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• ‘Four-position method’ makes beginner endoscopists aware of spatial positioning of the left hand to master upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
  Ken Sugimoto, Satoshi Osawa
  Endoscopy International Open.2020; 08(10): E1225.     CrossRef
• Technical skills and training of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for new beginners
  Seung-Hwa Lee, Young-Kyu Park, Sung-Min Cho, Joon-Koo Kang, Duck-Joo Lee
  World Journal of Gastroenterology.2015; 21(3): 759.     CrossRef

Functional foods are becoming increasingly available to consumers worldwide. The health effects of use of functional foods on cardiovascular diseases must be advised. Omega-3 fatty acid can play a role in primary prevention of deaths from coronary heart disease. It has also been reported to be promising treatment for prevention of deaths from cardiovascular diseases particularly in high-risk group. Vitamin E has no primary prevention of cardiovascular disease, but has high possibility of increasing the risk of heart failure and deaths from cardiovascular disease in high-risk group. Vitamin B complex reduces homocysteine, but don't reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Apart from them, gamma linolenic acid, chitosan, soy protein, and red yeast rice may reduce cholesterol levels and the risk of cardiovascular disease, still, further studies are needed. To prevent cardiovascular diseases, it is the most important to main healthy lifestyle habits. Functional foods should only be supplementary.

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• Nutritional Compositions of Persimmon (Diospyros kaki) Cultivars Subjected to Different Processes
  Jong Hyun Moon, Han Su Lee, Uk Lee, Jong Min Kim, Hyo Lim Lee, Min Ji Kim, Hye Rin Jeong, Min Ji Go, Tae Yoon Kim, Seung Gyum Joo, Ju Hui Kim, Ho Jin Heo
  Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition.2023; 52(1): 40.     CrossRef
• Omega-3 Oxidation State of Fish and Algae Oil Supplements in South Korea
  Geon-Yeong Park, Young-Suk Kim, Yang Hee Kim, Sang-Woon Shin, Sang-Hun Cho, Kyoung-Suk Eum, Se-Ra Hong, Mi-Hye Yoon
  Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety.2019; 34(5): 480.     CrossRef
• Effects of Omega-3 on Lipid and Liver Function Tests
  Woo-Soon Choi
  The Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science.2018; 50(2): 183.     CrossRef

Background
A previous Korean study recommended minimal 50 cases of Esophgogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) to achieve technical competency, based on director's opinion. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the achievement of EGD's technical skills during the first 50 EGD cases. Methods: The data were collected from the first 50 EGDs consecutively performed by six family medicine residents trained the EGD procedure in one residency program from 2004 to 2006. Technical competency of the EGD procedure was evaluated in 4 steps divided with anatomical landmarks (the gastroesophageal junction, the antrum, the fundus of the stomach, and the second portion of the duodenum). Authors measured the procedure time of EGDs performed by residents in 4 steps and calculated the rate of success cases satisfied with author's own criteria made by procedure time. Results: The success rate of EGD procedure in all steps was 26.7% at 10 EGDs, but sharply increased to 80.0% at 30 EGDs, reached 88.0% at 50 EGDs. Fail to perform esophageal intubation and retroversion to the fundus of the stomach was none after 30 EGDs. However, in steps from gastroesphageal junction to the antrum of the stomach and from the antrum of the stomach to the second portion of the duodenum, the failure rate kept up less than 10% during the first 50 EGDs. A statistically significant reduction of the procedure time in success cases was observed between 20 and 30 EGDs in all steps. Conclusion: The technical competency of EGD was achieved approximately 90% during the first consecutive 50 EGDs.

