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Gastroenterology
The effect of rebamipide on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced gastro-enteropathy: a multi-center, randomized pilot study
Dong Jun Oh, Hyuk Yoon, Hyun Soo Kim, Yoon Jin Choi, Cheol Min Shin, Young Soo Park, Nayoung Kim, Dong Ho Lee, You-Jung Ha, Eun Ha Kang, Yun Jong Lee, Nayoung Kim, Ki-Jeoung Kim, Fei Liu
Korean J Intern Med. 2022;37(6):1153-1166. Published online November 1, 2022
Background/Aims: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly-used medications, and ailments such as arthritis or heart disease, require long-term use of these drugs, which can induce gastroenteropathy with bleeding and ulcers. This study investigated the associations between efficacy..
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Cardiology
Olmesartan is not associated with the risk of enteropathy: a Korean nationwide observational
cohort study
Seng Chan You, Hojun Park, Dukyong Yoon, Sooyoung Park, Boyoung Joung, Rae Woong Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2019;34(1):90-98. Published online November 27, 2017
Background/Aims: Olmesartan, a widely used angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB), has been linked to sprue-like enteropathy. No cases of olmesartan-associated enteropathy have been reported in Northeast Asia. We investigated the associations between olmesartan and other ARBs and the incidence of ent..
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Rheumatology
Ileocolonoscopic findings in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a single center retrospective
study
Soo Min Ahn, Yong-Gil Kim, Seung-Hyeon Bae, Doo-Ho Lim, Seokchan Hong, Sang Hyoung Park, Chang-Keun Lee, Bin Yoo
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(5):916-922. Published online August 11, 2017
Background/Aims: In some Western countries, up to 50% of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have subclinical gut inflammation. This study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence and severity of gut inflammation and to determine clinical factors associated with colonic inflammation in Korean ..
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Endocrinology-metabolism
Application of photodynamic therapy in gastrointestinal disorders: an outdated or re-emerging technique?
Han Hee Lee, Myung-Gyu Choi, Tayyaba Hasan
Korean J Intern Med. 2017;32(1):1-10. Published online January 1, 2017
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a promising therapeutic modality that involves the administration of a photosensitizer followed by local illumination with a specific wavelength of light in the presence of oxygen. PDT is minimally invasive, has high selectivity for cancer, and has good patient complian..
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Hemato-oncology
Clinical features and outcomes of systemic amyloidosis with gastrointestinal involvement: a single-center experience
A Young Lim, Ji Hyeon Lee, Ki Sun Jung, Hye Bin Gwag, Do Hee Kim, Seok Jin Kim, Ga Yeon Lee, Jung Sun Kim, Hee-Jin Kim, Soo-Youn Lee, Jung Eun Lee, Eun-Seok Jeon, Kihyun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2015;30(4):496-505. Published online June 29, 2015
Background/Aims: The gastrointestinal (GI) tract often becomes involved in patients with systemic amyloidosis. As few GI amyloidosis data have been reported, we describe the clinical features and outcomes of patients with pathologically proven GI amyloidosis.
Methods: We identified 155 patients dia..
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