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 4    Crossref 3                      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 4    Crossref 4                      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              Web of Science 1    Crossref 1

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 7    Crossref 7                 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              Web of Science 1    Crossref 1                      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

Gastroenterology / Original Article Outcomes according to treatment modalities as a bridge to curative surgery for malignant obstruction of the proximal colon: stent versus stoma Yong Eun Park, Seung Min Hong, Seung Bum Lee, Hong Sub Lee, Dong Hoon Baek, Rari Cha, Jong Yoon Lee, Tae Oh Kim, Jong Hoon Lee; Busan Ulsan Gyeongnam Intestinal Study Group Society (BIGS) Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):186-194.   Published online January 2, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.281              Web of Science 1    Crossref 1                      Background/Aims: The optimal treatment for acute malignant obstruction of the proximal colon (MOPC, proximal to the splenic flexure) remains challenging. Emergency resection, the traditional modality for MOPC, has shown significantly high mortality and morbidity rates, according to recent studies. T..

Gastroenterology / Original Article Cancer risk in patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome in Korea: a retrospective multi-center study Su Hwan Kim, Eun Ran Kim, Jae Jun Park, Eun Sun Kim, Hyeon Jeong Goong, Kyeong Ok Kim, Ji Hyung Nam, Yehyun Park, Sang Pyo Lee, Hyun Joo Jang; KSGE; Research Group of Capsule Endoscopy and Artificial Intelligence in Imaging Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):176-185.   Published online December 15, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.208              Web of Science 6    Crossref 10                      Background/Aims: There have been little research on the cancer risks of patients with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome (PJS) in Korea. We aimed to investigate the clinical features of PJS patients and their cancer incidence rate. Methods: Patients with PJS from nine medical centers were enrolled. In those pa..

Gastroenterology / Original Article Helicobacter pylori eradication reduces risk for recurrence of gastric hyperplastic polyp after endoscopic resection Young Sin Cho, Su Youn Nam, Hee Seok Moon, Tae Ho Kim, Sung Eun Kim, Jin Tae Jung Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):167-175.   Published online November 28, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.111              Web of Science 7    Crossref 7                 Background/Aims: Little is known about the effect of Helicobacter pylori eradication on the recurrence of gastric hyperplastic polyps after endoscopic resection. Thus, we evaluated the recurrence rate of gastric hyperplastic polyps based on H. pylori eradication following endoscopic re..

Gastroenterology / Editorial Helicobacter pylori eradication reduces risk for recurrence of gastric hyperplastic polyp after endoscopic resection Woo Chul Chung Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(2):141-143.   Published online February 27, 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2023.039              Web of Science 1    Crossref 1

Gastroenterology / Original Article Recognition and attitudes of Korean physicians toward fecal microbiota transplantation: a survey study Tae-Geun Gweon, Yoo Jin Lee, Sung Kyun Yim, Seung Yong Kim, Chang Hwan Choi, Young-Seok Cho; on behalf of the Microbiome Research Group of the Korean Society for Neurogastroenterology and Motility Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(1):48-55.   Published online November 10, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.206              Web of Science 4    Crossref 6                 Background/Aims: Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) represents a treatment option for recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). Recently, FMT has been investigated in various clinical settings other than CDI. This study examined Korean physicians’ recognition of FMT and their attitude..

Gastroenterology / Original Article Effect of age on the prognosis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma Jung Hun Kim, Young Koog Cheon, Tae Yoon Lee, Sang Hoon Lee, Hyunji Chung Korean J Intern Med. 2023;38(1):39-47.   Published online December 21, 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2022.146              Web of Science 9    Crossref 7                 Background/Aims: Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) is a subgroup of cholangiocarcinoma and is the second- most-common primary hepatic tumor. Several predictive and prognostic factors have been analyzed; however, in this study we focused on the influence of age. Our aim was to use real-world res..