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• Technical skills and training of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy for new beginners
  Seung-Hwa Lee, Young-Kyu Park, Sung-Min Cho, Joon-Koo Kang, Duck-Joo Lee
  World Journal of Gastroenterology.2015; 21(3): 759.     CrossRef

Background
Platelet has been known as an implicating factor in the pathophysiology of atherosclerotic disease. Larger platelets are more reactive and produce more prothrombotic factors. Several studies have shown relationship between mean platelet volume (MPV) and coronary artery disease. The present study has been designed to investigate association of MPV and subclinical CAD (coronary artery disease; abnormal finding in coronary multidetector computed tomo-graphy [MDCT] in asymptomatic individual). Methods: This cross sectional study was carried out in 103 men and 72 women (over 40 years old) who underwent coronary MDCT as screening test for disease prevention in the health examination center of Hanyang University Medical Center in Korea from January 1 to April 30, 2009. Subclinical CAD was defined when either of the following findings are present in asymptomatic patients: 1) plaque or calcification, 2) stenosis of any level. After adjustment for age, gender, hypertension, diabetes, BMI, smoking (pack-years), LDL cholesterol, odds ratios (ORs) for the prevalence of the subclinical CAD were calculated for quintiles of MPV using logistic regression analysis. Results: After adjustment for age, gender, hypertension, diabetes, BMI, smoking (pack-years), LDL cholesterol, the OR for subclinical CAD, comparing the fifth quintile of MPV with the first quintile, was 5.83 (95% confidence interval, 1.51 to 22.42; P = 0.010). Conclusion: Highest level of MPV is independently associated with the prevalence of the subclinical CAD after adjusting for other risk factors.

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• A Study of the Mean Platelet Volume and Plasma Fibrinogen in Type Two Diabetes Mellitus Patients Versus Healthy Controls and Their Role as Early Markers of Diabetic Microvascular Complications
  Sindhuri Goud Nimmala, Vijayashree S Gokhale, Ponvijaya Yadav, Sangram Mangudkar, Satbir Malik
  Cureus.2024;[Epub]     CrossRef
• Predictive Effects of Platelet Indices in Cirrhotic Patients with or without Portal Vein Thrombosis
  Filiz Araz, Barış Soydaş
  European Journal of Therapeutics.2023; 29(4): 838.     CrossRef
• Relation Between Oxidative Stress and Hematologic Abnormalities in Children With Type 1 Diabetes
  Adel Abdel-Moneim, Mohamed I. Zanaty, Amr El-Sayed, Rehab G. Khalil, Hanan Abdel Rahman
  Canadian Journal of Diabetes.2020; 44(3): 222.     CrossRef
• Mean Platelet Volume as a Marker of Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction and Future Cardiovascular Risk
  Andrea Crafa, Rosita A. Condorelli, Laura M. Mongioì, Rossella Cannarella, Federica Barbagallo, Antonio Aversa, Giulia Izzo, Anna Perri, Aldo E. Calogero, Sandro La Vignera
  Journal of Clinical Medicine.2020; 9(8): 2513.     CrossRef
• Simple hematological parameters before detailed glycemic investigations: An easy approach for pre-assessment of diabetic complications in Indian scenario
  Manoj Saluja, Yogesh Kumar Swami, Saurabh Chittora, Hemant Vimlani
  Current Medicine Research and Practice.2019; 9(3): 89.     CrossRef
• A Study of Platelet Indices in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients
  Kumari Shilpi, R. M. Potekar
  Indian Journal of Hematology and Blood Transfusion.2018; 34(1): 115.     CrossRef
• Platelet function in diabetic and nondiabetic patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a case control study
  Hoda Ahmed Makhlouf, Samiaa Hamdy Sadek, Asmaa Abdel Hakim Nafady
  The Clinical Respiratory Journal.2018; 12(1): 48.     CrossRef
• Can mean platelet volume levels of trauma patients predict severity of trauma?
  Sadiye Yolcu, Gokben N. Beceren, Önder Tomruk, Duygu Kumbul Doguç, Ozlem Balbaloglu
  Platelets.2014; 25(4): 279.     CrossRef
• Mean platelet volume and coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
  Nakarin Sansanayudh, Thunyarat Anothaisintawee, Dittaphol Muntham, Mark McEvoy, John Attia, AmmarinThakkinstian
  International Journal of Cardiology.2014; 175(3): 433.     CrossRef
• Evaluation of mean platelet volume (MPV) levels in patients with synovitis associated with knee osteoarthritis
  Ozlem Balbaloglu, Murat Korkmaz, Sadiye Yolcu, Fatih Karaaslan, N. Gökben Çetin Beceren
  Platelets.2014; 25(2): 81.     CrossRef
• Lack of association of the mean platelet volume with plasma lipids in a general population of unselected outpatients
  Giuseppe Lippi, Elisa Danese, Camilla Mattiuzzi, Martina Montagnana
  La Rivista Italiana della Medicina di Laboratorio - Italian Journal of Laboratory Medicine.2014; 10(2): 97.     CrossRef
• Effects of Glucose Control on Hematological Indices in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
  Ceyhun Varım, Tezcan Kaya, Ahmet Nalbant, Ayşenur Uçar, Ali Tamer
  Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences.2014; 2(1): 83.     CrossRef
• Normal range of mean platelet volume in healthy subjects: Insight from a large epidemiologic study
  Hilmi Demirin, Hakan Ozhan, Taner Ucgun, Ahmet Celer, Sule Bulur, Habip Cil, Cemalettin Gunes, Hayriye Ak Yildirim
  Thrombosis Research.2011; 128(4): 358.     CrossRef

