Gastroenterology
Diagnosis and management of acute colonic diverticulitis: results of a survey among Korean gastroenterologists
Jae Gon Lee, Yong Eun Park, Ji Young Chang, Hyun Joo Song, Duk Hwan Kim, Young Joo Yang, Byung Chang Kim, Shin Hee Lee, Myung-Won You, Seong-Eun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):672-682. Published online August 17, 2023
Background/Aims: Some management strategies for acute colonic diverticulitis remain controversial in Korean real-world practice because their clinical features differ from those in the West. This study aimed to investigate the opinions of Korean physicians regarding the diagnosis and treatment of ac..
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Gastroenterology
Outcomes according to treatment modalities as a bridge to curative surgery for malignant obstruction of the proximal colon: stent versus stoma
Yong Eun Park, Seung Min Hong, Seung Bum Lee, Hong Sub Lee, Dong Hoon Baek, Rari Cha, Jong Yoon Lee, Tae Oh Kim, Jong Hoon Lee; Busan Ulsan Gyeongnam Intestinal Study Group Society (BIGS)
Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):186-194. Published online January 2, 2023
Background/Aims: The optimal treatment for acute malignant obstruction of the proximal colon (MOPC, proximal to the splenic flexure) remains challenging. Emergency resection, the traditional modality for MOPC, has shown significantly high mortality and morbidity rates, according to recent studies. T..
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Updated treatment strategies for intestinal Behçet’s disease
Yong Eun Park, Jae Hee Cheon
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(1):1-19. Published online December 8, 2017
Behçet’s disease (BD) is a chronic, idiopathic, relapsing immune-mediated disease involving multiple organs, and is characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers, ocular disease, gastrointestinal ulcers, vascular diseases, and skin lesions. In particular, gastrointestinal involvement in BD i..
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