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Gastroenterology
Liver volume index predicts the risk of esophageal variceal hemorrhage in cirrhotic patients on propranolol prophylaxis
Beom Hee Kim, Jung Wha Chung, Chung Seop Lee, Eun Sun Jang, Sook-Hyang Jeong, Nayoung Kim, Jin-Wook Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(6):1233-1243. Published online February 18, 2019
Background/Aims: Non-selective β-blockers (NSBBs) are used for primary prevention of esophageal variceal hemorrhage (VH) in patients with portal hypertension, but a significant number of patients develop VH while on NSBB therapy. In this study, we sought to determine whether liver volume can predi..
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Hepatocellular carcinoma hidden by multiple infarcted regenerative nodules
Jin Ah Kim, Hye Sung Ahn, Haneul Park, Yoo Rim Seo, Ju Hyun Seo, Chang Wook Kim, Hee Yeon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2016;31(6):1178-1180. Published online February 18, 2016
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Gastroenterology
Can proton pump inhibitors reduce rebleeding following Histoacryl sclerotherapy for gastric variceal hemorrhage?
Ka Rham Kim, Chung Hwan Jun, Kyu Man Cho, Jin Woo Wi, Seon Young Park, Sung Bum Cho, Wan Sik Lee, Chang Hwan Park, Young Eun Joo, Hyun Soo Kim, Sung Kyu Choi, Jong Sun Rew
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(5):593-601. Published online August 27, 2015
Background/Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in reducing rebleeding and bleeding-related death rates after endoscopic gastric variceal obliteration (GVO) using N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBC).
Methods: This study enrolled 341 patients who were consecutively diagnosed wi..
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Clinical outcomes of gastric variceal obliteration using N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate in patients with acute gastric variceal hemorrhage
Chung Hwan Jun, Ka Rham Kim, Jae Hyun Yoon, Han Ra Koh, Won Suk Choi, Kyu Man Cho, Sung Uk Lim, Chang Hwan Park, Young Eun Joo, Hyun Soo Kim, Sung Kyu Choi, Jong Sun Rew
Korean J Intern Med. 2014;29(4):437-444. Published online June 27, 2014
Background/Aims: To evaluate the long-term efficacy and safety of endoscopic injection of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (NBC; Histoacryl) for treatment of bleeding gastric varices.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the records of 455 patients with gastric variceal hemorrhage (GVH) who were consecutiv..
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