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Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver clinical practice guidelines on liver transplantation
Liver transplantation is a highly complex and challenging field of clinical practice. Although it was originally developed in western countries, it has been further advanced in Asian countries through the use ...
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New prognostic model for hospitalized patients with alcoholic cirrhosis and Maddrey’s discriminant function <32
Few studies have investigated the prognosis of patients with non-severe alcoholic hepatitis (Non-SAH). The study aimed to develop a new prognostic model for patients with especially Non-SAH.
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Feasibility of endoscopic resection and impact of endoscopic ultrasound-based surveillance on colorectal subepithelial tumors
Owing to the rising number of screening endoscopies and instrumental advances in endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), colorectal subepithelial tumors (SETs) are being increasingly detected. We aimed to determine the f...
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Incidence of colonoscopy-related perforation and risk factors for poor outcomes: 3-year results from a prospective, multicenter registry (with videos)
Perforation is a life-threatening adverse event of colonoscopy that often requires hospitalization and surgery. We aimed to prospectively assess the incidence of colonoscopy-related perforation in a multicente...
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Albumin, filamin-A and cytokeratin 19 help distinguish intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma from extrahepatic adenocarcinoma
The differential diagnosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas (iCCAs) from metastatic adenocarcinomas from organs adjacent to the liver (gallbladder, pancreas, and stomach) is difficult due to histopathologic...
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The effect of ultrasound-guided transversus abdominis plane block on pulmonary function in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective randomized study
Transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) is commonly used for postoperative pain control after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. However, few studies have analyzed its effect on pulmonary function. The goal of thi...
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MRE-based NASH score for diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
As the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is approximately 30% in the general population, it is important to develop a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of nonalcoholic steatohepatit...
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Long-term outcomes of endoscopic resection followed by additional surgery after non-curative resection in undifferentiated-type early gastric cancer: a nationwide multi-center study
Undifferentiated-type early gastric cancer (UD EGC) shows lower curative resection rates after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). Additional surgery is recommended after non-curative resection. We evaluat...
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Prediction model for curative endoscopic submucosal dissection of undifferentiated-type early gastric cancer
Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is an effective treatment for early gastric cancer (EGC); however, its curative resection rate is low for undifferentiated-type EGC. We developed and externally validated...
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Primary prophylaxis of gastric variceal bleeding: endoscopic obturation, radiologic intervention, or observation?
No single effective method has yet been established for the primary prophylaxis of bleeding from gastric varices (GV).
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Weight fluctuation and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: a nationwide population-based 8-million-subject study
The importance of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) caused by obesity has been emphasized. Many studies have shown that weight fluctuations as well as high BMI are associated with various adverse outcomes. In thi...
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Long-term outcomes of endoscopically resected laterally spreading tumors with a positive histological lateral margin
With advances in diagnostic endoscopy, the incidence of superficial colorectal tumors, including laterally spreading tumors (LSTs), has increased. However, little is known about the long-term results of LSTs w...
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Gross type of hepatocellular carcinoma reflects the tumor hypoxia, fibrosis, and stemness-related marker expression
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is subclassified into five gross types, namely, vaguely nodular (VN), single nodular (SN), single nodular with extranodular growth (SNEG), confluent multinodular (CM), and infilt...
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The change in the nationwide seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus and the status of linkage to care in South Korea from 2009 to 2015
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) requires epidemiological monitoring to estimate its disease burden and to develop countermeasures. This study aimed to investigate the difference between the 2015 and 2009 nationwide an...
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Clinical outcomes of endoscopic resection for colorectal laterally spreading tumors with advanced histology
Colorectal laterally spreading tumors (LSTs) are large, flat neoplasms that are usually treated using different endoscopic techniques based on their morphology, size, and histology. The aim of this study was t...
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Development of a surgical training model for bilateral axillo-breast approach robotic thyroidectomy
Bilateral axillo-breast approach robotic thyroidectomy (BABA RT) is an excellent surgical method, being oncologically safe and with anatomic views similar to those of open surgery. BABA RT, however, requires t...
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Intraoperative localization of the parathyroid glands with indocyanine green and Firefly(R) technology during BABA robotic thyroidectomy
It is unclear whether near-infrared (NIR) light-induced indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence can effectively identify, and thus permit the preservation of, parathyroid glands in bilateral axillo-breast approac...
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Transaxillary robotic modified radical neck dissection: a 5-year assessment of operative and oncologic outcomes
Robotic modified radical neck dissection (MRND) using a gasless transaxillary approach has been reported to be a safe and meticulous technique in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and lateral nec...
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Surgical safety and oncological completeness of robotic thyroidectomy for thyroid carcinoma larger than 2 cm
The safety of robotic thyroidectomy (RT) for small-sized thyroid carcinomas has been well established. The surgical outcomes of bilateral axillo-breast approach RT for thyroid carcinomas larger than 2 cm were ...
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HBV reactivation risk factors in patients with chronic HBV infection with low replicative state and resolved HBV infection undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Korea
To elucidate the rate and risk factors of HBV reactivation in patients with chronic HBV infection with low replicative state and resolved HBV infection undergoing allogenic/autologous hematopoietic stem-cell t...