World Journal of Gastroenterology-Baishideng Publishing

Microscopic colitis: A therapeutic challenge

Mario Guslandi.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3531-3533. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3531.

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Liver-spleen axis: Intersection between immunity, infections and metabolism

Giovanni Tarantino, Antonella Scalera and Carmine Finelli.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3534-3542. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3534.

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Evaluation of hepatic cystic lesions

Marten A Lantinga, Tom JG Gevers and Joost PH Drenth.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3543-3554. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3543.

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Heme oxygenase-1 and gut ischemia/reperfusion injury: A short review

Yu-Feng Liao, Wei Zhu, Dong-Pei Li and Xiao Zhu.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3555-3561. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3555.

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Virulence factors of Enterococcus strains isolated from patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Edyta Golińska, Anna Tomusiak, Tomasz Gosiewski, Grażyna Więcek, Agnieszka Machul, Diana Mikołajczyk, Małgorzata Bulanda, Piotr B Heczko and Magdalena Strus.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3562-3572. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3562.

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Aberrant glycosylation of the anti-Thomsen-Friedenreich glycotope immunoglobulin G in gastric cancer patients

Kristel Kodar, Jelena Izotova, Kersti Klaamas, Boris Sergeyev, Lilian Järvekülg and Oleg Kurtenkov.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3573-3582. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3573.

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Bone-marrow mesenchymal stem cells reduce rat intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury, ZO-1 downregulation and tight junction disruption via a TNF-α-regulated mechanism

Zhong-Yang Shen, Jing Zhang, Hong-Li Song and Wei-Ping Zheng.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3583-3595. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3583.

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Risk factors for colonoscopic perforation: A population-based study of 80118 cases

Uzair Hamdani, Raza Naeem, Fyeza Haider, Pardeep Bansal, Michael Komar, David L Diehl and H Lester Kirchner.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3596-3601. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3596.

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Evaluation of enterochromaffin cells and melatonin secretion exponents in ulcerative colitis

Cezary Chojnacki, Maria Wiśniewska-Jarosińska, Grażyna Kulig, Ireneusz Majsterek, Russel J Reiter and Jan Chojnacki.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3602-3607. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3602.

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Diagnostic value of endothelial markers and HHV-8 staining in gastrointestinal Kaposi sarcoma and its difference in endoscopic tumor staging

Naoyoshi Nagata, Toru Igari, Takuro Shimbo, Katsunori Sekine, Junichi Akiyama, Yohei Hamada, Hirohisa Yazaki, Norio Ohmagari, Katsuji Teruya, Shinichi Oka and Naomi Uemura.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3608-3614. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3608.

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Gastric precancerous lesions are associated with gene variants in Helicobacter pylori-susceptible ethnic Malays

Sathiya Maran, Yeong Yeh Lee, Shuhua Xu, Nur-Shafawati Rajab, Norhazrini Hasan, Syed Hassan Syed Abdul Aziz, Noorizan Abdul Majid and Bin Alwi Zilfalil.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3615-3622. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3615.

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XPC Lys939Gln polymorphism, smoking and risk of sporadic colorectal cancer among Malaysians

Abdul Aziz Ahmad Aizat, Mohd Shahpudin Siti Nurfatimah, Mustapha Mohd Aminudin and Ravindran Ankathil.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3623-3628. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3623.

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Role of international criteria in the diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis

Mohammad Reza Abdollahi, Mohammad Hossein Somi and Esmaeil Faraji.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3629-3633. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3629.

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Focal autoimmune pancreatitis: Radiological characteristics help to distinguish from pancreatic cancer

Gao-Feng Sun, Chang-Jing Zuo, Cheng-Wei Shao, Jian-Hua Wang and Jian Zhang.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3634-3641. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3634.

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Fast-track surgery could improve postoperative recovery in radical total gastrectomy patients

Fan Feng, Gang Ji, Ji-Peng Li, Xiao-Hua Li, Hai Shi, Zheng-Wei Zhao, Guo-Sheng Wu, Xiao-Nan Liu and Qing-Chuan Zhao.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3642-3648. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3642.

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Hepatocellular carcinoma: Clinical study of long-term survival and choice of treatment modalities

Ke-Tong Wu, Cun-Chuan Wang, Li-Gong Lu, Wei-Dong Zhang, Fu-Jun Zhang, Feng Shi and Chuan-Xing Li.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3649-3657. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3649.

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Analysis of long non-coding RNA expression profiles in gastric cancer

Wei-Jun Cao, Hai-Lu Wu, Bang-Shun He, Yu-Shu Zhang and Zhen-Yu Zhang.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3658-3664. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3658.

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Double-balloon enteroscopy in small bowel tumors: A Chinese single-center study

Wen-Guo Chen, Guo-Dong Shan, Hong Zhang, Lin Li, Min Yue, Zun Xiang, Ying Cheng, Chen-Jiao Wu, Ying Fang and Li-Hua Chen.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3665-3671. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3665.

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Case-matched comparison of laparoscopy-assisted and open distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Wei Wang, Ke Chen, Xiao-Wu Xu, Yu Pan and Yi-Ping Mou.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3672-3677. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3672.

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Diagnostic accuracy of endoscopic ultrasound in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: A systematic review and meta analysis

Srinivas R Puli, Nikhil Kalva, Matthew L Bechtold, Smitha R Pamulaparthy, Micheal D Cashman, Norman C Estes, Richard H Pearl, Fritz-Henry Volmar, Sonu Dillon, Michael F Shekleton and David Forcione.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3678-3684. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3678.

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Endoscopic transluminal pancreatic necrosectomy using a self-expanding metal stent and high-flow water-jet system

István Hritz, Roland Fejes, András Székely, Iván Székely, László Horváth, Ágnes Sárkány, Áron Altorjay and László Madácsy.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3685-3692. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3685.

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Polyarteritis nodosa clinically mimicking nonocclusive mesenteric ischemia

Tsuyoshi Shirai, Hiroshi Fujii, Shinichiro Saito, Tomonori Ishii, Hideyuki Yamaya, Shigehito Miyagi, Satoshi Sekiguchi, Naoki Kawagishi, Masato Nose and Hideo Harigae.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3693-3698. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3693.

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Esophageal mucosal metastasis from adenocarcinoma of the distal stomach

Sung-Ho Ki, Seok Jeong, In Suh Park, Don Haeng Lee, Jung Il Lee, Kye Sook Kwon, Hyung Gil Kim and Yong Woon Shin.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3699-3702. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3699.

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Gastric body diaphragm-like stricture as a rare complication of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Li-Li Wu, Yun-Sheng Yang, Feng-Chun Cai and Shu-Fang Wang.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3703-3706. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3703.

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Ileocecal endometriosis and a diagnosis dilemma: A case report and literature review

Yu-Ling Tong, Yan Chen and Shen-Yi Zhu.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3707-3710. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3707.

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Response to Abadi and Kusters, World J Gastroenterol 19: 429-430

Alireza Rafiei, Jeremy J Gilbreath and D Scott Merrell.

World J Gastroenterol 19(23):3711-3712. Published online 2013 June 21. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3711.

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