April 2021   Volume 84   Issue 4

EDITORIALS

• Application of hyaluronic acid in patients with interstitial cystitis
  Wen-Ling Lee, Fa-Kung Lee, Peng-Hui Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 341-343.     Full Text [PDF]
• Is there any useful surrogate to evaluate metabolic fatty liver disease?
  Jiun-Yu Guo, Jung-Chien Chen, Chih-Yen Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 344-345.     Full Text [PDF]

REVIEW

• Endoscopic management of malignant gastric outlet obstruction
  Bing-Wei Ye, Kuei-Chuan Lee, Ming-Chih Hou
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 346-353.     Full Text [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Differences in intestinal microbiota profiling after upper and lower gastrointestinal surgery
  Xi-Hsuan Lin, Ueng-Cheng Yang, Jiing-Chyuan Luo, Tien-En Chang, Hung-Hsin Lin, Chi-Wei Huang, Jen-Jie Chiou, Wen-Liang Fang, Kuo-Hung Huang, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Ming-Chih Hou, Fa-Yauh Lee
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 354-360.     Full Text [PDF]
• Combination of pembrolizumab and lenvatinib is a potential treatment option for heavily pretreated recurrent and metastatic head and neck cancer
  Tien-Hua Chen, Peter Mu-Hsin Chang, Muh-Hwa Yang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 361-367.     Full Text [PDF]
• Predictors of delayed extubation following lung resection: Focusing on preoperative pulmonary function and incentive spirometry
  Hsin-Kuo Ko, Ching-Yi Liu, Li-Ing Ho, Pei-Ku Chen, Huei-Guan Shie
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 368-374.     Full Text [PDF]
• Patient satisfaction with dabigatrean and warfarin for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: Taiwan PASSION study
  Chun-Wei Lee, Ming-En Liu, Tsung-Ming Lee, Rei-Yeuh Chang, Chun-Yao Huang, Yu-Feng Hu, Hung-I Yeh
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 375-382.     Full Text [PDF]
• Association of insulin resistance and leptin receptor gene polymorphism in type 2 diabetes mellitus
  Usha Adiga, Nandit Banawalikar, Sriprajna Mayur, Radhika Bansal, Nafeesath Ameera, Sudhindra Rao
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 383-388.     Full Text [PDF]
• Role of kisspeptin on cell proliferation and steroidogenesis in luteal cells in vitro and in vivo
  Chi-Ming Chiang, Hsin-Yi Chiu, Chia-Sheng Chang, Ya-Yun Chien, De-Shien Jong, Leang-Shin Wu, Chih-Hsien Chiu
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 389-399.     Full Text [PDF]
• Iodine nutritional status of lactating women in northern Taiwan in 2019
  Chun-Jui Huang, Cheng-Pin Cheng, Lin-Hsuan Lee, Harn-Shen Chen, Chii-Min Hwu, Kam-Tsun Tang, Chiao-Wei Shih, Chang-Ching Yeh, Chen-Chang Yang, Fan-Fen Wang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 400-404.     Full Text [PDF]
• Predictive factors for disease recurrence in patients with locally advanced renal cell carcinoma treated with curative surgery
  Te-Wei Chang, Wei-Ming Cheng, Yu-Hua Fan, Chih-Chieh Lin, Tzu-Ping Lin, Eric Yi-Hsiu Huang, Hsiao-Jen Chung, William J.S. Huang, Shih-Han Weng
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 405-409.     Full Text [PDF]
• Comprehensive analysis of gene expression and DNA methylation for preeclampsia progression
  Jianrong Wang, Hongxian Song, Yanhua Zhang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 410-417.     Full Text [PDF]
• Factors associated with treatment outcomes after intravesical hyaluronic acid therapy in women with refractory interstitial cystitis: A prospective, multicenter study
  Ching-Pei Tsai, Jenn-Ming Yang, So-Jung Liang, Yi-Hao Lin, Wen-Chu Huang, Tzu-Yin Lin, Chun-Shuo Hsu, Fei-Chi Chuang, Man-Jung Hung
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 418-422.     Full Text [PDF]
• Impact of screening COVID-19 on orthopedic trauma patients at the emergency department: A consecutive series from a level I trauma center
  Hsuan-Hsiao Ma, Shang-Wen Tsai, Cheng-Fong Chen, Po-Kuei Wu, Chao-Ming Chen, Chao-Ching Chiang, Wei-Ming Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 423-427.     Full Text [PDF]
• Impact of the extent of negative lymph nodes in gastric adenocarcinoma undergoing primary surgical resection: An institutional report
  Yen-Jen Chen, Shin-Ting Yeh, Liang-Hung Ou, Chen-Sung Lin, Chiang-Ting Chien
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 428-437.     Full Text [PDF]
• Early full weight-bearing in patients with isolated displaced lateral malleolar fracture after rigid internal fixation with locking plates
  Chi-Yung Yeung, Shih-Hsin Hung, Kuei-Hsiang Hsu, Fang-Yao Chiu
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 438-440.     Full Text [PDF]
• Short-term effect of atropine on higher-order aberrations in myopic children
  Yih-Shiuan Kuo, May-Yung Yen, Pei-Yu Lin
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 441-445.     Full Text [PDF]
• Caregivers' willingness to pay for Alzheimer's disease medications in Taiwan
  Mao-Hsuan Huang, Chia-Fen Tsai, Wei-Ju Lee, Wen-Fu Wang, Kai-Ming Jhang, Shuu-Jiun Wang, Jong-Ling Fuh
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 446-452.     Full Text [PDF]

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

• Add-on therapy of interfascial hydrodissection to trigger point injection for myofascial pain?
  Chih-Jen Hung, Yu-Chun Lin
  J Chin Med Assoc 2021; 84: 453.     Full Text [PDF]