Gastroenterology
Effects of bispectral index monitoring as an adjunct to nurse-administered propofol combined sedation during colonoscopy: a randomized clinical trial
Jun Heo, Min Kyu Jung, Hyun Seok Lee, Chang Min Cho, Seong Woo Jeon, Sung Kook Kim, Young Hoon Jeon
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(2):260-266. Published online February 26, 2016
Background/Aims: The efficacy of bispectral index (BIS) monitoring during colonoscopic sedation is debated. We aimed to determine whether BIS monitoring was useful for propofol dose titration, and to evaluate differences in sedative administration between expert and inexperienced medical personnel d..
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Acute Intestinal Obstruction Caused by a Persimmon Phytobezoar after Dissolution Therapy with Coca-Cola
Seung Soo Ha, Hyun Suk Lee, Min Kyu Jung, Seong Woo Jeon, Chang Min Cho, Sung Kook Kim, Yong Hwan Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):300-303. Published online December 20, 2007
Bezoars are concretions or hard masses of foreign matter that are found in the gastrointestinal tract. Recent reports have demonstrated the efficacy of Coca-Cola administration for the dissolution of phytobezors. Here we report on a 73-year-old man with a very large gastric persimmon diospyrobezo..
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An Impacted Clamshell in the Duodenum Mistaken for a Gall Stone
Han Jin Cho, Jong Yeol Kim, Ho Chul Lee, Young Oh Kweon, Chang Min Cho, Won Young Tak, Seong Woo Jeon
Korean J Intern Med. 2007;22(4):292-295. Published online December 20, 2007
Although most ingested foreign bodies pass through the gastrointestinal tract spontaneously, those that are sharp, pointed, or large require removal to avoid serious complications. Here we report an interesting case of a 60-year-old man who swallowed a clamshell that passed through the pylorus an..
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Expression of Cyclooxygenase-2 and Bcl-2 in Human Gastric Adenomas
Jee Hyun Park, Kyung Hee Kang, Se Hwan Kim, Jong Hyup Lee, Chang Min Cho, Young Oh Kweon, Sung Kook Kim, Yong Hwan Choi, Han Ik Bae, Mi Sung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2005;20(3):198-204. Published online September 30, 2005
BackgroundCyclooxygenase (COX)-2 is the rate-limiting enzyme in prostaglandin synthesis. An increased expression has been implicated in the development and progression of human gastric cancers and colorectal adenomas and cancers. This study aimed to determine the involvement a..
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