World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Changing face of irritable bowel syndrome

Eamonn MM Quigley

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):1-5. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.1

Helicobacter pylori virulence factors in duodenal ulceration: A primary cause or a secondary infection causing chronicity

Frank I Tovey, Michael Hobsley, John Holton

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):6-9. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.6

Causal role of Helicobacter pylori infection and eradication therapy in gastric carcinogenesis

Masanori Ito, Shinji Tanaka, Tomoari Kamada, Ken Haruma, Kazuaki Chayama

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):10-16. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.10

Incidence and mortality of gastric cancer in China

Ling Yang

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):17-20. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.17

Berberine induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human gastric carcinoma SNU-5 cell line

Jing-Pin Lin, Jai-Sing Yang, Jau-Hong Lee, Wen-Tsong Hsieh, Jing-Gung Chung

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):21-28. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.21

Inhibitory effect of Polo-like kinase 1 depletion on mitosis and apoptosis of gastric cancer cells

Xue-Hua Chen, Bin Lan, Ying Qu, Xiao-Qing Zhang, Qu Cai, Bing-Ya Liu, Zheng-Gang Zhu

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):29-35. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.29

CD44v6 in peripheral blood and bone marrow as micro-metastasis of patients with gastric cancer

Dao-Rong Wang, Guo-Yu Chen, Xun-Liang Liu, Yi Miao, Jian-Guo Xia, Lin-Hai Zhu, Dong Tang

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):36-42. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.36

Usefulness of endoscopic ultrasonography in preoperative TNM staging of gastric cancer

Tumur Tsendsuren, Sun-Ming Jun, Xu-Hui Mian

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):43-47. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.43

Hepatocellular carcinoma in extremely elderly patients: An analysis of clinical characteristics, prognosis and patient survival

Gengo Tsukioka, Satoru Kakizaki, Naondo Sohara, Ken Sato, Hitoshi Takagi, Hirotaka Arai, Takehiko Abe, Mitsuo Toyoda, Kenji Katakai, Akira Kojima, Yuichi Yamazaki, Toshiyuki Otsuka, Yutaka Matsuzaki, Fujio Makita, Daisuke Kanda, Katsuhiko Horiuchi, Tetsuya Hamada, Mieko Kaneko, Hideyuki Suzuki, Masatomo Mori

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):48-53. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.48

Clinical significance of subcellular localization of KL-6 mucin in primary colorectal adenocarcinoma and metastatic tissues

Qian Guo, Wei Tang, Yoshinori Inagaki, Yutaka Midorikawa, Norihiro Kokudo, Yasuhiko Sugawara, Munehiro Nakata, Toshiro Konishi, Hirokazu Nagawa, Masatoshi Makuuchi

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):54-59. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.54

Antithrombin reduces reperfusion-induced hepatic metastasis of colon cancer cells

Masanao Kurata, Kenji Okajima, Toru Kawamoto, Mitsuhiro Uchiba, Nobuhiro Ohkohchi

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):60-65. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.60

Discrepancies between primary physician practice and treatment guidelines for Helicobacter pylori infection in Korea

Byeong Gwan Kim, Ji Won Kim, Ji Bong Jeong, Young Jin Jung, Kook Lae Lee, Young Soo Park, Jin Huk Hwang, Jin Uk Kim, Na Young Kim, Dong Ho Lee, Hyun Chae Jung, In Sung Song

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):66-69. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.66

Gallbladder bile composition in patients with Crohn’s disease

Annika Lapidus, Jan-Erik Åkerlund, Curt Einarsson

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):70-74. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.70

Crohn’s disease in Stockholm County during 1990-2001: An epidemiological update

Annika Lapidus

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):75-81. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.75

Proton pump inhibitor treatment of patients with gastroesophageal reflux-related chronic cough: A comparison between two different daily doses of lansoprazole

Fabio Baldi, Roberta Cappiello, Carlotta Cavoli, Stefania Ghersi, Francesco Torresan, Enrico Roda

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):82-88. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.82

Benefits of early postoperative jejunal feeding in patients undergoing duodenohemipancreatectomy

Takehiro Okabayashi, Michiya Kobayashi, Isao Nishimori, Tekeki Sugimoto, Toyokazu Akimori, Tsutomu Namikawa, Ken Okamoto, Saburo Onishi, Keijiro Araki

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):89-93. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.89

L1 is a potential marker for poorly-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma

