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Magnetic resonance imaging for evaluating neurogenic dysphagia

Dysphagia due to CNS pathology usually stems from one of two patterns of disease: (1) bilateral corticobulbar tract dysfunction (“pseudobulbar palsy”) or (2) pontomedullary dysfunction (“bulbar palsy”). Comput...

Won S. Kim M.D., David Buchholz M.D., Ashok J. Kumar M.D.… in Dysphagia (1987)

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Omental teratoma in an adult: A case report

We recently experienced an omental teratoma in a 34-year-old woman. Ultrasonography (US) revealed a large mass of mixed echogenicity, occupying the entire lower abdomen. Computed tomography showed an inhomogen...

Sun Hee Whang, Kyung Soo Lee M.D., Pyo Nyun Kim… in Gastrointestinal Radiology (1990)

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Computed tomographic findings of ruptured hepatic malignancy

Massive hemorrhage from ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma is uncommon. We report our experience in three cases of ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosed by computed tomography (CT). CT was useful in detec...

Pyo Nyun Kim M.D., Il Young Kim, Won Kyung Bae, Byoung Ho Lee in Gastrointestinal Radiology (1991)

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Detection of HCV RNA using reverse transcription and nested polymerase chain reaction in chronic non-A, non-B liver diseases in Korea

To investigate the interrelationship between the anti-HCV prevalence and the HCV RNA positivity in chronic non-A, non-B (NANB) liver diseases in Korea (n=137), we performed RT-nested PCR using 4 primers in the...

Young Min Park, Seung Kew Yoon, Kyu Won Chung, Boo Sung Kim in Gastroenterologia Japonica (1993)

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Focal eosinophilic infiltration of the liver: a mimick of hepatic metastasis

J. H. Won, M.-J. Kim, B. M. Kim, H. Ji, J. J. Chung, H. S. Yoo… in Abdominal Imaging (1999)

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Glomus tumor of the stomach: CT findings

We present the radiologic findings of gastric glomus tumors in two patients, in whom upper gastrointestinal series and computed tomography (CT) were primarily used for diagnosis. The diagnosis was surgically c...

J. K. Kim, J. H. Won, Y. K. Cho, M. W. Kim, H.-J. Joo, J.-H. Suh in Abdominal Imaging (2001)

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Prolonged activation of mitogen-activated protein kinases during NSAID-induced apoptosis in HT-29 colon cancer cells

The mechanisms of the antineoplastic effect of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) still are unknown, but the induction of apoptosis is one of the possible mechanisms. We attempted to demonstrate th...

Tae Kim, Soo **, Won Kim, Eun Kang… in International Journal of Colorectal Disease (2001)

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Efficacy of use of colonoscopy in dextran sulfate sodium induced ulcerative colitis in rats: the evaluation of the effects of antioxidant by colonoscopy

The goals in develo** animal models of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are to determine the underlying mechanisms and the action of currently available drugs and to evaluate the value of new therapeutic ap...

Byung Ahn, Kwang-Hyun Ko, Tae-Young Oh… in International Journal of Colorectal Disease (2001)

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Depressed-Type Submucosal Colon Cancer

PURPOSE: The article presents one of very few Korean reports on the detection of depressed early colorectal cancers, which have been cited by some Japanese doctors as another pathway for the development of col...

Hyun Shig Kim M.D., Won Kap Park M.D., Jung Dal Lee M.D.… in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (2002)

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Investigation of HLA-DPA1 genotypes as predictors of inflammatory bowel disease in the German, South African, and South Korean populations

Background and aims: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a polygenic disorder, as demonstrated by epidemiological evidence, genetic linkage, and the identification of the first susceptibility gene, NOD2. Genetic ...

Annette Lantermann, Jochen Hampe, Won H. Kim… in International Journal of Colorectal Disease (2002)

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Does laparoscopic surgery have a role in the treatment of gallbladder cancer?

Eung Kook Kim, Sang Kuon Lee, Won Woo Kim in Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery (2002)

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Laparoscopic vs. open biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch: A comparative study

Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS) is a well-known emerging open procedure that appears to be as effective as other bariatric operations and has been shown to provide excellent long-term w...

Won-Woo Kim M.D., Michel Gagner M.D.… in Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (2003)

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Afferent loop obstruction after gastric cancer surgery: helical CT findings

Background: We reviewed the computed tomographic (CT) findings of afferent loop obstruction and assessed the value of helical CT in determining the underlying cause.

H.-C. Kim, J. K. Han, K. W. Kim, Y. H. Kim, H.-K. Yang, S. H. Kim… in Abdominal Imaging (2003)

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Contrast-enhanced dynamic ultrasonography of the liver: optimization of hepatic arterial phase in normal volunteers

Background: To optimize hepatic arterial phase timing in contrast-enhanced dynamic ultrasonography (US) of the liver.

K. H. Lee, B. I. Choi, K. W. Kim, J. S. Kim, H. J. Won, J. K. Han… in Abdominal Imaging (2003)

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Novel interleukin 1β polymorphism increased the risk of gastric cancer in a Korean population

Polymorphisms in the gene for interleukin 1β (IL-1B) have been found to increase the risks of gastric cancer and its precursors in response to Helicobacter pylori infection in white populations. However, there ha...

Kyung-A Lee, Chang-Seok Ki, Hye-** Kim, Kwang-Min Sohn… in Journal of Gastroenterology (2004)

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Real-time compound ultrasonography: pictorial review of technology and the preliminary experience in clinical application of the abdomen

The purposes of this essay are to illustrate the technology overview and theoretical benefits of real-time compound ultrasonography (US) and to present our preliminary clinical experience in the evaluation of ...

K.W. Kim, B.I. Choi, S.Y. Yoo, Y.H. Kim, H.-C. Kim, H.J. Lee, K.H. Lee… in Abdominal Imaging (2004)

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Mutation Analysis of SPINK1 and CFTR Gene in Korean Patients with Alcoholic Chronic Pancreatitis

Several genetic mutations have been reported to increase susceptibility to chronic pancreatitis. However, their roles in alcoholic chronic pancreatitis are controversial. We investigated the prevalence of SPINK1 ...

Kwang Hyuck Lee MD, Ji Kon Ryu MD, Won Jae Yoon MD… in Digestive Diseases and Sciences (2005)

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Abdominal cavernous Iymphangiomas: CT findings

Two adult patients with histopathologically proved cavernous lymphangiomas and one adult patient with lymphangiomas of strongly presumed cavernous type by cytologic and computed tomographic findings are report...

J.-H. Sohn, J. H. Byun, S. H. Park, S. E. Yoon, K. W. Kim, H.-S. Hong… in Abdominal Imaging (2005)

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Eupatilin attenuates bile acid-induced hepatocyte apoptosis

In cases of cholestasis, bile acids induce hepatocyte apoptosis by activating death receptor-mediated apoptotic signaling cascades. Eupatilin (5,7-dihydroxy-3,4,6-trimethoxyflavone) is a pharmacologically acti...

Su Cheol Park, Jung-Hwan Yoon, Won Kim, Geum-Youn Gwak… in Journal of Gastroenterology (2006)

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Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibody in Intestinal Behçet’s Disease Patients: Relation to Clinical Course

This study was designed to assess anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody positive rate in Behçet’s disease and intestinal Behçet’s disease and to evaluate whether anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody expression...

Chang Hwan Choi M.D., Tae Il Kim M.D.… in Diseases of the Colon & Rectum (2006)