Volume 34 Issue 6

Reviews Achalasia: treatment, current status and future advances

Lee L. Swanström

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1173-1180.

Optimal blood pressure target and measurement in patients with chronic kidney disease

Chang Seong Kim, Hong Sang Choi, Eun Hui Bae, Soo Wan Kim, Seong Kwon Ma

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1181-1187.

Evaluating the recent developments in palliative chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer

Sun Kyung Baek, Kyu Taek Lee, Sang Byung Bae, Sang-Cheol Lee

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1188-1196.

Rheumatic complications in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors

Kyung-Ann Lee, Hae-Rim Kim, So Young Yoon

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1197-1209.

Editorials Potential prognostic factors for solitary hepatocellular carcinoma ≤ 5 cm after transarterial chemoembolization

Soon Young Ko, Won Hyeok Choe

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1210-1211.

Reducing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mortality in Korea: early diagnosis matters

Yong Il Hwang

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1212-1214.

Original Articles Gastroenterology Quality of information on the Internet for Korean patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Jun Sik Yoon, Sang Jik Lee, Eun Soo Kim, Sung Kook Kim, Min Kyu Jung, Hyun Seok Lee, Yong Hwan Kwon, Su Youn Nam, Seong Woo Jeon, Sun Jin, Joon Seop Lee, Seong Jae Yeo

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1215-1222.

Clinical outcomes of patients with a single hepatocellular carcinoma less than 5 cm treated with transarterial chemoembolization

Min Young Baek, Jeong-Ju Yoo, Soung Won Jeong, Jae Young Jang, Yong Kwon Kim, Shin Ok Jeong, Sae Hwan Lee, Sang Gyune Kim, Sang-Woo Cha, Young Seok Kim, Young Deok Cho, Hong Soo Kim, Boo Sung Kim, Yong Jae Kim, Su Yeon Park

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1223-1232.

Liver volume index predicts the risk of esophageal variceal hemorrhage in cirrhotic patients on propranolol prophylaxis

Beom Hee Kim, Jung Wha Chung, Chung Seop Lee, Eun Sun Jang, Sook-Hyang Jeong, Nayoung Kim, Jin-Wook Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1233-1243.

Development of an acute pancreatitis porcine model based on endoscopic retrograde infusion of contrast medium or sodium taurocholate

Jin-Seok Park, Seok Jeong, Joon Mee Kim, Bum Hei Lee, Jae Min Kim, Don Haeng Lee

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1244-1251.

Cardiology Efficacy and safety of alirocumab in Korean patients with hypercholesterolemia and high cardiovascular risk: subanalysis of the ODYSSEY-KT study

Chang-Wook Nam, Dong-Soo Kim, Jianyong Li, Marie T. Baccara-Dinet, Ivy Li, Ji-Hyun Kim, Chong-Jin Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1252-1262.

D-dimer/troponin ratio in the differential diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism from non-ST elevation myocardial infarction

Jong Yoon Kim, Kye Hun Kim, Jae Yeong Cho, Doo Sun Sim, Hyun Ju Yoon, Nam Sik Yoon, Young Joon Hong, Hyung Wook Park, Ju Han Kim, Youngkeun Ahn, Myung Ho Jeong, Jeong Gwan Cho, Jong Chun Park

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1263-1271.

Pulmonology Mortality of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a nationwide populationbased cohort study

Seon Cheol Park, Dong Wook Kim, Eun Cheol Park, Cheung Soo Shin, Chin Kook Rhee, Young Ae Kang, Young Sam Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1272-1278.

Effect of lutein on methotrexate-induced oxidative lung damage in rats: a biochemical and histopathological assessment

Renad Mammadov, Bahadir Suleyman, Selcuk Akturan, Ferda Keskin Cimen, Nezahat Kurt, Zeynep Suleyman, İsmail Malkoc

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1279-1286.

