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Gastroenterology
Comparison of liquid-based cytology (CellPrepPlus) and conventional smears in pancreaticobiliary disease
Myeong Ho Yeon, Hee Seok Jeong, Hee Seung Lee, Jong Soon Jang, Seungho Lee, Soon Man Yoon, Hee Bok Chae, Seon Mee Park, Sei Jin Youn, Joung-Ho Han, Hye-Suk Han, Ho Chang Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(5):883-892. Published online September 13, 2017
Background/Aims: Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUSFNA) and brushing cytology are used worldwide to diagnose pancreatic and biliary malignant tumors. Liquid-based cytology (LBC) has been developed and it is currently used to overcome the limitations of conventional smears (CS)...
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Present status and perspectives of endosonography 2017 in gastroenterology
Michael Hocke, Barbara Braden, Christian Jenssen, Christoph F. Dietrich
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):36-63. Published online November 23, 2017
Endoscopic ultrasound has become an essential tool in modern gastroenterology and abdominal surgery. Compared with all other endoscopic methods, it has the most potential for innovation and its future looks bright. Thus, we compiled this summary of established and novel applications of endoscopic ul..
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Diagnostic accuracy of 22/25-gauge core needle in endoscopic ultrasound-guided sampling: systematic review and meta-analysis
Hyoung-Chul Oh, Hyun Kang, Jae Young Lee, Geun Joo Choi, Jung Sik Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1073-1083. Published online September 2, 2016
Background/Aims: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound-guided core needle aspiration with that of standard fine-needle aspiration by systematic review and meta-analysis.
Methods: Studies using 22/25-gauge core needles, irrespective of comparison with standard fine needles, wer..
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Endocrinology-metabolism
Comparison of two- and three-dimensional sonography for the prediction of the extrathyroidal extension of papillary thyroid carcinomas
Yang Seon Yi, Sang Soo Kim, Won Jin Kim, Min Jung Bae, Ji Hyun Kang, Bo Gwang Choi, Yun Kyung Jeon, Bo Hyun Kim, Byung Joo Lee, Soo Geun Wang, In Joo Kim, Yong Ki Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):313-322. Published online December 23, 2015
Background/Aims: The purpose of this study was to compare the diagnostic validity of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) ultrasonography (US) when predicting the extrathyroidal extension of papillary thyroid cancer.
Methods: All 2D data were interpreted in real time and 3D data were sto..
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Pulmonology
The diagnostic efficacy and safety of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration as an initial diagnostic tool
Young Rak Choi, Jin Young An, Mi Kyeong Kim, Hye-Suk Han, Ki Hyeong Lee, Si-Wook Kim, Ki Man Lee, Kang Hyeon Choe
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):660-667. Published online October 29, 2013
Background/Aims: Real-time, convex probe endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is used for the staging of malignant mediastinal lymph nodes. We evaluated the diagnostic efficacy and safety of EBUS-TBNA when used as an initial diagnostic tool. Methods: We retros..
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Sound Analysis in an In Vitro Endotracheal Tube Model
Young Sik Park, Young Wook Kee, Kwang Suk Park, Jinwoo Lee, Sang-Min Lee, Jae-Joon Yim, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Young Whan Kim, Sung Koo Han, Seok-Chul Yang
Korean J Intern Med. 2011;26(4):421-426. Published online November 28, 2011
Background/AimsComplete endotracheal tube obstruction is a medical emergency, and partial occlusion causes increased breathing rates and failure to wean off mechanical ventilation. Partial occlusion may be underestimated due to the lack of proper detection methods. We tested w..
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