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Gastroenterology
Two-dimensional shear wave elastography for assessing liver fibrosis in patients with chronic liver disease: a prospective cohort study
Hae Won Yoo, Sang Gyune Kim, Jae Young Jang, Jeong-Ju Yoo, Soung Won Jeong, Young Seok Kim, Boo Sung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(2):285-293. Published online December 7, 2021
Background/Aims: The objective of this study was to determine whether the newly developed two-dimensional shear wave elastography (2D-SWE, RS85, Samsung-shearwave imaging) was more valid and reliable than transient elastography (TE) for predicting the stage of liver fibrosis.
Methods: The study pro..
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Effectiveness and safety of elbasvir/grazoprevir in Korean patients with hepatitis C virus infection: a nationwide real-world study
Eun Sun Jang, Kyung-Ah Kim, Young Seok Kim, In Hee Kim, Byung Seok Lee, Youn Jae Lee, Woo Jin Chung, Sook-Hyang Jeong
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(Suppl 1):S1-S8. Published online June 17, 2020
Background/Aim: This study aimed to establish the real-world effectiveness and safety of grazoprevir/elbasvir (EBR/GZR) therapy in South Korea.
Methods: A total of 242 patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 or 4 infection who started EBR/GZR were consecutively enrolled from seven..
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2020 Korean guidelines for the management of metastatic prostate cancer
In-Ho Kim, Sang Joon Shin, Byung Woog Kang, Jihoon Kang, Dalyong Kim, Miso Kim, Jin Young Kim, Chan Kyu Kim, Hee-Jun Kim, Chi Hoon Maeng, Kwonoh Park, Inkeun Park, Woo Kyun Bae, Byeong Seok Sohn, Min-Young Lee, Jae Lyun Lee, Junglim Lee, Seung Taek Lim, Joo Han Lim, Hyun Chang, Joo Young Jung, Yoon Ji Choi, Young Seok Kim, Jaeho Cho, Jae Young Joung, Se Hoon Park, Hyo Jin Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(3):491-514. Published online February 10, 2021
In 2017, Korean Society of Medical Oncology (KSMO) published the Korean management guideline of metastatic prostate cancer. This paper is the 2nd edition of the Korean management guideline of metastatic prostate cancer. We updated recent many changes of management in metastatic prostate cancer in th..
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Gastroenterology
Environmental risk factors and comorbidities of primary biliary cholangitis in Korea: a case-control study
Kyung-Ah Kim, Young Seok Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Woo Jin Chung, Dae Hee Choi, Eun Sun Jang, Sook-Hyang Jeong
Korean J Intern Med. 2021;36(2):313-321. Published online March 26, 2020
Background/Aims: The risk factors for the development of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with PBC in Korea through a questionnaire survey.
Methods: Consecutively enrolled 103 PBC patients from six referral hospitals and 100 a..
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Correlation of the grade of hepatic steatosis between controlled attenuation parameter and ultrasound in patients with fatty liver: a multi-center retrospective cohort study
Jeong-Ju Yoo, Yang Jae Yoo, Woo Ram Moon, Seung Up Kim, Soung Won Jeong, Ha Na Park, Min Gyu Park, Jae Young Jang, Su Yeon Park, Beom Kyung Kim, Jun Yong Park, Do Young Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Kwang-Hyub Han, Sang Gyune Kim, Young Seok Kim, Ji Hoon Kim, Jong Eun Yeon, Kwan Soo Byun
Korean J Intern Med. 2020;35(6):1346-1353. Published online November 8, 2019
Background/Aims: The controlled attenuation parameter (CAP), based on transient elastography, is widely used for noninvasive assessment of the degree of hepatic steatosis (HS). We investigated the correlation of the degree HS between CAP and ultrasound (US) in patients with HS.
Methods: In total, 9..
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Clinical outcomes of patients with a single hepatocellular carcinoma less than 5 cm treated with transarterial chemoembolization
Min Young Baek, Jeong-Ju Yoo, Soung Won Jeong, Jae Young Jang, Yong Kwon Kim, Shin Ok Jeong, Sae Hwan Lee, Sang Gyune Kim, Sang-Woo Cha, Young Seok Kim, Young Deok Cho, Hong Soo Kim, Boo Sung Kim, Yong Jae Kim, Su Yeon Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1223-1232. Published online October 26, 2018
Background/Aims: Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is performed for single hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that are not eligible for surgery or ablation therapy. We investigated the clinical outcomes of patients with a single HCC ≤ 5 cm treated with TACE.
Methods: This study analyzed 175 conse..
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Platelet count is associated with sustained virological response rates in treatments for chronic hepatitis C
Baek Gyu Jun, Eui Ju Park, Woong Cheul Lee, Jae Young Jang, Soung Won Jeong, Young Don Kim, Gab Jin Cheon, Young Sin Cho, Sae Hwan Lee, Hong Soo Kim, Yun Nah Lee, Sang Gyune Kim, Young Seok Kim, Boo Sung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(5):989-997. Published online March 14, 2018
Background/Aims: This study was conducted to clarify the sustained virological response (SVR) prediction ability of baseline and treatment-related factors in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
Methods: This retrospective study collected data at four tertiary referral hospitals..
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Clinical significance of radiation-induced liver disease after stereotactic body radiation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma
Baek Gyu Jun, Young Don Kim, Gab Jin Cheon, Eun Seog Kim, Eunjin Jwa, Sang Gyune Kim, Young Seok Kim, Boo Sung Kim, Soung Won Jeong, Jae Young Jang, Sae Hwan Lee, Hong Soo Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2018;33(6):1093-1102. Published online August 28, 2017
Background/Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate parameters that predict radiation-induced liver disease (RILD) following stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to identify the clinical significance of RILD.
Methods: We retrospectively rev..
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Use of 18F-FDG PET to predict tumor progression and survival in patients with intermediate hepatocellular carcinoma treated by transarterial chemoembolization
Min Jin Kim, Young Seok Kim, Youn Hee Cho, Hee Yoon Jang, Jeong-Yeop Song, Sae Hwan Lee, Soung Won Jeong, Sang Gyune Kim, Jae Young Jang, Hong Su Kim, Boo Sung Kim, Won Hyung Lee, Jung Mi Park, Jae Myung Lee, Min Hee Lee, Deuk Lin Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(3):308-315. Published online April 29, 2015
Background/Aims: 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography (18F-FDG PET) has been used to assess the biological behavior of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In this study, we investigated the usefulness of 18F-FDG PET for predicting tumor progression and sur..
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Increased Expression of Cyclooxygenase-2 is Associated with the Progression to Cirrhosis
Soung Won Jeong, Jae Young Jang, Sae Hwan Lee, Sang Gyun Kim, Young Koog Cheon, Young Seok Kim, Young Deok Cho, Hong Soo Kim, Joon Seong Lee, So-Young Jin, Chan Sup Shim, Boo Sung Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2010;25(4):364-371. Published online November 27, 2010
Background/AimsTo investigate the degree of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) protein expression in chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. MethodsCOX-2 protein expression was evaluated in 43 cases of chronic hepatitis and 24 cases of cirrhosis using immunohist..
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