Gastroenterology / Original Article Hepatic hemangioma: proportion and predictor of surgical treatment with emphasis on its growth rate Young Cheol Shin, Eun Ju Cho, Hee Young Na, Jai Young Cho, Ho-Seong Han, Yoon Jin Lee, Haeryoung Kim, Sangmi Jang, Gwang Hyeon Choi, Eun Sun Jang, Jin-Wook Kim, Sook-Hyang Jeong Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(6):818-830.   Published online November 1, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.062              Crossref 1                      Background/Aims: There are limited studies on the management of hepatic hemangiomas (HHs). We investigated the proportion and predictors of surgical resection and analyzed HH growth rates in addition to associated factors. Methods: A retrospective case-control study of patients treated in 2 centers..

Gastroenterology / Editorial Could assessment of genetic susceptibility be an effective solution to prevent pancreatitis from occurring after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography? Jae Min Lee Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(6):783-784.   Published online November 1, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.403

Gastroenterology / Image of interest Epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum: an uncommon cause of upper gastrointestinal bleeding Sang Yoon Kim Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):777-778.   Published online May 22, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.105

Gastroenterology / Original Article 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 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.133                      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..

Gastroenterology / Original Article Real-world effectiveness and safety of adalimumab in Korean patients with intestinal Behcet’s disease: a Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases (KASID) multicenter study Seung Bum Lee, Hee Seung Hong, Chang Kyun Lee, Bo-In Lee, Sol Kim, Seong-Joon Koh, Hosun Yu, Jung-Bin Park, Sung Wook Hwang, Byong Duk Ye, Suk-Kyun Yang, Sang Hyoung Park; on behalf of the IBD Research Group of the Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases (KASID) Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):661-671.   Published online July 26, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.394              Web of Science 1    Crossref 1                 Background/Aims: The short- and long-term effects of adalimumab (ADA) on Korean patients with intestinal Behcet’s disease (BD) for remain unclear. Therefore, a multicenter study was performed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ADA in Korean patients with intestinal BD in a real-world setting. ..

Gastroenterology / Original Article Efficacy and safety of 1 L polyethylene glycol plus ascorbic acid for bowel preparation in elderly: comparison with oral sulfate solution Ki Young Lim, Kyeong Ok Kim, Eun Young Kim, Yoo Jin Lee, Byung Ik Jang, Sung Kook Kim, Chang Heon Yang; on behalf of Crohn’s and Colitis Association in Daegu-Gyeongbuk (CCAiD) Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(5):651-660.   Published online July 24, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.030              Web of Science 2    Crossref 2                 Background/Aims: Recently, 1 L of polyethylene glycol (PEG) plus ascorbic acid (Asc) has been introduced in Korea as a colonoscopy preparation agent. Data on its efficacy and safety in older adults have been limited. We aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 1 L PEG/Asc in older adults by comp..

Gastroenterology / Image of interest Superior mesenteric artery syndrome with acute gastric dilatation caused by binge eating in an adolescent Zhicheng Huang, Cao Li, Guangcai Tang Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):572-573.   Published online June 26, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.344              Web of Science 4    Crossref 4

Gastroenterology / Original Article Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir–velpatasvir and sofosbuvir–velpatasvir–voxilaprevir for hepatitis C in Korea: a Phase 3b study Jeong Heo, Yoon Jun Kim, Sung Wook Lee, Youn-Jae Lee, Ki Tae Yoon, Kwan Soo Byun, Yong Jin Jung, Won Young Tak, Sook-Hyang Jeong, Kyung Min Kwon, Vithika Suri, Peiwen Wu, Byoung Kuk Jang, Byung Seok Lee, Ju-Yeon Cho, Jeong Won Jang, Soo Hyun Yang, Seung Woon Paik, Hyung Joon Kim, Jung Hyun Kwon, Neung Hwa Park, Ju Hyun Kim, In Hee Kim, Sang Hoon Ahn, Young-Suk Lim Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):504-513.   Published online June 30, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.252              Web of Science 3    Crossref 2                      Background/Aims: Despite the availability of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Korea, need remains for pangenotypic regimens that can be used in the presence of hepatic impairment, comorbidities, or prior treatment failure. We investigated the efficacy an..

Gastroenterology / Original Article Ten-day tegoprazan-based concomitant therapy as a first-line treatment for Helicobacter pylori eradication Yong Hwan Kwon, Seong Woo Jeon, Su Youn Nam, Dong Wook Lee, Ji Hey Park, Hui Jin Bae Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):493-503.   Published online June 28, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.345              Web of Science 4    Crossref 5                 Background/Aims: Tegoprazan, a novel potassium-competitive acid blocker, has shown rapid action and gastric acid inhibition. In this study, we evaluated the efficacy of a tegoprazan-based, nonbismuth-containing quadruple (concomitant) therapy for the primary eradication of Helicobacter pylori..

