- Current status of hepatic surgery in Korea
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Kim KS
- KMID: 853308
- Korean J Hepatol.
- 2009 Dec;15(Suppl 6):S60-S64.
- doi: 10.3350/kjhep.2009.15.S6.S60
Since the first liver resection was carried out in Korea in 1959, there have been remarkable changes in the field of surgery. With technical advancement and the improvement of perioperative... -
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- Current status of liver diseases in Korea: Hepatocellular carcinoma
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Song IH, Kim KS
- KMID: 853307
- Korean J Hepatol.
- 2009 Dec;15(Suppl 6):S50-S59.
- doi: 10.3350/kjhep.2009.15.S6.S50
Primary liver cancer, most of which is hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is the third common leading cancer in Korea. During the last two decades, the incidence rate of primary liver cancer... -
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- Current status of liver diseases in Korea: Hepatitis A
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Kwon SY
- KMID: 853301
- Korean J Hepatol.
- 2009 Dec;15(Suppl 6):S7-S12.
- doi: 10.3350/kjhep.2009.15.S6.S7
The seroprevalence of anti-HAV (hepatitis A virus) has been decreasing in Korea. The decrease in HAV infection in young adults has resulted in the reduction of individuals with protective antibody... -
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- Current status of liver diseases in Korea: Liver cirrhosis
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Jang JW
- KMID: 853306
- Korean J Hepatol.
- 2009 Dec;15(Suppl 6):S40-S49.
- doi: 10.3350/kjhep.2009.15.S6.S40
Liver cirrhosis represents the final common pathway of virtually all chronic liver diseases, and is characterized by an accumulation of extracellular matrix rich in fibrillar collagens. Patients with cirrhosis are... -
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- Current status of liver disease in Korea: Hepatitis C
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Lim YS
- KMID: 853303
- Korean J Hepatol.
- 2009 Dec;15(Suppl 6):S25-S28.
- doi: 10.3350/kjhep.2009.15.S6.S25
Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is the third most common cause of chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in Korea, following hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and alcohol. HCV prevalence... -
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- Current status of liver diseases in Korea: Toxic and alcoholic liver diseases
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Kim KA
- KMID: 853304
- Korean J Hepatol.
- 2009 Dec;15(Suppl 6):S29-S33.
- doi: 10.3350/kjhep.2009.15.S6.S29
The study of the epidemiology of toxic liver injury has been limited in Korea. The number of hospitalizations for toxic liver injury has been estimated to be 2,400 persons per... -
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- Current status of liver diseases in Korea: Hepatitis B
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Chae HB, Kim JH, Kim JK, Yim HJ
- KMID: 853302
- Korean J Hepatol.
- 2009 Dec;15(Suppl 6):S13-S24.
- doi: 10.3350/kjhep.2009.15.S6.S13
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the one of the most common causes of the liver diseases in Korea. Since the discovery of Australia antigen (hepatitis associated antigen, or HBsAg... -
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- Current status of liver disease in Korea: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
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Park SH
- KMID: 853305
- Korean J Hepatol.
- 2009 Dec;15(Suppl 6):S34-S39.
- doi: 10.3350/kjhep.2009.15.S6.S34
Recently, obesity (BMI > or =25 kg/m2) and type II diabetes mellitus have reached epidemic proportions in Korea, and rates of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are between 10% and... -
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