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The Economic Impact of Weight Regain

Caroline E. Sheppard,  Erica L. W. Lester,  Anderson W. Chuck,  Daniel W. Birch,  Shahzeer Karmali,  Christopher J. de Gara, 
  • First Published: 26 December 2013
Clinical Study
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 18F-FLT PET/CT in Patients with Gastric Carcinoma

Bogdan Małkowski,  Tomasz Staniuk,  Ewa Śrutek,  Tomasz Gorycki,  Wojciech Zegarski,  Michał Studniarek, 
  • First Published: 25 December 2013
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Highlights in IBD Epidemiology and Its Natural History in the Paediatric Age

Marco Gasparetto,  Graziella Guariso, 
  • First Published: 24 December 2013
Clinical Study
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Bariatric Surgery in Moderately Obese Patients: A Prospective Study

M. Cerci,  M. I. Bellini,  F. Russo,  D. Benavoli,  M. Capperucci,  A. L. Gaspari,  P. Gentileschi, 
  • First Published: 24 December 2013
Editorial
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Novel Molecular Targets in Malignant Diseases of Digestive System

Chunping Jiang,  Youmin Wu,  Qiang Xia,  Qin Huang, 
  • First Published: 22 December 2013
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Performance of Routine Helicobacter pylori Invasive Tests in Patients with Dyspepsia

Hsi-Chang Lee,  Ting-Chang Huang,  Chin-Lin Lin,  Kuan-Yang Chen,  Chung-Kwe Wang,  Deng-Chyang Wu, 
  • First Published: 18 December 2013
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Effect of Physician-Delivered Patient Education on the Quality of Bowel Preparation for Screening Colonoscopy

Tze-Yu Shieh,  Ming-Jen Chen,  Chen-Wang Chang,  Chien-Yuan Hung,  Kuang-Chun Hu,  Yang-Che Kuo,  Shou-Chuan Shih,  Horng-Yuan Wang, 
  • First Published: 17 December 2013
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Effect of Di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate on Helicobacter pylori-Induced Apoptosis in AGS Cells

Chuang-Hao Lin,  Chien-Yi Wu,  Hwang-Shang Kou,  Chiao-Yun Chen,  Meng-Chuan Huang,  Huang-Ming Hu,  Meng-Chieh Wu,  Chien-Yu Lu,  Deng-Chyang Wu,  Ming-Tsang Wu,  Fu-Chen Kuo, 
  • First Published: 16 December 2013
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The Effect of Beta-Aminopropionitrile and Prednisolone on the Prevention of Fibrosis in Alkali Esophageal Burns: An Experimental Study

Kurtulus Aciksari,  Hakan Teoman Yanar,  Gulcin Hepgul,  Dogac Niyazi Ozucelik,  Fatih Yanar,  Orhan Agcaoglu,  Mediha Eser,  Gamze Tanriverdi,  Hakan Topacoglu,  Baris Murat Ayvaci,  Halil Dogan,  Kayihan Gunay,  Cemalettin Ertekin,  Ferudun Celikmen, 
  • First Published: 11 December 2013
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Clinical Practice of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Colorectal Neoplasms by a Colonoscopist with Limited Gastric Experience

Wen-Hsin Hsu,  Meng-Shun Sun,  Hoi-Wan Lo,  Ching-Yang Tsai,  Yu-Jou Tsai, 
  • First Published: 11 December 2013
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Epidemiological Clinical Features and Evolution of Gastroduodenal Ulcer Bleeding in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Spain, during the Last Seven Years

Eugenia Lauret,  Jesús Herrero,  Lorena Blanco,  Olegario Castaño,  Maria Rodriguez,  Isabel Pérez,  Verónica Alvarez,  Adolfo Suárez,  Luis Rodrigo, 
  • First Published: 09 December 2013
Editorial
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Small Intestinal Imaging

Marcela Kopáčová,  Andre Van Gossum,  Chris J. J. Mulder,  Antonín Vavrečka,  Jan Bureš, 
  • First Published: 08 December 2013
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Rapidly In Situ Forming Platelet-Rich Plasma Gel Enhances Angiogenic Responses and Augments Early Wound Healing after Open Abdomen

Bo Zhou,  Jianan Ren,  Chao Ding,  Yin Wu,  Dong Hu,  Guosheng Gu,  Jieshou Li, 
  • First Published: 08 December 2013
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NSAID-Induced Enteropathy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Chronic Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Prospective Capsule Endoscopy Study

Ilja Tachecí,  Petr Bradna,  Tomáš Douda,  Drahomíra Baštecká,  Marcela Kopáčová,  Stanislav Rejchrt,  Jan Bureš, 
  • First Published: 07 December 2013
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Enteral Nutrition in Crohn’s Disease: An Underused Therapy

S. Kansal,  J. Wagner,  C. D. Kirkwood,  A. G. Catto-Smith, 
  • First Published: 05 December 2013
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Prevalence of Eating Disorders in Adults with Celiac Disease

V. Passananti,  M. Siniscalchi,  F. Zingone,  C. Bucci,  R. Tortora,  P. Iovino,  C. Ciacci, 
  • First Published: 04 December 2013
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Combination Therapy of Ursodeoxycholic Acid and Corticosteroids for Primary Biliary Cirrhosis with Features of Autoimmune Hepatitis: A Meta-Analysis

Yan Zhang,  Jie Lu,  Weiqi Dai,  Fan Wang,  Miao Shen,  Jing Yang,  Rong Zhu,  Huawei Zhang,  Kan Chen,  Ping Cheng,  Lei He,  Chengfen Wang,  Ling Xu,  Yingqun Zhou,  Chuanyong Guo, 
  • First Published: 04 December 2013
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Preliminary Study on Hepatocyte-Targeted Phosphorus-31 MRS Using ATP-Loaded Galactosylated Chitosan Oligosaccharide Nanoparticles

Ri-Sheng Yu,  Xiu-Liang Zhu,  Jian-Zhong Sun,  Dan Shi,  Ying Chen,  Zhi-Kang Wang,  Ke-Zhong Tang,  Yong-Zhong Du, 
  • First Published: 02 December 2013
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Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome: Review of the Literature

Marcela Kopáčová,  Ondřej Urban,  Jiří Cyrany,  Jan Laco,  Jan Bureš,  Stanislav Rejchrt,  Jolana Bártová,  Ilja Tachecí, 
  • First Published: 28 November 2013
Clinical Study
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Eosinophilic Esophagitis in a Developing Country: Is It Different from Developed Countries?