Background
Breast cancer is the one of the commonly diagnosed female cancer in Korea. Numerous factors have been noted to be associated with risk of breast cancer: body mass index, menarche, menopause, family history, pregnancy and delivery, breastfeeding, alcohol use, smoking habits, diet, education and use of oral contraceptives. Little is known about hair minerals in breast cancer patient and about correlation between hair minerals and body mass index. Methods: We compared hair mineral analysis data of 37 breast cancer subject with age and body mass index-matched normal control data (N = 144) by cross-sectional analysis. All breast cancer patients were newly diagnosed at one Breast Cancer Center in Ajou University and had their hair cut before anti-cancer chemotherapy, and the normal controls (without breast cancer) also had their hair cut for various reasons in out-patient clinics of the Department of Family Practice and Community Health. Results: Breast cancer patients had low calcium, magnesium, and zinc, whereas they had high arsenic, sodium, and potassium compared with the normal controls. Only hair zinc level had significant negative correlation with body mass index (r = -0.705, P < 0.001) in breast cancer patients, not in normal controls. Conclusion: We observed the difference of hair mineral patterns in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients compared to normal controls and the correlation between these minerals and body mass index in breast cancer patient. Especially hair zinc concentration was significantly reduced and had significant negative correlation with body mass index in breast cancer patients.

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• Study of toxic and essential elemental imbalances at more advance stage of breast carcinoma patients
  Muhammad Abdul Qayyum, Sajid Mahmood, Ali Bahadur, Shahid Iqbal, Ammar Zidan, Muhammad Saad, Mian HR Mahmood, Tahir Farooq, Marrium Batool, Muhammad Atif, Fadi Jaber, KK Mujeeb Rahman, Zahid Farooq, Yousif A. Asiri, Abd-ElAziem Farouk, Salman Aloufi
  Pathology - Research and Practice.2025; 269: 155866.     CrossRef
• A meta-analysis of zinc levels in breast cancer
  Leila Jouybari, Faezeh Kiani, Akbar Akbari, Akram Sanagoo, Fatemeh Sayehmiri, Jan Aaseth, Max Stanley Chartrand, Kourosh Sayehmiri, Salvatore Chirumbolo, Geir Bjørklund
  Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology.2019; 56: 90.     CrossRef
• Hair analysis in health assessment
  Paulina Wołowiec, Izabela Michalak, Katarzyna Chojnacka, Marcin Mikulewicz
  Clinica Chimica Acta.2013; 419: 139.     CrossRef

