World Journal of Gastroenterology - Baishideng Publishing Group

Hepatitis C virus core antigen testing: Role in diagnosis, disease monitoring and treatment

Hans L Tillmann

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6701-6706. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6701

Hepatic flares in chronic hepatitis C: Spontaneous exacerbation vs hepatotropic viruses superinfection

Evangelista Sagnelli, Caterina Sagnelli, Mariantonietta Pisaturo, Nicola Coppola

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6707-6715. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6707

Hepatitis C virus reactivation in cancer patients in the era of targeted therapies

Ozan Yazici, Mehmet Ali Nahit Şendur, Sercan Aksoy

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6716-6724. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6716

Gender-related differences in irritable bowel syndrome: Potential mechanisms of sex hormones

Mathieu Meleine, Julien Matricon

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6725-6743. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6725

Cognitive behavioral approach to understanding irritable bowel syndrome

Goran Hauser, Sanda Pletikosic, Mladenka Tkalcic

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6744-6758. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6744

Irritable bowel syndrome: Pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and evidence-based medicine

Lekha Saha

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6759-6773. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6759

Inflammatory colonic carcinogenesis: A review on pathogenesis and immunosurveillance mechanisms in ulcerative colitis

Marco Scarpa, Ignazio Castagliuolo, Carlo Castoro, Anna Pozza, Melania Scarpa, Andromachi Kotsafti, Imerio Angriman

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6774-6785. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6774

Colorectal cancer: From prevention to personalized medicine

Gemma Binefa, Francisco Rodríguez-Moranta, Àlex Teule, Manuel Medina-Hayas

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6786-6808. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6786

Prognostic and predictive significance of MSI in stages II/III colon cancer

Zacharenia Saridaki, John Souglakos, Vassilis Georgoulias

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6809-6814. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6809

Synchronous colorectal cancer: Clinical, pathological and molecular implications

Alfred King-Yin Lam, Sally Sze-Yan Chan, Melissa Leung

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6815-6820. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6815

Bedside ultrasound in the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Nancy Khov, Amol Sharma, Thomas R Riley

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6821-6825. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6821

Input of microenvironmental regulation on colorectal cancer: Role of the CCN family

Cheng-Chi Chang, Been-Ren Lin, Tai-Sheng Wu, Yung-Ming Jeng, Min-Liang Kuo

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6826-6831. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6826

Multispecies probiotic protects gut barrier function in experimental models

Mylene Nébot-Vivinus, Cherryl Harkat, Hanene Bzioueche, Christel Cartier, Raffaella Plichon-Dainese, Lara Moussa, Helene Eutamene, Dorsa Pishvaie, Sophie Holowacz, Christian Seyrig, Thierry Piche, Vassilia Theodorou

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6832-6843. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6832

Role of the Na⁺/K⁺/2Cl^- cotransporter NKCC1 in cell cycle progression in human esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Atsushi Shiozaki, Yoshito Nako, Daisuke Ichikawa, Hirotaka Konishi, Shuhei Komatsu, Takeshi Kubota, Hitoshi Fujiwara, Kazuma Okamoto, Mitsuo Kishimoto, Yoshinori Marunaka, Eigo Otsuji

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6844-6859. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6844

Carcinogenic Helicobacter pylori in gastric pre-cancer and cancer lesions: Association with tobacco-chewing

Arvind Pandey, Satyendra Chandra Tripathi, Sutapa Mahata, Kanchan Vishnoi, Shirish Shukla, Sri Prakash Misra, Vatsala Misra, Suresh Hedau, Ravi Mehrotra, Manisha Dwivedi, Alok C Bharti

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6860-6868. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6860

Evaluation of a novel choanoid fluidized bed bioreactor for future bioartificial livers

Cheng-Bo Yu, Xiao-Ping Pan, Liang Yu, Xiao-Peng Yu, Wei-Bo Du, Hong-Cui Cao, Jun Li, Ping Chen, Lan-Juan Li

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6869-6877. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6869

