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2019 Published Issues

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Editors-in-Chief

Subrata Ghosh, AGAF, FCAHS, FRCP (C), FRCPC, FRCPE, MD, Full Professor, (E-mail: ghoshs@bham.ac.uk) Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham UB6 8TW, United Kingdom
Andrzej S Tarnawski, DSc, MD, PhD, Professor, (E-mail:atarnawski@yahoo.com) Chief Gastroenterology, VA Long Beach Health Care System, University of California, Long Beach, CA 90822, United States

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The WJG is now abstracted and indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE, also known as SciSearch®), Current Contents/Clinical Medicine, Journal Citation Reports, Index Medicus, MEDLINE, PubMed, PubMed Central, Scopus, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Science and Technology Journal Database (CSTJ), and Superstar Journals Database.

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The 2019 edition of Journal Citation Reports® cites the 2018 impact factor for WJG as 3.411 (5-year impact factor: 3.579), ranking WJG as 35 among 84 journals in gastroenterology and hepatology (quartile in category Q2). CiteScore (2018): 3.43.

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1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)

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Contents Volume 25 Issue 26 July 14, 2019

Opinion Review

Diuretic window hypothesis in cirrhosis: Changing the point of view

Anderson Brito-Azevedo

World J Gastroenterol 25(26):3283-3290. Published online Jul 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3283

Fluoroquinolones for the treatment of latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in liver transplantation

Jose Tiago Silva, Rafael San-Juan, Mario Fernández-Ruiz, José María Aguado

World J Gastroenterol 25(26):3291-3298. Published online Jul 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3291

Review

Reactivation of hepatitis B virus infection in patients with hemo-lymphoproliferative diseases, and its prevention

Caterina Sagnelli, Mariantonietta Pisaturo, Federica Calò, Salvatore Martini, Evangelista Sagnelli, Nicola Coppola

World J Gastroenterol 25(26):3299-3312. Published online Jul 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3299

Current status of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients with surgically altered anatomy

Chonlada Krutsri, Mitsuhiro Kida, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Tomohisa Iwai, Hiroshi Imaizumi, Wasaburo Koizumi

World J Gastroenterol 25(26):3313-3333. Published online Jul 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3313

Minireviews

Choledochal cysts: Similarities and differences between Asian and Western countries

George N Baison, Morgan M Bonds, William S Helton, Richard A Kozarek

World J Gastroenterol 25(26):3334-3343. Published online Jul 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3334

Gastro-duodenal disease in Africa: Literature review and clinical data from Accra, Ghana

Timothy N Archampong, Richard H Asmah, Cathy J Richards, Vicki J Martin, Christopher D Bayliss, Edília Botão, Leonor David, Sandra Beleza, Carla Carrilho

World J Gastroenterol 25(26):3344-3358. Published online Jul 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3344

Screening of aptamers and their potential application in targeted diagnosis and therapy of liver cancer

Guo-Qing Zhang, Li-Ping Zhong, Nuo Yang, Yong-Xiang Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 25(26):3359-3369. Published online Jul 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3359

Basic Study

Drug-eluting fully covered self-expanding metal stent for dissolution of bile duct stones in vitro

Chao Huang, Xiao-Bo Cai, Li-Li Guo, Xiao-Sheng Qi, Qiang Gao, Xin-Jian Wan

World J Gastroenterol 25(26):3370-3379. Published online Jul 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3370

Raddeanin A promotes apoptosis and ameliorates 5-fluorouracil resistance in cholangiocarcinoma cells

Shuang-Shuang Guo, Ying Wang, Qing-Xia Fan

World J Gastroenterol 25(26):3380-3391. Published online Jul 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3380

Identification of differentially expressed genes regulated by methylation in colon cancer based on bioinformatics analysis

Yu Liang, Cheng Zhang, Dong-Qiu Dai

World J Gastroenterol 25(26):3392-3407. Published online Jul 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3392

Retrospective Study

Histologic features and genomic alterations of primary colorectal adenocarcinoma predict growth patterns of liver metastasis

Jing-Bo Wu, Ali Lopez Sarmiento, Pierre-Olivier Fiset, Anthula Lazaris, Peter Metrakos, Stephanie Petrillo, Zu-Hua Gao

World J Gastroenterol 25(26):3408-3425. Published online Jul 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3408

Observational Study

International normalized ratio and Model for End-stage Liver Disease score predict short-term outcome in cirrhotic patients after the resolution of hepatic encephalopathy

Xiao-Peng Hu, Jian Gao

World J Gastroenterol 25(26):3426-3437. Published online Jul 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3426

Systematic Reviews

Synchronous resection of esophageal cancer and other organ malignancies: A systematic review

Dimitrios Papaconstantinou, Diamantis I Tsilimigras, Dimitrios Moris, Adamantios Michalinos, Aikaterini Mastoraki, Efstratia Mpaili, Natasha Hasemaki, Anargyros Bakopoulos, Dimitrios Filippou, Dimitrios Schizas

World J Gastroenterol 25(26):3438-3449. Published online Jul 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3438

Meta-Analysis

Genetic testing vs microforceps biopsy in pancreatic cysts: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Sandra Faias, Luisa Pereira, Ângelo Luís, Paula Chaves, Marília Cravo

World J Gastroenterol 25(26):3450-3467. Published online Jul 14, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i26.3450