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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Ten-day tegoprazan-based concomitant therapy as a first-line treatment for Helicobacter pylori eradication
Yong Hwan Kwon, Seong Woo Jeon, Su Youn Nam, Dong Wook Lee, Ji Hey Park, Hui Jin Bae
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):493-503. Published online June 28, 2023
Background/Aims: Tegoprazan, a novel potassium-competitive acid blocker, has shown rapid action and gastric acid inhibition. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of a tegoprazan-based, nonbismuth-containing quadruple (concomitant) therapy for the primary eradication of Helicobacter pylori..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Clinical risk factors and pattern of initial fungal contamination in endoscopic biopsy-derived gastrointestinal cancer organoid culture
Su Youn Nam, Seung Jin Lee, Hee Jung Lim, Ji Young Park, Seong Woo Jeon
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(4):878-887. Published online April 8, 2021
Background/Aims: Because gastrointestinal tract is not sterile, primary culture has contamination risk despite of massive washing with antimicrobial media. Microbial contamination can play a key role in initial failure during biopsy-derived primary tumor culture.
Methods: Tumor tissue was acquired ..
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Gastroenterology / Original Article
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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Gastroenterology / Original Article
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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Gastroenterology / Original Article
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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Gastroenterology / Original Article
Predictive factors of mortality within 30 days in patients with nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Yoo Jin Lee, Bo Ram Min, Eun Soo Kim, Kyung Sik Park, Kwang Bum Cho, Byoung Kuk Jang, Woo Jin Chung, Jae Seok Hwang, Seong Woo Jeon
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(1):54-64. Published online December 28, 2015
Background/Aims: Nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB) is a common medical emergency that can be life threatening. This study evaluated predictive factors of 30-day mortality in patients with this condition.
Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted at a single hospita..
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Case Report
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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Case Report
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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