Reviews |
Gastroenterology
Current status of chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced biliary tract cancer
Takashi Sasaki, Hiroyuki Isayama, Yousuke Nakai, Kazuhiko Koike
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):515-524. Published online August 14, 2013
Chemotherapy is indispensable for the treatment of advanced biliary tract cancer. Recently, reports regarding first-line chemotherapy have increased, and first-line chemotherapy treatment has become gradually more sophisticated. Gemcitabine and cisplatin combination therapy (or gemcitabine and ox..
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Current evidence of effects of Helicobacter pylori eradication on prevention of gastric cancer
Il Ju Choi
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):525-537. Published online August 14, 2013
Gastric cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death worldwide and is usually detected at a late stage, except in Korea and Japan where early screening is in effect. Results from animal and epidemiological studies suggest that Helicobacter pylori infection, and subseque..
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Editorials |
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How to approach and follow adrenal incidentaloma?
Jee-Young Oh
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):541-543. Published online August 14, 2013
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Original Articles |
Cardiology
Impact of family history on the presentation and clinical outcomes of coronary heart disease: data from the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry
Choongki Kim, Hyuk-Jae Chang, Iksung Cho, Ji Min Sung, Donghoon Choi, Myung Ho Jeong, Yang Soo Jang,
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):547-556. Published online August 14, 2013
Background/AimsFamily history (FHx) of coronary heart disease (CHD) is a well-known risk factor for CHD. However, the prognostic implication of FHx has not been established clearly in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). MethodsIn t..
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Endocrinology-metabolism
Clinical characteristics and follow-up of Korean patients with adrenal incidentalomas
Yoon Young Cho, Sunghwan Suh, Ji Young Joung, Hyemin Jeong, Dongmo Je, Hongseok Yoo, Taek Kyu Park, Yong-Ki Min, Kwang-Won Kim, Jae Hyeon Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):557-564. Published online August 14, 2013
Background/AimsWe investigated the clinical characteristics and follow-up findings of subjects with adrenal incidentalomas in a single, tertiary-care hospital in South Korea. MethodsThe study consisted of a retrospective analysis of 282 adrenal ..
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Nephrology
Renal outcomes and clinical course of nondiabetic renal diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes
Ja Min Byun, Cheol Hyun Lee, Sul Ra Lee, Ju Young Moon, Sang Ho Lee, Tae Won Lee, Chun Gyoo Ihm, Kyung Hwan Jeong
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):565-572. Published online August 14, 2013
Background/AimsIn several recent studies, renal biopsies in patients with type 2 diabetes and renal disease have revealed a heterogeneous group of disease entities. Our aim was to study the prognosis and clinical course of nondiabetic renal disease (NDRD) and to determine risk..
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Gastroenterology
Expression of procaspase 3 and activated caspase 3 and its relevance in hormone-responsive gallbladder carcinoma chemotherapy
Sanjeev Kumar Maurya, Mallika Tewari, Bechan Sharma, Hari Shanker Shukla
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):573-578. Published online August 14, 2013
Background/AimsThe higher incidence of gallbladder cancer (GBC) in females has been accredited to the involvement of hormones. The clinical implications of sex hormone receptors in GBC are well established. Cysteine proteases (such as caspase-3-9, etc.) are known to play a cen..
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Endocrinology-metabolism
Neuroprotective effects of Vitis vinifera extract on prediabetic mice induced by a high-fat diet
Heung Yong Jin, Youn Soo Cha, Hong Sun Baek, Tae Sun Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):579-586. Published online August 14, 2013
Background/AimsVitis vinifera grape seed extract (VVE) contains oligomeric proanthocyanidins that show antioxidant and free radical-scavenging activities. We evaluated VVE for its neuroprotective effect in prediabetic mice induce by a high-fat diet (HD).
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Nephrology
Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis: case series from a university center
Kyung-Deuk Hong, Ji Hea Bae, Yun-Jin Jang, Hee-Yeon Jung, Jang-Hee Cho, Ji-Young Choi, Chan-Duck Kim, Yong-Lim Kim, Sun-Hee Park
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):587-593. Published online August 14, 2013
Background/AimsEncapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is an often-fatal complication of long-term peritoneal dialysis (PD). We here report the clinical features of EPS in Korean PD patients from a single university center. MethodsThe data were..