Jussuf T Kaifi, Ulrich Zinnkann, Emre F Yekebas, Paulus G Schurr, Uta Reichelt, Robin Wachowiak, Henning C Fiegel, Susann Petri, Melitta Schachner, Jakob R Izbicki

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):94-98. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.94

Risk factors for immediate post-operative fatal recurrence after curative resection of hepatocellular carcinoma

Bong-Wan Kim, Young-Bae Kim, Hee-Jung Wang, Myung-Wook Kim

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):99-104. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.99

Detection of gelatinase B activity in serum of gastric cancer patients

Vesna V Dragutinović, Nebojša S Radovanović, Lidija T Izrael-Živković, Miroslav M Vrvić

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):105-109. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.105

Changes of plasma fasting carnitine ester profile in patients with ulcerative colitis

Judit Bene, Katalin Komlósi, Viktória Havasi, Gábor Talián, Beáta Gasztonyi, Krisztina Horváth, Gyula Mózsik, Béla Hunyady, Béla Melegh, Mária Figler

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):110-113. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.110

Effect of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy on gastro-esophageal reflux in mechanically-ventilated patients

Emmanuel E Douzinas, Andreas Tsapalos, Antonios Dimitrakopoulos, Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, Alexandros D Rapidis, Charis Roussos

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):114-118. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.114

Self-expandable metallic stents for malignant biliary obstruction: Efficacy on proximal and distal tumors

Jui-Hao Chen, Cheuk-Kay Sun, Chao-Sheng Liao, Chain-Smoke Chua

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):119-122. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.119

Evaluation of contrast-enhanced computed tomographic colonography in detection of local recurrent colorectal cancer

Yau-Tong You, Chung-Rong Chang Chien, Jeng-Yi Wang, Koon-Kwan Ng, Jinn-Shiun Chen, Reiping Tang, Jy-Ming Chiang, Chien-Yuh Yeh, Pao-Shiu Hsieh

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):123-126. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.123

Influence of HBcAg in liver cell plasma on expression of transforming growth factor-beta 1 in liver tissue of low-grade chronic hepatitis B patients

Yong-Gang Liu, Jian-Hua Lu, Xin-Xin Wang, Jian-Lin Yang, Zhen-Wei Lang, Xin Meng, Li-Jie Zhang, Lin Sun, Shi-Jie Zhang, Jun-Qiang Li, Chen-Zhao Song

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):127-129. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.127

Clinical application of plasma shock wave lithotripsy in treating impacted stones in the bile duct system

Zhi Xu, Li-Xin Wang, Neng-Wei Zhang, Chun-Sheng Hou, Xiao-Feng Ling, Yao Xu, Xiao-Si Zhou

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):130-133. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.130

Interventional therapy for acute hemorrhage in gastrointestinal tract

Hong-Hui Wang, Bin Bai, Kai-Bing Wang, Wei Xu, Yuan-Shu Ye, Wei-Feng Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):134-136. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.134

Effect of resveratrol on pancreatic oxygen free radicals in rats with severe acute pancreatitis

Zhen-Dong Li, Qing-Yong Ma, Chang-An Wang

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):137-140. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.137

Known and probable risk factors for hepatitis C infection: A case series in north-eastern Poland

Sławomir Chlabicz, Robert Flisiak, Anna Grzeszczuk, Oksana Kovalchuk, Danuta Prokopowicz, Lech Chyczewski

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):141-145. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.141

Sigmoidorectal intussusception of adenoma of sigmoid colon treated by laparoscopic anterior resection after sponge-on-the-stick-assisted manual reduction

Ki-Jae Park, Hong-Jo Choi, Sung-Heun Kim, Sang-Young Han, Sook-Hee Hong, Jin-Han Cho, Hyung-Ho Kim

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):146-149. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.146

Spontaneous resolution of systemic sarcoidosis in a patient with chronic hepatitis C without interferon therapy

Tae-Hun Kim, Jong-Eun Joo

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):150-153. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.150

Spontaneous chylous peritonitis mimicking acute appendicitis: A case report and review of literature

Fu-Chi Fang, Sheng-Der Hsu, Chuang-Wei Chen, Teng-Wei Chen

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):154-156. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.154

Percutaneous local therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma impair gastric function

Fumihiko Kinekawa, Kazuya Matsuda, Tsutomu Masaki, Kazutaka Kurokohchi, Hirohito Yoneyama, Hideyuki Inoue, Hirohide Kurata, Yoshihito Uchida, Seishiro Watanabe, Shigeki Kuriyama

World J Gastroenterol 12(1):157-158. Published online Jan 7, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i1.157