33 Result(s)

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Mucocele of the appendix: ultrasonographic and CT findings

Background: Mucocele of the appendix is a rare disease entity, but preoperative diagnosis is very important. With the advent of ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT), it has been poss...

S. H. Kim, H. K. Lim, W. J. Lee, J. H. Lim, J. Y. Byun in Abdominal Imaging (1998)

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Iodized oil retention due to postbiopsy arterioportal shunt: a false positive lesion in the investigation of hepatocellular carcinoma

J. H. Lim, S. J. Lee, W. J. Lee, H. K. Lim, S. W. Choo, I. W. Choo in Abdominal Imaging (1999)

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Necrotic granuloma of the liver by human fascioliasis: imaging findings

We report a case of necrotic granuloma of the liver by human fascioliasis. The lesion showed unusual findings at sonography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging that have not been reported prev...

K. A. Kim, H. K. Lim, S. H. Kim, W. J. Lee, J. H. Lim in Abdominal Imaging (1999)

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Needle-tract implantation in hepatocellular carcinoma: frequency and CT findings after biopsy with a 19.5-gauge automated biopsy gun

Background: Needle-tract implantation is an important complication of cutting biopsy of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study was performed to evaluate the frequency of needle-tract implantation after ultra...

S. H. Kim, H. K. Lim, W. J. Lee, J. M. Cho, H.-J. Jang in Abdominal Imaging (2000)

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Adiponectin mRNA levels in the abdominal adipose depots of nondiabetic women

BACKGROUND: The human adiponectin gene has been implicated in the pathophysiology of obesity, type II diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis. Investigation of the physiological functions of the adipo...

W-S Yang, M-H Chen, W-J Lee, K-C Lee, C-L Chao… in International Journal of Obesity (2003)

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Demonstration of extensive mesenteric venous thrombosis and intestinal infarction with multidetector row CT: value of curved planar reformations

We describe a case of extensive mesenteric venous thrombosis with small bowel infarction. Multidetector row computed tomography with curved planar reformation clearly demonstrated the full extents of the mesen...

C. W. Yu, W. J. Lee, Y. H. Tsai, K. L. Liu, S. J. Chen in Abdominal Imaging (2003)

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Arteriovenous malformation of the pancreas in a patient with gastrointestinal bleeding: helical CT findings

Dynamic computed tomographic (CT) findings of arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the pancreas include strong enhancement or conglomeration of small hypervascular spots in the pancreas and early contrast filli...

S. Chang, H. K. Lim, W. J. Lee, D. Choi, K.-T. Jang in Abdominal Imaging (2004)

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Imaging of extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

J. H. Lim, W. J. Lee, Y. Takehara, H. K. Lim in Abdominal Imaging (2004)

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Poster presentation

F. Duparc, M. Noyon, J. Ozeel, A. Gerometta, C. Michot… in Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy (2005)

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Serum testosterone level and related metabolic factors in men over 70 years old

Background: Sex hormone decline remarkably decreases metabolic function in elderly men. Many degenerative diseases may relate to testosterone deficiency. Objective: To evaluate the serum ...

Y. J. Tang, W. J. Lee, Y. T. Chen, P. H. Liu… in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (2007)

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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy only could be an appropriate treatment for selected clinical R0 gallbladder carcinoma

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for gallbladder carcinoma still is controversial except for the early stages of gallbladder carcinoma (Tis). This study was designed to evaluate and revisit the role of LC in ...

C. M. Kang, G. H. Choi, S. H. Park, K. S. Kim, J. S. Choi, W. J. Lee… in Surgical Endoscopy (2007)

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Cell cycle and immune-related processes are significantly altered in chronic GVHD

Currently, the pathogenesis of chronic GVHD is unclear. To elucidate the molecular characteristics underlying chronic GVHD, we analyzed the gene expression profiles of 21 mononuclear cell samples from allogene...

S J Oh, S B Cho, S-H Park, C Z Piao, S M Kwon, I Kim… in Bone Marrow Transplantation (2008)

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Robotic tumor-specific mesorectal excison of rectal cancer: short-term outcome of a pilot randomized trial

Laparoscopic colorectal resection has become popular. The recently developed da Vinci Surgical System promises to facilitate endoscopic surgery and overcome its disadvantages. This study therefore aimed to com...

S. H. Baik, Y. T. Ko, C. M. Kang, W. J. Lee, N. K. Kim, S. K. Sohn… in Surgical Endoscopy (2008)

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Visfatin-induced expression of inflammatory mediators in human endothelial cells through the NF-κB pathway

Visfatin is an adipokine that is highly expressed in visceral fat. Plasma levels of visfatin have been reported to be higher in subjects with obesity and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, the role of visfa...

W-J Lee, C-S Wu, H Lin, I-T Lee, C-M Wu, J-J Tseng… in International Journal of Obesity (2009)

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SVCT-2 in breast cancer acts as an indicator for L-ascorbate treatment

L-ascorbate (L-ascorbic acid, vitamin C) clearly has an inhibitory effect on cancer cells. However, the mechanism underlying differential sensitivity of cancer cells from same tissue to L-ascorbate is yet to be c...

S-W Hong, S-H Lee, J-H Moon, J J Hwang, D E Kim, E Ko, H-S Kim, I J Cho… in Oncogene (2013)

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Promoting access to innovation for frail old persons

Frailty tends to be considered as a major risk for adverse outcomes in older persons, but some important aspects remain matter of debate.

G. Berrut, S. Andrieu, I. Araujo De Carvalho… in The journal of nutrition, health & aging (2013)