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Medicine & Public Health
Gastroenterology
Hepatology
Surgical Oncology
Young-** Eun
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Epidemiological trends and outcomes of primary biliary cholangitis in South Korea between 2009 and 2019
There are no longitudinal studies on the epidemiology of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) in Korea. This study aimed to elucidate the temporal trends in the epidemiology and outcomes of PBC in South Korea bet...
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Obesity-related parameters and colorectal adenoma development
Obesity increases the risk of colorectal adenoma and colorectal cancer. However, the obesity-related parameters that are best for assessing the risk of colorectal adenoma development remain unclear. We analyze...
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Risk factors of nonadherence to colonoscopy surveillance after polypectomy and its impact on clinical outcomes: a KASID multicenter study
An optimal surveillance program is important to prevent advanced colorectal neoplasm. In this context, we have evaluated the cumulative risk of high-risk adenoma (HRA) or colorectal cancer (CRC) according to s...
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Clinical outcomes and predictors for relapse after cessation of oral antiviral treatment in chronic hepatitis B patients
Little is known about stop** rules of nucelos(t)ide analog (NA) treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB).
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Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids as an angelus custos to rescue patients from NSAID-induced gastroduodenal damage
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammat ory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the drug types frequently prescribed for their analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antithrombotic actions, but carry a risk of major gastroduodenal damag...
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Clinical factors predictive of insufficient liver enhancement on the hepatocyte-phase of Gd-EOB-DTPA-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in patients with liver cirrhosis
Estimating liver parenchymal enhancement prior to gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-EOB-DTPA)-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is crucial to accurate detection and charact...
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Endoscopic and histopathological characteristics suggesting the presence of gastric mucosal high grade neoplasia foci in cases initially diagnosed as gastric mucosal low grade neoplasia by forceps biopsy in Korea
As biopsy sites may miss coexisting gastric mucosal high grade neoplasia (HGN) foci, making a diagnosis of gastric mucosal low grade neoplasia (LGN) based only on forceps biopsy specimens can be inaccurate. Th...
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Prospective randomized pilot trial comparing closed suction drainage and gravity drainage of the pancreatic duct in pancreaticojejunostomy
Pancreaticojejunal anastomotic leakage remains a major complication after pancreatoduodenectomy, and various means of preventing pancreatic leakage have been studied over the past few decades. The purpose of t...
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Fascin overexpression correlates with positive thrombospondin-1 and syndecan-1 expressions and a more aggressive clinical course in patients with gallbladder cancer
This study was conducted to evaluate the prognostic role of fascin expression in gallbladder (GB) cancer and to define the relationship of thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) and syndecan-1 in fascin expression.
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The role of hedgehog signaling during gastric regeneration
Hedgehog signaling plays critical roles during embryonic development. It is also involved in tissue regeneration and carcinogenesis in various adult tissues. Moreover, it regulates the maintenance of cancer st...
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Primary non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the common bile duct presenting as obstructive jaundice
Primary non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the extrahepatic bile duct presenting as obstructive jaundice is an extremely rare disease. At this writing, a review of the medical literature disclosed 17 reported cases of ...
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Hemobilia caused by liver abscess due to intrahepatic duct stones
Hemobilia occurs when injury or disease causes communication between intrahepatic blood vessels and the biliary tract. Causes of hemobilia include trauma; gallstones; inflammatory diseases; and vascular disord...
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Congenital anomalous connection between the left intrahepatic bile duct and the stomach
An accessory bile duct is found in up to 4% of necropsies and is usually a single thin-walled channel that drains a segment of the right lobe of the liver into the common bile duct or, rarely, into the gallbla...
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Primary duodenal adenocarcinoma associated with neurofibromatosis type 1
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Massive gastrointestinal bleeding from jejunal varices
We report a patient with massive gastrointestinal bleeding from jejunal varices, confirmed by emergency laparotomy. A 54-year-old woman was admitted to Chonnam National University Hospital with a 5-day histor...
