Helicobacter pylori Treatment Strategies in Singapore.

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To investigate the association between the baseline profiles and dynamics of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA polymerase gene mutations and the long-term virological response of lamivudine (LAM)-adefovir (ADV) combination therapy in patients with LAM-resistant chronic hepatitis B. METHODS:Seventy-five patie...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kim J,Lee SH,Kim HS,Choi K,Jeong SW,Kim SG,Jang JY,Kim YS,Kim BS

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Aims:Microvascular invasion (MVI) is an established risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, prediction models that specifically focus on the individual prognoses of HCC patients with MVI is lacking. Methods:A total of 385 HCC patients with MVI were randomly assigned to training and validati...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Xu L,Li L,Wang P,Zhang M,Zhang Y,Hao X,Yan L,Li B,Wen T,Xu M

更新日期：2019-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein three cases of inflammatory myoglandular polyp (IMGP) presenting as hematochezia. The polyps had pedunculated, red, and smooth features, and were 12, 12, and 15 mm in diameter and located in the sigmoid colon, transverse colon, and rectum, respectively. Endoscopic polypectomies were performed. Histolo...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Chung SH,Son BK,Park YS,Jo YJ,Kim SH,Jun DW,Cheong ES,Lee WM,Ju JE

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The primary pathophysiologic abnormality in achalasia is known to be a loss of inhibitory myenteric ganglion cells, which may result from an immune-mediated response or neuronal degeneration. The aim of this study was to identify proteins suggestive of an immune-mediated response or neuronal degeneratio...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Im SK,Yeo M,Lee KJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:In patients with corticosteroid-refractory ulcerative colitis (UC), cyclosporine or infliximab may be added to the treatment regimen to induce remission. Here, we aimed to compare the efficacy of cyclosporine and infliximab. METHODS:Between January 1995 and May 2012, the medical records of 43 patients ...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kim EH,Kim DH,Park SJ,Hong SP,Kim TI,Kim WH,Cheon JH

更新日期：2015-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Cytapheresis (CAP) is a novel strategy for ulcerative colitis (UC). However, there is insufficient data on the long-term outcome of UC patients who achieve remission by CAP. This study involved patients with severe UC who refracted to intravenous (iv) corticosteroid. METHODS:Forty-seven UC patients who...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Fukunaga K,Nagase K,Kusaka T,Hida N,Ohda Y,Yoshida K,Tozawa K,Kamikozuru K,Iimuro M,Nakamura S,Miwa H,Matsumoto T

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Signal transducers and activators of transcription (STATs) are a family of transcription factors that are activated in response to cytokines and growth factors. STAT3 activation has been implicated in modulating the activity of downstream mediators, such as Bcl-xL and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2)....

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Lee SW,Ahn YY,Kim YS,Kang SB,Nam SW,Lee DS,Jeong HY,Kim JM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV), the current therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, has saved the lives of many HCV-infected patients. Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) target several sites of HCV nonstructural proteins, resulting in the cessation of viral replication. The f...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kim DY,Ahn SH,Han KH

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We evaluated the characteristics of the National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP) and opinions regarding the National Endoscopy Quality Improvement Program (NEQIP). METHODS:We surveyed physicians performing esophagogastroduodenoscopy and/or colonoscopy screenings as part of the NCSP via e-mail between J...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Cha JM,Moon JS,Chung IK,Kim JO,Im JP,Cho YK,Kim HG,Lee SK,Lee HL,Jang JY,Kim ES,Jung Y,Moon CM,Kim Y,Park BY

更新日期：2016-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:We conducted this study to identify the risk factors for finding gallbladder polyps (GBP) in Korean subjects during health screening, and to determine the nature of the association between the presence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and the development of GBP METHODS: A total of 1,523 subjects were enrolled...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Lim SH,Kim DH,Park MJ,Kim YS,Kim CH,Yim JY,Cho KR,Kim SS,Choi SH,Kim N,Cho SH,Oh BH

