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Clinical Evaluation of the Safety of Adductive-covered Nitinol Stents in the Treatment of Benign Tracheobronchial Stenosis

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.373
Synopsis: 
This study is a Clinical evaluation of adductive-covered nitinol stents in the treatment of benign tracheobronchial stenosis. The viewpoint highlights adductive-covered nitinol stents can significantly reduce granulation tissue hyperplasia and are a good prospect for clinical application in benign tracheobronchial stenosis treatment.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To evaluate the effect of adductive-covered nitinol stents on tracheobronchial granulation tissue hyperplasia and assess the clinical application value.

Received: 
15 Jul, 2016
Accepted: 
07 Sep, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon sun_et_al-clinical_evaluation_of_tracheobronchial_stenosis.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
Granulation tissue hyperplasia
interventional therapy
stent
tracheobronchial stenosis
Journal Authors: 
B Sun
F Cao
Y Qi
Y Ma
L Ma
X Chen
e-Published: 09 Sep, 2016

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Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

The Value of T-SPOT.TB Technology in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Elderly Patients

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.302
Synopsis: 
A clinical study to compare diagnostic techniques for identifying tuberculosis revealed that the T-SPOT.TB technique demonstrated a significant improvement in the diagnosis of positive cases, compared to PPD test, in both young and elderly.

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To investigate the clinical value of T-SPOT.TB technology (γ-interferon release assay for tuberculosis (TB) infection in the diagnosis of TB in elderly patients.

Received: 
21 Jun, 2016
Accepted: 
02 Aug, 2016
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon sun_et_al-t-spot.tb_technology_used_in_elderly_patients.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
elderly
tuberculosis
interferon release assay
γ- tuberculin test
Journal Authors: 
B Sun
L Ma
J Wu
H Kuang
L Zhao
e-Published: 16 Aug, 2016

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Effect of Simvastatin and Relationship between Bilirubin and Blood Lipid Level in Patients with Glucocorticoid-resistant Nephrotic Syndrome

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2015.021
Synopsis: 
This study further confirms that steroids combined with statins were treated NS mainly due to steroids effect to reduce blood lipid without superimposed effect and chose nephrotic patients who were resistant to glucocorticoid so as to ensure the effect of statins.

ABSTRACT

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between bilirubin levels and hyperlipidemia in patients with glucocorticoid-resistant nephritic syndrome (NS).

Received: 
22 Jan, 2015
Accepted: 
29 Apr, 2015
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon gong20et20al-glucocorticoid-resistant20nephrotic20syndrome2011.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Original Articles
Keywords: 
bilirubin
nephrotic syndrome
statins
blood lipid
glucocorticoid resistance
Journal Authors: 
J Gong
H Sun
Z Yang
M Liu
L Ma
M Song
e-Published: 06 Nov, 2015

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

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