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Gastroenterology
Real-life experience of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir for HCV infected Korean patients: a multicenter cohort study
Soon Kyu Lee, Sung Won Lee, Hae Lim Lee, Hee Yeon Kim, Chang Wook Kim, Do Seon Song, U Im Chang, Jin Mo Yang, Sun Hong Yoo, Jung Hyun Kwon, Soon Woo Nam, Seok-Hwan Kim, Myeong Jun Song, Jaejun Lee, Hyun Yang, Si Hyun Bae, Ji Won Han, Heechul Nam, Pil Soo Sung, Jeong Won Jang, Jong Young Choi, Seung Kew Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(6):1167-1175. Published online May 27, 2022
Background/Aims: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir (LDV/SOF) therapy in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected Korean patients in a real clinical setting.
Methods: A total of 273 patients who received LDV/SOF therapy between May 2016 and February 2021 were consecutively enrolle..
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Safety and effectiveness of direct-acting antivirals in patients with chronic hepatitis C and chronic kidney disease
Ji Eun Ryu, Myeong Jun Song, Seok-Hwan Kim, Jung Hyun Kwon, Sun Hong Yoo, Soon Woo Nam, Hee Chul Nam, Hee Yeon Kim, Chang Wook Kim, Hyun Yang, Si Hyun Bae, Do Seon Song, U Im Chang, Jin Mo Yang, Sung Won Lee, Hae Lim Lee, Soon Kyu Lee, Pil Soo Sung, Jeong Won Jang, Jong Young Choi, Seung Kew Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(5):958-968. Published online August 19, 2022
Background/Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of direct acting antivirals (DAAs) available in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Korea.
Methods: In a retrospective, multicenter cohort study, 362 patients were enrolled from 2015 to 2019. The e..
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Anti-fibrotic effects of branched-chain amino acids on hepatic stellate cells
Hae Lim Lee, Jungmin Lee, Jung Hoon Cha, Sungwoo Cho, Pil Soo Sung, Wonhee Hur, Seung Kew Yoon, Si Hyun Bae
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(1):53-62. Published online July 29, 2021
Background/Aims: Patients with liver cirrhosis (LC) have low levels of branchedchain amino acids (BCAAs). There is accumulating evidence that BCAAs have anti- fibrotic effects in cirrhosis. This study is aimed to evaluate the effect of BCAAs on the function and phenotype of activated hepatic stellate..
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Outcome of donor biliary complications following living donor liver transplantation
Hyun Young Woo, In Seok Lee, Jae Hyuck Chang, Seung Bae Youn, Si Hyun Bae, Jong Young Choi, Ho Jong Chun, Young Kyoung You, Dong Goo Kim, Seung Kew Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(4):705-715. Published online March 14, 2018
Background/Aims: Biliary complications are the most common donor complication following living donor liver transplantation (LDLT). The aim of this study is to investigate the long-term outcomes of biliary complications in right lobe adult-to-adult LDLT donors, and to evaluate the efficacy of endosco..
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Development of bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia during standard treatment of
hepatitis C with Peg-IFNα2b
Eun Chung, Kihoon Park, Jo Heon Kim, Nam Ik Han, Young Sok Lee, Si Hyun Bae, Chung-Hwa Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(6):1098-1100. Published online August 21, 2017
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Gastroenterology
Combination transarterial chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation therapy for early hepatocellular carcinoma
Myeong Jun Song, Si Hyun Bae, June Sung Lee, Sung Won Lee, Do Seon Song, Chan Ran You, Jong Young Choi, Seung Kew Yoon
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):242-252. Published online February 15, 2016
Background/Aims: We compared the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and the survival of patients who received radiofrequency ablation (RFA) after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) with patients treated with TACE or RFA alone.
Methods: This study included 201 patients with HCC, who were..
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Feasibility of α-fetoprotein as a diagnostic tool for hepatocellular carcinoma in Korea
Dae Geon Ahn, Hyung Joon Kim, Hyun Kang, Hyun Woong Lee, Si Hyun Bae, Joon Hyoek Lee, Yong Han Paik, June Sung Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):46-53. Published online December 28, 2015
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of α-fetoprotein (AFP) as a diagnostic tool for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Korean patients.
Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of HCC and cirrhosis patients at three hospitals. For each HCC patient..
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Newer treatments for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Myeong Jun Song, Si Hyun Bae
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(2):149-155. Published online February 27, 2014
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. The only curative treatment modalities for HCC are surgery, percutaneous ablation, and liver transplantation. Unfortunately, the majority of patients have unresectable disease at diagnosis. Therefore, effective treatment opt..
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Assessment of the Efficacy of Reducing Peginterferon Alfa-2a and Ribavirin Dose on Virologic Response in Koreans with Chronic Hepatitis C
Jung Hyun Kwon, Si Hyun Bae, Jong Young Choi, Seung Kew Yoon, Kwan Soo Byun, Seung Woon Paik, Young Suk Lim, Han Chu Lee, Kwang Hyub Han, Kwan Sik Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(3):203-211. Published online August 26, 2009
Background/AimsThe virologic response of Koreans to combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C is similar to westerns; however, dose modification occurs more frequently in Koreans. We evaluated the rates of peginterferon α-2a and ribavirin dose modifications and their effect o..
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Long-Term Survival in a Patient With Ruptured Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Joon Sung Kim, Seung Kew Yoon, Jeong Ah Kim, Chang Wook Kim, Si Hyun Bae, Jong Young Choi, Chan-Kwon Jung
Korean J Intern Med. 2009;24(1):63-67. Published online March 6, 2009
A 57-yr-old woman previously diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B was admitted via the emergency room because she suddenly developed epigastric pain with abdominal distension. On computed tomography (CT), a round enhancing mass was found on the left hepatic lobe with ascites in the peritoneal space..
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Clinical Outcomes of Delayed Clearance of Serum HBsAg in Patients with Chronic HBV Infection
Soon Woo Nam, Jeong Jo Jung, Si Hyun Bae, Jong Young Choi, Seung Kew Yoon, Se Hyun Cho, Joon Yeol Han, Nam Ik Han, Jin Mo Yang, Young Suk Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(2):73-76. Published online June 30, 2007
BackgroundSpontaneous delayed clearance of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in patients with chronic HBV infection is a rare event. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of delayed clearance of serum HBsAg in chronic HBV infection and to determine the chara..
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Rapidly Progressing Budd-Chiari Syndrome Complicated by Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Jeong Won Jang, Seung Kew Yoon, Si Hyun Bae, Jong Young Choi, Kyu Won Chung, Hee Sik Sun
Korean J Intern Med. 2003;18(3):191-195. Published online September 1, 2003
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The Relationship between Virological Characteristics of Hepatitis C Virus HCV and Reactivity to the Regional Specific Proteins of HCV
Seung Kew Yoon, Young Min Park, Byung Hoon Byun, Si Hyun Bae, Jin Mo Yang, Byung Min Ahn, Young Sok Lee, Chang Don Lee, Hee Sik Sun, Boo Sung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2000;15(2):109-116. Published online July 1, 2000
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