- Chemotherapy for Small Cell Carcinoma of Gallbladder: A Case Report
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Shin AR, Lee SK, Oh CH, Dong SH
- Korean J Pancreas Biliary Tract.
- 2018 Jul;23(3):139-143.
- doi: 10.15279/kpba.2018.23.3.139
Small cell carcinoma (SCC) of the gallbladder is a rare disease. It is an aggressive tumor that tends to metastasis early and is associated with poor prognosis. Median overall survival...
- Biliary Anastomotic Stricture after Surgical Management of Mirizzi Syndrome: Treated with Long-term Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage
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Ryu H, Kim JH, Jeon UB, Jang JY, Kim TU, Yeom JA, Park C, Yang KH
- Korean J Pancreas Biliary Tract.
- 2018 Jul;23(3):134-138.
- doi: 10.15279/kpba.2018.23.3.134
Mirizzi syndrome (MS) is a rare complication of cholecystolithiasis that is characterized by obstruction of the common hepatic duct due to mechanical compression by impacted stones in the neck of...
- A 2-Week Steroid Trial for Differentiating Isolated IgG4-Related Sclerosing Cholangitis from Cholangiocarcinoma
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Lee BH, Moon SH, Min KW, Park JW, Lim H, Kim SE, Kang HS, Kim JH
- Korean J Pancreas Biliary Tract.
- 2018 Jul;23(3):127-133.
- doi: 10.15279/kpba.2018.23.3.127
Immunoglobulin G4-related sclerosing cholangitis (IgG4-SC) is rare disease which is steroid-responsive and often associated with IgG4 related systemic disease such as autoimmune pancreatitis. It is characterized by increased serum IgG4...
- Acute Pancreatitis with Purtscher's-like Retinopathy
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Han JS, Nam SE, Jang DK, Lee JK
- Korean J Pancreas Biliary Tract.
- 2018 Jul;23(3):122-126.
- doi: 10.15279/kpba.2018.23.3.122
A 28-year-old man with a history of alcohol abuse was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis based on clinical symptoms, laboratory findings and computed tomography findings. On the second day of hospitalization,...
- Arteriovenous Malformation with a Retention Cyst of the Pancreas
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Park J, Park I, Kim M, Ryu H, Lee JK
- Korean J Pancreas Biliary Tract.
- 2018 Jul;23(3):116-121.
- doi: 10.15279/kpba.2018.23.3.116
Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) of the pancreas is exceedingly rare, although it may be increasingly diagnosed due to the widespread use of cross-sectional imaging of the abdomen; even rarer is its...
- Adjuvant Chemotherapy Versus Chemoradiation for Patients with Resected Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Single-Center Retrospective Study
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Kim DY, Choi YJ, Seol YM, Kim H
- Korean J Pancreas Biliary Tract.
- 2018 Jul;23(3):108-115.
- doi: 10.15279/kpba.2018.23.3.108
BACKGROUND/AIMS: This study aimed to compare the outcomes of patients who received systemic chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy as adjuvant therapies following pancreatic adenocarcinoma resection. METHODS: We reviewed the medical records of 40...
- Diagnostic Approach to Indeterminate Biliary Stricture
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Kim KH
- Korean J Pancreas Biliary Tract.
- 2018 Jul;23(3):101-107.
- doi: 10.15279/kpba.2018.23.3.101
Accurate diagnosis of biliary strictures is challenging and it commonly necessitates a multidisciplinary approach. There has been a great advancement of endoscopic techniques in tissue acquisition, laboratory tests, and imaging...
- Wouldn't Human Understanding be Necessary to Treat Patients with Pancreaticobiliary Disease More Effectively?
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Park SH, Song HR, Lee SW, Lee TH
- Korean J Pancreas Biliary Tract.
- 2018 Jul;23(3):89-100.
- doi: 10.15279/kpba.2018.23.3.89
Human understanding is one of the three virtues that are expected of physicians in Harrison's principles of internal medicine, and it was emphasized that a Shakespearean breadth is needed to...