Abdulrahman Al-Hussaini,  Toufic Semaan,  Imad El Hag, 
  • First Published: 25 November 2013
Clinical Study
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Eradication of Helicobacter pylori Is Associated with the Progression of Dementia: A Population-Based Study

Yang-Pei Chang,  Guei-Fen Chiu,  Fu-Chen Kuo,  Chiou-Lian Lai,  Yuan-Han Yang,  Huang-Ming Hu,  Pi-Yu Chang,  Chiao-Yun Chen,  Deng-Chyang Wu,  Fang-Jung Yu, 
  • First Published: 25 November 2013
Clinical Study
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Improved Outcome of Biliary Atresia with Postoperative High-Dose Steroid

Rui Dong,  Zai Song,  Gong Chen,  Shan Zheng,  Xian-min Xiao, 
  • First Published: 24 November 2013
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Cryptogenic Multifocal Ulcerous Stenosing Enteritis: A Review of the Literature

Darina Kohoutová,  Jolana Bártová,  Ilja Tachecí,  Stanislav Rejchrt,  Rudolf Repák,  Marcela Kopáčová,  Jan Bureš, 
  • First Published: 24 November 2013
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Enterovesical Fistulae: Aetiology, Imaging, and Management

Tomasz Golabek,  Anna Szymanska,  Tomasz Szopinski,  Jakub Bukowczan,  Mariusz Furmanek,  Jan Powroznik,  Piotr Chlosta, 
  • First Published: 21 November 2013
Clinical Study
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International Consensus Diagnostic Criteria for Autoimmune Pancreatitis and Its Japanese Amendment Have Improved Diagnostic Ability over Existing Criteria

Masahiro Maruyama,  Takayuki Watanabe,  Keita Kanai,  Takaya Oguchi,  Takashi Muraki,  Hideaki Hamano,  Norikazu Arakura,  Shigeyuki Kawa, 
  • First Published: 21 November 2013
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Biliopancreatic Diversion: The Effectiveness of Duodenal Switch and Its Limitations

Blaire Anderson,  Richdeep S. Gill,  Christopher J. de Gara,  Shahzeer Karmali,  Michel Gagner, 
  • First Published: 21 November 2013
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Prognostic Significance of DR-70 Levels in Dysplastic Colorectal Polyps

Atakan Yesil,  Gul Babacan Abanonu,  Yasar Colak,  Nurcan Paker,  Can Gonen, 
  • First Published: 21 November 2013
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Mast Cells Positive to Tryptase and c-Kit Receptor Expressing Cells Correlates with Angiogenesis in Gastric Cancer Patients Surgically Treated

Michele Ammendola,  Rosario Sacco,  Giuseppe Sammarco,  Giuseppe Donato,  Valeria Zuccalà,  Roberto Romano,  Maria Luposella,  Rosa Patruno,  Carlo Vallicelli,  Giorgio Maria Verdecchia,  Davide Cavaliere,  Severino Montemurro,  Girolamo Ranieri, 
  • First Published: 20 November 2013
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Transabdominal Ultrasonography of the Small Bowel

Rudolf Kralik,  Peter Trnovsky,  Marcela Kopáčová, 
  • First Published: 19 November 2013
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Nutrition Care for Patients with Weight Regain after Bariatric Surgery

Carlene Johnson Stoklossa,  Suneet Atwal, 
  • First Published: 19 November 2013
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Preventive Effect of TU-100 on a Type-2 Model of Colitis in Mice: Possible Involvement of Enhancing Adrenomedullin in Intestinal Epithelial Cells

Atsushi Kaneko,  Toru Kono,  Naoko Miura,  Naoko Tsuchiya,  Masahiro Yamamoto, 
  • First Published: 19 November 2013
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Surgical Treatment for Achalasia of the Esophagus: Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy

Gonzalo Torres-Villalobos,  Luis Alfonso Martin-del-Campo, 
  • First Published: 18 November 2013
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New and Safe Treatment of Food Impacted in the Esophagus: A Single Center Experience of 100 Consecutive Cases

Muhammad Shafique,  Sheraz Yaqub,  Erik S. Lie,  Vegard Dahl,  Frode Olsbø,  Ola Røkke, 
  • First Published: 18 November 2013
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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Anemia in Taiwanese Adults

Hsiang-Yao Shih,  Fu-Chen Kuo,  Sophie S. W. Wang,  Yi-Chang Liu,  Meng-Chieh Wu,  Yang-Pei Chang,  Guei-Fen Chiu,  Pi-Yu Chang,  Deng-Chyang Wu,  Ming-Chia Hsieh,  Yao-Li Chen, 
  • First Published: 18 November 2013
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How to Differentiate Sites of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients with Hematochezia by Using Clinical Factors?

Yuwares Sittichanbuncha,  Suthasinee Senasu,  Theerayut Thongkrau,  Chaiyapon Keeratikasikorn,  Kittisak Sawanyawisuth, 
  • First Published: 18 November 2013
Clinical Study
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Small Intestinal Tumours

Marcela Kopáčová,  Stanislav Rejchrt,  Jan Bureš,  Ilja Tachecí, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2013
Research Article
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Dominant Fecal Microbiota in Newly Diagnosed Untreated Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients

Lill Therese Thorkildsen,  Felix Chinweije Nwosu,  Ekaterina Avershina,  Petr Ricanek,  Gøri Perminow,  Stephan Brackmann,  Morten H. Vatn,  Knut Rudi, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2013
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Management of Open Abdomen: Single Center Experience

Hakan Yanar,  Emre Sivrikoz, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2013
Research Article
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Insulin Resistance Increases MRI-Estimated Pancreatic Fat in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Normal Controls

Niraj S. Patel,  Michael R. Peterson,  Grace Y. Lin,  Ariel Feldstein,  Bernd Schnabl,  Ricki Bettencourt,  Ekihiro Seki,  Claude B. Sirlin,  Rohit Loomba, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2013
Research Article
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Clonality Analysis of Helicobacter pylori in Patients Isolated from Several Biopsy Specimens and Gastric Juice in a Japanese Urban Population by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Fingerprinting

Nariaki Toita,  Shin-ichi Yokota,  Nobuhiro Fujii,  Mutsuko Konno, 
  • First Published: 17 November 2013
Research Article
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Parenteral Nutrition-Induced Cholestasis in Neonates: Where Does the Problem Lie?

