World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis: A severe complication of liver cirrhosis

Jan Lata, Oldřich Stiburek, Marcela Kopacova

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5505-5510. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5505

Liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

Sudeep Tanwar, Shahid A Khan, Vijay Paul Bob Grover, Catherine Gwilt, Belinda Smith, Ashley Brown

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5511-5516. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5511

Rheumatic manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease

Tatiana Sofía Rodríguez-Reyna, Cynthia Martínez-Reyes, Jesús Kazúo Yamamoto-Furusho

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5517-5524. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5517

Acoustic radiation force imaging sonoelastography for noninvasive staging of liver fibrosis

Carmen Fierbinteanu-Braticevici, Dan Andronescu, Radu Usvat, Dragos Cretoiu, Cristian Baicus, Gabriela Marinoschi

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5525-5532. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5525

Immunotherapy for nonalcoholic steatohepatitis using the multiple cytokine production modulator Y-40138

Tatsuhiro Tsujimoto, Hideto Kawaratani, Toshiyuki Kitazawa, Hitoshi Yoshiji, Masao Fujimoto, Masahito Uemura, Hiroshi Fukui

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5533-5540. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5533

Macrophage migration inhibitory factor regulates proliferation of gastric cancer cells via the PI3K/Akt pathway

Guo-Qing Li, Juan Xie, Xiao-Yong Lei, Li Zhang

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5541-5548. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5541

Short-chain fatty acids act as antiinflammatory mediators by regulating prostaglandin E₂ and cytokines

Mary Ann Cox, James Jackson, Michaela Stanton, Alberto Rojas-Triana, Loretta Bober, Maureen Laverty, Xiaoxin Yang, Feng Zhu, Jianjun Liu, Suke Wang, Frederick Monsma, Galya Vassileva, Maureen Maguire, Eric Gustafson, Marvin Bayne, Chuan-Chu Chou, Daniel Lundell, Chung-Her Jenh

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5549-5557. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5549

Analysis of monocyte chemotactic protein-1 gene polymorphism in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Erwin Gäbele, Marcus Mühlbauer, Hartwig Paulo, Monika Johann, Christin Meltzer, Franz Leidl, Norbert Wodarz, Reiner Wiest, Jürgen Schölmerich, Claus Hellerbrand

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5558-5562. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5558

Endoscopic ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging for re-staging rectal cancer after radiotherapy

Gianni Mezzi, Paolo Giorgio Arcidiacono, Silvia Carrara, Francesco Perri, Maria Chiara Petrone, Francesco De Cobelli, Simone Gusmini, Carlo Staudacher, Alessandro Del Maschio, Pier Alberto Testoni

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5563-5567. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5563

Routine modified D2 lymphadenectomy performance in pT1-T2N0 gastric cancer

John Griniatsos, Hara Gakiopoulou, Eugenia Yiannakopoulou, Nikoletta Dimitriou, Gerasimos Douridas, Afrodite Nonni, Theodoros Liakakos, Evangelos Felekouras

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5568-5572. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5568

Comparison of a modified anoscope and the purse-string anoscope in stapled haemorrhoidopexy

Ali Dogan Bozdag, Ismail Yaman, Hayrullah Derici, Tugrul Tansug, Vedat Deniz

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5573-5578. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5573

Genetic and epigenetic characteristics of gastric cancers with JC virus T-antigen

Satoshi Yamaoka, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Katsuhiko Nosho, Hiroaki Taniguchi, Yasushi Adachi, Shigeru Sasaki, Yoshiaki Arimura, Kohzoh Imai, Yasuhisa Shinomura

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5579-5585. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5579

Unsedated transnasal small-caliber esophagogastroduodenoscopy in elderly and bedridden patients

Mika Yuki, Yuji Amano, Yoshinori Komazawa, Hiroyuki Fukuhara, Toshihiro Shizuku, Shun Yamamoto, Yoshikazu Kinoshita

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5586-5591. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5586

Association between MDM2-SNP309 and hepatocellular carcinoma in Taiwanese population

Jyh-Der Leu, I-Feng Lin, Ying-Fang Sun, Su-Mei Chen, Chih-Chao Liu, Yi-Jang Lee

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5592-5597. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5592

A better parameter in predicting insulin resistance: Obesity plus elevated alanine aminotransferase

Ping-Hao Chen, Jong-Dar Chen, Yu-Cheng Lin

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5598-5603. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5598

Does testosterone prevent early postoperative complications after gastrointestinal surgery?

Birendra Kumar Sah, Ming-Min Chen, Yi-Bing Peng, Xiao-Jing Feng, Min Yan, Bing-Ya Liu, Qi-Shi Fan, Zheng-Gang Zhu

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5604-5609. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5604

Polymorphisms of some cytokines and chronic hepatitis B and C virus infection

Qiu-Ju Gao, Dian-Wu Liu, Shi-Yong Zhang, Min Jia, Li-Min Wang, Li-Hong Wu, Shu-Yun Wang, Li-Xin Tong

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5610-5619. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5610

Asymptomatic lymphangioma involving the spleen and retroperitoneum in adults

Sook Hee Chung, Young Sook Park, Yun Ju Jo, Seong Hwan Kim, Dae Won Jun, Byoung Kwan Son, Jun Young Jung, Dae Hyun Baek, Dong Hee Kim, Yoon Young Jung, Won Mi Lee

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5620-5623. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5620

Acute myelogenous leukemia and acute leukemic appendicitis: A case report

Po-Jen Hsiao, Shih-Ming Kuo, Jia-Hong Chen, Hsuen-Fu Lin, Pau-Ling Chu, Shih-Hua Lin, Ching-Liang Ho

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5624-5625. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5624

So you aspire to be a Professor?

Nicholas J Talley

World J Gastroenterol 15(44):5626-5627. Published online Nov 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5626