Publications by authors named "Hyeong Uk Ju"
This study evaluated bacterial etiology and antibiotic susceptibility in patients diagnosed with community-acquired perforated appendicitis over a 12-year-period. We retrospectively reviewed records of adult patients diagnosed with perforated appendicitis at an 800-bed teaching hospital between January 2000 and December 2011. In total, 415 culture-positive perforated appendicitis cases were analyzed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare malignant soft-tissue neoplasm of unknown histogenesis. The two main sites of occurrence are the lower extremities in adults and the head and neck in children. We report the first case of pleural ASPS occurring in a 58-yr-old man who presented with progressive dyspnea.
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- A study investigated the long-term outcomes of 355 patients with chronic hepatitis B undergoing entecavir therapy for over a year, particularly focusing on those who initially did not respond or only partially responded to treatment.
- After a median treatment duration of 40 months, 88.7% of patients achieved virologic response, with a notably high success rate of 96.6% in HBeAg-negative patients.
- Only a small percentage (2.0%) experienced virologic breakthrough, mainly due to drug resistance, while all patients initially classified as having primary non-response eventually showed virologic response without needing changes in their treatment.