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Left-sided diverticulitis is increasing in Japan, and many studies report that left-sided diverticulitis is more likely to be severe. Therefore, it is important to identify the features and risk factors for left-sided diverticulitis. We hypothesized that left-sided diverticulitis in Japan is related to ...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Yamada E,Ohkubo H,Higurashi T,Sakai E,Endo H,Takahashi H,Uchida E,Tanida E,Izumi N,Kanesaki A,Hata Y,Matsuura T,Fujisawa N,Komatsu K,Maeda S,Nakajima A

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver transplantation has become a lifesaving procedure for patients who have chronic end-stage liver disease and acute liver failure. The satisfactory outcome of liver transplantation has led to insufficient supplies of deceased donor organs, particularly in East Asia. Hence, East Asian surgeons are concentrating on ...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Moon DB,Lee SG

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Although normal endoscopic findings are, as a rule, part of the diagnosis of microscopic colitis, sev-eral cases of macroscopic lesions (MLs) have been reported in collagenous colitis, but hardly in lymphocytic colitis (LC). The aim of this study was to investigate the endoscopic, clini-cal, and histopa...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Park HS,Han DS,Ro YO,Eun CS,Yoo KS

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Aims:The validity of 13C-urea breath test (13C-UBT) for Helicobacter pylori detection is influenced by atrophic gastritis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of citric acid on the accuracy of 13C-Urea breath test after H. pylori eradication therapy in a region where atrophic gastritis is common...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kwon YH,Kim N,Yoon H,Shin CM,Park YS,Lee DH

更新日期：2019-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Aims:Gastric mucosal atrophy and intestinal metaplasia due to Helicobacter pylori infection are the main precursor lesions of gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term effects of H. pylori eradication on the progression of precancerous lesions to metachronous cancer after endoscopic...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Han SJ,Kim SG,Lim JH,Choi JM,Oh S,Park JY,Kim J,Kim JS,Jung HC

更新日期：2018-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Aims:Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA; EUS-FNA) allows for diagnostic tissue specimens from various regions to be analyzed. However, diagnosing recurrent pancreaticobiliary cancer after surgery is sometimes difficult. We evaluated the efficacy of EUS-FNA in the diagnosis of loca...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Matsumoto K,Kato H,Horiguchi S,Tomoda T,Matsumi A,Ishihara Y,Saragai Y,Takada S,Muro S,Uchida D,Okada H

更新日期：2020-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is commonly associated with liver cirrhosis, irrespective of the presence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Given that malignant PVT is a poor prognostic factor in patients with HCC, it is important to differentiate malignant PVT from benign PVT. Because malignant PVT has been reported to...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kim JW,Lee BC,Shin SS,Heo SH,Lim HS,Jeong YY,Kang HK,Hur YH,Choi YD

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Aims:The benefit of oral antiviral therapy in preventing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the general population is not well understood. We used a novel prediction method to estimate the risk of HCC in the Korean population based on various treatment guidelines. Methods:The 5-year risk of HCC following ant...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Shim JJ,Oh IH,Kim SB,Kim JW,Lee CK,Jang JY,Lee JS,Kim BH

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Aims:Although many studies have reported the promising effect of neoadjuvant treatment for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer (BRPC) to increase resectability, only a few studies have recommended the use of firstline chemotherapeutic agents as neoadjuvant treatment for BRPC. The current study compared c...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Choi YJ,Byun Y,Kang JS,Kim HS,Han Y,Kim H,Kwon W,Oh DY,Paik WH,Lee SH,Ryu JK,Kim YT,Lee K,Kim H,Chie EK,Jang JY

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Aims:Obesity is a risk factor for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), with several studies demonstrating positive associations between body mass index (BMI) and GERD symptoms. However, little is known about the effect of BMI changes on erosive esophagitis (EE). In this study, we investigated whether BMI ...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Bang KB,Park JH

