World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Occult sporadic insulinoma: Localization and surgical strategy

Bassam Abboud, Joe Boujaoude

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):657-665. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.657

Opisthorchis viverrini: The carcinogenic human liver fluke

Natthawut Kaewpitoon, Soraya J Kaewpitoon, Prasit Pengsaa, Banchob Sripa

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):666-674. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.666

Severe acute pancreatitis: Pathogenetic aspects and prognostic factors

Ibrahim A Al Mofleh

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):675-684. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.675

Surgical treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: Evidence-based outcomes

Shintaro Yamazaki, Tadatoshi Takayama

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):685-692. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.685

Effects of Wei Chang An on expression of multiple genes in human gastric cancer grafted onto nude mice

Ai-Guang Zhao, Ting Li, Sheng-Fu You, Hai-Lei Zhao, Ying Gu, Lai-Di Tang, Jin-Kun Yang

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):693-700. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.693

Influence of quasispecies on virological responses and disease severity in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Deepak Kumar, Abdul Malik, Mohammad Asim, Anita Chakravarti, Rakha H Das, Premashis Kar

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):701-708. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.701

Increased prevalence of symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux diseases in type 2 diabetics with neuropathy

Xiangbing Wang, CS Pitchumoni, Khushbu Chandrarana, Neha Shah

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):709-712. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.709

Chemokine system polymorphisms, survival and hepatocellular carcinoma occurrence in patients with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis

Pierre Nahon, Angela Sutton, Pierre Rufat, Chantal Simon, Jean-Claude Trinchet, Liliane Gattegno, Michel Beaugrand, Nathalie Charnaux

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):713-719. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.713

Double balloon endoscopy associated pancreatitis: A description of six cases

Soeresh VA Jarbandhan, Stijn JB van Weyenberg, Willem M van der Veer, Dimitri GN Heine, Chris JJ Mulder, Maarten AJM Jacobs

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):720-724. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.720

Outcome of patients with acute, necrotizing pancreatitis requiring drainage-does drainage size matter?

T Bruennler, J Langgartner, S Lang, CE Wrede, F Klebl, S Zierhut, S Siebig, F Mandraka, F Rockmann, B Salzberger, S Feuerbach, J Schoelmerich, OW Hamer

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):725-730. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.725

Peripheral corticotropin releasing hormone mediates post-inflammatory visceral hypersensitivity in rats

Jun-Ho La, Tae-Sik Sung, Hyun-Ju Kim, Tae-Wan Kim, Tong Mook Kang, Il-Suk Yang

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):731-736. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.731

Treatment of rectal prolapse in children with cow milk injection sclerotherapy: 30-year experience

Mirko Zganjer, Ante Cizmic, Irenej Cigit, Bozidar Zupancic, Igor Bumci, Ljiljana Popovic, Antun Kljenak

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):737-740. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.737

Diagnosis of Crohn’s disease in India where tuberculosis is widely prevalent

Deepak N Amarapurkar, Nikhil D Patel, Priyamvada S Rane

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):741-746. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.741

Role and outcome of conventional surgery in the treatment of pyogenic liver abscess in the modern era of minimally invasive therapy

Simon Siu-Man Ng, Janet Fung-Yee Lee, Paul Bo-San Lai

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):747-751. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.747

Reconstruction of the abdominal wall by using a combination of the human acellular dermal matrix implant and an interpositional omentum flap after extensive tumor resection in patients with abdominal wall neoplasm: A preliminary result

Yan Gu, Rui Tang, Ding-Quan Gong, Yun-Liang Qian

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):752-757. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.752

LINE-1 family member GCRG123 gene is up-regulated in human gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma

Gang-Shi Wang, Meng-Wei Wang, Ben-Yan Wu, Xin-Yan Yang, Wei-Hua Wang, Wei-Di You

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):758-763. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.758

Synthesis of platelet-activating factor and its receptor expression in Kupffer cells in rat carbon tetrachloride-induced cirrhosis

Yin-Ying Lu, Chun-Ping Wang, Lin Zhou, Yan Chen, Shu-Hui Su, Yong-Yi Feng, Yong-Ping Yang

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):764-770. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.764

Relationship and significance between anti-β₂-glycoproteinI antibodies and platelet activation state in patients with ulcerative colitis

Yan-Hang Gao, Pu-Jun Gao, Chun-Guang Wang, Xiao-Cong Wang, Yun-Feng Piao

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):771-775. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.771

Application of an indirect immunofluorescent staining method for detection of Salmonella enteritidis in paraffin slices and antigen location in infected duck tissues

Bin Yan, An-Chun Cheng, Ming-Shu Wang, Shu-Xuan Deng, Zhen-Hua Zhang, Nian-Chun Yin, Ping Cao, Sheng-Yan Cao

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):776-781. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.776

Quantitative studies of the regular distribution pattern for Salmonella enteritidis in the internal organs of mice after oral challenge by a specific real-time polymerase chain reaction

Shu-Xuan Deng, An-Chun Cheng, Ming-Shu Wang, Ping Cao, Bin Yan, Nian-Chun Yin, Sheng-Yan Cao, Zhen-Hua Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):782-789. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.782

Factors associated with fasting plasma ghrelin levels in children and adolescents

Chao-Chun Zou, Li Liang, Zheng-Yan Zhao

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):790-794. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.790

Portalsystemic hemodynamic changes in chronic severe hepatitis B: An ultrasonographic study

Zhong-Zhen Su, Hong Shan, Wei-Min Ke, Bing-Jun He, Rong-Qin Zheng

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):795-799. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.795

Perivascular epithelioid cell tumor of the liver coexisting with a gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Carlos Eduardo Paiva, Francisco Alves Moraes Neto, Abbas Agaimy, Maria Aparecida Custódio Domingues, Silvia Regina Rogatto

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):800-802. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.800

Circumferential mucosal dissection and esophageal perforation in a patient with eosinophilic esophagitis

Gennaro Liguori, Maurizio Cortale, Fabrizio Cimino, Michele Sozzi

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):803-804. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.803

Levovist ultrasonography imaging in intracystic hemorrhage of simple liver cyst

Tomoyuki Akiyama, Masahiko Inamori, Satoru Saito, Hirokazu Takahashi, Masato Yoneda, Koji Fujita, Toshio Fujisawa, Yasunobu Abe, Hiroyuki Kirikoshi, Kensuke Kubota, Michio Ueda, Kuniya Tanaka, Shinji Togo, Norio Ueno, Hiroshi Shimada, Atsushi Nakajima

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):805-807. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.805

Mycobacterium ulcerans infection as a cause of chronic diarrhea in an AIDS patient: A case report

Jin-Gook Huh, You-Sun Kim, Jong-Sung Lee, Tae-Yeob Jeong, Soo-Hyung Ryu, Jung-Hwan Lee, Jeong-Seop Moon, Yun-Kyung Kang, Myung-Shup Shim, Myoung-Don Oh

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):808-811. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.808

Coincidence of hepatocelluar carcinoma and hepatic angiomyolipomas in tuberous sclerosis complex: A case report

Bin Yang, Wen-Hui Chen, Pei-Zhi Shi, Jing-Jing Xiang, Ru-Jun Xu, Ji-Hong Liu

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):812-814. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.812

Use of chorioamniotic membrane instead of bogota bag in open abdomen: How I Do It?

Sakir Tekin, Ahmet Tekin, Tevfik Küçükkartallar, Murat Çakir, Adil Kartal

World J Gastroenterol 14(5):815-816. Published online Feb 7, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.815