Gastroenterology / Original Article Comorbidities and the use of comedications among patients with chronic hepatitis C in Korea: A nationwide cross-sectional study Kyung Min Kwon, Jae-Jun Shim, Gi-Ae Kim, Bo Ok Kim, Helin Han, Hyun Jung Ahn Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(3):338-348.   Published online April 10, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.215                      Background/Aims: Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is the second leading cause of liver-related mortality and is more prevalent in the elderly population in Korea. Decisions to initiate treatment and selection of proper antiviral agents may be challenging among elderly patients due to relevant comorbidities..

Gastroenterology / Image of interest Endoscopic unusual appearance of stomach in a patient with Crohn’s disease Xu Wang, Juan Yu, Wei-Lin Yang, Wei-Feng Huang Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):275-276.   Published online December 14, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.323

Gastroenterology / Correspondence Reply to “The causal association between sarcopenia and colorectal cancer: a Mendelian randomization analysis” Min Cheol Kim, Kyeong OK Kim Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):269-270.   Published online February 20, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.003

Gastroenterology / Correspondence The causal association between sarcopenia and colorectal cancer: a Mendelian Randomization analysis Shu Ran, Min-Fei Zhao, Bao-Lin Liu Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):266-268.   Published online February 20, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.305              Web of Science 1    Crossref 2

Gastroenterology / Correspondence Comment on " Positive fecal immunochemical test results are associated with non-colorectal cancer mortality" Yong Eun Park Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):264-265.   Published online July 27, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.042

Gastroenterology / Original Article Outcomes according to treatment modalities as a bridge to curative surgery for malignant obstruction of the proximal colon: stent versus stoma Yong Eun Park, Seung Min Hong, Seung Bum Lee, Hong Sub Lee, Dong Hoon Baek, Rari Cha, Jong Yoon Lee, Tae Oh Kim, Jong Hoon Lee; Busan Ulsan Gyeongnam Intestinal Study Group Society (BIGS) Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):186-194.   Published online January 2, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.281              Web of Science 1                        Background/Aims: The optimal treatment for acute malignant obstruction of the proximal colon (MOPC, proximal to the splenic flexure) remains challenging. Emergency resection, the traditional modality for MOPC, has shown significantly high mortality and morbidity rates, according to recent studies. T..

Gastroenterology / Original Article 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 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.208              Web of Science 5    Crossref 9                      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..

Gastroenterology / Original Article Helicobacter pylori eradication reduces risk for recurrence of gastric hyperplastic polyp after endoscopic resection Young Sin Cho, Su Youn Nam, Hee Seok Moon, Tae Ho Kim, Sung Eun Kim, Jin Tae Jung Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):167-175.   Published online November 28, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.111              Web of Science 6    Crossref 6                 Background/Aims: Little is known about the effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on the recurrence of gastric hyperplastic polyps after endoscopic resection. Thus, we evaluated the recurrence rate of gastric hyperplastic polyps based on H. pylori eradication following endoscopic re..

Gastroenterology / Editorial Helicobacter pylori eradication reduces risk for recurrence of gastric hyperplastic polyp after endoscopic resection Woo Chul Chung Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):141-143.   Published online February 27, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.039              Crossref 1

Gastroenterology / Original Article Recognition and attitudes of Korean physicians toward fecal microbiota transplantation: a survey study Tae-Geun Gweon, Yoo Jin Lee, Sung Kyun Yim, Seung Yong Kim, Chang Hwan Choi, Young-Seok Cho; on behalf of the Microbiome Research Group of the Korean Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(1):48-55.   Published online November 10, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.206              Web of Science 4    Crossref 6                 Background/Aims: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) represents a treatment option for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). Recently, FMT has been investigated in various clinical settings other than CDI. This study examined Korean physicians’ recognition of FMT and their attitude..

Gastroenterology / Original Article Effect of age on the prognosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma Jung Hun Kim, Young Koog Cheon, Tae Yoon Lee, Sang Hoon Lee, Hyunji Chung Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(1):39-47.   Published online December 21, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.146              Web of Science 9    Crossref 7                 Background/Aims: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is a subgroup of cholangiocarcinoma and is the second- most-common primary hepatic tumor. Several predictive and prognostic factors have been analyzed; however, in this study we focused on the influence of age. Our aim was to use real-world res..

Gastroenterology / Editorial Fecal microbiota transplantation is not a magical treatment, but better too early than too late Jongbeom Shin Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(1):3-4.   Published online December 28, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.377

Gastroenterology / Original Article Analysis of the gut microbiome using extracellular vesicles in the urine of patients with colorectal cancer Hyuk Yoon, Nam-Eun Kim, Jihye Park, Cheol Min Shin, Nayoung Kim, Dong Ho Lee, Jae Yong Park, Chang Hwan Choi, Jae Gyu Kim, Young Soo Park Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(1):27-38.   Published online November 10, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.112              Web of Science 15    Crossref 16                      Background/Aims: We evaluated the gut microbiome using extracellular vesicles (EVs) in the urine of patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) to determine whether gut-microbe-derived EVs could be a potential biomarker for the diagnosis of CRC. Methods: EVs were isolated from the urine of patients with ..

Gastroenterology / Image of interest Esophageal wall thickening due to salivary gland heterotopia Dae Gon Ryu, Cheol Woong Choi, Su Jin Kim Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(1):139-140.   Published online September 1, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.258