Gastroenterology
Impact of hepatitis B virus infection on the risk of gallbladder polyps: a cohort study
Nam Hee Kim, Hong Joo Kim, Ji Hun Kang
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(6):844-853. Published online October 18, 2023
Background/Aims: We aimed to determine whether hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains an important risk factor for gallbladder polyps (GBPs) in the current context of reduced prevalence of these infections.
Methods: The cohort included 392,913 asymptomatic adults who unde..
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Hemato-oncology
Retrospective analysis of palliative chemotherapy for the patients with bladder adenocarcinoma: Korean Cancer Study Group Genitourinary and Gynecology Cancer Committee
Moon Jin Kim, Young Sam Kim, Sung Yong Oh, Suee Lee, Young-Jin Choi, Young Mi Seol, Min Jae Park, Ki Hyang Kim, Lee Chun Park, Jung Hun Kang, In-Gyu Hwang, Soon Il Lee, Seung Taek Lim, Hyo Song Kim, Ho Yeong Lim, Sun Young Rha, Hyo-Jin Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(2):383-390. Published online April 6, 2016
Background/Aims: Because of rarity, role of chemotherapy of bladder adenocarcinoma are still unidentified. Therefore, we performed a retrospective analysis of the clinical features and chemotherapy outcomes of bladder adenocarcinoma.
Methods: Eligible patients for this retrospective analysis were i..
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Gastroenterology
Expression of procaspase 3 and activated caspase 3 and its relevance in hormone-responsive gallbladder carcinoma chemotherapy
Sanjeev Kumar Maurya, Mallika Tewari, Bechan Sharma, Hari Shanker Shukla
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):573-578. Published online August 14, 2013
Background/AimsThe higher incidence of gallbladder cancer (GBC) in females has been accredited to the involvement of hormones. The clinical implications of sex hormone receptors in GBC are well established. Cysteine proteases (such as caspase-3-9, etc.) are known to play a cen..
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Simultaneous Xanthogranulomatous Cholecystitis and Gallbladder Cancer in a Patient with a Large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Yahya Al-Abed, Mohammed Elsherif, John Firth, Rudi Borgstein, Fiona Myint
Korean J Intern Med. 2012;27(3):338-341. Published online September 1, 2012
There have been reports of the coexistence of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) with intra-abdominal malignancy including gastric, colonic, pancreatic, and renal. We herein report a case of a previously undiagnosed AAA and a presenting complaint consistent with acute cholecystitis. Following cholec..
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Unusual Presentation of Cystic Lymphangioma of the Gallbladder
Yong Sik Woo, Kwang Ro Joo, Kyung-Yup Kim, Won Taek Oh, Youn Hwa Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(3):197-200. Published online September 30, 2007
Cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder is quite a rare tumor with only a few cases having been reported in the literature. We describe here a rare case of cystic lymphangioma of the gallbladder, which was unusual in that the patient presented with biliary pain and an abnormal liver test. Ultrason..
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