Volume 31 Issue 2

Reviews Gastroenterology Diagnosis and management of gastric dysplasia

Jae Kyu Sung

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):201-209.

Rheumatology Current concepts in the management of rheumatoid arthritis

Yoshiya Tanaka

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):210-218.

The specialist physician’s approach to rheumatoid arthritis in South Africa

Frederik C. J. Bester, Fredricka J. Bosch, Barend J. Jansen van Rensburg

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):219-236.

Editorial Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors remain the first treatment of choice

Pyung Chun Oh, Ichiro Sakuma, Toshio Hayashi, Kwang Kon Koh

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):237-241.

Original Articles Gastroenterology Combination transarterial chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation therapy for early hepatocellular carcinoma

Myeong Jun Song, Si Hyun Bae, June Sung Lee, Sung Won Lee, Do Seon Song, Chan Ran You, Jong Young Choi, Seung Kew Yoon

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):242-252.

Synchronous second primary cancers in patients with squamous esophageal cancer: clinical features and survival outcome

Jin Seo Lee, Ji Yong Ahn, Kee Don Choi, Ho June Song, Yong Hee Kim, Gin Hyug Lee, Hwoon-Yong Jung, Jin-Sook Ryu, Sung-Bae Kim, Jong Hoon Kim, Seung-Il Park, Kyung-Ja Cho, Jin-Ho Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):253-259.

Effects of bispectral index monitoring as an adjunct to nurse-administered propofol combined sedation during colonoscopy: a randomized clinical trial

Jun Heo, Min Kyu Jung, Hyun Seok Lee, Chang Min Cho, Seong Woo Jeon, Sung Kook Kim, Young Hoon Jeon

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):260-266.

Cardiology Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers as a first choice in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Jang Hoon Lee, Myung Hwan Bae, Dong Heon Yang, Hun Sik Park, Yongkeun Cho, Won Kee Lee, Myung Ho Jeong, Young Jo Kim, Myeong Chan Cho, Chong Jin Kim, Shung Chull Chae, Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry Investigators

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):267-276.

Impact of the β-1 adrenergic receptor polymorphism on tolerability and efficacy of bisoprolol therapy in Korean heart failure patients: association between β adrenergic receptor polymorphism and bisoprolol therapy in heart failure (ABBA) study

Hae-Young Lee, Wook-Jin Chung, Hui-Kyung Jeon, Hong-Seog Seo, Dong-Ju Choi, Eun-Seok Jeon, Jae-Joong Kim, Joon Han Shin, Seok-Min Kang, Sung Cil Lim, Sang-Hong Baek

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):277-287.

Pulmonology Bleeding complications in critically ill patients with liver cirrhosis

Jaeyoung Cho, Sun Mi Choi, Su Jong Yu, Young Sik Park, Chang-Hoon Lee, Sang-Min Lee, Jae-Joon Yim, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Young Whan Kim, Sung Koo Han, Jinwoo Lee

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):288-295.

Facility characteristics as independent prognostic factors of nursing home-acquired pneumonia

Che Wan Lim, Younghoon Choi, Chang Hyeok An, Sang Joon Park, Hee-Jin Hwang, Jae Ho Chung, Joo-Won Min

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):296-304.

Epidemiology of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension in Korea: results from the Korean registry

So Young Park, Sang Min Lee, Jong Wook Shin, Byoung Whui Choi, Hojoong Kim, Jae Seung Lee, Sang Do Lee, Sung Soo Park, Hwa Sik Moon, Yong Bum Park

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):305-312.

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.

Nephrology Concomitant inhibition of renin angiotensin system and Toll-like receptor 2 attenuates renal injury in unilateral ureteral obstructed mice

Sarah Chung, Jin Young Jeong, Yoon Kyung Chang, Dae Eun Choi, Ki Ryang Na, Beom Jin Lim, Kang Wook Lee

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):323-334.

Effect of low-dose valsartan on proteinuria in normotensive immunoglobulin A nephropathy with minimal proteinuria: a randomized trial

Young-Il Jo, Ha-Young Na, Ju-Young Moon, Sang-Woong Han, Dong-Ho Yang, Sang-Ho Lee, Hyeong-Cheon Park, Hoon-Young Choi, So-Dug Lim, Jeong-Hae Kie, Yong-Kyu Lee, Sug-Kyun Shin

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):335-343.

Validation of the Korean coefficient for the modification of diet in renal disease study equation

Yun Jung Oh, Ran-hui Cha, Seung Hwan Lee, Kyung Sang Yu, Satbyul Estella Kim, Ho Kim, Yon Su Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):344-356.

Hemato-oncology Use of deferasirox, an iron chelator, to overcome imatinib resistance of chronic myeloid leukemia cells

Dae Sik Kim, Yoo Jin Na, Myoung Hee Kang, Soo-Young Yoon, Chul Won Choi

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):357-366.

Infectious diseases Controlling endemic multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Intensive Care Units using antimicrobial stewardship and infection control

Shinhye Cheon, Mi-Ja Kim, Seon-Jin Yun, Jae Young Moon, Yeon-Sook Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):367-374.

Allergy Association of autophagy related gene polymorphisms with neutrophilic airway inflammation in adult asthma

Duy Le Pham, Seung-Hyun Kim, Purevsuren Losol, Eun-Mi Yang, Yoo Seob Shin, Young-Min Ye, Hae-Sim Park

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):375-385.

Rheumatology The role of neutrophil lymphocyte ratio to leverage the differential diagnosis of familial Mediterranean fever attack and acute appendicitis

Adem Kucuk, Mehmet Fatih Erol, Soner Senel, Emir Eroler, Havvanur Alparslan Yumun, Ali Ugur Uslu, Asiye Mukaddes Erol, Deniz Tihan, Ugur Duman, Tevfik Kucukkartallar, Yalcin Solak

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):386-391.

Letters to the editor Large Brunner’s gland hamartoma with annular stricture causing gastric outlet obstruction

In Tae Hwang, Young Bum Cho, Dong Eun Park, Keum Ha Choi, Tae Hyeon Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):392-395.

Series with complete resolution of left atrial appendage thrombi with apixaban in elderly patients

Sang Hoon Lee, Seongwook Han

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):396-398.

Painful immunoglobulin G4-related thyroiditis treated by total thyroidectomy

Ihn Suk Lee, Jung Uee Lee, Kwan-Ju Lee, Yi Sun Jang, Jong Min Lee, Hye Soo Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):399-402.

Microscopic polyangiitis with crescentic glomerulonephritis initially presenting as acute pancreatitis

A Young Cho, Byeong Gwan Kim, Sang Sun Kim, Seong Hee Lee, Hong Shik Shin, Yeong Jin Choi, In O Sun

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):403-405.

Mixed-phenotype acute leukemia treated with decitabine

Ji-Young Lee, Sang-min Lee, Ja-Young Lee, Ki-Hyang Kim, Moon-Young Choi, Won-Sik Lee

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):406-408.

Images of interest Widespread intracranial calcifications in a patient with hypoparathyroidism

Jeong Young Seo, Ju Hyun Seo, Younghee Choe, Hannah Seok, Tae-Seo Sohn

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):409-410.

Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography imaging of squamous cell carcinoma arising in a meningomyelocele

Seval Erhamamcı, Mehmet Reyhan, Nebil Bal

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):411-412.

Letters to the editor Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis presenting myopathy combined with synchronous cervical and sigmoid colon cancer

Jae Heun Chung, Min Wook So, Seong-Geun Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):413-416.