Ming Tian

Occult transgastric fish-bone migration causing delayed left hepatic abscess: serial computed tomography findings and a missed diagnostic opportunity

Abstract Ingested fish bones rarely perforate the gastrointestinal tract and migrate into the liver, and the diagnosis may be delayed when ingestion is not recalled and the perforation is locally contained. We report a 45-year-old man who presented with nine days of intermittent...

Ameliorating effects and mechanisms of therapeutic electrical stimulation on the recurrent laryngeal nerve injury model in rats

Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury is a rare but serious complication of thyroid surgery and other neck surgery, leading to vocal fold paralysis. The aim of this study was to investigate the therapeutic effects and mechanisms of therapeutic electrical stimulation (TES) on RLN...