Doctor JOO, Kwang Ro

Position: Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gang Dong, University of Kyung Hee School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

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Research papers/ Book chapters:

• The Clinical Outcomes of Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Are Not Better than Those of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE. 2016;31(10):1611-1616)
• Successful Endoscopic Hemostasis Is a Protective Factor for Rebleeding and Mortality in Patients with Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. 2016;61(7):2011-2018)
• Individualized Acupuncture for Symptom Relief in Functional Dyspepsia: A randomized Controlled Trial (J Altern Complement Med. 2016;22(12):997-1006)
• Cerebral venous thrombosis in a patient with Crohn's disease (Intestinal research. 2016;14(1):96-101)
• Fatal small bowel bleeding with very low risk gastrointestinal stromal tumor in jejunum (Ewha Med J. 2015;38(2):72-75)
• Development and Validation of a Risk Stratification-based Screening Model for Predicting Colorectal Advanced Neoplasia in Korea (JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2015;49(1):41-49)
• Outcome of conservative percutaneous cholecystostomy in high-risk patients with acute cholecystitis and risk factors leading to surgery (SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES. 2015;29(8):2359-2364)
• Clinicopathological Risk Factors of Early Carcinoma in Colorectal Neoplasias According to Japanese and Western Criteria (HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2015;62(137):25-29)
• Predictive Factors for Endoscopic Visibility and Strategies for Pre-endoscopic Prokinetics Use in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. 2015;60(4):957-965)
• A case of cavernous lymphangioma of small bowel mesentery (대한소화기학회지. 2015;66(3):172-175)
• A Patient with Duodenal Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Presenting as a Laterally Spreading Tumor (Clinical Endoscopy. 2015;48(4):336-339)
• Osteopontin expression in patients with hepatolith (INDIAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY. 2015;77(S2):s551-s556)
• Anaphylactic Shock Caused by Ingestion of Polyethylene Glycol (Intestinal ,research 2015;13(1):90-94) 
• Life-threatening duodenal ulcer bleeding from a ruptured gastroduodenal artery aneurysm in a patient with neufofibroatosis type 1 (대한소화기학회지. 2015;66(3):164-167)
• Association of hyper-LDL cholesterolemia with increased risk of colorectal adenoma (hepatogastroenterology. 2014;61(134):1588-1594)
• Association of Gallbladder Polyp with the Risk of Colorectal Adenoma (Intestinal research. 2014;12(1):48-52)
• Proton pump inhibitor admininstration delays rebleeding after endoscopic gastric variceal obturation (WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2014;20(45):17127-17131)
• Adenosine A2A-receptor agonist polydeoxyribonucleotide promotes gastric ulcer healing in Mongolian gerbils (ANIMAL CELLS AND SYSTEMS. 2014;18(6):399-406)
• Needle-Knife Fistulotomy With Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangioscopy for Managing Complete Bilioenteric Anastomosis Occlusion (SURGICAL LAPAROSCOPY ENDOSCOPY PERCUTANEOUS TECHNIQUES. 2014;24(1):10-12)
• A Case of Biliary Cast Developed in a Patient with Long-Standing Biliary Sludge (Clinical Endoscopy. 2013;46(1):98-101)
• Predicting factors of present hepatitis C virus infection among patients positive for the hepatitis C virus antibody (Clinical and Molecular Hepatology. 2013;19(4):376-381)
• The Improvement of Nutritional Support with Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (Intestinal research. 2013;11(2):120-126)
• Preoperative Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 Levels Can Predict Stage and Survival Rate in Patients with Colorectal Cancer (Intestinal research. 2013;11(3):184-190)
• Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Diverticulitis by Physician's Specialty (Intestinal research. 2013;11(2):92-99)
• Intrahepatic Biliary Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm With Gallbladder Agenesis: Case Report (SURGICAL LAPAROSCOPY ENDOSCOPY & PERCUTANEOUS TECHNIQUES. 2013;23(2):E61-E64)
• Osteoporosis Is Associated With the Risk of Colorectal Adenoma in Women (DISEASES OF THE COLON & RECTUM. 2013;56(2):169-174)
• Prediabetes Is Associated with a High-Risk Colorectal Adenoma (DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. 2013;58(7):2061-2067)
• Use of a Low Cut-Off Value for the Fecal Immunochemical Test Enables Better Detection of Proximal Neoplasia (DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. 2013;58(11):3256-3262)
• Association between HLA-G 14_bp insetion/deletion polymprphism and hepatocellular carcinoma in Korean patients with chronic hepatitis B viral infection (Hepatogastroenterology. 2013;60(124):769-768)
• Polymorphisms of interferon gamma gene and risk of hepatocelluar carcinoma in Korean pateitns with chronic hepatitis B viral infection (Hepatogastroenterology. 2013;60(125):1117-1120)
• Predictive value of maximum standardized uptake value on 18F-FDG PET/CT in patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer (CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE. 2013;38(10):778-783)
• Risk of sedation for diagnostic esophagoduodenoscopy in obstructive sleep apnea patients (WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2013;19(29):4745-4751)
• Rectal perforation due to benign stricture caused by rectal burns associated with hot coffee enemas (ENDOSCOPY. 2012;44(s2):32-33)
• Intrahepatic Biliary Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm With Gallbladder Agenesis: Case Report (SURGICAL LAPAROSCOPY ENDOSCOPY PERCUTANEOUS TECHNIQUES. 2012;22(5):277-280)
• The risk of postpolypectomy bleeding during colonoscopy in patients with early liver cirrhosis (SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES. 2012;26(11):3258-3263)
