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Primary epiploic appendagitis: compared with diverticulitis and focused on obesity and recurrence
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Youn I Choi, Hyun Sun Woo, Jun-Won Chung, Young Sup Shim, Kwang An Kwon, Kyoung Oh Kim, Yoon Jae Kim, Dong Kyun Park
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Intest Res 2019;17(4):554-560. Published online October 14, 2019
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2018.00148
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There is limited data to compare the clinical characteristics and recurrence rates between left-sided primary epiploic appendagitis (PEA) versus left-sided acute colonic diverticulitis (ACD), and right-sided PEA versus right-sided ACD, respectively.
Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records and radiologic images of the patients who presented with left-sided or right-sided acute abdominal pain and had computer tomography performed at the time of presentation showing radiological signs of PEA or ACD between January 2004 and December 2014. We compared the clinical characteristics of left PEA versus left ACD and right PEA versus right ACD, respectively.
Results Fifty-six patients (left:right = 27:29) and 308 patients (left:right = 24:284) were diagnosed with symptomatic PEA and ACD, respectively. Left-sided PEA were statistically significantly younger (50.2 ± 15.4 years vs. 62.1 ± 15.8 years, P= 0.009), more obese (body mass index [BMI]: 26.3 ± 2.9 kg/m2 vs. 22.3 ± 3.1 kg/m2 , P< 0.001), and had more tendencies with normal or mildly elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) (1.2 ± 1.3 mg/dL vs. 8.4 ± 7.9 mg/dL, P< 0.001) than patients with left-sided ACD. The discriminative function of age, BMI and CRP between left-sided PEA versus left-sided ACD was 0.71 (cutoff: age ≤ 59 years, sensitivity of 66.7%, specificity of 77.8%), 0.83 (cutoff: BMI > 24.5 kg/m2 , sensitivity of 80.0%, specificity of 80.0%) and 0.80 (cutoff: CRP < 1.8 mg/dL, sensitivity of 72.2%, specificity of 85.7%).
Conclusions If patients with left lower quadrant abdominal pain are less than 60 years, obese (BMI > 24.5 kg/m2 ) with or without normal to mild elevated CRP levels (CRP < 1.8 mg/dL), it might be necessary for clinicians to suspect the diagnosis of PEA rather than ACD.
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Drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia in a patient with Crohn's disease: diagnosis and treatment using fraction of exhaled nitric oxide
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Jina Yeo, Hyun Sun Woo, Sang Min Lee, Yoon Jae Kim, Kwang An Kwon, Dong Kyun Park, Jung Ho Kim, Kyoung Oh Kim, Jun-Won Chung
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Intest Res 2017;15(4):529-534. Published online October 23, 2017
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Oral 5-aminosalicylic acid agents (mesalazine and sulfasalazine) and azathioprine are the mainstays of treatment for inflammatory bowel disease. Reports of pulmonary toxicity induced by oral 5-aminosalicylic acid agents or azathioprine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease are very rare; to date, only 38 cases have been reported worldwide. We, herein, report a case involving a 26-year-old man who was diagnosed with eosinophilic pneumonia after using mesalazine and azathioprine for the treatment of Crohn's disease and recovered after treatment. We also found that the fraction of exhaled nitric oxide level was elevated in this patient. After treatment, the fraction of exhaled nitric oxide level decreased and the symptoms improved. The present case shows that fraction of exhaled nitric oxide is related to the disease activity and treatment effectiveness of druginduced eosinophilic pneumonia.
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Usefulness of endoscopic resection using the band ligation method for rectal neuroendocrine tumors
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Ju Seung Kim, Yoon Jae Kim, Jun-Won Chung, Jung Ho Kim, Kyoung Oh Kim, Kwang An Kwon, Dong Kyun Park, Jung Suk An
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Intest Res 2016;14(2):164-171. Published online April 27, 2016
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Rectal neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are among the most common of gastrointestinal NETs. Due to recent advances in endoscopy, various methods of complete endoscopic resection have been introduced for small (≤10 mm) rectal NETs. However, there is a debate about the optimal treatment for rectal NETs. In our study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of endoscopic resection using pneumoband and elastic band (ER-BL) for rectal NETs smaller than 10 mm in diameter. MethodsA total of 55 patients who were diagnosed with rectal NET from January 2004 to December 2011 at Gil Medical Center were analyzed retrospectively. Sixteen patients underwent ER-BL. For comparison, 39 patients underwent conventional endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). ResultsThere was a markedly lower deep margin positive rate for ER-BL than for conventional EMR (6% [1/16] vs. 46% [18/39], P=0.029). Four patients who underwent conventional EMR experienced perforation or bleeding. However, they recovered within a few days. On the other hand, patients whounderwent endoscopic resection using a pneumoband did not experience any complications. In multivariate analysis, ER-BL (P=0.021) was independently associated with complete resection. ConclusionsER-BL is an effective endoscopic treatment with regards to deep margin resection for rectal NET smaller than 10 mm.
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The Clinicopathological Characteristics and Treatment Results of the Early Colorectal Cancer
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Kwang An Kwon, Yu Kyung Kim, Moon Gi Chung, Dong Kyun Park, Oh Sang Kwon, Sun Suk Kim, Yeon Suk Kim, So Young Kwon, Yang Suh Ku, Duck Joo Choi, Ju Hyun Kim, Dong Hae Jung
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Intest Res 2005;3(2):133-139. Published online December 30, 2005
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Recently, it has been more interested in the early colorectal cancer (ECC) with possibility of endoscopic treatment. We evaluated the clinicopathological characteristics and the treatment results of the ECC. Methods: 120 cases of ECC from 969 patients with colon cancer were analyzed. The cases of concomitant advanced colon cancer were excluded. Results: 12.1% of total colon cancer was ECC. 80 and 40 cases were mucosal (M) and submucosal (SM) cancer, respectively. The size of lesion and cancer tissue of SM cancer was significantly larger than that of M cancer (lesion size, 2.2 vs. 1.7 cm, p=0.03; cancer size, 1.7 vs. 0.7 cm, p<0.001). The prevalence of flat type in SM cancer was higher than that of M cancer (30% vs. 15%, p=0.07). Moderately-differentiated type was more common in SM cancer than M cancer (63% vs. 3%, p<0.001). 15 cases received the additional operation (M cancer; 2, SM cancer; 13). The metastasis of lymph nodes was verified in 2 cases of SM cancer. Conclusions: The ECC with flat type, more than 2 cm in size and moderately-differentiated type had the possibility of SM cancer. Therefore endoscopic treatment in patients with those characteristics should be considered with caution. (Intestinal Research 2005;3:133-139)
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