Gastroenterology
Analysis of risk factor and clinical characteristics of angiodysplasia presenting as upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Dae Bum Kim, Woo Chul Chung, Seok Jong Lee, Hea Jung Sung, Seokyung Woo, Hyo Suk Kim, Yeon Oh Jeong, Hyewon Lee, Yeon-Ji Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(4):669-677. Published online January 29, 2016
Background/Aims: Angiodysplasia is important in the differential diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), but the clinical features and outcomes associated with UGIB from angiodysplasia have not been characterized. We aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics and outcomes of angiodys..
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Clinical outcome of acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding after hours: the role of urgent endoscopy
Dong-Won Ahn, Young Soo Park, Sang Hyub Lee, Cheol Min Shin, Jin-Hyeok Hwang, Jin-Wook Kim, Sook-Hyang Jeong, Nayoung Kim, Dong Ho Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(3):470-478. Published online April 6, 2016
Background/Aims: This study was performed to investigate the clinical role of urgent esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) for acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (ANVUGIB) performed by experienced endoscopists after hours.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed for consecutively ..
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Predictive factors of mortality within 30 days in patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Yoo Jin Lee, Bo Ram Min, Eun Soo Kim, Kyung Sik Park, Kwang Bum Cho, Byoung Kuk Jang, Woo Jin Chung, Jae Seok Hwang, Seong Woo Jeon
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):54-64. Published online December 28, 2015
Background/Aims: Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) is a common medical emergency that can be life threatening. This study evaluated predictive factors of 30-day mortality in patients with this condition.
Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted at a single hospita..
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Hemato-oncology
Clinical features and outcomes of systemic amyloidosis with gastrointestinal involvement: a single-center experience
A Young Lim, Ji Hyeon Lee, Ki Sun Jung, Hye Bin Gwag, Do Hee Kim, Seok Jin Kim, Ga Yeon Lee, Jung Sun Kim, Hee-Jin Kim, Soo-Youn Lee, Jung Eun Lee, Eun-Seok Jeon, Kihyun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(4):496-505. Published online June 29, 2015
Background/Aims: The gastrointestinal (GI) tract often becomes involved in patients with systemic amyloidosis. As few GI amyloidosis data have been reported, we describe the clinical features and outcomes of patients with pathologically proven GI amyloidosis.
Methods: We identified 155 patients dia..
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Endoscopic Treatment of Dieulafoy Lesions and Risk Factors for Rebleeding
Won Lim, Tae Oh Kim, Su Bum Park, Ha Rin Rhee, Jin Hyun Park, Jung Ho Bae, Hong Ryeul Jung, Mi Ra Kim, NaRiA Lee, Sun Mi Lee, Gwang Ha Kim, Jeong Heo, Geun Am Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(4):318-322. Published online November 27, 2009
Background/AimsDieulafoy lesions are an important cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of endoscopic treatment for these lesions and to identify the possible predictive factors for rebleeding associated with clinical an..
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Diagnostic Yield of Tissue Sampling Using a Bite-On-Bite Technique for Incidental Subepithelial Lesions
Jeong-Seon Ji, Bo-In Lee, Kyu-Yong Choi, Byung-Wook Kim, Hwang Choi, Min Huh, Woo-Chul Chung, Hiun-Suk Chae, In-Sik Chung
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(2):101-105. Published online June 8, 2009
Background/AimsTechniques for endoscopic evaluation of gastrointestinal subepithelial lesions include conventional endoscopy, jumbo biopsy, endoscopic ultrasonogrphy (EUS), EUS-guided fine needle aspiration, and endoscopic submucosal resection. However, these procedures have m..
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A case of blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome
Seung-Hwan Shin, Hiun-Suk Chae, Jeong-Seon Ji, Hyung-Keun Kim, Young-Seok Cho, Eun-Deok Chang, Kyu-Yong Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(4):208-212. Published online December 30, 2008
Blue rubber bleb nevus syndrome is a rare disorder that is characterized by multiple recurrent vascular malformations, such as hemangioma, and these primarily involve the skin and the gastrointestinal tract. It may also involve the brain, liver, lungs, and skeletal muscles. A 14-year-old female v..
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Acute Intestinal Obstruction Caused by a Persimmon Phytobezoar after Dissolution Therapy with Coca-Cola
Seung Soo Ha, Hyun Suk Lee, Min Kyu Jung, Seong Woo Jeon, Chang Min Cho, Sung Kook Kim, Yong Hwan Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):300-303. Published online December 20, 2007
Bezoars are concretions or hard masses of foreign matter that are found in the gastrointestinal tract. Recent reports have demonstrated the efficacy of Coca-Cola administration for the dissolution of phytobezors. Here we report on a 73-year-old man with a very large gastric persimmon diospyrobezo..
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Malignant Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis type 1
Sang Hoon Han, Se Hoon Park, Gwon Hyun Cho, Na Rae Kim, Jae Hwan Oh, Eunmi Nam, Dong Bok Shin
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(1):21-23. Published online March 31, 2007
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (von Recklinghausen's disease, NF-1) is an autosomal-dominant neurocutaneous disorder characterized by abnormal skin pigmentation (café au lait spots and axillary freckling), cutaneous and plexiform neurofibromas, skeletal dysplasias, and Lisch nodules (pigmented iris h..
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The Usefulness of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme in the Differential Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease and Intestinal Tuberculosis
Chang-Il Kwon, Pil Won Park, Haeyoun Kang, Gwang Il Kim, Sung Tae Cha, Kyung Soo Kim, Kwang Hyun Ko, Sung Pyo Hong, Seong Gyu Hwang, Kyu Sung Rim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(1):1-7. Published online March 31, 2007
BackgroundSince the pathologic findings of Crohn's disease (CD) and intestinal tuberculosis (IT) overlap to a large degree, the development of other biomarkers will be of great help for making the differential diagnosis of these 2 diseases. The aim of the present study is to e..
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Solitary Intra-abdominal Tuberculous Lymphadenopathy Mimicking Duodenal GIST
You Sun Kim, Jeong Seop Moon, Jung Whan Lee, Il Kim, Soo Hyung Ryu, In Wook Paik
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(1):72-75. Published online March 31, 2005
Tuberculosis remains prevalent in developing countries and has recently re-emerged in the Western world. Intra-abdominal tuberculosis can mimic a variety of other abdominal disorders, and here we describe a patient with solitary tuberculous mesenteric lymphadenopathy mimicking duodenal gastrointe..
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