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Epstein-Barr Virus-Positivity in Tumor has no Correlation with the Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma
Yuna Lee, Keun-Wook Lee, Jee-Hyun Kim, Soo-Mee Bang, Jong Seok Lee, Byeong-Bae Park, Won Seok Kim, Cheolwon Suh, Jung Hun Kang, Baek Yeol Ryoo, Jae Hoon Lee, Dong Bok Shin
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(1):30-36. Published online March 20, 2008
Background/AimsEpstein-Barr virus (EBV) is involved in the pathogenesis of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AILT), but its precise role and prognostic impact are not clear. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of EBV-postitivity in the tumor and bone ..
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Flexible Initial Dosing of Atorvastatin Based Upon Initial Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(1):22-29. Published online March 20, 2008
Background/AimsWe used flexible starting doses and early titration of atorvastatin to determine the rate of achievement of a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) target for hyperlipidemic patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Me.. </div>
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<sec><title>Background/AimsWe investigated the prevalence and relationship of peptic ulcer disease and Helicobacter pylori infection to liver cirrhosis. MethodsWe examined 288 patients with liver cirrhosis, 322 patients w..
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Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea: Candidate Organisms other than Clostridium Difficile
Hyun Joo Song, Ki-Nam Shim, Sung-Ae Jung, Hee Jung Choi, Mi Ae Lee, Kum Hei Ryu, Seong-Eun Kim, Kwon Yoo
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(1):9-15. Published online March 20, 2008
Backgraound/AimsThe direct toxic effects of antibiotics on the intestine can alter digestive functions and cause pathogenic bacterial overgrowth leading to antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). Clostridium Difficile (C. Difficile) is widely kn..
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Detection of Celiac Ganglia with Radial Scanning Endoscopic Ultrasonography
Tae-In Ha, Gwang-Ha Kim, Dae-Hwan Kang, Geun-Am Song, Suk Kim, Jun-Woo Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(1):5-8. Published online March 20, 2008
Background/AimsIt has been recently reported that celiac ganglia can be identified by linear-array endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS). Still, there has been no report on the detection rate of celiac ganglia with radial scanning EUS. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dete..
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Clinical Observation of 12 Farmers Who Believe Themselves to Have Suffered from Chronic Pesticide Intoxication
Zoong-Rock Hong, So-Young Hong, Mi-Jung Han, Hae-seung Lee, Hyo-Ook Gil, Jong-O Yang, En-Yung Lee, Sae-Yong Hong
Korean J Intern Med. 2008;23(1):1-4. Published online March 20, 2008
Background/AimsWe assessed twelve cases of suspected chronic pesticide intoxication, with medically unexplained physical symptoms. MethodsComplete blood cell count (CBC), blood chemistry, routine urinalysis, chest X-ray, ECG, ..
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Case Report
Acute Appendicitis Caused by Colonoscopy
Hiun-Suk Chae, Su-Yun Jeon, Woo-Seok Nam, Hyung-Keun Kim, Jin-Soo Kim, Jeong-Soo Kim, Chang-Hyeok An
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):308-311. Published online December 20, 2007
A 48-year-old woman who was without any abnormal past medical history underwent colonoscopy as a screening procedure for colorectal disease. The procedure was uneventful and there was no sign of inflammation around the appendicular orifice or the luminal surface of the cecum. The patient did not ..
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Case Report
A Case of Gastric Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Meningeal Carcinomatosis
Hong Gi Lee, Bora Lee, Sang Min Kim, Byoung Jo Suh, Hang Jong Yu
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):304-307. Published online December 20, 2007
Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis occurs in approximately 5% of patients with cancer. The most common cancers involving the leptomeninges are breast, lung cancer and melanoma. However, gastric adenocarcinoma has been rarely reported with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. The presenting manifestations ar..
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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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Duodenal Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma: A Case Report
Kyung Hee Woo, Jung Han Kim, Seong Bo Yoon, Joo Hyun Jang, Dong Hun Lee, Seong Ho Hong, Il Hyun Baek
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):296-299. Published online December 20, 2007
Primary duodenal mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is very rare, and little is known about its clinical course or effective treatment. We describe a case of primary duodenal MALT lymphoma that was resistant to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradi..
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Case Report
An Impacted Clamshell in the Duodenum Mistaken for a Gall Stone
Han Jin Cho, Jong Yeol Kim, Ho Chul Lee, Young Oh Kweon, Chang Min Cho, Won Young Tak, Seong Woo Jeon
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):292-295. Published online December 20, 2007
Although most ingested foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract spontaneously, those that are sharp, pointed, or large require removal to avoid serious complications. Here we report an interesting case of a 60-year-old man who swallowed a clamshell that passed through the pylorus an..