Kheira Jolin-Dahel,  Emanuela Ferretti,  Carolina Montiveros,  Renee Grenon,  Nick Barrowman,  Carolina Jimenez-Rivera, 
  • First Published: 14 November 2013
Research Article
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Sodium Valproate Inhibits the Growth of Human Cholangiocarcinoma In Vitro and In Vivo

Bing Wang,  Rui Yang,  Yue Wu,  Hongbo Li,  Zouxiao Hu,  Yongjun Chen,  Shengquan Zou, 
  • First Published: 13 November 2013
Clinical Study
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Surveillance of HCC Patients after Liver RFA: Role of MRI with Hepatospecific Contrast versus Three-Phase CT Scan—Experience of High Volume Oncologic Institute

Vincenza Granata,  Mario Petrillo,  Roberta Fusco,  Sergio Venanzio Setola,  Elisabetta de Lutio di Castelguidone,  Orlando Catalano,  Mauro Piccirillo,  Vittorio Albino,  Francesco Izzo,  Antonella Petrillo, 
  • First Published: 12 November 2013
Clinical Study
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Covered Metal Stenting for Malignant Lower Biliary Stricture with Pancreatic Duct Obstruction: Is Endoscopic Sphincterotomy Needed?

Kazunari Nakahara,  Chiaki Okuse,  Keigo Suetani,  Yosuke Michikawa,  Shinjiro Kobayashi,  Takehito Otsubo,  Fumio Itoh, 
  • First Published: 12 November 2013
Clinical Study
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Is Occult Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding a Definite Indication for Capsule Endoscopy? A Retrospective Analysis of Diagnostic Yield in Patients with Occult versus Overt Bleeding

Ikue Watari,  Shiro Oka,  Shinji Tanaka,  Makoto Nakano,  Taiki Aoyama,  Shigeto Yoshida,  Kazuaki Chayama, 
  • First Published: 12 November 2013
Research Article
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LEPREL1 Expression in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Its Suppressor Role on Cell Proliferation

Jianguo Wang,  Xiao Xu,  Zhikun Liu,  Xuyong Wei,  Runzhou Zhuang,  Di Lu,  Lin Zhou,  Haiyang Xie,  Shusen Zheng, 
  • First Published: 11 November 2013
Research Article
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Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Test for Detection of Advanced Colonic Adenomas and Colorectal Cancer: Comparison with Colonoscopy Results

Bianca Rosa Viana Freitas,  Cristiane Kibune Nagasako,  Celia Regina Pavan,  Sônia Letícia Silva Lorena,  Fabio Guerrazzi,  Cláudio Saddy Rodrigues Coy,  Maria de Lourdes S. Ayrizono,  Maria Aparecida Mesquita, 
  • First Published: 11 November 2013
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PP2A-Mediated Anticancer Therapy

Weibo Chen,  Zhongxia Wang,  Chunping Jiang,  Yitao Ding, 
  • First Published: 07 November 2013
Research Article
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Study of RNA Interference Targeting NET-1 Combination with Sorafenib for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Therapy In Vitro and In Vivo

Song He,  Ying-ze Wei,  Gui-lan Wang,  Yu-yin Xu,  Jia-ming Zhou,  Yi-xin Zhang,  Li Chen, 
  • First Published: 07 November 2013
Research Article
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Helicobacter pylori Infection in Dialysis Patients: A Meta-Analysis

Min Gu,  Shuping Xiao,  Xiaolin Pan,  Guoxin Zhang, 
  • First Published: 07 November 2013
Clinical Study
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Trends and Factors Affecting Hospitalization Costs in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Two-Center Study over the Past Decade

Junjie Xu,  Minyue Tang,  Jun Shen, 
  • First Published: 07 November 2013
Editorial
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Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Ping-I Hsu,  Nayoung Kim,  Khean Lee Goh,  Deng-Chyang Wu, 
  • First Published: 06 November 2013
Research Article
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Bile Duct Strictures Caused by Solid Masses: MR in Differential Diagnosis and as a Prognostic Tool to Plan the Endoscopic Treatment

Tomasz Gorycki,  Michał Studniarek, 
  • First Published: 05 November 2013
Research Article
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Importance of the Ultrasonography in Diagnosis of Ileal Duplication Cyst

Arzu Gebesce,  Mevlit Korkmaz,  Esengul Keles,  Feride Korkmaz,  Kamran Mahmutyazıcıoglu,  Hamza Yazgan, 
  • First Published: 04 November 2013
Research Article
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for the Treatment of the Open Abdomen and Incidence of Enteral Fistulas: A Retrospective Bicentre Analysis

Sven Richter,  Stefan Dold,  Johannes P. Doberauer,  Peter Mai,  Jochen Schuld, 
  • First Published: 28 October 2013
Review Article
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The Role of Hormonal Factors in Weight Loss and Recidivism after Bariatric Surgery

S. D. Pedersen, 
  • First Published: 23 October 2013
Research Article
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Gastric Intestinal Metaplasia in an Underserved Population in the USA: Prevalence, Epidemiologic and Clinical Features

Tarek Almouradi,  Tadd Hiatt,  Bashar Attar, 
  • First Published: 22 October 2013
Research Article
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Ten-Day versus 14-Day Levofloxacin-Containing Triple Therapy for Second-Line Anti-Helicobacter pylori Eradication in Taiwan

Wei-Chen Tai,  Chien-Hua Chiu,  Chih-Ming Liang,  Kuo-Chin Chang,  Chung-Mou Kuo,  Yi-Chun Chiu,  Keng-Liang Wu,  Ming-Luen Hu,  Yeh-Pin Chou,  Shue-Shian Chiou,  King-Wah Chiu,  Chung-Huang Kuo,  Tsung-Hui Hu,  Ming-Tsung Lin,  Seng-Kee Chuah, 
  • First Published: 22 October 2013
Research Article
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Risk of Atherosclerosis and Helicobacter pylori Infection according to CD14 Promotor Polymorphism in Healthy Korean Population

Sung-Goo Kang,  Woo Chul Chung,  Sang-Wook Song,  Kyu Re Joo,  Hyewon Lee,  Donghoon Kang,  Joune Seup Lee,  Kang-Moon Lee, 
  • First Published: 21 October 2013
Research Article
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Significance of Glutathione Peroxidase 1 and Caudal-Related Homeodomain Transcription Factor in Human Gastric Adenocarcinoma

Jing Jing Han,  De Rong Xie,  Li Li Wang,  Ye Qing Liu,  Gong Fa Wu,  Qing Sun,  Yan Xian Chen,  Ying Wei,  Zhi Quan Huang,  Hai Gang Li, 
  • First Published: 21 October 2013
Review Article
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Impact of Physical Activity on Cancer-Specific and Overall Survival of Patients with Colorectal Cancer

Gaetan Des Guetz,  Bernard Uzzan,  Thierry Bouillet,  Patrick Nicolas,  Kader Chouahnia,  Laurent Zelek,  Jean-François Morere, 
  • First Published: 03 October 2013
Clinical Study
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Magnifying Endoscopic Findings Can Predict Clinical Outcome during Long-Term Follow-Up of More Than 12 Months in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

