Clinical Characteristics of Enterocolitis in Korean Adults: A Retrospective Study at a Single Center.

Background/aims: Although the diarrheal disease caused by has been continuously increasing in Korea, there has been limited study on the clinical aspects of enteritis in adults in Korea. The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical features and characteristics of adult patients with enteritis.

Methods: This retrospective study included patients diagnosed with enterocolitis at Nowon Eulji University Hopsital between January 2016 and December 2017.

Preliminary Suggestion about Staging of Anorectal Malignant Melanoma May Be Used to Predict Prognosis.

Purpose: Anorectal malignant melanomas (AMM) are rare and have poor survival. The study aims to evaluate the clinicopathologic characteristics and outcomes of patients with AMM, and to devise a staging system predictive of survival outcome.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective study of 28 patients diagnosed with, and treated for AMM.

Carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic complete occlusion of the internal carotid artery.

We described 9 consecutive patients who underwent operative carotid artery exploration with attempted carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for symptomatic internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion. Indications for this surgery based on vascular imaging included segmental occlusion of the proximal ICA and also extensive occlusion of the distal ICA in selected patients in whom color-flow duplex ultrasound showed a poorly echogenic or anechoic thrombus with a flow void, suggestive of an acute thrombus. CEA was performed successfully to restore blood flow in all 9 patients:CEA in 5 and CEA with Fogarty thrombectomy in 4.