Diagnostic dilemma in an unusual case of common bile duct obstruction.

abstract：:Gastroparesis (Gp) is a chronic disease that presents with clinical symptoms of early satiety, bloating, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Along with these symptoms, an objective finding of delayed gastric emptying, along with a documented absence of gastric outlet obstruction, are required for diagnosis. This art...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Liu N,Abell T

更新日期：2017-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Portal hypertension is a major pathophysiology in patients with cirrhosis. Portal pressure is the gold standard to evaluate the severity of portal hypertension, and radiological intervention is the only procedure for pressure measurement. Ultrasound (US) is a simple and noninvasive imaging modality available worldwide...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Maruyama H,Yokosuka O

更新日期：2017-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:As the incidence rate of and mortality from pseudomembranous colitis (PMC) are increasing worldwide, it is important to study the simple predictive risk factors for PMC among patients with hospital-acquired diarrhea (HAD). This study focused on identifying the clinical risk factors that can easily predi...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Yang BK,Do BJ,Kim EJ,Lee JU,Kim MH,Kang JG,Kim HS,Kim KH,Jang MK,Lee JH,Kim HY,Shin WG

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), a new and potentially curative method for treating gastrointestinal neoplasms, may have longer procedure time and the risk of complications when compared to conventional endoscopic mucosal resection. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of ESD in patients ...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kim BJ,Chang TH,Kim JJ,Min BH,Lee JH,Son HJ,Rhee PL,Rhee JC,Kim KM,Park CK

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Aims:Electrohydraulic lithotripsy (EHL) under endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) guidance can be an option to treat difficult stones. Recently, a digital, single-operator cholangioscope (SPY-DS) has become available. Peroral transluminal cholangioscopy (PTLC) using SPY-DS has also been rep...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kamiyama R,Ogura T,Okuda A,Miyano A,Nishioka N,Imanishi M,Takagi W,Higuchi K

更新日期：2018-07-15 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：:Enteropathy-type T-cell lymphoma (ETL) or enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma is a very rare malignant intestinal tumor. ETL is usually diagnosed by surgery. Endoscopic findings of ETL are not well known, and there are few reports of findings from endoscopy that has been performed only using white light. Additional...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Bae JY,Ko BM,Min SK,Lee JC,Lee GW,Yoon LY,Hong SJ,Lee MS,Kim HK

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonic diverticula are common whereas but rectal diverticula are very rare, with only sporadic reports in the literature since 1911. Most patients with rectal diverticula are diagnosed incidentally, inflammatory processes may have developed at the time of the diagnosis. We report the case of a 42-year-old woman prese...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Jung SH,Kim JH

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：:Most patients who require biliary drainage can be treated by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)- guided procedures. However, ERCP can be challenging in patients with complications, such as malignant duodenal obstruction, or a surgically-altered anatomy, such as a Rouxen- Y anastomosis, which prevent...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Ogura T,Higuchi K

更新日期：2020-07-23 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:The notion that acute hepatitis A superimposed on chronic hepatitis B infection leads to a worse outcome than acute hepatitis A alone remains controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of the presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) on the severity of acute hepatitis A. ...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kim KM,Eo SJ,Gwak GY,Choi MS,Lee JH,Koh KC,Yoo BC,Paik SW

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background/Aims:The presence of invasion is a diagnostic criterion of early gastric cancer (EGC) in Korea, whereas diagnosis in Japan is based on enlarged nuclei and prominent nucleoli. Moreover, the depth of invasion is the location of cancer cell infiltration in Korea, whereas it is the location of lymphovascular inv...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Lee SY,Yoshida N,Dohi O,Lee SP,Ichikawa D,Kim JH,Sung IK,Park HS,Otsuji E,Itoh Y,Shim CS,Han HS,Kishimoto M,Naito Y

