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Contents Volume 12  Issue 39  October 21, 2006
Editorial
Quality of life in chronic pancreatitis 
Raffaele Pezzilli, Laura Bini, Lorenzo Fantini, Elena Baroni, Davide Campana, Paola Tomassetti, Roberto Corinaldesi 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6249-6251. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6249
Techniques for restoring bowel continuity and function after rectal cancer surgery 
Yik-Hong Ho 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6252-6260. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6252
Hepatic progenitor cells in human liver tumor development 
Louis Libbrecht 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6261-6265. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6261
Review
Technological insights: Combined impedance manometry for esophageal motility testing-current results and further implications 
Huan Nam Nguyen, Gerson Ricardo Souza Domingues, Frank Lammert 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6266-6273. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6266
Does gastric atrophy exist in children? 
Georges Dimitrov, Frédéric Gottrand 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6274-6279. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6274
Gastric Cancer
p21 and p27 immunoexpression in gastric well differentiated endocrine tumors (ECL-cell carcinoids) 
Basak Doganavsargil, Banu Sarsik, Fatma Secil Kirdok, Ahmet Musoglu, Muge Tuncyurek 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6280-6284. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6280
Expression of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-2 in gastric carcinoma and its relationship with cell proliferation 
Liang-Hui Shi, Xiao-Qun Zhu, Guo-Hai Zhao, Ya-Bin Xia, Yi-Sheng Zhang 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6285-6289. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6285
Liver Cancer
Prospective study of differential diagnosis of hepatic tumors by pattern-based classification of contrast-enhanced sonography 
Kazushi Numata, Tetsuo Isozaki, Manabu Morimoto, Kazuya Sugimori, Reiko Kunisaki, Toshio Morizane, Katsuaki Tanaka 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6290-6298. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6290
Colorectal Cancer
Cytoplasmic expression of p27kip1 is associated with a favourable prognosis in colorectal cancer patients 
Nicholas FS Watson, Lindy G Durrant, John H Scholefield, Zahra Madjd, Duncan Scrimgeour, Ian Spendlove, Ian O Ellis, Poulam M Patel 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6299-6304. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6299
Proposal of criteria to select candidates with colorectal liver metastases for hepatic resection: Comparison of our scoring system to the positive number of risk factors 
Ikuo Nagashima, Tadahiro Takada, Miki Adachi, Hirokazu Nagawa, Tetsuichiro Muto, Kota Okinaga 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6305-6309. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6305
H Pylori
Does delayed gastric emptying shorten the H pylori eradication period? A double blind clinical trial 
Mohammad Hassan Emami, Mohammad Mehdi Saberfiroozi, Abbas Arj, Ali Reza Taghavi, Kamran Bagheri-Lankarani, Najaf Dehbashi, Mohammad Reza Fattahi, Mahvash Alizadeh, Mohammad Javad Kaviani, Rahim Bahri-Najafi, Bita Geramizadeh, Abbas Esmaeili 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6310-6315. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6310
Basic Research
Effect of transforming growth factor-β1 on human intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma cell growth 
Tetsuya Shimizu, Shigeki Yokomuro, Yoshiaki Mizuguchi, Yutaka Kawahigashi, Yasuo Arima, Nobuhiko Taniai, Yasuhiro Mamada, Hiroshi Yoshida, Koho Akimaru, Takashi Tajiri 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6316-6324. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6316
Impact of lipoprotein lipase gene polymorphisms on ulcerative colitis 
Toshihito Kosaka, Junji Yoshino, Kazuo Inui, Takao Wakabayashi, Kazumu Okushima, Takashi Kobayashi, Hironao Miyoshi, Yuta Nakamura, Shigekazu Hayashi, Taizou Shiraishi, Masatoshi Watanabe, Takayuki Yamamoto, Ai Nakahara, Takahiko Katoh 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6325-6330. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6325
Clinical Research
Natural history of a randomized trial comparing distal spleno-renal shunt with endoscopic sclerotherapy in the prevention of variceal rebleeding: A lesson from the past 
Roberto Santambrogio, Enrico Opocher, Mara Costa, Savino Bruno, Andrea Pisani Ceretti, Gian Paolo Spina 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6331-6338. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6331