Hajime Isomoto,  Ryohei Uehara,  Tomayoshi Hayashi,  Junya Shiota,  Kayoko Matsushima,  Chun Chuan Chen,  Fuminao Takeshima,  Toshiyuki Nakayama,  Kazuhiko Nakao, 
  • First Published: 02 October 2013
Review Article
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Current Status of the Open Abdomen Treatment for Intra-Abdominal Infection

Yujie Yuan,  Jianan Ren,  Yulong He, 
  • First Published: 02 October 2013
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Indirect Comparison Showed Survival Benefit from Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Completely Resected Gastric Cancer with D2 Lymphadenectomy

Qiong Yang,  Ying Wei,  Yan-Xian Chen,  Si-Wei Zhou,  Zhi-Min Jiang,  De-Rong Xie, 
  • First Published: 01 October 2013
Clinical Study
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Association between Obesity, Serum Lipids, and Colorectal Polyps in Old Chinese People

Wen Yang,  Yan Chang,  Haiyan Huang,  Yuzhu Wang,  Xiaohong Yu, 
  • First Published: 01 October 2013
Research Article
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Oral Glutamine Supplement Inhibits Ascites Formation in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Mouse Model

Ming-Jen Chen,  Tsang-En Wang,  Shu-Jung Tsai,  Ching-Chung Lin,  Chia-Yuan Liu,  Horng-Yuan Wang,  Shou-Chuan Shih,  Yu-Jen Chen, 
  • First Published: 30 September 2013
Research Article
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Expression of Potential Cancer Stem Cell Marker ABCG2 is Associated with Malignant Behaviors of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Guang Zhang,  Zhongxia Wang,  Weihuan Luo,  Hongbo Jiao,  Junhua Wu,  Chunping Jiang, 
  • First Published: 30 September 2013
Review Article
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An Increasing Prominent Disease of Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscess: Etiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Yun Liu,  Ji-yao Wang,  Wei Jiang, 
  • First Published: 30 September 2013
Review Article
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Associations of miR-499 and miR-34b/c Polymorphisms with Susceptibility to Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Evidence-Based Evaluation

Zhongxia Wang,  Junhua Wu,  Guang Zhang,  Yin Cao,  Chunping Jiang,  Yitao Ding, 
  • First Published: 26 September 2013
Editorial
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Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasonography

Everson L. A. Artifon,  Marc Giovannini,  Siyu Sun,  Juan J. Vila, 
  • First Published: 25 September 2013
Clinical Study
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MicroRNA-429 Modulates Hepatocellular Carcinoma Prognosis and Tumorigenesis

Xiao-Ying Huang,  Jin-Guang Yao,  Hong-Dong Huang,  Chao Wang,  Yun Ma,  Qiang Xia,  Xi-Dai Long, 
  • First Published: 24 September 2013
Clinical Study
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An Electrosurgical Endoknife with a Water-Jet Function (Flushknife) Proves Its Merits in Colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Especially for the Cases Which Should Be Removed En Bloc

Yoji Takeuchi,  Toshio Shimokawa,  Ryu Ishihara,  Hiroyasu Iishi,  Noboru Hanaoka,  Koji Higashino,  Noriya Uedo, 
  • First Published: 23 September 2013
Research Article
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The Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection Decreases with Older Age in Atrophic Gastritis

Shaohua Chen,  Lixiong Ying,  Mei Kong,  Yu Zhang,  Youming Li, 
  • First Published: 23 September 2013
Research Article
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Abdominal Pain: A Comparison between Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction and Chronic Idiopathic Constipation

Pia Møller Faaborg,  Nanna Brix Finnerup,  Peter Christensen,  Klaus Krogh, 
  • First Published: 15 September 2013
Review Article
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Recent Advances in NSAIDs-Induced Enteropathy Therapeutics: New Options, New Challenges

Yun Jeong Lim,  Hoon Jai Chun, 
  • First Published: 12 September 2013
Clinical Study
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The Clinical Investigation of Disparity of Utility Values Associated with Gallstone Disease: A Pilot Study

Chung-Te Hsu,  Yi Liao,  Jorn-Hon Liu,  Tao-Hsin Tung, 
  • First Published: 11 September 2013
Review Article
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Relief in Patients Treated with Rabeprazole 20 mg versus Omeprazole 20 mg: A Meta-Analysis

X. M. Xia,  H. Wang, 
  • First Published: 09 September 2013
Review Article
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Stretta Radiofrequency Treatment for GERD: A Safe and Effective Modality

Mark Franciosa,  George Triadafilopoulos,  Hiroshi Mashimo, 
  • First Published: 02 September 2013
Research Article
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How Fatigue Is Experienced and Handled by Female Outpatients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Anne Beck,  Palle Bager,  Peter Errboe Jensen,  Jens F. Dahlerup, 
  • First Published: 01 September 2013
Research Article
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Characteristics of the Small Bowel Lesions Detected by Capsule Endoscopy in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Harunobu Kawamura,  Eiji Sakai,  Hiroki Endo,  Leo Taniguchi,  Yasuo Hata,  Akiko Ezuka,  Hajime Nagase,  Takaomi Kessoku,  Eiji Yamada,  Hidenori Ohkubo,  Takuma Higrashi,  Yusuke Sekino,  Tomoko Koide,  Hiroshi Iida,  Takashi Nonaka,  Hirokazu Takahashi,  Masahiko Inamori,  Shin Maeda,  Atsushi Nakajima, 
  • First Published: 26 August 2013
Research Article
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H-Ras Oncogene Expression and Angiogenesis in Experimental Liver Cirrhosis

Gülsüm Özlem Elpek,  Betül Ünal,  Sevgi Bozova, 
  • First Published: 22 August 2013
Clinical Study
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The Frequencies of Gastroesophageal and Extragastroesophageal Symptoms in Patients with Mild Erosive Esophagitis, Severe Erosive Esophagitis, and Barrett’s Esophagus in Taiwan

Sung-Shuo Kao,  Wen-Chih Chen,  Ping-I Hsu,  Seng-Kee Chuah,  Ching-Liang Lu,  Kwok-Hung Lai,  Feng-Woei Tsai,  Chun-Chao Chang,  Wei-Chen Tai, 
  • First Published: 12 August 2013
Review Article
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The Hippo-Yes Association Protein Pathway in Liver Cancer

Lu Jie,  Wang Fan,  Dai Weiqi,  Zhou Yingqun,  Xu Ling,  Shen Miao,  Cheng Ping,  Guo Chuanyong, 
  • First Published: 06 August 2013
Editorial
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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders