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Bacteremia following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a severe complication, but the risk factors for this condition have not yet been clearly determined. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors of post-ERCP bacteremia. METHODS:Among patients who underwen...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kwak MS,Jang ES,Ryu JK,Kim YT,Yoon YB,Park JK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:This study was performed to determine the association between RUNX3 expression and Helicobacter pylori infection in premalignant gastric lesions. METHODS:We examined 107 patients with gastric epithelial dysplasia who had undergone endoscopic mucosal resection or submucosal dissection. All tissue sample...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Chung WC,Jung SH,Joo KR,Kim MJ,Youn GJ,Kim Y,Lee JS,Lee H,Jung JH,Lee YK

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Several precut techniques have been used to gain biliary access for difficult cases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the success and complication rates of two precut techniques, transpancreatic septotomy (TPS) and needle knife infundibulotomy (NKI), in difficult biliary cannulation due to the pres...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Lee YJ,Park YK,Lee MJ,Lee KT,Lee KH,Lee JK

更新日期：2015-07-01 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:Although laparoscopic fundoplication is a well-established therapy for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in Western countries, the mainstay of GERD treatment in Korea is long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use. The aim of the present study was to evaluate nationwide data regarding antireflux surg...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Lee JH,Park JM,Han SU,Kim JJ,Song KY,Ryu SW,Seo KW,Kim HI,Kim W,Korean Antireflux Surgery Study (KARS) Group.

更新日期：2016-09-15 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：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer globally and the fourth most common cancer in men in Korea, where the prevalence of chronic hepatitis B infection is high in middle-aged and elderly patients. These practice guidelines will provide useful and constructive advice for the clinical management...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Korean Liver Cancer Association.,National Cancer Center.

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Knowledge of the risk factors associated with adverse outcomes after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) may be helpful for developing PEG recommendations. The purpose of this study was to identify the clinical risk factors associated with adverse clinical outcomes after PEG, especially regarding ...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Im JP,Cha JM,Kim JW,Kim SE,Ryu DY,Kim EY,Kim ER,Chang DK

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of health screening for early detection and improved prognosis in pancreatic cancer. METHODS:Between 1995 and 2008, 176,361 examinees visited the Health Promotion Center (HPC). Twenty patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer were enrolled. During th...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kim ER,Bae SY,Lee KH,Lee KT,Son HJ,Rhee JC,Lee JK

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A systematic review (SR) provides the best and most objective analysis of the existing evidence in a particular field. SRs and derived conclusions are essential for evidence-based strategies in medicine and evidence-based guidelines in clinical practice. The popularity of SRs has also increased markedly in the field o...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kim G,Cho YZ,Baik SK

更新日期：2015-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common cause of cancer death worldwide. This cancer commonly arises against a background of chronic liver disease. As a result, a patient with HCC requires multidisciplinary care. Treatment options vary widely based on tumor burden and metastases. The most widely utili...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Au JS,Frenette CT

更新日期：2015-07-01 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：:Barrett's esophagus (BE) is the only known precursor to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), whose incidence has increased sharply in the last 4 decades. The annual conversion rate of BE to cancer is significant, but small. The identification of patients at a higher risk of cancer therefore poses a clinical conundrum. Cur...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： di Pietro M,Alzoubaidi D,Fitzgerald RC

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:There has been a lack of research comparing balloon dilatation and self-expandable metal stent (SEMS) placement to determine which is better for long-term clinical outcomes in patients with benign colorectal strictures. We aimed to compare the clinical efficacy and complication rates of balloon dilatati...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Park CH,Yoon JY,Park SJ,Cheon JH,Kim TI,Lee SK,Lee YC,Kim WH,Hong SP

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：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：:The use of self-expanding metallic stents in the upper gastrointestinal tract, placed under radiologic imaging or endoscopic guidance, is the current treatment of choice for the palliation of malignant gastrointestinal outlet obstructions. Advances in metallic stent design and delivery systems have progressed to the s...

journal_title：Gut and liver

authors： Kang SG

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00