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Gastroenterology
Efficacy and safety of 1 L polyethylene glycol plus ascorbic acid for bowel preparation in elderly: comparison with oral sulfate solution
Ki Young Lim, Kyeong Ok Kim, Eun Young Kim, Yoo Jin Lee, Byung Ik Jang, Sung Kook Kim, Chang Heon Yang; on behalf of Crohn’s and Colitis Association in Daegu-Gyeongbuk (CCAiD)
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):651-660. Published online July 24, 2023
Background/Aims: Recently, 1 L of polyethylene glycol (PEG) plus ascorbic acid (Asc) has been introduced in Korea as a colonoscopy preparation agent. Data on its efficacy and safety in older adults have been limited. We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 1 L PEG/Asc in older adults by comp..
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Gastroenterology
Cancer risk in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in Korea: a retrospective multi-center study
Su Hwan Kim, Eun Ran Kim, Jae Jun Park, Eun Sun Kim, Hyeon Jeong Goong, Kyeong Ok Kim, Ji Hyung Nam, Yehyun Park, Sang Pyo Lee, Hyun Joo Jang; KSGE; Research Group of Capsule Endoscopy and Artificial Intelligence in Imaging
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):176-185. Published online December 15, 2022
Background/Aims: There have been little research on the cancer risks of patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) in Korea. We aimed to investigate the clinical features of PJS patients and their cancer incidence rate.
Methods: Patients with PJS from nine medical centers were enrolled. In those pa..
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Gastroenterology
Prevalence and associated risk of advanced colorectal neoplasia in adults with sarcopenia
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Min Cheol Kim, Kyeong Ok Kim, Min Kyu Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(2):294-303. Published online December 16, 2021
Background/Aims: Although several studies have shown that sarcopenia is associated with poor outcomes in colorectal cancer patients, the impact of sarcopenia on the development of colorectal neoplasia remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence and association of colorectal neoplasia, espec..
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Original Article
Clinical characteristics of coronavirus disease 2019 patients with diarrhea in Daegu
Min Kyu Kang, Kyeong Ok Kim, Min Cheol Kim, Joon Hyun Cho, Sung Bum Kim, Jung Gil Park, Kook Hyun Kim, See Hyung Lee, Byung Ik Jang, Tae Nyeun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(6):1261-1269. Published online September 23, 2020
Background/Aims: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can reportedly cause gastrointestinal symptoms. Therefore, we investigated the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with diarrhea.
Methods: We included 118 COVID-19 patients admitted to a single hospital from February 20 to March 31, 202..
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Gastroenterology
Clinicopathological features of colorectal polyps in 2002 and 2012
Yoon Jeong Nam, Kyeong Ok Kim, Chan Seo Park, Si Hyung Lee, Byung Ik Jang
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(1):65-71. Published online November 8, 2017
Background/Aims: There are few comparative studies on the historical changes in the clinicopathologic characteristics of colorectal polyps in Korea. This retrospective study compared the clinicopathologic characteristics of colorectal polyps treated at our institution in 2002 and 2012.
Methods: The..
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Disparity in Crohn’s disease activity between home and clinics is associated with unscheduled hospital visits due to disease flares
Eun Soo Kim, Yoo Jin Lee, Byung Ik Jang, Kyeong Ok Kim, Eun Young Kim, Hyun Seok Lee, Seong Woo Jeon, Sang Gyu Kwak; on behalf of Crohn’s and Colitis Association in Daegu-Gyeongbuk (CCAiD)
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(5):902-910. Published online January 17, 2018
Background/Aims: E-health technologies have been implemented for the management of Crohn’s disease (CD). We aimed to identify differences between patient activities at home and at routine clinic visits using a web-based self-reporting CD symptom diary (CDSD) and to determine the impact of this dis..
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The Efficacy of Paclitaxel and Cisplatin Combination Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Metastatic or Recurrent Gastric Cancer: a Multicenter Phase II Study
Sang Joon Shin, Sung Ho Chun, Kyeong Ok Kim, Min Kyoung Kim, Kyung Hee Lee, Myung Soo Hyun, Sung Hwa Bae, Hun Mo Ryoo, Young Rok Do, Ki Young Kwon, Hong Suk Song
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(2):135-140. Published online June 30, 2005
BackgroundAlthough many treatments for advanced gastric cancer have been developed, only poor treatment results have generally been obtained. We performed a prospective study on the combination chemotherapy of paclitaxel and cisplatin (PC). The primary objectives of the study ..
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Self-screening questionnaire for perianal fistulizing disease in patients with Crohn’s disease
O Seong Kweon, Ben Kang, Yoo Jin Lee, Eun Soo Kim, Sung Kook Kim, Hyun Seok Lee, Yun Jin Chung, Kyeong Ok Kim, Byung Ik Jang; on behalf of Crohn’s Colitis Association in Daegu-Gyeongbuk (CCAiD)
Received September 27, 2023 Accepted December 19, 2023 Published online April 5, 2024
Background/Aims: A poor prognostic factor for Crohn’s disease (CD) includes perianal fistulizing disease, including perianal fistula and/or perianal abscess. Currently, a tool to assess perianal symptoms in patients with CD remains nonexistent. This study aimed to develop a perianal fistulizing di..
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