Vikram Kate,  Nanda K. Maroju,  N. Ananthakrishnan, 
  • First Published: 30 July 2013
Review Article
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Helicobacter pylori-Induced Chronic Gastritis and Assessing Risks for Gastric Cancer

Gonzalo Carrasco,  Alejandro H. Corvalan, 
  • First Published: 29 July 2013
Research Article
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The Clinical Correlations of Helicobacter pylori Virulence Factors and Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria

Yi-Chun Chiu,  Wei-Chen Tai,  Seng-Kee Chuah,  Ping-I Hsu,  Deng-Chyang Wu,  Keng-Liang Wu,  Chao-Cheng Huang,  Ji-Chen Ho,  Johannes Ring,  Wen-Chieh Chen, 
  • First Published: 16 July 2013
Review Article
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Current Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Nonerosive Reflux Disease

Chien-Lin Chen,  Ping-I Hsu, 
  • First Published: 11 July 2013
Review Article
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Antireflux Endoluminal Therapies: Past and Present

Kuo Chao Yew,  Seng-Kee Chuah, 
  • First Published: 09 July 2013
Clinical Study
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Prediction and Treatment of Difficult Cases in Colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

Yutaka Inada,  Naohisa Yoshida,  Munehiro Kugai,  Kazuhiro Kamada,  Kazuhiro Katada,  Kazuhiko Uchiyama,  Osamu Handa,  Tomohisa Takagi,  Hideyuki Konishi,  Nobuaki Yagi,  Yuji Naito,  Naoki Wakabayashi,  Akio Yanagisawa,  Yoshito Itoh, 
  • First Published: 08 July 2013
Clinical Study
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Implementation of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Colorectal Neoplasms in Sweden

Henrik Thorlacius,  Noryia Uedo,  Ervin Toth, 
  • First Published: 27 June 2013
Review Article
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Pharmacological Therapy of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Preterm Infants

Luigi Corvaglia,  Caterina Monari,  Silvia Martini,  Arianna Aceti,  Giacomo Faldella, 
  • First Published: 26 June 2013
Review Article
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Current Pharmacological Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Yao-Kuang Wang,  Wen-Hung Hsu,  Sophie S. W. Wang,  Chien-Yu Lu,  Fu-Chen Kuo,  Yu-Chung Su,  Sheau-Fang Yang,  Chiao-Yun Chen,  Deng-Chyang Wu,  Chao-Hung Kuo, 
  • First Published: 26 June 2013
Review Article
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Novel Imaging Enhancements in Capsule Endoscopy

Mostafa Ibrahim,  Andre Van Gossum, 
  • First Published: 26 June 2013
Editorial
Open Access

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Gaurav V. Kulkarni,  Fernando A. M. Herbella,  P. Marco Fisichella, 
  • First Published: 18 June 2013
Review Article
Open Access

Whipple’s Disease: Our Own Experience and Review of the Literature

Jan Bureš,  Marcela Kopáčová,  Tomáš Douda,  Jolana Bártová,  Jan Tomš,  Stanislav Rejchrt,  Ilja Tachecí, 
  • First Published: 17 June 2013
Research Article
Open Access

Mental Strain and Chronic Stress among University Students with Symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Marco D. Gulewitsch,  Paul Enck,  Juliane Schwille-Kiuntke,  Katja Weimer,  Angelika A. Schlarb, 
  • First Published: 16 June 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Gastric ESD under Heparin Replacement at High-Risk Patients of Thromboembolism Is Technically Feasible but Has a High Risk of Delayed Bleeding: Osaka University ESD Study Group

Toshiyuki Yoshio,  Tsutomu Nishida,  Naoki Kawai,  Kiyonori Yuguchi,  Takuya Yamada,  Takamasa Yabuta,  Masato Komori,  Shinjiro Yamaguchi,  Shinji Kitamura,  Hideki Iijima,  Shusaku Tsutsui,  Tomoki Michida,  Eiji Mita,  Masahiko Tsujii,  Tetsuo Takehara, 
  • First Published: 13 June 2013
Research Article
Open Access

In Vitro Prevention of Salmonella Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Damages in Epithelial Barrier Function by Various Lactobacillus Strains

Chun-Yan Yeung,  Jen-Shiu Chiang Chiau,  Wai-Tao Chan,  Chun-Bin Jiang,  Mei-Lien Cheng,  Hsuan-Liang Liu,  Hung-Chang Lee, 
  • First Published: 06 June 2013
Review Article
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Prevention and Management of Complications of and Training for Colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection

Naohisa Yoshida,  Nobuaki Yagi,  Yutaka Inada,  Munehiro Kugai,  Akio Yanagisawa,  Yuji Naito, 
  • First Published: 03 June 2013
Review Article
Open Access

Radionuclide Small Intestine Imaging

Jiri Dolezal,  Marcela Kopacova, 
  • First Published: 30 May 2013
Research Article
Open Access

ppENK Gene Methylation Status in the Development of Pancreatic Carcinoma

Lixin Yang,  Hong Yang,  Jingnan Li,  Jianyu Hao,  Jiaming Qian, 
  • First Published: 28 May 2013
Research Article
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[Retracted] Influence of Gastrectomy on Cortical and Cancellous Bones in Rats

Jun Iwamoto,  Yoshihiro Sato,  Hideo Matsumoto, 
  • First Published: 28 May 2013

Clinical Study
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EUS-Assisted Evaluation of Rectal Varices before Banding

Malay Sharma,  Praveer Rai,  Raghav Bansal, 
  • First Published: 27 May 2013
Research Article
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Obesity and Gastrointestinal Diseases

Ai Fujimoto,  Shu Hoteya,  Toshiro Iizuka,  Osamu Ogawa,  Toshifumi Mitani,  Yuichiro Kuroki,  Akira Matsui,  Masanori Nakamura,  Daisuke Kikuchi,  Satoshi Yamashita,  Tsukasa Furuhata,  Akihiro Yamada,  Noriko Nishida,  Koji Arase,  Mitsuyo Hashimoto,  Yoshinori Igarashi,  Mitsuru Kaise, 
  • First Published: 27 May 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Using a Dual-Lumen Endogastroscope for Patients with Billroth II Gastrectomy

Wei Yao,  Yonghui Huang,  Hong Chang,  Ke Li,  Xuebiao Huang, 
  • First Published: 27 May 2013
Review Article
Open Access

Alterations of Blood-Brain Barrier and Associated Factors in Acute Liver Failure

Wei Cui,  Cui-Ming Sun,  Pei Liu, 
  • First Published: 26 May 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Detection of Neoplastic Gastric Lesions Using Capsule Endoscopy: Pilot Study

