higher sensitivity and specificity than VTQ.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the ABO and Rh blood group distribution and clinical characteristics in patients with COVID-19. ⋯ Our study has found that having blood group O may be protective, that blood group A may have greater susceptibility to the disease, but this does not affect the course of the disease and is not associated with mortality.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Apr 2021
Assessing the role of race in pathological upstaging of renal cell carcinoma: Results from the National Cancer Database.
Pathologic upstaging in renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is common and confers a significant risk of poor surgical and survival outcomes. Preoperative predictors of upstaging are of great clinical relevance but empirical evidence specific to racial minorities remains scarce. ⋯ The present study of nationally representative data found no clinically significant differences in upstaging risk across individual racial subgroups relative to the overall study sample. Preoperative factors that can be used to predict pT3a-specific tumour upstaging in CT1N0M0 RCC likely persist across different racial groups.