Gwang Ha Kim

..Attention to optimizing therapy and judicious use of endoscopy and reflux monitoring are needed to maximize treatment success...

..The aim of the present study was to prospectively assess the accuracy of EUS for determining the depth of EGC, according to the accepted/extended indications...

..Therefore, we investigated the diagnostic performance of chromoendoscopy using indigo carmine dye added to acetic acid (AI chromoendoscopy) in delineating differentiated or undifferentiated adenocarcinomas in patients with EGC...

..Atrophic gastritis is inversely associated with reflux esophagitis. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between GEFV, atrophic gastritis and gastroesophageal reflux...

..However, few trials have involved patients with cirrhosis. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the efficacy and safety of treatment with PEG-IFN and ribavirin in patients with cirrhosis associated with HCV infection...

..The aim of this study was to elucidate the efficacy of ADV monotherapy and the incidence of genotypic resistance to ADV in patients with LMV-resistant chronic HBV infection...

..A high incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) has been observed in patients with cancer. However, few data are available on patients with cholangiocarcinoma...

..The aim of this study was to describe the endosonographic features of gastric ectopic pancreas...

..Endoscopic stone removal is difficult in patients with a Billroth II gastrectomy...

..To date, the criteria are almost entirely based on Japanese literature evaluating the risk of lymph node (LN) metastasis in patients with EGC...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of in vitro interferon-gamma (INF-gamma) assay for differential diagnosis between ITB and CD...

..However, definitive diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer was confirmed after endoscopic mucosal resection of a presumed primary early gastric carcinoma...

..The aim of this study was to prospectively identify predictors, including endoscopic findings such as GEFV, for PPI treatment outcomes in patients with GERD...

..The authors retrospectively assessed sorafenib tolerability, and evaluated the clinical course in patients who showed progression during sorafenib treatment...

..Treatment modalities included endoscopic mucosal resection, surgery, H. pylori eradication, and/or chemotherapy. Both cases achieved complete remission until our 18 months' and 16 months' follow up...

..Pancreatitis is a major complication of ERCP...

..They were also positive for the S-100, which is a marker of neurogenic and melanocytic tumors. Patient was treated with radical resection of tumor without any adjuvant therapy. He is well and on follow-up visits without tumor recurrence...

..The aim of the present study was to characterize the EUS features of GCTs compared with those of submucosal leiomyomas using a high-frequency catheter probe EUS...

..Tumor cells showed a diffuse strong immunoreactivity to S-100 protein, but not stain for CD 34, desmin and smooth muscle actin. This is the first case report of rectal schwannoma in Korea...

..The results of immunohistochemical staining between them was coincident, and so it was diagnosed as a hepatic metastasis of gastric hepatoid adenocarcinoma...

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..We report a case of polysplenia syndrome with agenesis of dorsal pancreas presenting acute pancreatitis...

..In conclusion, we showed that beta-catenin delocalization was more evident in ICIPs, and APC promoter hypermethylation might play a role in delocalization of beta-catenin, especially in ICIPs...

..Still, there has been no report on the detection rate of celiac ganglia with radial scanning EUS. The aim of this study was to evaluate the detection rate of celiac ganglia by radial scanning echoendoscopy during a routine examination...

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..Although endoscopic stent placement is now generally accepted as a palliative treatment for gastric outlet obstruction resulting from gastric cancer, it carries potential limitations such as tumor ingrowth or migration...

..CONCLUSIONS : CDX1 and CDX2 mRNA expressions were found to be significantly reduced in colorectal cancers but these expressional changes were not found to be related to clinicopathologic features...

..The aim of this study was to measure the risk of lamivudine resistance provided for each predictive factor in patients with chronic HBV infections...

..Taken together, these findings suggest that S100A8 and S100A9 are negative regulators of lymph node metastasis of gastric adenocarcinoma and can be used as biomarkers for prediction of lymph node metastasis in gastric adenocarcinoma...

..To ascertain clinical outcome and complications of self-expandable metal stents for endoscopic palliation of patients with malignant obstruction of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract...

..The pathological diagnosis was cystic lymphangioma of the colon. Although intussusception due to lymphangioma in an adult are rare, it should be taken into consideration that it is possible diagnosis...

..Pathologic examination of the ulcerative mass was compatible with those of cholangiocarcinoma...

..The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of MDCT for detection and localization of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding...

..Herein, we report a case of Menetrier's disease showing mucus bridge by excessive mucus observed during the endoscopy...

..More detailed prospective studies are needed to determine the precise significance of these findings...

..However, there have been no reports about the recurrence of the CBD stone after EPLBD with minor EST. The aim of this study was to evlauate the recurrence of CBD stone after EPLBD with minor EST...

