World Journal of Gastroenterology-Baishideng Publishing

Probiotics and gut health: A special focus on liver diseases

Silvia Wilson Gratz, Hannu Mykkanen and Hani S El-Nezami.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):403-410. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.403.

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Endoscope-guided pneumatic dilation for treatment of esophageal achalasia

Seng-Kee Chuah, Keng-Liang Wu, Tsung-Hui Hu, Wei-Chen Tai and Chi-Sin Changchien.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):411-417. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.411.

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Present and future possibilities for early diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma

Piotr Stefaniuk, Janusz Cianciara and Alicja Wiercinska-Drapalo.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):418-424. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.418.

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Colonoscopic perforation: Incidence, risk factors, management and outcome

Varut Lohsiriwat.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):425-430. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.425.

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Hospitalized prevalence and 5-year mortality for IBD: Record linkage study

Lori A Button, Stephen E Roberts, Michael J Goldacre, Ashley Akbari, Sarah E Rodgers and John G Williams.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):431-438. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.431.

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Clinical course of subepithelial lesions detected on upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Yeun Jung Lim, Hee Jung Son, Jong-Soo Lee, Young Hye Byun, Hyun Joo Suh, Pool Lyul Rhee, Jae J Kim and Jong Chul Rhee.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):439-444. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.439.

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Two stomach-originated lactobacillus strains improve Helicobacter pylori infected murine gastritis

Yi Cui, Chun-Lian Wang, Xiao-Wei Liu, Xue-Hong Wang, Lin-Lin Chen, Xin Zhao, Nian Fu and Fang-Gen Lu.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):445-452. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.445.

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Diagnostic utility of IgG and IgM immunohistochemistry in autoimmune liver disease

Roger Klein Moreira, Frank Revetta, Elizabeth Koehler and Mary Kay Washington.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):453-457. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.453.

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Patient interest in video recording of colonoscopy: A survey

Meghana Raghavendra and Douglas K Rex.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):458-461. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.458.

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Gender influence on defecographic abnormalities in patients with posterior pelvic floor disorders

Céline Savoye-Collet, Guillaume Savoye, Edith Koning, Anne-Marie Leroi and Jean-Nicolas Dacher.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):462-466. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.462.

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Impact of endoscopy-based research on quality of life in healthy volunteers

Alexander Link, Gerhard Treiber, Brigitte Peters, Thomas Wex and Peter Malfertheiner.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):467-473. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.467.

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Clinical relevance of Helicobacter pylori babA2 and babA2/B in Costa Rica and Japan

Sergio A Con, Hiroaki Takeuchi, Mitsuaki Nishioka, Norihito Morimoto, Tetsuro Sugiura, Nobufumi Yasuda and Reinaldo Con-Wong.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):474-478. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.474.

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Lymphoid tyrosine phosphatase R620W variant and inflammatory bowel disease in Tunisia

Imen Sfar, Walid Ben Aleya, Leila Mouelhi, Houda Aouadi, Thouraya Ben Rhomdhane, Mouna Makhlouf, Salwa Ayed-Jendoubi, Houda Gargaoui, Taoufik Najjar, Taieb Ben Abdallah, Khaled Ayed and Yousr Gorgi.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):479-483. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.479.

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Shape of Barretts epithelium is associated with prevalence of erosive esophagitis

Tomoyuki Akiyama, Masahiko Inamori, Hiroshi Iida, Hiroki Endo, Kunihiro Hosono, Yasunari Sakamoto, Koji Fujita, Masato Yoneda, Hirokazu Takahashi, Tomoko Koide, Chikako Tokoro, Ayumu Goto, Yasunobu Abe, Takeshi Shimamura, Noritoshi Kobayashi, Kensuke Kubota, Satoru Saito and Atsushi Nakajima.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):484-489. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.484.

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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in pancreatic and biliary tract disease in Korean children

Joo Young Jang, Chong Hyun Yoon and Kyung Mo Kim.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):490-495. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.490.

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Mucosal patterns of Helicobacter pylori-related gastritis without atrophy in the gastric corpus using standard endoscopy

Sheng-Lei Yan, Shwu-Tzy Wu, Chien-Hua Chen, Yeh-Huang Hung, Tsung-Hsun Yang, Vun-Siew Pang and Yung-Hsiang Yeh.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):496-500. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.496.

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Staging of liver fibrosis in chronic hepatitis B patients with a composite predictive model: A comparative study

Sheng-Di Wu, Ji-Yao Wang and Lei Li.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):501-507. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.501.

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Application of contrast-enhanced intraoperative ultrasonography in the decision-making about hepatocellular carcinoma operation

Hong Wu, Qiang Lu, Yan Luo, Xian-Lu He and Yong Zeng.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):508-512. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.508.

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Percutaneous catheter drainage in combination with choledochoscope-guided debridement in treatment of peripancreatic infection

Li-Jun Tang, Tao Wang, Jian-Feng Cui, Bing-Yin Zhang, Shi Li, Dong-Xuan Li and Shu Zhou.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):513-517. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.513.

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Appendicular tuberculosis: The resurgence of an old disease with difficult diagnosis

Francesco Barbagallo, Saverio Latteri, Maria Sofia, Agostino Ricotta, Giorgio Castello, Andrea Chisari, Valentina Randazzo and Gaetano La Greca.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):518-521. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.518.

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A perivascular epithelioid cell tumor of the stomach: An unsuspected diagnosis

Cristina Aparecida Troques da Silveira Mitteldorf, Dario Birolini and Luis Heraldo da Camara-Lopes.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):522-525. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.522.

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A case of laparoscopic hepatectomy for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma

Tan To Cheung, Kelvin Kwok-chai Ng, Ronnie Tung-ping Poon, See Ching Chan, Chung Mau Lo and Sheung Tat Fan.

World J Gastroenterol 16(4):526-530. Published online 2010 January 28. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i4.526.

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