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Impact of Sarcopenia on Clinical Course of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Korea
Reduced body muscle mass is a poor prognostic factor for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this study, we investigated the prevalence of sarcopenia at diagnosis and its clinical significance in Korean patie...
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Gender difference in the overlap of irritable bowel syndrome and functional dyspepsia: a prospective nationwide multicenter study in Korea
The overlap between functional dyspepsia (FD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is associated with more severe gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and lower quality of life. However, the gender differences in FD-I...
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Open AccessPrevalence and risk factors of bowel symptoms in Korean patients with ulcerative colitis in endoscopic remission: a retrospective study
Many patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) in clinical remission frequently complain of bowel symptoms such as increased stool frequency (SF) and rectal bleeding (RB). However, studies on these patient-reporte...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Early gastric cancer with three gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors combined with synchronous colon cancer: a case report
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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Open AccessEarly gastric cancer with three gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors combined with synchronous colon cancer: a case report
There have been very few reports of patients with early gastric cancer (EGC) and colorectal cancer combined with gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs).
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Relapse rate and predictors of relapse in a large single center cohort of type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis: long-term follow-up results after steroid therapy with short-duration maintenance treatment
Type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), as a pancreatic manifestation of IgG4-related disease, shows a favorable prognosis in the short term. However, disease relapse is common in long-term follow-up, despite a ...
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Open AccessNovel Preoperative Nomogram for Prediction of Futile Resection in Patients Undergoing Exploration for Potentially Resectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Surgical resection is the treatment of choice for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (IHCC). However, discrepancies between preoperative workup and intraoperative findings can occur, resulting in unexpected and u...
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Improvement of antisense oligonucleotides delivery using high hydrostatic pressurized lipoplex
Cationic liposome (CL) is a promising vector for nucleic acid therapy. In the present study, we investigated the effect of high hydrostatic pressure (HHP) treatment to lipoplex on the lipoplex-based antisense ...
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Synthetic polymer–tissue adhesion using an ultrasonic scalpel
Interface phenomena such as encapsulation and formation of dead space around implanted biomaterials lower biomaterial performance. To advance tissue adhesive technology, understanding the interactions between ...
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Study on the physical properties of tissue-engineered blood vessels made by chemical cross-linking and polymer-tissue cross-linking
In this study, we attempted to chemically cross-link decellularized blood vessel tissue and to perform cross-linking with a polymer in order to control its stability and functionalization. For this purpose, we...