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Rheumatology
The presence of MEFV gene mutations in patients with primary osteoarthritis who require surgery
Sedat Yilmaz, Hakan Erdem, Servet Tunay, Deniz Torun, Halil Genc, Yusuf Tunca, Omer Karadag, Ismail Simsek, Muhterem Bahce, Salih Pay, Ayhan Dinc
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):594-598. Published online August 14, 2013
Background/AimsChronic arthritis of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) involves weight-bearing joints and can occur in patients without a history of acute attack. Our aim was to investigate a possible causal relationship between FMF and osteoarthritis in a population in which ..
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Case Reports |
Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration of solid pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas: a report of three cases
Hye Yon Park, Yoon Jung Lee, Jun Hee Lee, Min Ji Lee, Jong Kyun Lee, Kyu Taek Lee, Kwang Hyuck Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):599-604. Published online August 14, 2013
The solid pseudopapillary tumor (SPT) of the pancreas is a rare but low-grade malignant tumor with a good prognosis after surgical excision. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a minimally invasive, safe and reliable way of diagnosing SPT by providing characteristic..
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Reversible dilated cardiomyopathy caused by idiopathic hypoparathyroidism
Youn Joo Jung, Sung Eun Kim, Ji Yeon Hong, Jun Hee Lee, Dae Gyun Park, Kyoo Rok Han, Dong Jin Oh
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):605-608. Published online August 14, 2013
Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is usually an idiopathic disease with a poor prognosis. Hypocalcemia is a rare and reversible cause of DCM. Here, we report a 50-year-old female with DCM, induced by idiopathic hypoparathyroidism, that improved after treatment with calcium.
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Gestational hyperlipidemia and acute pancreatitis with underlying partial lipoprotein lipase deficiency and apolipoprotein E3/E2 genotype
Dong Hee Han, In Ho Moh, Doo-Man Kim, Sung Hee Ihm, Moon-Gi Choi, Hyung Joon Yoo, Eun-Gyoung Hong
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):609-613. Published online August 14, 2013
We report the case of a patient who experienced extreme recurrent gestational hyperlipidemia. She was diagnosed with partial lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency but without an associated LPL gene mutation in the presence of the apolipoprotein E3/2 genotype. This is the first reported case of extr..
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A rare cause of dysphagia: compression of the esophagus by an anterior cervical osteophyte due to ankylosing spondylitis
İlknur Albayrak, Sinan Bağcacı, Ali Sallı, Sami Kucuksen, Hatice Uğurlu
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):614-618. Published online August 14, 2013
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatological disease affecting the axial skeleton with various extra-articular complications. Dysphagia due to a giant anterior osteophyte of the cervical spine in AS is extremely rare. We present a 48-year-old male with AS suffering from p..
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Letters to the editor |
Aortic intramural hematoma after thrombolysis in a patient with acute massive pulmonary embolism
Min Su Kim, Kyu Seop Kim, Il Soon Jung, Jae-Hyeong Park, Jin-Ok Jeong, Si Wan Choi, In-Whan Seong
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):619-621. Published online August 14, 2013
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Hemothorax caused by spontaneous rupture of a metastatic mediastinal lymph node in hepatocellular carcinoma: a case report
Ssang Yong Oh, Kwang Won Seo, Yangjin Jegal, Jong-Joon Ahn, Young Joo Min, Chang Ryul Park, Jae Cheol Hwang
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):622-625. Published online August 14, 2013
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Pleural and pericardial empyema in a patient with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis peritonitis
Jong Hoon Lee, Young Sun Noh, Youn Hee Lee, In-Ae Jang, Ho Chul Song, Euy Jin Choi, Yong Kyun Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):626-627. Published online August 14, 2013
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Deep vein thrombosis associated with acute brucellosis: a case report and review of the literature
Makram Koubaa, Makram Frigui, Yousra Cherif, Moez Jallouli, Neila Kaddour, Mounir Ben Jemaa, Zouheir Bahloul
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):628-630. Published online August 14, 2013
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Images of interest |
Pocket flashlight-elicited Quincke pulse for aortic dissection diagnosis
Atsushi Mizuno, Koichiro Niwa
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):631-631. Published online August 14, 2013
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Malignant acanthosis nigricans in a patient with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Keon Woo Park, Do Hyoung Lim, Soon Il Lee
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):632-633. Published online August 14, 2013
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Erratum |
Erratum: Synephrine-containing dietary supplement precipitating apical ballooning syndrome in a young female
Hyemoon Chung, Sung Woo Kwon, Tae Hoon Kim, Ji Hyun Yoon, Dae Won Ma, Yoo Mi Park, Bum-Kee Hong
Korean J Intern Med. 2013;28(5):634-634. Published online August 14, 2013
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