更新日期：2018-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Second-look endoscopy is performed to check for the possibility of post-endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) bleeding and to perform prophylactic hemostasis in most hospitals; however, there is little evidence about the efficacy of second-look endoscopy. We investigated whether second-look endoscopy a...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kim ER,Kim JH,Kang KJ,Min BH,Lee JH,Rhee PL,Rhee JC,Kim JJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Aims:Although balloon-assisted enteroscopy (BAE) enables endoscopic visualization of small bowel (SB) involvement in Crohn's disease (CD), there is no data on the changes in outcomes over time. We therefore investigated the changes in BAE use on CD patients over different time periods in terms of its role an...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Jeon SR,Kim JO,Byeon JS,Yang DH,Ko BM,Goong HJ,Jang HJ,Park SJ,Kim ER,Hong SN,Im JP,Kim SE,Koo JS,Eun CS,Chang DK,Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Disease(KASID).

更新日期：2020-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Standard treatments are not available for hilar nonresectable cholangiocarcinoma (NCC). It is unknown whether combination therapy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) plus systemic chemotherapy is superior to PDT alone. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 68 patients with hilar NCC treated with either PDT plu...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Wentrup R,Winkelmann N,Mitroshkin A,Prager M,Voderholzer W,Schachschal G,Jürgensen C,Büning C

更新日期：2016-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) of the right buttock with multiple metastases to the lung, bone, and small intestine. He received resection and end-to-end anastomosis of the jejunum for the jejunal metastatic tumor, and mass excision of the metastatic tumor of the left femur followed by closed...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Yoo JW,Lee DH,Song HJ,Ahn JH,Kim SW,Suh C,Lee JS

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis to the stomach from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is extremely rare. Usually, gastric metastasis seems to be a late event in patients with RCC and is accompanied by disseminated tumor spread to other organs. Solitary synchronous gastric metastasis from small, localized RCC has rarely been reported. We report a...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kim MY,Jung HY,Choi KD,Song HJ,Lee JH,Kim DH,Choi KS,Kim SA,Lee GH,Kim JH

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This systematic review aimed to assess the efficacy of the current approach to tissue traction during the endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) of superficial esophageal cancer, early gastric cancer, and colorectal neoplasms. We performed a systematic electronic literature search of articles published in PubMed and s...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Abe S,Wu SYS,Ego M,Takamaru H,Sekiguchi M,Yamada M,Nonaka S,Sakamoto T,Suzuki H,Yoshinaga S,Matsuda T,Oda I,Saito Y

更新日期：2020-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To investigate the incidence of cholangiocarcinoma in patients with hepatolithiasis with or without previous resection of liver. METHODS:From 2002 to 2009, we retrospectively reviewed 117 patients who were diagnosed and treated for hepatolithiasis in Korea University Guro Hospital. Among the 117 patien...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Lee JY,Kim JS,Moon JM,Lim SA,Chung W,Lim EH,Lee BJ,Park JJ,Bak YT

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Benign bronchoesophageal fistula (BEF) is a rare condition that is usually treated surgically; however, less invasive endoscopy procedures have been attempted to overcome the disadvantages of surgery. The aim of this study was thus to determine the results of endoscopic management as a primary treatment...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Ahn JY,Jung HY,Choi JY,Kim MY,Lee JH,Choi KS,Kim DH,Choi KD,Song HJ,Lee GH,Kim JH

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Patients with cholangiocarcinoma usually present at an advanced stage, and more than 50% of cases are not resectable at the time of diagnosis. Recently, photodynamic therapy (PDT) has been proposed as a palliative and neoadjuvant modality. We evaluated whether combination of PDT and chemotherapy is more...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Hong MJ,Cheon YK,Lee EJ,Lee TY,Shim CS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Colonoscopy training programs and the minimal experience with colonoscopy required to be considered technically competent are not well established. The aim of this study was to determine the colonoscopy learning curves and factors associated with this difficult procedure at a single center. METHODS:A t...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Chung JI,Kim N,Um MS,Kang KP,Lee D,Na JC,Lee ES,Chung YM,Won JY,Lee KH,Nam TM,Lee JH,Choi HC,Lee SH,Park YS,Hwang JH,Kim JW,Jeong SH,Lee DH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00