Endocrinology-metabolism Risk factors for hypothyroidism in euthyroid thyroid nodule patients with lymphocytic thyroiditis on fine needle aspiration cytology

Jeong-Min Lee, Jeonghoon Ha, Kwanhoon Jo, Yejee Lim, Min-Hee Kim, Chan-Kwan Jung, So-Lyung Jung, Moo-Il Kang, Bong-Yun Cha, Dong-Jun Lim

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1287-1296.

Nephrology Seropositive rate of the anti-hepatitis A immunoglobulin G antibody in maintenance hemodialysis subjects from two hospitals in Korea

Hyunsuk Kim, Jiwon Ryu, Young-Ki Lee, Myung Jin Choi, Ajin Cho, Ja-Ryong Koo, Sae Yun Baik, Eun Hee Lee, Jong-Woo Yoon, Jung-Woo Noh

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1297-1303.

Effects of aspirin resistance and mean platelet volume on vascular access failure in hemodialysis patients

AJin Cho, Myung Jin Choi, Young-Ki Lee, Han Chae Hoon, Ja-Ryong Koo, Jong-Woo Yoon, Jung-Woo Noh

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1304-1312.

Hemato-oncology Poor prognostic factors in human papillomavirus-positive head and neck cancer: who might not be candidates for de-escalation treatment?

Shin Hye Yoo, Chan-Young Ock, Bhumsuk Keam, Sung Joon Park, Tae Min Kim, Jin Ho Kim, Yoon Kyung Jeon, Eun-Jae Chung, Seong Keun Kwon, J. Hun Hah, Tack-Kyun Kwon, Kyeong Chun Jung, Dong-Wan Kim, Hong-Gyun Wu, Myung-Whun Sung, Dae Seog Heo

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1313-1323.

The prognostic factors influencing overall survival in uterine cervical cancer with brain metastasis

Hyera Kim, Kang Kook Lee, Mi Hwa Heo, Jin Young Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1324-1332.

Modified dose of melphalan-prednisone in multiple myeloma patients receiving bortezomib plus melphalan-prednisone treatment

Se Ryeon Lee, Hojoon Choi, Byung Hyun Lee, Ka-Won Kang, Eun Sang Yu, Dae Sik Kim, Yong Park, Chul Won Choi, Byung Soo Kim, Hwa Jung Sung

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1333-1346.

Infectious diseases Reevaluation of the impact of methicillin-resistance on outcomes in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis

Eun-Jeong Joo, Dong Ah Park, Cheol-In Kang, Doo Ryeon Chung, Jae-Hoon Song, Sang Moo Lee, Kyong Ran Peck

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1347-1362.

Allergy Chronic cough, not asthma, is associated with depression in the elderly: a community-based population analysis in South Korea

Kyoung-Hee Sohn, Woo-Jung Song, Sae-Hoon Kim, Hak-Chul Jang, Ki Woong Kim, Yoon-Seok Chang

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1363-1371.

Rheumatology Standardized, musculoskeletal ultrasonographic reference values for healthy Korean adults

Hyun-Sook Kim, Hae-Rim Kim, Bo Young Kim, Yun Sung Kim, Young Ok Jung, Sung Jae Choi, Hyun-Ok Kim, Jiwon Hwang, Sunggun Lee, Hyoun-Ah Kim, So Young Bang, Ji-Young Chai, Sung-Hoon Park, Chong-Hyeon Yoon

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1372-1380.

Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with early tooth loss: results from Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V to VI

Ji-Won Kim, Jun-Beom Park, Hyeon Woo Yim, Jennifer Lee, Seung-Ki Kwok, Ji Hyeon Ju, Wan-Uk Kim, Sung-Hwan Park

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1381-1391.

Images of interest Kommerell’s diverticulum: a rare cause of esophageal subepithelial lesion

Moon Won Lee, Gwang Ha Kim

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1392-1393.

Hepatic cystic echinococcosis due to Echinococcus granulosus, grossly observed by needle aspiration

Min Kyu Kang, Kook Hyun Kim, Joon Hyuk Choi

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1394-1395.

Epitrochlear lymphadenopathy

Ashok Kumar Pannu, Gaurav Prakash, Aditya Jandial, Chirag Rajkumar Kopp, Savita Kumari

Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1396-1396.