Background
Metabolic syndrome is regarded as a risk factor of cardiovascular disease. We observed and compared aging males symptoms (AMS) between healthy and metabolic syndrome patients in middle-aged Korean men to evaluate clinical significance of AMS. Methods: From May 2009 to July 2009, 171 middle-aged men (over 40 years-old) who visited a health promotion center of a university hospital in Gyeonggi Province were enrolled in study. The subjects were divided into two groups; metabolic syndrome (N = 87) vs. control (N = 84) and measured the aging male symptoms (AMS) scale. AMS were also grouped according to its severity. Results: There were no significant differences except, weight, body mass index between two groups. In AMS severity, 'severe' group show higher prevalence of metabolic syndrome. And the group of metabolic syndrome gets higher AMS score than control. Among the five constitutive factors of metabolic syndrome, the prevalence of fasting blood sugar (≥ 100 mg/dL) and triglyceride (≥ 150 mg/dL) level is higher 'moderates' and 'severe' groups in AMS severity. In the subscale analysis of AMS, there are significant differences between two groups in sexual and somato-vegitative axis, but are not in psychological axis. With age-adjusted analysis, the results still show same trend.Conclusion: It might be necessary to approach aging males symptoms comprehensively during the management of metabolic syndrome in middle-aged men. And it could be helpful in treatment to recognize and control metabolic syndrome factors for the patients with severe aging males symptoms.

Trichuris trichiura (T. trichiura) is soil-transmitted parasite and widely spreads all over the world. High infection rates occur especially in the poor hygiene area. T. trichiura is transmitted by the water and food contaminated with T. trichiura eggs. Most of mildly infected individuals could be asymptomatic, whereas heavily infected patients manifest with anemia, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Serious manifestations such as intestinal obstruction and perforation were reported to be caused by Trichuriasis. Diagnostic methods are stool examination of T. trichiura eggs and eosinophil count in blood. Sometimes, colonoscopy can be useful diagnostic tool and treatment. We observed that the North Korean refugee with chronic abdominal pain and the patient with abdominal pain and loose stool have been diagnosed as T. trichiura infection confirmed by colonoscopy. After treatment, the patient's symptom has improved. Therefore we report two cases of trichuriasis with literature review.

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• Safety-Ensured Robotic Control Framework for Cutting Task Automation in Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection
  Yitaek Kim, Iñigo Iturrate, Christoffer Sloth, Hansoul Kim
  IEEE Access.2025; 13: 102803.     CrossRef
• Endoscopic surgery robot that facilitates insertion of the curved colon and ensures positional stability against external forces: K‐COLON
  Hansoul Kim, Jae Min You, Ki‐Uk Kyung, Dong‐Soo Kwon
  The International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery.2023;[Epub]     CrossRef
• A Sigmoid-Colon-Straightening Soft Actuator With Peristaltic Motion for Colonoscopy Insertion Assistance: Easycolon
  Hansoul Kim, Joonhwan Kim, Jae Min You, Seung Woo Lee, Ki-Uk Kyung, Dong-Soo Kwon
  IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters.2021; 6(2): 3577.     CrossRef
• An Analysis of Infectious Disease Research Trends in Medical Journals From North Korea
  Do-Hyeon Park, Min-Ho Choi, Ah-Young Lim, Hee Young Shin
  Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health.2018; 51(2): 109.     CrossRef
• Infections of Soil-Transmitted Helminth in Refugees from North Korea
  Young-Il Lee, Min Seo, Suk-Bae Kim
  The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2018; 56(3): 291.     CrossRef
• A Survey of Intestinal Parasite Infection during a 10-Year Period (2003-2012)
  Young-Eun Kim, Hee Jae Huh, Yu-Yean Hwang, Nam Yong Lee
  Annals of Clinical Microbiology.2013; 16(3): 134.     CrossRef