Gastroenterology / Original Article Association between eupatilin and reduction in small bowel bleeding in aspirin users and aspirin plus acid suppressant users Hyun Seok Lee, Ji Hyung Nam, Dong Jun Oh, Hyun Jung Ahn, Yun Jeong Lim Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):484-492.   Published online May 19, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.340              Web of Science 2    Crossref 2                      Background/Aims: Capsule endoscopy (CE) has shown that low-dose aspirin occasionally causes small bowel (SB) bleeding. We herein evaluated the protective effects of mucoprotective agents (MPAs) on SB bleeding in aspirin users using the nationwide database of claims data from the National Health Insu..

Gastroenterology / Editorial Sofosbuvir–velpatasvir and sofosbuvir–velpatasvir–voxilaprevir: novel treatment options for naïve and previously treated hepatitis C infection Hyun Phil Shin Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):454-455.   Published online June 30, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.248

Gastroenterology / Editorial Role of potassium-competitive acid blockers in eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection Tae Ho Kim Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(4):451-453.   Published online June 30, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.250

Gastroenterology / Image of interest Massive gastric dilatation Dao-Hui Wei, Yu-Kui Peng, Wei Liu Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(3):446-447.   Published online February 27, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.378

Gastroenterology / Original Article The diagnostic significance of hepatitis C virus antibody levels for chronic hepatitis C virus infection Jin Gu Kang, Myoung Kuk Jang, Jung Hee Kim, Jang Han Jung, Ji Won Park, Sung Eun Kim, Sang Hoon Park, Myung Seok Lee, Ki Tae Suk, Dong Joon Kim, Hyoung Su Kim Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(3):362-371.   Published online April 11, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.350              Web of Science 1    Crossref 1                 Background/Aims: Although anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) assay is widely used to screen for HCV infection, it has a high false-positive (FP) rate in low-risk populations. We investigated the accuracy of anti-HCV signal-to-cutoff (S/CO) ratio to distinguish true-positive (TP) from FP HCV infection. Me..

Gastroenterology / Original Article Clinical and endoscopic characteristics of sessile serrated lesions with dysplasia/carcinoma Peel Jung, Hyung Wook Kim, Su Bum Park, Dae Hwan Kang, Cheol Woong Choi, Su Jin Kim, Hyeong Seok Nam, Dae Gon Ryu, Dong Hoon Shin, Joo Young Na, Mi Sook Yun Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(3):349-361.   Published online March 27, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.322              Web of Science 4    Crossref 4                 Background/Aims: Some sessile serrated lesions (SSLs) progress into dysplasia and colorectal cancer, however, the clinical and endoscopic characteristics of SSLs with dysplasia remain to be determined. In this study, we elucidated these characteristics in SSLs with dysplasia/carcinoma, compared with..

Gastroenterology / Original Article Comorbidities and the use of comedications among patients with chronic hepatitis C in Korea: A nationwide cross-sectional study Kyung Min Kwon, Jae-Jun Shim, Gi-Ae Kim, Bo Ok Kim, Helin Han, Hyun Jung Ahn Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(3):338-348.   Published online April 10, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.215                      Background/Aims: Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is the second leading cause of liver-related mortality and is more prevalent in the elderly population in Korea. Decisions to initiate treatment and selection of proper antiviral agents may be challenging among elderly patients due to relevant comorbidities..

Gastroenterology / Image of interest Endoscopic unusual appearance of stomach in a patient with Crohn’s disease Xu Wang, Juan Yu, Wei-Lin Yang, Wei-Feng Huang Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):275-276.   Published online December 14, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.323

Gastroenterology / Correspondence Reply to “The causal association between sarcopenia and colorectal cancer: a Mendelian randomization analysis” Min Cheol Kim, Kyeong OK Kim Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):269-270.   Published online February 20, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.003

Gastroenterology / Correspondence The causal association between sarcopenia and colorectal cancer: a Mendelian Randomization analysis Shu Ran, Min-Fei Zhao, Bao-Lin Liu Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):266-268.   Published online February 20, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.305              Web of Science 1    Crossref 2

Gastroenterology / Correspondence Comment on " Positive fecal immunochemical test results are associated with non-colorectal cancer mortality" Yong Eun Park Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):264-265.   Published online July 27, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.042