..Korean J Gastroenterol 2011;58:144-148)...

..Few reports address malignant obstruction after gastric surgery...

..001, p=0.011, and p<0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that the gastric and intestinal phenotypic marker expression pattern of tumors is prognostically useful for patients with gastric carcinoma...

..The relative risks were 2.42, 4.35, 3.73, 2.61, respectively (P=0.002). CONCLUSIONS: The serum HBV DNA levels at 6 months and 12 months during lamivudine therapy can be closely correlated with the rate of viral breakthrough in 24 months...

..Segmental resection was performed with ileo-ileal anastomosis. The ileal mass was diagnosed as angiosarcoma on immunohistochemical stain. He received 3 cycles of chemotherapy, but died 5 months after the diagnosis...

..To examine the association between obesity and gastropharyngeal reflux disease (GPRD) as well as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)...

..The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and complications of the combination therapy of interferon alpha and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C...

..After intravenous antibiotics for 8 weeks and partial laminectomy, the patient recovered and was discharged without complications. (Korean J Gastroenterol 2013;61:225-229)...

..The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical predictors for symptom response to short-term proton pump inhibitor treatment in patients with globus symptom...

..Therefore, we decided to perform endoscopic submucosal dissection and removed the tumor without complication. Histopathology revealed a 0.6×0.6 cm-sized duplication cyst, and there has been no recurrence in 2 years...

..A huge hepatic mass with irregular margins extending to the EGJ was found. EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration was performed, and the mass was diagnosed as a primary SCC of the liver by immunohistochemical staining...

..001). CONCLUSION: Endoscopic grading of the GEFV is easy and provides useful information about the status of gastroesophageal and gastropharyngeal reflux...

..The purpose of this study was to compare the computed tomography (CT) findings between acute calculous suppurative and nonsuppurative cholangitis and to determine if there are findings that assist in the differential diagnosis...

..Although further investigations might be needed to confirm the causality, celecoxib and ethambutol can be added to the list of drugs as having the possibility of DRESS syndrome...

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..To investigate whether adding ecabet sodium to the standard triple therapy for H pylori infection improve eradication rate...

..There have been no formal trials of treatment for radiation proctitis and a variety of methods are currently used. We assessed the efficacy of rebamipide enema to control symptoms and proctoscopic findings from radiation proctitis...

..This study was aimed to investigate the diagnostic usefulness of combined dual channel multichannel intraluminal impedance (MII)/pH-metry in 'off-proton pump inhibitor (PPI)' patients with suspected laryngopharyngeal reflux...

..Here, we report a rare case of a submucosal tumor-like recurrence after endoscopic resection of early esophageal cancer...

..Both sorafenib and tosufloxacin were eventually discontinued, and the TEN resolved with corticosteroids and supportive treatment. Clinical physicians should be aware of this possible complication so that early interventions can be made...

..This systematic review is targeted to establish the strategy of GERD diagnosis, which is essential for the current clinical practice...

..In addition, we evaluated the relative activity and toxicity of these agents in this patient population...

..Therefore, the incidence of remnant gastric cancer is increasing. This study was performed to evaluate the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of patients with remnant gastric cancer...

..This case highlights the potential therapeutic benefits for colonscopic retrieval of a gallstone impacted at the ileocecal valve in well selected individuals...

..We experienced a woman who had a primary EMP localized in the stomach and the EMP was removed successfully by endoscopic submucosal dissection. The lesion was pathologically confirmed as confined to the gastric mucosa...

..After treatment, strict endoscopic regular follow-up including EUS is recommended with multiple biopsies. However, controversy remains regarding the best diagnosis, treatment and follow-up strategy for this disease...

..Endoscopic sphincterotomy (EST) to remove bile-duct stones is the most frequently used endoscopic technique. Few reports exist regarding application of large-balloon dilation (LBD) after EST for treatment of patients with bile-duct stones...

..Oligonucleotide chip technology is a reliable and useful diagnostic tool for the detection of mutants resistant to antiviral therapy in chronic HBV infection...

..Real-time PCR is very sensitive and useful to detect HBV DNA in a wide range of concentrations. We designed new primers and probes for real-time PCR to detect HBV DNA...

..The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of endoscopic treatment for these lesions and to identify the possible predictive factors for rebleeding associated with clinical and endoscopic characteristics...

..We describe a case of duodenal perforation secondary to ERBD that was successfully treated with approximating using endoclip and detachable snare...

..We describe here a patient with abdominal wound metastasis after laparoscopic surgery for GIST...

..The aim of this study was to investigate the association of the endoscopic grade of atrophic gastritis with gastroesophageal and gastropharyngeal reflux...

..We conducted this study to determine factors related to residual cancer and to determine the appropriate treatment strategy...