Byoung Yeon Jun,  Chul-Hyun Lim,  Wook Hyun Lee,  Jin Su Kim,  Jae Myung Park,  In Seok Lee,  Sang Woo Kim,  Myung-Gyu Choi, 
  • First Published: 22 May 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Gallstones and Concomitant Gastric Helicobacter pylori Infection

Wafi Attaallah,  Nese Yener,  M. Umit Ugurlu,  Manuk Manukyan,  Ebru Asmaz,  A. Ozdemir Aktan, 
  • First Published: 19 May 2013
Research Article
Open Access

Surgical Outcomes and Clinicopathological Characteristics of Patients Who Underwent Potentially Noncurative Endoscopic Resection for Gastric Cancer: A Report of a Single-Center Experience

Hiroaki Ito,  Haruhiro Inoue,  Haruo Ikeda,  Noriko Odaka,  Akira Yoshida,  Hitoshi Satodate,  Manabu Onimaru,  Daisuke Takayanagi,  Esperanza Grace Santi,  Shin-ei Kudo, 
  • First Published: 16 May 2013
Review Article
Open Access

Functional Dyspepsia in Review: Pathophysiology and Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management due to Coexisting Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Shadi S. Yarandi,  Jennifer Christie, 
  • First Published: 16 May 2013
Review Article
Open Access

The Novel Crohn′s Disease Marker Anti-GP2 Antibody Is Associated with Ileocolonic Location of Disease

Valentina Somma,  Hani Ababneh,  Ahmad Ababneh,  Simona Gatti,  Vittorio Romagnoli,  Emanuele Bendia,  Karsten Conrad,  Dimitrios P. Bogdanos,  Dirk Roggenbuck,  Gino Ciarrocchi, 
  • First Published: 15 May 2013
Review Article
Open Access

Precancerous Lesions in Colorectal Cancer

Fayez Sandouk,  Feras Al Jerf,  M. H. D. Bassel Al-Halabi, 
  • First Published: 14 May 2013
Research Article
Open Access

Time Course of the Development of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in the Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty Rat

Yi-Sun Song,  Cheng-Hu Fang,  Byung-Im So,  Jun-Young Park,  Yonggu Lee,  Jeong Hun Shin,  Dae Won Jun,  Hyuck Kim,  Kyung-Soo Kim, 
  • First Published: 12 May 2013
Review Article
Open Access

Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Refractory Coeliac Disease

Petula Nijeboer,  Roy L. J. van Wanrooij,  Greetje J. Tack,  Chris J. J. Mulder,  Gerd Bouma, 
  • First Published: 09 May 2013
Review Article
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Surgical Management of Pediatric Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Hope T. Jackson,  Timothy D. Kane, 
  • First Published: 09 May 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Clinical Study of the Relation between Mucosal Healing and Long-Term Outcomes in Ulcerative Colitis

Kaoru Yokoyama,  Kiyonori Kobayashi,  Miyuki Mukae,  Miwa Sada,  Wasaburo Koizumi, 
  • First Published: 09 May 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Mucosal Barrier in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease

A. E. Dorofeyev,  I. V. Vasilenko,  O. A. Rassokhina,  R. B. Kondratiuk, 
  • First Published: 07 May 2013
Review Article
Open Access

EUS-Guided Vascular Procedures: A Literature Review

Tomislav Bokun,  Ivica Grgurevic,  Milan Kujundzic,  Marko Banic, 
  • First Published: 07 May 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Utility of Computed Tomographic Enteroclysis/Enterography for the Assessment of Mucosal Healing in Crohn′s Disease

Shinichi Hashimoto,  Kensaku Shimizu,  Hiroaki Shibata,  Satoko Kanayama,  Ryo Tanabe,  Hideko Onoda,  Naohumi Matsunaga,  Isao Sakaida, 
  • First Published: 27 April 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

The Relation between Obesity and Survival after Surgical Resection of Hepatitis C Virus-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Hiroki Nishikawa,  Akira Arimoto,  Tomoko Wakasa,  Ryuichi Kita,  Toru Kimura,  Yukio Osaki, 
  • First Published: 24 April 2013
Research Article
Open Access

Molecular Detection of Antibiotic Resistance in South African Isolates of Helicobacter pylori

Nicoline F. Tanih,  Roland N. Ndip, 
  • First Published: 24 April 2013
Research Article
Open Access

Age-Dependent Fecal Bacterial Correlation to Inflammatory Bowel Disease for Newly Diagnosed Untreated Children

Felix Chinweije Nwosu,  Lill-Therse Thorkildsen,  Ekaterina Avershina,  Petr Ricanek,  Gøri Perminow,  Stephan Brackmann,  Morten H. Vatn,  Knut Rudi, 
  • First Published: 18 April 2013
Research Article
Open Access

Dietary Intake and Risk for Reflux Esophagitis: A Case-Control Study

Ping Wu,  Xiao-Hu Zhao,  Zi-Sheng Ai,  Hui-Hui Sun,  Ying Chen,  Yuan-Xi Jiang,  Yi-Li Tong,  Shu-Chang Xu, 
  • First Published: 16 April 2013
Review Article
Open Access

Efficacy and Tolerability of Peginterferon α-2a and Peginterferon α-2b, Both plus Ribavirin, for Chronic Hepatitis C: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Zongguo Yang,  Liping Zhuang,  Lei Yang,  Xiaorong Chen, 
  • First Published: 11 April 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Duodenal Tube Feeding: An Alternative Approach for Effectively Promoting Weight Gain in Children with Gastroesophageal Reflux and Congenital Heart Disease

Seiko Kuwata,  Yoichi Iwamoto,  Hirotaka Ishido,  Mio Taketadu,  Masanori Tamura,  Hideaki Senzaki, 
  • First Published: 09 April 2013
Review Article
Open Access

Biomarkers for Gastroesophageal Reflux in Respiratory Diseases

Össur Ingi Emilsson,  Þórarinn Gíslason,  Anna-Carin Olin,  Christer Janson,  Ísleifur Ólafsson, 
  • First Published: 09 April 2013
Research Article
Open Access

The Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in the Chinese Air Force Population

Wenming Wu,  Xu Guo,  Yunsheng Yang,  Lihua Peng,  Gaoping Mao,  Hyder Qurratulain,  Weifeng Wang,  Gang Sun, 
  • First Published: 04 April 2013
Research Article
Open Access

Changes in Ghrelin-Related Factors in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in Rats

Miwa Nahata,  Yayoi Saegusa,  Yumi Harada,  Naoko Tsuchiya,  Tomohisa Hattori,  Hiroshi Takeda, 
  • First Published: 04 April 2013
Review Article
Open Access