• Efficacy of Entecavir and Adefovir Combination Therapy for Patients with Lamivudine- and Entecavir-Resistant Chronic Hepatitis B (DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. 2012;57(5):1358-1365)
• Safety and Cost-Effectiveness of Outpatient Colonoscopic Polypectomy (HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2012;59(114):384-388)
• Simultanous Laparoscopic cholecystectomy and Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair (대한혈관외과학회지. 2012;28(3):155-158)
• Clinicopathological Characteristics of Colorectal Cancer according to Gender Difference (Intestinal research. 2012;10(4):365-371)
• Retroperitoneal Synovial Sarcoma Manifested by Obstructive Jaundice in an Elderly Woman: Case Report (Clinical Endoscopy. 2012;45(4):428-430)
• Early Use of Needle-Knife Fistulotomy Is Safe in Situations Where Difficult Biliary Cannulation Is Expected (DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. 2012;57(5):1384-1390)
• The Box Simulator Is Useful for Training Novice Endoscopists in Basic Endoscopic Techniques (YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2012;53(2):304-309)
• A novel animal model for studying pancreatic regeneration by employing photochemical reaction (PANCREATOLOGY. 2012;12(1):74-78)
• Performance of the Fecal Immunochemical Test Is Not Decreased by High Ambient Temperature in the Rapid Return System (DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. 2012;57(8):2178-2183)
• Flexible Spectral Imaging Color Enhancement (FICE) Is Useful to Discriminate Among Non-neoplastic Lesion, Adenoma, and Cancer of Stomach (DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. 2011;56(10):2879-2886)
• A case of leukemoid reaction in a patient with sarcomatous hepatocellular carcinoma (The Korean Journal of Hepatology. 2011;17(3):226-228)
• Aggressive hilar inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor with hilar bile duct carcinoma in situ (대한외과학회지. 2011;81(6):59-63)
• Obstructive Jaundice Caused by Clonorchiasis-associated Duodenal Papillitis: A Case Report (JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE. 2011;26(1):135-137)
• Telephone Reminder Call in Addition to Mailing Notification Improved the Acceptance Rate of Colonoscopy in Patients with a Positive Fecal Immunochemical Test (DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. 2011;56(11):3137-3142)
• Feasibility of Forward-Viewing Upper Endoscopy for Detection of the Major Duodenal Papilla (DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. 2011;56(10):2895-2899)
• Associations of EPHB1 polymorphisms with hepatocellular carcinoma in the Korean population (HUMAN IMMUNOLOGY. 2011;72(10):916-920)
• May Abnormal Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Predict Colorectal Neoplasm? (HEPATO-GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2011;58(109):1142-1147)
• Duodenal obstruction following papillary stenosis: a rare complication after endoscopic sphincterotomy (Endoscopy. 2010;42(s2):E342-343)
• Factors for Predicting Positive Results for Anti-HAV IgM Retesting Among Initially Seronegative Patients (DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. 2010;55(12):3537-3540)
• A Prospective Randomized Study on Computed Virtual Chromoendoscopy Versus Conventional Colonoscopy for the Detection of Small Colorectal Adenomas (DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES. 2010;55(8):2357-2364)
• A Case Report with Plasmablastic Lymphoma of the Jejunum (JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE. 2010;25(3):496-500)
• Malposition of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube in the jejunum (ENDOSCOPY. 2010;42(S2):E116-E116)
• A Case Report with Lymphangiomatosis of the Colon (JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE. 2010;25(1):155-158)
• Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis with Eosinophilic Dermatitis (YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2010;51(1):145-147)
• Sonographic Appearance of Focal Fatty Infiltration of the Pancreas (JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ULTRASOUND. 2010;38(1):45-47)
• A significant number of sessile serrated adenomas might not be accurately diagnosed in daily practice (Gut and liver. 2010;4(4):498-502)
• Case Review of Impacted Bile Duct Stone at Duodenal Papilla: Detection and Endoscopic Treatment (Yonsei Medical Journal. 2010;51(4):534-539)
• Cytomegalovirus Enteritis Causing Ileal Perforation in an Elderly Immunocompetent Individual (YONSEI MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2010;51(2):279-283)
• Giant Mesenteric Lipoma As an Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain: A Case Report and a Review of the Literature (JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE. 2009;24(2):333-336)
• Laparoscopic appearance in a case of peritoneal tuberculosis with elevated cancer antigen 125 levels (GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY. 2009;69(1):180-182)
• A Case of Jejunal Adenocarcinoma Diagnosed by Preoperative Double Balloon Enteroscopy (Gut and Liver. 2009;3(4):311-314)
• Effect of Korean Red Ginseng on Superoxide Dismutase Inhibitor-Induced Pancreatitis in Rats A Histopathologic and Immunohistochemical Study (PANCREAS. 2009;38(6):661-666)
• Granular Cell Tumor of the Descending Colon Treated by Endoscopic Mucosal Resection: A Case Report and Review of the Literature (JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE. 2009;24(2):337-341)
• Large Fibrous Polyps of the Gallbladder Simulating Gallbladder Carcinoma (JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE. 2009;28(4):537-540)
• Intra-ampullary protruding mass: unusual presentation of mucinous carcinoma of the pancreas (Endoscopy. 2009;41(2):74-75)
• Melanosis Ilei Associated with Chronic Ingestion of Oral Iron (GUT AND LIVER. 2009;3(4):315-317)