J Formos Med Assoc
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Digital subtraction venography (DSV) and computed tomography venography (CTV) are both recommended for diagnosing May-Thurner syndrome. The literature contains little information on the correlation between these imaging tools. We performed a retrospective case-series study to investigate this correlation. ⋯ The cross-sectional area ratio and diameter ratio in CTV correlate with the reflux start-up time in DSV. For May-Thurner syndrome, both CTV and DSV provide essential information for diagnosis and evaluation of the disease. The positive correlation between anatomical and hemodynamic properties corresponds with the underlying pathophysiology.
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Renal transplant patients have high risk for bladder cancer. The reactivation of BK virus is common in renal transplant patients especially in the urinary tract. There was some evidence suggesting that the reactivation of BK virus (BKV) in renal transplant patients may associate with the development of bladder cancer. ⋯ After removal of the bladder cancer, the urine BKV viral load in this patients dropped dramatically to <10(2) copies/ml. However, the urine viral load had increased modestly to 10(6) copies/ml in 3 months after surgery. Since there is a close correlation between the urine BK viral load and the presence of bladder cancer, we suggested that there might be a causal relationship between the reactivation of BKV and the development of bladder cancer in renal transplant patient.
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The Taita symptom checklist (TSCL) is a standardized self-rating psychiatric symptom scale for outpatients with mental illness in Taiwan. This study aimed to examine the validity and reliability of the TSCL using Rasch analysis. ⋯ The TSCL is a reliable and valid assessment to evaluate the participants' perceived disturbance of psychiatric symptoms based on Rasch analysis.