Rifaximin versus Nonabsorbable Disaccharides for the Treatment of Hepatic Encephalopathy: A Meta-Analysis

Dong Wu,  Shu-Mei Wu,  Jie Lu,  Ying-Qun Zhou,  Ling Xu,  Chuan-Yong Guo, 
  • First Published: 03 April 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Capsule Endoscopy in Patients with Implantable Electromedical Devices is Safe

Lucinda A. Harris,  Stephanie L. Hansel,  Elizabeth Rajan,  Komandoor Srivathsan,  Robert Rea,  Michael D. Crowell,  David E. Fleischer,  Shabana F. Pasha,  Suryakanth R. Gurudu,  Russell I. Heigh,  Arthur D. Shiff,  Janice K. Post,  Jonathan A. Leighton, 
  • First Published: 03 April 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Expression and Significances of Contactin-1 in Human Gastric Cancer

Ji-Wei Yu,  Sheng-Hua Wu,  Rui-qi Lu,  Ju-gang Wu,  Xiao-Chun Ni,  Gou-cai Zhou,  Hai-guang Jiang,  Lin-Hai Zheng,  Xiao-Qiang Li,  Guang-Ye Du,  Bo-Jian Jiang, 
  • First Published: 31 March 2013
Research Article
Open Access

Hepatic Encephalopathy after Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt in Patients with Recurrent Variceal Hemorrhage

Popovič Peter,  Zore Andrej,  Šurlan Popovič Katarina,  Garbajs Manca,  Skok Pavel, 
  • First Published: 28 March 2013
Research Article
Open Access

Lung and Intestine: A Specific Link in an Ulcerative Colitis Rat Model

Yuan Liu,  Xin-Yue Wang,  Xue Yang,  Shan Jing,  Li Zhu,  Si-Hua Gao, 
  • First Published: 28 March 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Prospective Study about the Utility of Endoscopic Ultrasound for Predicting the Safety of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection in Early Gastric Cancer (T-HOPE 0801)

Daisuke Kikuchi,  Toshiro Iizuka,  Shu Hoteya,  Akihiro Yamada,  Tsukasa Furuhata,  Satoshi Yamashita,  Kaoru Domon,  Masanori Nakamura,  Akira Matsui,  Toshifumi Mitani,  Osamu Ogawa,  Mitsuru Kaise, 
  • First Published: 28 March 2013
Research Article
Open Access

A Multicenter, Prospective Study of a New Fully Covered Expandable Metal Biliary Stent for the Palliative Treatment of Malignant Bile Duct Obstruction

Bret T. Petersen,  Michel Kahaleh,  Richard A. Kozarek,  David Loren,  Kapil Gupta,  Thomas Kowalski,  Martin Freeman,  Yang K. Chen,  Malcolm S. Branch,  Steven Edmundowicz,  Michael Gluck,  Kenneth Binmoeller,  Todd H. Baron,  Raj J. Shah,  Timothy Kinney,  William Ross,  Paul Jowell,  David Carr-Locke, 
  • First Published: 27 March 2013
Review Article
Open Access

Is Helicobacter pylori Infection the Primary Cause of Duodenal Ulceration or a Secondary Factor? A Review of the Evidence

Vikram Kate,  N. Ananthakrishnan,  Frank I. Tovey, 
  • First Published: 27 March 2013
Methodology Report
Open Access

Therapeutic Endoscopic Ultrasonography: Intratumoral Injection for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Lawrence A. Shirley,  Laura K. Aguilar,  Estuardo Aguilar-Cordova,  Mark Bloomston,  Jon P. Walker, 
  • First Published: 27 March 2013
Review Article
Open Access

The Role of Vitamin D in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis: Possible Genetic and Cell Signaling Mechanisms

Khanh vinh quốc Lương,  Lan Thi Hoàng Nguyễn, 
  • First Published: 26 March 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Optimisation of Radiation Exposure to Gastroenterologists and Patients during Therapeutic ERCP

Khalid Alzimami,  Abdelmoneim Sulieman,  Georgios Paroutoglou,  Spiros Potamianos,  Marianna Vlychou,  Kiki Theodorou, 
  • First Published: 26 March 2013
Review Article
Open Access

Neurostimulation for Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction

J. Worsøe,  M. Rasmussen,  P. Christensen,  K. Krogh, 
  • First Published: 21 March 2013
Review Article
Open Access

GERD—Barrett—Adenocarcinoma: Do We Have Suitable Prognostic and Predictive Molecular Markers?

Romana Illig,  Eckhard Klieser,  Tobias Kiesslich,  Daniel Neureiter, 
  • First Published: 20 March 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Chromoendoscopy to Detect Early Synchronous Second Primary Esophageal Carcinoma in Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Head and Neck?

Pavel Komínek,  Petr Vítek,  Ondřej Urban,  Karol Zeleník,  Magdaléna Halamka,  David Feltl,  Jakub Cvek,  Petr Matoušek, 
  • First Published: 20 March 2013
Review Article
Open Access

Screening for Precancerous Lesions of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract: From the Endoscopists′ Viewpoint

Chen-Shuan Chung,  Hsiu-Po Wang, 
  • First Published: 19 March 2013
Review Article
Open Access

Outcomes of Endoscopic-Ultrasound-Guided Cholangiopancreatography: A Literature Review

Shahzad Iqbal,  David M. Friedel,  James H. Grendell,  Stavros N. Stavropoulos, 
  • First Published: 18 March 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Changes in Antibiotic Susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori in the Course of Eight Years in the Zaanstreek Region in The Netherlands

R. J. L. F. Loffeld,  B. F. M. Werdmuller, 
  • First Published: 12 March 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Acute Diverticulitis in the Young: The Same Disease in a Different Patient

Adolfo Pisanu,  Valentina Vacca,  Isabella Reccia,  Mauro Podda,  Alessandro Uccheddu, 
  • First Published: 10 March 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Glossopharyngeal Nerve Block versus Lidocaine Spray to Improve Tolerance in Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Moisés Ortega Ramírez,  Benigno Linares Segovia,  Marco Antonio García Cuevas,  Jorge Luis Sánchez Romero,  Illich Botello Buenrostro,  Norma Amador Licona,  Juan Manuel Guízar Mendoza,  Jesús Francisco Guerrero Romero,  Víctor Manuel Vázquez Zárate, 
  • First Published: 05 March 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

A Pilot Study to Investigate the Role of Thymidylate Synthase as a Marker of Prognosis for Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Gastric and Gastro-Oesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma

A. Mirza,  M. Brown,  C. McNulty,  J. Valentine,  A. Annesley,  S. Galloway,  I. Welch,  C. M. West,  S. Pritchard, 
  • First Published: 03 March 2013
Research Article
Open Access

