World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Use of second generation contrast-enhanced ultrasound in the assessment of focal liver lesions

Stanislas HX Morin, Adrian KP Lim, Jeremy FL Cobbold, Simon D Taylor-Robinson

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):5963-5970. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.5963

Endoscopic pancreatic duct stent placement for inflammatory pancreatic diseases

Pier Alberto Testoni

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):5971-5978. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.5971

Angiogenesis and vascular malformations: Antiangiogenic drugs for treatment of gastrointestinal bleeding

Juergen Bauditz, Herbert Lochs

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):5979-5984. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.5979

Updates on abdominal desmoid tumors

Bernardino Rampone, Corrado Pedrazzani, Daniele Marrelli, Enrico Pinto, Franco Roviello

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):5985-5988. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.5985

Protective effects of medical ozone combined with traditional Chinese medicine against chemically-induced hepatic injury in dogs

Li-Jie Li, Yun-Gao Yang, Zhi-Ling Zhang, Sui-Feng Nie, Ze Li, Feng Li, He-Yu Hua, Yan-Jun Hu, Hong-Shuan Zhang, Ya-Bing Guo

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):5989-5994. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.5989

Selective decrease in colonic CD56⁺ T and CD161⁺ T cells in the inflamed mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis

Masaru Shimamoto, Yoshitaka Ueno, Shinji Tanaka, Toshiko Onitake, Rie Hanaoka, Kyoko Yoshioka, Tsuyoshi Hatakeyama, Kazuaki Chayama

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):5995-6002. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.5995

NAT2*6A, a haplotype of the N-acetyltransferase 2 gene, is an important biomarker for risk of anti-tuberculosis drug-induced hepatotoxicity in Japanese patients with tuberculosis

Norihide Higuchi, Naoko Tahara, Katsunori Yanagihara, Kiyoyasu Fukushima, Naofumi Suyama, Yuichi Inoue, Yoshitsugu Miyazaki, Tsutomu Kobayashi, Koh-ichiro Yoshiura, Norio Niikawa, Chun-Yang Wen, Hajime Isomoto, Saburou Shikuwa, Katsuhisa Omagari, Yohei Mizuta, Shigeru Kohno, Kazuhiro Tsukamoto

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6003-6008. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6003

Risk factors for gastroesophageal reflux disease, reflux esophagitis and non-erosive reflux disease among Chinese patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopic examination

Juan Du, Jiang Liu, Hong Zhang, Chao-Hui Yu, You-Ming Li

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6009-6015. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6009

Breath test for differential diagnosis between small intestinal bacterial overgrowth and irritable bowel disease: An observation on non-absorbable antibiotics

I Esposito, A de Leone, G Di Gregorio, S Giaquinto, L de Magistris, A Ferrieri, G Riegler

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6016-6021. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6016

Predictive factors of tumor response to trans-catheter treatment in cirrhotic patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: A multivariate analysis of pre-treatment findings

Roberto Miraglia, Giada Pietrosi, Luigi Maruzzelli, Ioannis Petridis, Settimo Caruso, Gianluca Marrone, Giuseppe Mamone, Giovanni Vizzini, Angelo Luca, Bruno Gridelli

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6022-6026. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6022

Evaluation of leukocyte esterase and nitrite strip tests to detect spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients

Serkan Torun, Enver Dolar, Yusuf Yilmaz, Murat Keskin, Murat Kiyici, Melda Sinirtas, Emre Sarandol, Selim Gurel, Selim Giray Nak, Macit Gulten

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6027-6030. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6027

Alterations in the function of circulating mononuclear cells derived from patients with Crohn’s disease treated with mastic

Andriana C Kaliora, Maria G Stathopoulou, John K Triantafillidis, George VZ Dedoussis, Nikolaos K Andrikopoulos

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6031-6036. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6031

Hepatitis B viral infection in maintenance hemodialysis patients: A three year follow-up

Ya-Li Cao, Shi-Xiang Wang, Zuo-Min Zhu

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6037-6040. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6037

Decreased expression of serotonin in the jejunum and increased numbers of mast cells in the terminal ileum in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Shen-Hao Wang, Lei Dong, Jin-Yan Luo, Jun Gong, Lu Li, Xiao-Lan Lu, Shui-Ping Han

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6041-6047. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6041

Prognostic value of lateral lymph node metastasis for advanced low rectal cancer

Ze-Yu Wu, Jin Wan, Jing-Hua Li, Gang Zhao, Yuan Yao, Jia-Lin Du, Quan-Fang Liu, Lin Peng, Zhi-Du Wang, Zhi-Ming Huang, Hua-Huan Lin

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6048-6052. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6048

