Additional Diagnostic Yield of the Rapid Drink Challenge in Chicago Classification Version 4.0 Compared With Version 3.0.

Background/aims: Chicago classification version 4.0 enhances the diagnosis of esophageal motility disorders using position change and provocative tests such as multiple rapid swallows and a rapid drink challenge. This study investigates the diagnostic role of the rapid drink challenge based on Chicago classification 4.

[Pharmacologic Treatment of Chronic Constipation].

Chronic constipation is a common disease that can impair the quality of life, with a prevalence of 14% globally and 16.5% in South Korea. Straining, hard stools, the sensation of incomplete evacuation, the sensation of anorectal blockage, and manual maneuvers to facilitate defecation are the related symptoms of chronic constipation.

Clinical outcomes of argon plasma coagulation for the treatment of gastric low-grade dysplasia.

Background And Aims: Argon plasma coagulation (APC) could be considered a treatment modality for small gastric low-grade dysplasia (LGD) instead of endoscopic resection. Our study investigated the clinical outcomes of APC for treating gastric LGD and associated variables with local recurrence.

Methods: This study included 911 patients who underwent APC for gastric neoplasms at the tertiary hospital from July 2007 to March 2022 with a minimal follow-up of 12 months.

Effect of chronic viral hepatitis and metabolic factors on renal cancer risk in a large cohort in Republic of Korea.

Purpose: We investigated the association between hepatic and metabolic factors and renal cancer risk.

Methods: This population-based cohort study included cancer-free individuals who underwent general health evaluation (January to December 2010) at the Korean National Health Insurance Service and followed-up through 2017. Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI), determined by adjusted Cox regression analysis were used to investigate the effect of variables on renal cancer risk.

Gallstone Is Associated with Metabolic Factors and Exercise in Korea.

Gallstone is a common health problem. Cholesterol stone accounts for 90% of stones in the United States and Europe, but East Asia has a high proportion of pigment stone. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between modifiable metabolic factors and gallstone in a region with a high prevalence of pigment stone.

Acute Abdominal Pain due to Accessory Splenic Infarction in an Adult: A Case Report.

Accessory spleens are common congenital anatomic variations that are usually asymptomatic. On the other hand, they can be clinically significant if complicated by hemorrhage, torsion, or infarction. This paper describes a case of an infarcted accessory spleen in a 30-year-old male who presented with abdominal pain.