Combined EUS-Guided Abdominal Cavity Drainage and Cystogastrostomy for the Ruptured Pancreatic Pseudocyst

Ge Nan,  Sun Siyu,  Liu Xiang,  Wang Sheng,  Wang Guoxin, 
  • First Published: 03 March 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

The Diagnostic Significance of Coapplying a Rabeprazole Test with the SF-36 for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

Ying Chen,  Feng Wang,  Yuanxi Jiang,  Chen Wang,  Liwen Yao,  Ping Wu,  Yili Tong,  Huihui Sun,  Shuchang Xu, 
  • First Published: 28 February 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Serum Prohepcidin Levels Are Lower in Patients with Atrophic Gastritis

Hyung-Keun Kim,  Eun-Chul Jang,  Ju-Ok Yeom,  Sun-Young Kim,  Hyunjung Cho,  Sung Soo Kim,  Hiun-Suk Chae,  Young-Seok Cho, 
  • First Published: 28 February 2013
Research Article
Open Access

Probing the Hepatic Progenitor Cell in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Shu-Qin Jia,  Jian-Jun Ren,  Pei-De Dong,  Xing-Kai Meng, 
  • First Published: 26 February 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Regulation Effect of Zinc Fingers and Homeoboxes 2 on Alpha-Fetoprotein in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Shao Wei Hu,  Meng Zhang,  Ling Xue,  Jian Ming Wen, 
  • First Published: 26 February 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Colorectal Neoplasms: Clinical Experience in a Tertiary Medical Center in Taiwan

Mei-Yu Tseng,  Jung-Chun Lin,  Tien-Yu Huang,  Yu-Lueng Shih,  Heng-Cheng Chu,  Wei-Kuo Chang,  Tsai-Yuan Hsieh,  Peng-Jen Chen, 
  • First Published: 25 February 2013
Research Article
Open Access

Incidence, Mortality, and Predictive Factors of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Kenichi Hosonuma,  Ken Sato,  Masatoshi Yanagisawa,  Satoru Kakizaki,  Hitoshi Takagi,  Junko Hirato,  Masatomo Mori, 
  • First Published: 25 February 2013
Research Article
Open Access

Lifestyle Characteristics and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Population-Based Study in Albania

Lulzim Çela,  Bledar Kraja,  Kliti Hoti,  Ervin Toçi,  Herion Muja,  Enver Roshi,  Genc Burazeri, 
  • First Published: 24 February 2013
Review Article
Open Access

Fluorescence-Guided Surgery and Fluorescence Laparoscopy for Gastrointestinal Cancers in Clinically-Relevant Mouse Models

Cristina A. Metildi,  Robert M. Hoffman,  Michael Bouvet, 
  • First Published: 19 February 2013
Letter to the Editor
Open Access

High or Nonhigh Doses of Proton Pump Inhibitors for Patients with Peptic Ulcer Bleeding?

Yu-Hsi Hsieh,  Hwai-Jeng Lin, 
  • First Published: 18 February 2013

Editorial
Open Access

H. pylori Eradication Therapy

Ping-I Hsu,  Nan-Jing Peng, 
  • First Published: 18 February 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Association of IS605 and cag-PAI of Helicobacter pylori Isolated from Patients with Gastrointestinal Diseases in Taiwan

Chih-Ho Lai,  Chin-Lin Perng,  Keng-Hsin Lan,  Hwai-Jeng Lin, 
  • First Published: 17 February 2013
Editorial
Open Access

New Insights into Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Pancreatic Disorders

Grazyna Rydzewska,  Jean Morisset,  Davor Stimac, 
  • First Published: 17 February 2013
Review Article
Open Access

Epidemiology of Acute Pancreatitis in the North Adriatic Region of Croatia during the Last Ten Years

Davor Stimac,  Ivana Mikolasevic,  Irena Krznaric-Zrnic,  Mladen Radic,  Sandra Milic, 
  • First Published: 14 February 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Hyponatremia Is a Specific Marker of Perforation in Sigmoid Diverticulitis or Appendicitis in Patients Older Than 50 Years

S. A. Käser,  R. Furler,  D. C. Evequoz,  C. A. Maurer, 
  • First Published: 13 February 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Expression Profiling of Proliferation and Apoptotic Markers along the Adenoma-Carcinoma Sequence in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis Patients

Jayson Wang,  Nabil El-Masry,  Ian Talbot,  Ian Tomlinson,  Malcolm R. Alison,  Mona El-Bahrawy, 
  • First Published: 13 February 2013
Research Article
Open Access

The Role of IL-6, 8, and 10, sTNFr, CRP, and Pancreatic Elastase in the Prediction of Systemic Complications in Patients with Acute Pancreatitis

E. Fisic,  G. Poropat,  L. Bilic-Zulle,  V. Licul,  S. Milic,  D. Stimac, 
  • First Published: 12 February 2013
Research Article
Open Access

Calprotectin Is a Useful Tool in Distinguishing Coexisting Irritable Bowel-Like Symptoms from That of Occult Inflammation among Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in Remission

Lars-Petter Jelsness-Jørgensen,  Tomm Bernklev,  Bjørn Moum, 
  • First Published: 06 February 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Extraesophageal Reflux: What Is the Best Parameter for pH-Monitoring Data Analysis from the Perspective of Patient Response to Proton Pump Inhibitors?

Karol Zelenik,  Petr Matousek,  Miroslav Tedla,  Jakub Syrovatka,  Pavel Kominek, 
  • First Published: 17 January 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

Usefulness of Magnifying Endoscopy with Narrow-Band Imaging for Determining Tumor Invasion Depth in Early Gastric Cancer

Daisuke Kikuchi,  Toshiro Iizuka,  Shu Hoteya,  Akihiro Yamada,  Tsukasa Furuhata,  Satoshi Yamashita,  Kaoru Domon,  Masanori Nakamura,  Akira Matsui,  Toshifumi Mitani,  Osamu Ogawa,  Sumio Watanabe,  Mitsuru Kaise, 
  • First Published: 17 January 2013
Clinical Study
Open Access

PCR-Based Detection and Genotyping of Helicobacter pylori in Endoscopic Biopsy Samples from Brazilian Patients

Silvia M. Ferreira Menoni,  Sandra Helena Alves Bonon,  José Murilo Robilota Zeitune,  Sandra Cecília Botelho Costa, 
  • First Published: 16 January 2013
Editorial
Open Access

Endoscopic Ultrasound

Salem Omar,  Manoop S. Bhutani,  Kenjiro Yasuda,  Tiing Leong Ang, 
  • First Published: 10 January 2013