Gastroenterology
Self-screening questionnaire for perianal fistulizing disease in patients with Crohn’s disease
O Seong Kweon, Ben Kang, Yoo Jin Lee, Eun Soo Kim, Sung Kook Kim, Hyun Seok Lee, Yun Jin Chung, Kyeong Ok Kim, Byung Ik Jang; on behalf of Crohn’s Colitis Association in Daegu-Gyeongbuk (CCAiD)
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(3):430-438. Published online April 5, 2024
Background/Aims: A poor prognostic factor for Crohn’s disease (CD) includes perianal fistulizing disease, including perianal fistula and/or perianal abscess. Currently, a tool to assess perianal symptoms in patients with CD remains nonexistent. This study aimed to develop a perianal fistulizing di..
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Reduced risk of gastrointestinal bleeding associated with eupatilin in aspirin plus acid suppressant users: nationwide population-based study
Hyun Seok Lee, Ji Hyung Nam, Dong Jun Oh, Yeo Rae Moon, Yun Jeong Lim
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(2):261-271. Published online December 14, 2023
Background/Aims: Mucoprotective agents, such as eupatilin, are often prescribed to prevent gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding in addition to an acid suppressant despite the absence of a large-scale study. We evaluated the additional effect of eupatilin on the prevention of GI bleeding in both the upper ..
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The combined use of anti-peptic agents is associated with an increased risk of osteoporotic fracture: a nationwide case-control study
Dong Jun Oh, Ji Hyung Nam, Hyun Seok Lee, Yeo Rae Moon, Yun Jeong Lim
Korean J Intern Med. 2024;39(2):228-237. Published online February 7, 2024
Background/Aims: Long-term use of acid suppressants such as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and histamine 2 receptor antagonist (H2RA) has been associated with the risk of osteoporotic fracture. Acid suppressants and muco-protective agents (MPAs) are often used together as anti-ulcer agents. We evalua..
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Association between eupatilin and reduction in small bowel bleeding in aspirin users and aspirin plus acid suppressant users
Hyun Seok Lee, Ji Hyung Nam, Dong Jun Oh, Hyun Jung Ahn, Yun Jeong Lim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):484-492. Published online May 19, 2023
Background/Aims: Capsule endoscopy (CE) has shown that low-dose aspirin occasionally causes small bowel (SB) bleeding. We herein evaluated the protective effects of mucoprotective agents (MPAs) on SB bleeding in aspirin users using the nationwide database of claims data from the National Health Insu..
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Changes in performance of small bowel capsule endoscopy based on nationwide data from a Korean Capsule Endoscopy Registry
Su Hwan Kim, Yun Jeong Lim, Junseok Park, Ki-Nam Shim, Dong-Hoon Yang, Jaeyoung Chun, Jin Su Kim, Hyun Seok Lee, Hoon Jai Chun; Research Group for Capsule Endoscopy/Small Bowel Endoscopy
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(4):889-896. Published online December 30, 2019
Background/Aims: Capsule endoscopy (CE) is widely used for the diagnosis of small bowel diseases. The clinical performance and complications of small bowel CE, including completion rate, capsule retention rate, and indications, have been previously described in Korea. This study aimed at estimating ..
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Quality of information on the Internet for Korean patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Jun Sik Yoon, Sang Jik Lee, Eun Soo Kim, Sung Kook Kim, Min Kyu Jung, Hyun Seok Lee, Yong Hwan Kwon, Su Youn Nam, Seong Woo Jeon, Sun Jin, Joon Seop Lee, Seong Jae Yeo
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1215-1222. Published online October 1, 2018
Background/Aims: The Internet is the main resource for health-related information. The incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is rapidly increasing in Asian countries. However, the quality of websites for IBD available in this region has not been evaluated. We aimed to evaluate the quality of the..
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Disparity in Crohn’s disease activity between home and clinics is associated with unscheduled hospital visits due to disease flares
Eun Soo Kim, Yoo Jin Lee, Byung Ik Jang, Kyeong Ok Kim, Eun Young Kim, Hyun Seok Lee, Seong Woo Jeon, Sang Gyu Kwak; on behalf of Crohn’s and Colitis Association in Daegu-Gyeongbuk (CCAiD)
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(5):902-910. Published online January 17, 2018
Background/Aims: E-health technologies have been implemented for the management of Crohn’s disease (CD). We aimed to identify differences between patient activities at home and at routine clinic visits using a web-based self-reporting CD symptom diary (CDSD) and to determine the impact of this dis..
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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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