February 2019   Volume 82   Issue 2

REVIEW ARTICLE

• Alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone in ghrelin-elicited feeding and gut motility
  Hsien-Hao Huang, Chih-Yen Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 87-91.     Full Text [PDF]

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

• Halofuginone protects HUVECs from H₂O₂-induced injury by modulating VEGF/JNK signaling pathway
  Bin He, Guo-Hua Fu, Xian-Feng Du, Hui-Min Chu
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 92-98.     Full Text [PDF]
• Elevated serum ferritin level associated with hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in hepatitis C virus-infected patients
  Batbold Batsaikhan, Gantsetseg Gantumur, Ching-I Huang, Ming-Lun Yeh, Chung-Feng Huang, Zu-Yau Lin, Shinn-Cherng Chen, Jee-Fu Huang, Ming-Lung Yu, Wan-Long Chuang, Jin-Ching Lee, Chia-Yen Dai
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 99-104.     Full Text [PDF]
• Retrospective analysis of endoscopic management of foreign bodies in the upper gastrointestinal tract of adults
  Chung-Ying Lee, Bi-Zhen Kao, Chia-shin Wu, Ming-Yao Chen, Hsi-Yuan Chien, Li-Wei Wu, Sheng-Tsai Lin, Yu-Hsin Lai, Hwai-Jeng Lin
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 105-109.     Full Text [PDF]
• Identification of a homozygous BBS7 frameshift mutation in two (related) Chinese Miao families with Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
  Tao Shen, Jian-Mei Gao, Tao Shou, Li Li, Jin-Ping Zhang, Qian Zhao, Xin-Min Yan
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 110-114.     Full Text [PDF]
• Anatomic mapping of the internal spermatic vein via subinguinal varicocelectomy with intraoperative vascular Doppler ultrasound
  Yu-Cing Juho, Sheng-Tang Wu, Chien-Chang Kao, En Meng, Tai-Lung Cha, Dah-Shyong Yu
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 115-119.     Full Text [PDF]
• The effect of high-dose nitroglycerin on the cerebral saturation and renal function in cardiac surgery: A propensity score analysis
  Ying-Hsuan Tai, Hsiang-Ling Wu, Fu-Wei Su, Kuang-Yi Chang, Cheng-Hsiung Huang, Mei-Yung Tsou, Chih-Cherng Lu
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 120-125.     Full Text [PDF]
• The usefulness of prophylactic use of acetazolamide in subjects with acute mountain sickness
  Pin-Hsi Hung, Fang-Chi Lin, Han-Chen Tsai, Heng-Sheng Chao, Chung-Wei Chou, Shi-Chuan Chang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 126-132.     Full Text [PDF]
• Prognostic factors related to intratumoral hemorrhage in pediatric intracranial germ cell tumors
  Ju-Ting Chen, Han-Jui Lee, Yi-Wei Chen, Muh-Lii Liang, Hsin-Hong Chen, Yi-Yen Lee, Jiing-Feng Lirng, Chao-Bao Luo, Feng-Chi Chang, Wan-Yuo Guo
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 133-137.     Full Text [PDF]
• Predictors of subsequent pregnancy in women who underwent laparoscopic cornuostomy or laparoscopic wedge resection for interstitial pregnancy
  Pei-Ling Chen, Ho-Hsiung Lin, Sheng-Mou Hsiao
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 138-142.     Full Text [PDF]
• The mid-term outcome of dialysis-dependent patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty: A retrospective study
  I-Ning Lo, Shang-Wen Tsai, Po-Kuei Wu, Cheng-Fong Chen, Ming-Chau Chang, Wei-Ming Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 143-147.     Full Text [PDF]
• The impact on outcomes by using thiotepa in tandem transplant for pediatric high-risk embryonal brain tumors
  Hsiu-Ju Yen, Ting-Yen Yu, Chih-Ying Lee, Giun-Yi Hung, Tzeon-Jye Chiou, Hsin-Hung Chen, Yi-Yen Lee, Muh-Lii Liang, Yi-Wei Chen
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 148-154.     Full Text [PDF]
• Multisection computed tomography: Results from a Chinese survey on radiation dose metrics
  Dan-Dan Zhou, Pengfei Sun, Zhifang Jia, Wanan Zhu, Guang Shi, Boyu Kong, Haifeng Wang, Huimao Zhang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 155-160.     Full Text [PDF]
• Health-related quality of life in children and adolescent with different types of scoliosis: A cross-sectional study
  Po-Cheng Hsu, Chi-Kuang Feng, Shou-Hsien Huang, Jan-Wei Chiu, Chen-Liang Chou, Tsui-Fen Yang
  J Chin Med Assoc 2019; 82: 161-165.     Full Text [PDF]