World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Neuro-regulation of lower esophageal sphincter function as treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease

Anupender Singh Sidhu, George Triadafilopoulos

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):985-990. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.985

Venous thromboembolism with inflammatory bowel disease

Hugh James Freeman

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):991-993. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.991

Recurrent acute pancreatitis: From the editor

Pier Alberto Testoni, MD, Associate Professor, Series Editor

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):994-994. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.994

Is acute recurrent pancreatitis a chronic disease?

Alberto Mariani, Pier Alberto Testoni

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):995-998. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.995

Acute recurrent pancreatitis: An autoimmune disease?

Raffaele Pezzilli

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):999-1006. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.999

Diagnostic approach to patients with acute idiopathic and recurrent pancreatitis, what should be done?

Mohammad Al-Haddad, Michael B Wallace

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1007-1010. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1007

Role of genetic disorders in acute recurrent pancreatitis

Volker Keim

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1011-1015. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1011

Endoscopic ultrasonography for evaluating patients with recurrent pancreatitis

Maria Chiara Petrone, Paolo G Arcidiacono, Pier Alberto Testoni

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1016-1022. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1016

Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction and bile duct microlithiasis in acute idiopathic pancreatitis

Grace H Elta

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1023-1026. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1023

Pancreatic ductal system obstruction and acute recurrent pancreatitis

M Delhaye, C Matos, M Arvanitakis, J Devière

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1027-1033. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1027

Endoscopic therapy in acute recurrent pancreatitis

John Baillie

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1034-1037. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1034

Diagnosis and management of relapsing pancreatitis associated with cystic neoplasms of the pancreas

William R Brugge

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1038-1043. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1038

Overexpression of Slug is associated with malignant progression of esophageal adenocarcinoma

Paras Jethwa, Mushal Naqvi, Robert G Hardy, Neil A Hotchin, Sally Roberts, Robert Spychal, Chris Tselepis

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1044-1052. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1044

Frequent mutations of the CA simple sequence repeat in intron 1 of EGFR in mismatch repair-deficient colorectal cancers

Marie-Pierre Buisine, Agnès Wacrenier, Christophe Mariette, Emmanuelle Leteurtre, Fabienne Escande, Sana Aissi, Amandine Ketele, Annette Leclercq, Nicole Porchet, Thécla Lesuffleur

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1053-1059. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1053

Predictive value of Ki67 and p53 in locally advanced rectal cancer: Correlation with thymidylate synthase and histopathological tumor regression after neoadjuvant 5-FU-based chemoradiotherapy

Christiane Jakob, Torsten Liersch, Wolfdietrich Meyer, Heinz Becker, Gustavo B Baretton, Daniela E Aust

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1060-1066. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1060

Infant intestinal Enterococcus faecalis down-regulates inflammatory responses in human intestinal cell lines

Shugui Wang, Lydia Hui Mei Ng, Wai Ling Chow, Yuan Kun Lee

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1067-1076. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1067

Sources of calcium in agonist-induced contraction of rat distal colon smooth muscle in vitro

Hua Zhou, De-Hu Kong, Qun-Wan Pan, Hai-Hua Wang

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1077-1083. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1077

Factors associated with time to laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis

Chris N Daniak, David Peretz, Jonathan M Fine, Yun Wang, Alan K Meinke, William B Hale

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1084-1090. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1084

An easier method for performing a pancreaticojejunostomy for the soft pancreas using a fast-absorbable suture

Kenichi Hakamada, Shunji Narumi, Yoshikazu Toyoki, Masaki Nara, Kenosuke Ishido, Takuya Miura, Norihito Kubo, Mutsuo Sasaki

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1091-1096. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1091

Endoscopic transpapillary brush cytology and forceps biopsy in patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma

Andreas Weber, Claus von Weyhern, Falko Fend, Jochen Schneider, Bruno Neu, Alexander Meining, Hans Weidenbach, Roland M Schmid, Christian Prinz

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1097-1101. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1097

Effect of preoperative biliary drainage on surgical results after pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients with distal common bile duct cancer: Focused on the rate of decrease in serum bilirubin

Yun Mee Choi, Eung-Ho Cho, Keon-Young Lee, Seung-Ik Ahn, Sun Keun Choi, Sei Joong Kim, Yoon Seok Hur, Young Up Cho, Kee-Chun Hong, Seok-Hwan Shin, Kyung Rae Kim, Ze-Hong Woo

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1102-1107. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1102

Ursodeoxycholic acid treatment improves hepatocyte ultrastructure in rat liver fibrosis

Nuket Mas, Ilker Tasci, Bilgin Comert, Ramazan Ocal, Mehmet Refik Mas

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1108-1111. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1108

Effect of viral load on T-lymphocyte failure in patients with chronic hepatitis B

Jing You, Hutcha Sriplung, Alan Geater, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Lin Zhuang, Hong-Ying Chen, Lan Yu, Bao-Zhang Tang, Jun-Hua Huang

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1112-1119. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1112

Comparative analysis of intestinal microbial community diversity between healthy and orally infected ducklings with Salmonella enteritidis by ERIC-PCR

Sheng-Yan Cao, Ming-Shu Wang, An-Chun Cheng, Xue-Feng Qi, Xiao-Yan Yang, Shu-Xuan Deng, Nian-Chun Yin, Zhen-Hua Zhang, Deng-Chun Zhou, De-Kang Zhu, Qi-Hui Luo, Xiao-Yue Chen

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1120-1125. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1120

KAI1 is a potential target for anti-metastasis in pancreatic cancer cells

Jian-Hua Xu, Xiao-Zhong Guo, Li-Nan Ren, Li-Chun Shao, Min-Pei Liu

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1126-1132. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1126

Laparoscopic hepatic left lateral lobectomy combined with fiber choledochoscopic exploration of the common bile duct and traditional open operation

Kun Zhang, Shao-Geng Zhang, Yi Jiang, Peng-Fen Gao, Hai-Ying Xie, Zhi-Hong Xie

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1133-1136. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1133

Clear cell adenocarcinoma of the colon: A case report and review of literature

Koichi Soga, Hideyuki Konishi, Natsuko Tatsumi, Chika Konishi, Keimei Nakano, Naoki Wakabayashi, Shoji Mitsufuji, Keisho Kataoka, Takeshi Okanoue, Ken-Ichi Mukaisho, Takanori Hattori

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1137-1140. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1137

Rapunzel syndrome: The unsuspected culprit

Mohammad Ezzedien Rabie, Abdul Rahman Arishi, Ashraf Khan, Hussein Ageely, Gaffar Abbas Seif El-Nasr, Mohammad Fagihi

World J Gastroenterol 14(7):1141-1143. Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1141