Laparoendoscopic single-site distal pancreatectomy in pigs

Dong Wang, Zhen-Ling Ji, Xiao-Hua Jiang, Jing-Min Wang, Yu-Yan Tan, Yan Wang, Ya-Zhou Wen

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6878-6883. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6878

Mesothelin promotes cell proliferation in the remodeling of neonatal rat pancreas

Dan-Dan Yin, Liang-Hui You, Qing-Xin Yuan, Xiao-Di Liang, Ning Wang, Lin-Tao Wang, Li Yuan, Ke-Ming Wang, Wei De

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6884-6896. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6884

Expression of gastrointestinal nesfatin-1 and gastric emptying in ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus- and ventrolateral hypothalamic nucleus-lesioned rats

Zi-Bin Tian, Run-Jun Deng, Gui-Rong Sun, Liang-Zhou Wei, Xin-Juan Kong, Xue-Li Ding, Xue Jing, Cui-Ping Zhang, Yin-Lin Ge

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6897-6905. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6897

Reduced expression of circulating microRNA-218 in gastric cancer and correlation with tumor invasion and prognosis

Shi-Yong Xin, Xiao-Shan Feng, Li-Qing Zhou, Jun-Jun Sun, Xiao-Le Gao, Guo-Liang Yao

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6906-6911. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6906

Serum adipokines in inflammatory bowel disease

Marek Waluga, Marek Hartleb, Grzegorz Boryczka, Michał Kukla, Krystyna Żwirska-Korczala

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6912-6917. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6912

Helicobacter pylori eradication in patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura

Ravinder Naik Noonavath, Chandrasekharan Padma Lakshmi, Tarun Kumar Dutta, Vikram Kate

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6918-6923. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6918

Non-surgical treatment of post-surgical bile duct injury: Clinical implications and outcomes

Young Ook Eum, Joo Kyung Park, Jaeyoung Chun, Sang-Hyub Lee, Ji Kon Ryu, Yong-Tae Kim, Yong-Bum Yoon, Chang Jin Yoon, Ho-Seong Han, Jin-Hyeok Hwang

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6924-6931. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6924

Helicobacter pylori eradication with moxifloxacin-containing therapy following failed first-line therapies in South Korea

Kyu Keun Kang, Dong Ho Lee, Dong Hyun Oh, Hyuk Yoon, Cheol Min Shin, Young Soo Park, Nayoung Kim, Hyun Chae Jung

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6932-6938. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6932

Solid pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas in male patients: Report of 16 cases

Yun-Qiang Cai, Si-Ming Xie, Xun Ran, Xing Wang, Gang Mai, Xu-Bao Liu

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6939-6945. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6939

Diabetes mellitus increases risk for colorectal adenomas in younger patients

Hongha T Vu, Nneka Ufere, Yan Yan, Jean S Wang, Dayna S Early, Jill E Elwing

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6946-6952. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6946

Liver regeneration after liver resection: Clinical aspects and correlation with infective complications

Duilio Pagano, Marco Spada, Vishal Parikh, Fabio Tuzzolino, Davide Cintorino, Luigi Maruzzelli, Giovanni Vizzini, Angelo Luca, Alessandra Mularoni, Paolo Grossi, Bruno Gridelli, Salvatore Gruttadauria

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6953-6960. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6953

Factors associated with incomplete colonoscopy at a Japanese academic hospital

Shigeo Koido, Toshifumi Ohkusa, Kosaburo Nakae, Tetsuji Yokoyama, Tomoyoshi Shibuya, Naoto Sakamoto, Kan Uchiyama, Hiroshi Arakawa, Taro Osada, Akihito Nagahara, Sumio Watanabe, Hisao Tajiri

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6961-6967. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6961

Evaluation of endoscopic biliary stenting for obstructive jaundice caused by hepatocellular carcinoma

Gen Sugiyama, Yoshinobu Okabe, Yusuke Ishida, Fumihiko Saitou, Ryuichi Kawahara, Hiroto Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Horiuchi, Hisafumi Kinoshita, Osamu Tsuruta, Michio Sata

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6968-6973. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6968

Influence of adriamycin on changes in Nanog, Oct-4, Sox2, ARID1 and Wnt5b expression in liver cancer stem cells

Ding Sun, Lei Qin, Yang Xu, Jian-Xia Liu, Li-Ping Tian, Hai-Xin Qian

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6974-6980. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6974

Should peri-gastrectomy gastric acidity be our focus among gastric cancer patients?