Effect of Bcl-2 and Bax on survival of side population cells from hepatocellular carcinoma cells

Jing Fan, Ren Li, Rui Zhang, Hai-Liang Liu, Ning Zhang, Fu-Qing Zhang, Ke-Feng Dou

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6053-6059. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6053

Effect of fluoxetine on depression-induced changes in the expression of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide and corticotrophin releasing factor in rat duodenum

Yong-Lan Huang, Jie-Ping Yu, Gao-Hua Wang, Zhen-Hua Chen, Qing Wang, Ling Xiao

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6060-6065. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6060

Protective effect of inducible nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on pancreas transplantation in rats

Bai-Feng Li, Yong-Feng Liu, Ying Cheng, Ke-Zhong Zhang, Tie-Min Li, Ning Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6066-6071. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6066

Polypropylene mesh-reinforced pancreaticojejunostomy for periampullar neoplasm

Di-Yu Huang, Xian-Fa Wang, Wei Zhou, Ying Xin, Yi-Ping Mou, Xiu-Jun Cai

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6072-6075. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6072

Correlation of matrix metalloproteinase suppressor genes RECK, VEGF, and CD105 with angiogenesis and biological behavior in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Sheng-Lei Li, Dong-Ling Gao, Zhi-Hua Zhao, Zong-Wen Liu, Qiu-Min Zhao, Jin-Xia Yu, Kui-Sheng Chen, Yun-Han Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6076-6081. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6076

DNA methyltransferase 3B promoter polymorphism and its susceptibility to primary hepatocellular carcinoma in the Chinese Han nationality population: A case-control study

Ying Wu, Ju-Sheng Lin

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6082-6086. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6082

Mycophenolate mofetil for drug-induced vanishing bile duct syndrome

S Simona Jakab, A Brian West, Dennis M Meighan, Robert S Brown Jr, William B Hale

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6087-6089. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6087

Sirolimus-induced drug fever and ciclosporin-induced leukencephalopathia with seizures in one liver transplant recipient

Doris Schacherer, Martina Zeitoun, Roland Büttner, Cornelia Gelbmann, Aiman Obed, Hans-Jürgen Schlitt, Jürgen Schölmerich, Gabi I Kirchner

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6090-6093. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6090

Carcinoembryonic antigen-producing adrenal adenoma resected using combined lateral and anterior transperitoneal laparoscopic surgery

Tomohide Hori, Kentaro Taniguchi, Masashi Kurata, Kenji Nakamura, Kenji Kato, Yoshifumi Ogura, Makoto Iwasaki, Shinya Okamoto, Koichiro Yamakado, Shintaro Yagi, Taku Iida, Takuma Kato, Kanako Saito, Linan Wang, Yoshifumi Kawarada, Shinji Uemoto

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6094-6097. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6094

Heterotopic pancreas in the stomach: A case report and literature review

Grigorios Christodoulidis, Dimitris Zacharoulis, Sotiris Barbanis, Emmanuel Katsogridakis, Konstantine Hatzitheofilou

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6098-6100. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6098

Large solitary retroperitoneal echinococcal cyst: A rare case report

Konstantinos Tepetes, Gregory Christodoulidis, Michael Spryridakis, Konstantinos Hatzitheofilou

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6101-6103. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6101

Mediastinal tuberculous lymphadenitis presenting as an esophageal intramural tumor: A very rare but important cause for dysphagia

APA Pimenta, JR Preto, AMF Gouveia, E Fonseca, MML Pimenta

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6104-6108. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6104

Malakoplakia of the colon associated with colonic adenocarcinoma diagnosed in colonic biopsies

F Karasavvidou, SP Potamianos, S Barbanis, E Stathakis, A Psychos, AN Kapsoritakis, G Koukoulis

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6109-6111. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6109

Iatrogenic colorectal perforation induced by anorectal manometry: Report of two cases after restorative proctectomy for distal rectal cancer

Jun-Seok Park, Sung-Bum Kang, Duck-Woo Kim, Na-Young Kim, Kyoung-Ho Lee, Young-Hoon Kim

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6112-6114. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6112

Epidermal growth factor receptor antibody plus recombinant human endostatin in treatment of hepatic metastases after remnant gastric cancer resection

Long Sun, Huang-Yang Ye, Ying-Hong Zhang, Yong-Song Guan, Hua Wu

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6115-6118. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6115

Eosinophilic cholecystitis as a rare manifestation of visceral larva migrans

Hitoshi Yoshiji, Masahide Yoshikawa, Kosuke Kaji, Hiroshi Fukui

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6119-6119. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6119

Science news release and its benefits to your research

You-De Chang

World J Gastroenterol 13(45):6120-6121. Published online Dec 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i45.6120