Volume 28 Issue 6

Perspectives How far has The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine advanced in terms of journal metrics?

Sun Huh

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):635-638.

Reviews Microbiology Counteracting the enzymatic activity of dipeptidylpeptidase 4 for potential therapeutic advantage, with an emphasis on cord blood transplantation

Hal E. Broxmeyer

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):639-645.

Allergy The role of rhinosinusitis in severe asthma

An-Soo Jang

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):646-651.

Editorials Is there enough support for endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration as an initial diagnostic tool?

Chin Kook Rhee

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):652-653.

A biomarker, osteoprotegerin, in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Gang Jee Ko

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):654-656.

Persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: do we need a new therapeutic strategy?

Cheol-In Kang

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):657-659.

Original Articles 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.

Nephrology Serum osteoprotegerin is associated with vascular stiffness and the onset of new cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients

Jung Eun Lee, Hyung Jong Kim, Sung Jin Moon, Ji Sun Nam, Jwa-Kyung Kim, Seung Kyu Kim, Gi Young Yun, Sung Kyu Ha, Hyeong Cheon Park

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):668-677.

Infectious diseases Predictors and clinical outcomes of persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a prospective observational study

Hea Sung Ok, Hyoun Soo Lee, Man Je Park, Ki Hoon Kim, Byeong Ki Kim, Yu Mi Wi, June Myung Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):678-686.

Original Articles Gastroenterology Clinicopathological characteristics of synchronous and metachronous gastric neoplasms after endoscopic submucosal dissection

Mi Young Jang, Jin Woong Cho, Wang Guk Oh, Sung Jun Ko, Shang Hoon Han, Hoon Ki Baek, Young Jae Lee, Ji Woong Kim, Gum Mo Jung, Yong Keun Cho

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):687-693.

Endocrinology-metabolism Endoscopic comparison of alendronate alone and the enteric-coated alendronate with calcitriol combination in postmenopausal Korean females

Ji Oh Mok, Chan Hee Jung, Chul Hee Kim, Chang Beom Ryu, Yeo Joo Kim, Sang Jin Kim, Hyeong Kyu Park, Kyo Il Suh, Myung Hi Yoo, Dong-Won Byun

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):694-700.

Rheumatology Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of bosentan for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension

Young Ho Lee, Gwan Gyu Song

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):701-707.

Allergy A polymorphism in the histone deacetylase 1 gene is associated with the response to corticosteroids in asthmatics

Min-Hye Kim, Sae-Hoon Kim, Yook-Keun Kim, Soo-Jong Hong, Kyung-Up Min, Sang-Heon Cho, Heung-Woo Park

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):708-714.

Case Reports Successful management of colonic perforation with a covered metal stent

Sang Woo Kim, Wook Hyun Lee, Jin Soo Kim, Ha Nee Lee, Soo Jung Kim, Seok Jong Lee

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):715-717.

Two dislodged and crushed coronary stents: treatment of two simultaneously dislodged stents using crushing techniques

Dong-Hyeok Yang, Seong-Ill Woo, Dae-Hyeok Kim, Sang-Don Park, Ji-Hun Jang, Jun Kwan, Sung-Hee Shin

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):718-723.

Postinfectious Guillain-Barre syndrome in a patient with methimazole-induced agranulocytosis

Yoon Young Cho, Ji Young Joung, Hyemin Jeong, Dongmo Je, Yun Soo Hong, Sunghwan Suh, Sun Wook Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):724-727.

A case of Tsutsugamushi disease presenting with nephrotic syndrome

Ju Hyun Lee, Mi Jung Lee, Dong Ho Shin, Shin-Wook Kang, Kyu Hun Choi, Tae-Hyun Yoo

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):728-731.

Letters to the editor Acute regional myocarditis with normal ventricular wall motion diagnosed by two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging

Sang Jin Ha, Jong Shin Woo, Se Hwan Kwon, Chi Hyuk Oh, Kwon Sam Kim, Jong-Hoa Bae, Woo-Shik Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):732-735.

Acute respiratory failure caused by phenytoin overdose

Chang Kyung Kang, Min-Kyung Kim, Min Jae Kim, Kang Il Jun, Ki Woong Kim, Seong-Ho Park, Kyoung-Ho Song

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):736-738.

Letters to the editor A case of primary aldosteronism presenting as non-ST elevation myocardial infarction

Ja Min Byun, Suk Chon, Soo-Joong Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):739-742.

Penicillin G-induced hemorrhagic cystitis: a case and review of the literature

Min-Kyung Kim, Chang Kyung Kang, Min Jae Kim, Kang Il Jun, Young-Kyun Lee, Seong Jin Jeong, Kyoung-Ho Song

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):743-745.

Images of interest A giant fibroepithelial polyp mimicking a subepithelial tumor

Dong Hwahn Kahng, Gwang Ha Kim, Do Youn Park

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):746-747.

Metastatic malignant solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas

Jun Jae Kim, Young Koog Cheon, Hye Seung Han, Chan Sup Shim

Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(6):748-749.