Lei Huang, A-Man Xu, Tuan-Jie Li, Wen-Xiu Han, Jing Xu

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6981-6988. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6981

New index to predict esophageal variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients

Xiao-Dan Xu, Jian-Jun Dai, Jian-Qing Qian, Xun Pin, Wei-Jun Wang

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6989-6994. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6989

Risk factors and therapeutic results of early local recurrence after transcatheter arterial chemoembolization

Woo Sun Rou, Byung Seok Lee, Hee Seok Moon, Eaum Seok Lee, Seok Hyun Kim, Heon Young Lee

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):6995-7004. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.6995

Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography study of pancreaticobiliary maljunction and pancreaticobiliary diseases

Cheng-Lin Wang, He-Yu Ding, Yi Dai, Ting-Ting Xie, Yong-Bin Li, Lin Cheng, Bing Wang, Run-Hui Tang, Wei-Xia Nie

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):7005-7010. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7005

Subclinical abnormal glucose tolerance is a predictor of death in liver cirrhosis

Diego García-Compeán, Joel Omar Jáquez-Quintana, Fernando Javier Lavalle-González, José Alberto González-González, Linda Elsa Muñoz-Espinosa, Jesús Zacarías Villarreal-Pérez, Héctor J Maldonado-Garza

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):7011-7018. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7011

Correlations between skin lesions induced by anti-tumor necrosis factor-α and selected cytokines in Crohn's disease patients

Marcin Włodarczyk, Aleksandra Sobolewska, Bartosz Wójcik, Karolina Loga, Jakub Fichna, Maria Wiśniewska-Jarosińska

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):7019-7026. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7019

Impairment of gastrointestinal quality of life in severely obese patients

Po-Jui Yu, Ju-Juin Tsou, Wei-Jei Lee, Kuo-Ting Lee, Yi-Chih Lee

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):7027-7033. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7027

Does hyoscine butylbromide really improve polyp detection during colonoscopy? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Pei-Jing Cui, Jing Yao, Hua-Zhong Han, Yi-Jun Zhao, Jun Yang

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):7034-7039. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7034

Placement of prophylactic pancreatic stents to prevent post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis in high-risk patients: A meta-analysis

Qing-Qing Shi, Xiao-Yi Ning, Ling-Ling Zhan, Guo-Du Tang, Xiao-Ping Lv

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):7040-7048. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7040

Long-term durable response to lenalidomide in a patient with hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma

Maria Caterina Pallotti, Margherita Nannini, Claudio Agostinelli, Simona Leoni, Valerio Di Scioscio, Anna Mandrioli, Cristian Lolli, Maristella Saponara, Stefano Pileri, Luigi Bolondi, Guido Biasco, Maria Abbondanza Pantaleo

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):7049-7054. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7049

Primary esophageal sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with “tissue eosinophilia”

Suman Mewa Kinoo, Kapil Maharaj, Bhugwan Singh, Michelle Govender, Pratistadevi Kanaye Ramdial

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):7055-7060. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7055

Diagnosis and management of choledochal cyst: 20 years of single center experience

Nabil Gadelhak, Ahmed Shehta, Hosam Hamed

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):7061-7066. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7061

Expression of alpha smooth muscle actin in living donor liver transplant recipients

Masataka Hirabaru, Kyoko Mochizuki, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki, Akihiko Soyama, Taiichiro Kosaka, Tamotsu Kuroki, Isao Shimokawa, Susumu Eguchi

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):7067-7074. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7067

Fish bone migration to the urinary bladder after rectosigmoid colon perforation

Min-Kyung Cho, Moon-Soo Lee, Hyun-Young Han, Seung Hyo Woo

World J Gastroenterol 20(22):7075-7078. Published online Jun 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i22.7075