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Primary Retroperitoneal Mucinous Cystadenocarcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Sun Ah Lee, Sung Hwa Bae, Hun Mo Ryoo, Hyun Young Jung, Saet Byul Jang, Yoon Seup Kum
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):287-291. Published online December 20, 2007
Primary retroperitoneal mucinous cystadenocarcinoma is a rare tumor. Only about 30 such cases have been reported in the worldwide literature, and a few Korean cases have been reported. The pathogenesis is not clear, and coelomic metaplasia of the retroperitoneal mesothelium has gained wide suppor..
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A Case of Combined Hepatocellular-Cholangiocarcinoma with Underlying Schistosomiasis
Chang Kyun Hong, Jin Mo Yang, Bong Koo Kang, Jin Dong Kim, Young Chul Kim, U-Im Chang, Jin Young Yoo
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):283-286. Published online December 20, 2007
Combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma is a rare form of primary liver cancer showing features of both hepatocellular and biliary epithelial differentiation. We report here on a case with collision tumor, which apparently was the coincidental occurrence of both hepatocellular carcinoma and ch..
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A Common Bile Duct Stone formed by Suture Material after Open Cholecystectomy
Kook-Hyun Kim, Byung-Ik Jang, Tae-Nyeun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):279-282. Published online December 20, 2007
The use of non-absorbable suture materials for cystic duct ligation after cholecystectomy can expose patients to the risk of recurrent stone formation in the common bile duct (CBD). However, in Korea suture materials have rarely been found to act as a nidus for common bile duct calculus formation..
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Foreign Objects in Korean Prisoners
Tae Hee Lee, Young Woo Kang, Hyun Jin Kim, Sun Moon Kim, Euyi Heog Im, Kyu Chan Huh, Young Woo Choi, Tae Hyo Kim, Ok Jae Lee, Un Tae Jung
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):275-278. Published online December 20, 2007
BackgroundForeign objects in the gastrointestinal tract are usually the result of accidental swallowing. Yet foreign object ingestion is often seen in prisoners who mainly desire to leave prison. We report here on a series of 33 Korean prisoners with foreign object ingestion a..
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Differences in Insulin Sensitivity and Secretory Capacity Based on OGTT in Subjects with Impaired Glucose Regulation
Sang Youl Rhee, Mi Kwang Kwon, Byong-Jo Park, Suk Chon, In-Kyung Jeong, Seungjoon Oh, Kyu Jeung Ahn, Ho Yeon Chung, Sung Woon Kim, Jin-Woo Kim, Young Seol Kim, Jeong-taek Woo
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):270-274. Published online December 20, 2007
BackgroundThis study examined whether defects in insulin secretion contribute to the development and progression of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). MethodsPlasma insulin and glucose were measured after a glucose tolerance tes..
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Expression of c-FLIP in Gastric Cancer and its Relation to Tumor Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis
Dae-Yeul Ryang, Young-Eun Joo, Kyoung-Myeun Chung, Sung-Ryoun Lim, Hye-Kyong Jeong, Hyung-Il Kim, Wan-Sik Lee, Chang-Hwan Park, Hyun-Soo Kim, Sung-Kyu Choi, Jong-Sun Rew, Jae-Hyuk Lee, Chang-Soo Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):263-269. Published online December 20, 2007
BackgroundThe expression of c-FLIP (cellular Fas-associated death domain-like interleukin-1 β-converting enzyme (FLICE)-inhibitory protein), which is a member of the family of inhibitors of apoptosis, has been associated with tumor development and progression. The aim of thi..
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Prevalence, Predictive Factor, and Clinical Significance of White-Coat Hypertension and Masked Hypertension in Korean Hypertensive patients
Eui-Seock Hwang, Kee-Joon Choi, Duk-Hyun Kang, Gi-Byoung Nam, Jae-Sik Jang, Young-Hoon Jeong, Chang-Hoon Lee, Ji-Young Lee, Hyun-Koo Park, Chong-Hun Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):256-262. Published online December 20, 2007
BackgroundThe prevalence and clinical significance of white-coat hypertension (WCHT) and masked hypertension (MHT) are unknown in Koreans. Here we measure the frequency of WCHT and MHT in hypertensive subjects and identify the epidemiologic and/or clinical factors that predict..
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Effects of TNF-α and Leptin on Weight Loss in Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Kyeong-Cheol Shin, Jin Hong Chung, Kwan Ho Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):249-255. Published online December 20, 2007
BackgroundWeight loss is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the mechanisms of this weight loss are still unclear. MethodsSixty male patients with stable COPD and 45 healthy male cont..
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Benzalkonium Chloride Induced Bronchoconstriction in Patients with Stable Bronchial Asthma
Byoung Hoon Lee, Sang-Hoon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):244-248. Published online December 20, 2007
BackgroundAlthough benzalkonium chloride (BAC)-induced bronchoconstriction occurs in patients with bronchial asthma, BAC-containing nebulizer solutions are still being used in daily practice in Korea. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of inhaled aqueous soluti..
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