Comparison of a new aspiration needle device and the Quick-Core biopsy needle for transjugular liver biopsy 
Toru Ishikawa, Hiroteru Kamimura, Atsunori Tsuchiya, Tadayuki Togashi, Kouji Watanabe, Kei-ichi Seki, Hironobu Ohta, Toshiaki Yoshida, Noriko Ishihara, Tomoteru Kamimura 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6339-6342. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6339
Rapid Communication
Lack of association between UGT1A7, UGT1A9, ARP, SPINK1 and CFTR gene polymorphisms and pancreatic cancer in Italian patients 
Ada Piepoli, Annamaria Gentile, Maria Rosa Valvano, Daniela Barana, Cristina Oliani, Rosa Cotugno, Michele Quitadamo, Angelo Andriulli, Francesco Perri 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6343-6348. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6343
Evaluation of esophageal function in patients with esophageal motor abnormalities using multichannel intraluminal impedance esophageal manometry 
Yu Kyung Cho, Myung-Gyu Choi, Jae Myung Park, Jung Hwan Oh, Chang Nyol Paik, Joon Wook Lee, In Seok Lee, Sang Woo Kim, In-Sik Chung 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6349-6354. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6349
Expression of 5-Lipoxygenase in human colorectal cancer 
Labile Togba Soumaoro, Satoru Iida, Hiroyuki Uetake, Megumi Ishiguro, Yoko Takagi, Tetsuro Higuchi, Masamichi Yasuno, Masayuki Enomoto, Kenichi Sugihara 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6355-6360. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6355
Inducible nitric oxide synthase polymorphism is associated with the increased risk of differentiated gastric cancer in a Japanese population 
Yasuyuki Goto, Takafumi Ando, Mariko Naito, Hidemi Goto, Nobuyuki Hamajima 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6361-6365. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6361
Randomized clinical study of five days apostrophe therapy with mebendazole compared to quinacrine in the treatment of symptomatic giardiasis in children 
Roberto Cañete, Angel A Escobedo, María E González, Pedro Almirall 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6366-6370. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6366
Diagnostic dilemma of abdominal tuberculosis in non-HIV patients: An ongoing challenge for physicians 
Rustam Khan, Shahab Abid, Wasim Jafri, Zaigham Abbas, Khalid Hameed, Zubair Ahmad 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6371-6375. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6371
Dynamic expression of extracellular signal-regulated kinase in rat liver tissue during hepatic fibrogenesis 
Xiao-Lan Zhang, Jin-Ming Liu, Chang-Chun Yang, Yi-Lin Zheng, Li Liu, Zhan-Kui Wang, Hui-Qing Jiang 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6376-6381. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6376
Is delayed gastric emptying so terrible after pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy? Prevention and management 
Xian-Min Bu, Jin Xu, Xian-Wei Dai, Kai Ma, Fu-Quan Yang, Jun Hu, Nai-Fu Wang 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6382-6385. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6382
Preventive effect of tetramethylpyrazine on intestinal mucosal injury in rats with acute necrotizing pancreatitis 
Jian-Xin Zhang, Sheng-Chun Dang, Jian-Guo Qu, Xue-Qing Wang 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6386-6390. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6386
Aberrant cytological localization of p16 and CDK4 in colorectal epithelia in the normal adenoma carcinoma sequence 
Po Zhao, Xin Mao, Ian C Talbot 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6391-6396. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6391
Case Report
Pyogenic liver abscess after choledochoduodenostomy for biliary obstruction caused by autoimmune pancreatitis 
Nobuyuki Toshikuni, Kyohei Kai, Shizo Sato, Motoko Kitano, Masayoshi Fujisawa, Hiroaki Okushin, Kazuhiko Morii, Shinjiro Takagi, Masahiro Takatani, Hirofumi Morishita, Koichi Uesaka, Shiro Yuasa 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6397-6400. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6397
Strongyloides hyper-infection causing life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding 
Lajos Csermely, Hassan Jaafar, Jorgen Kristensen, Antonio Castella, Waldemar Gorka, Ahmed Ali Chebli, Fawaz Trab, Hussain Alizadeh, Béla Hunyady 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6401-6404. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6401
Right colon and liver hemangiomatosis: A case report and a review of the literature 
Athanasios Marinis, Evi Kairi, Theodosios Theodosopoulos, Agathi Kondi-Pafiti, Vassilios Smyrniotis 
World J Gastroenterol 12(39):6405-6407. Published online Oct 21, 2006. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i39.6405
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